Rome 2010
Staying on the Borgo Pio in the Villa della
Concilliazione, we were within sight of the Basilica
of Saint Peter's and the Vatican and so were in the
very centre of everything that we were going to be
seeing. During our stay, we said Morning and
Evening Prayer in St Peter’s itself as well as
celebrating Masses at Santa Maria Maggiore, Saint
John Lateran, Saint Paul’s outside the Walls and
Santa Spirito. The high point for most of us was
going to the weekly Papal audience on the
Wednesday of our visit, where we were welcomed
by name by the Holy Father.
We also had the opportunity to visit many of the historical sites in and around the city,
including the Pantheon, the Forum, the Coliseum, the Spanish Steps, Piazza Narvona,
the Trevi Fountain and the Vatican Museum to name but a few. There was an awful lot
to see and our days were very busy!
Lourdes 2013
The Pilgrimage included a presentation at the Tourist
Information Centre as well as a walking tour of the shrine
Corporate Morning and Evening prayer were offered daily
along with a corporate rosary.
Mass was celebrated each morning in Saint Gabriel's
Chapel on Monday, Tuesday and Friday and in the Crux
Gloriosa Chapel on Thursday. Pilgrims also attended the International Mass in the Saint
Pius X Basilica on Wednesday.
The Stations of the Cross, 'In the footsteps of Bernardette' tour, a visit to the
Bernardette Museum, a half day excursion to Gavarnie and a funicular railway trip up
the Pic du Jer were all organised throughout the week. All in all, pilgrims came home
happy and refreshed from a spiritually uplifting time away.
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and town on the first morning.