Typical main events of a Pilgrimage

Whilst small details will change from year to year, like most of the large-scale pilgrimages to Lourdes, The Catholic Association pilgrimage includes certain recurring events:

• Opening Mass
• Opening Party
• Mass at the Grotto
• Blessed Sacrament Procession
• Marian Torchlight Procession
• Sacrament of Reconciliation
• Baths
• Outing
• Mass with Anointing of the Sick
• Hospitalité Mass
• Hospitalité Service
• Young Helpers’ Service
• Children’s Mass
• Stations of the Cross
• Pilgrimage Photos
• Diocesan Masses, Meetings and Parties
• Closing Mass