Pastoral theme - Sanctuary of our Lady of Lourdes
The Sanctuary of Lourdes proposes as a pastoral theme the words that Mary, the Mother of God, entrusted to Bernadette Soubirous on 2 March 1858:
“Go and tell the priests that a chapel be built here and that people should come here in procession”.
Taking into account the content and richness of these words and to give pilgrims a better taste of them, they will be presented in in three stages:
Lourdes, meditation 2024
Go tell the priests to come [here] in procession
Pastoral look at Lourdes today
to the attention of pilgrimage directors,
hospitality chairs, group leaders,
chaplains, employees and volunteers of the sanctuary
Fr. Horacio Brito
Fr. Regis-Marie de La Teyssonniere
Each year, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes presents a theme which is a basic pastoral and planning framework for pilgrimage organisers and leaders, providing ideas for the organisation of pilgrimages and events in the sanctuary during the year.
The year 2025 is a special one. It is a Jubilee year, a ‘year of grace’ (Is. 61:2) in which the debts and penalties of sin are forgiven. In other words, the Jubilee is a major celebration during which all pilgrims have the opportunity to immerse themselves in God’s infinite mercy.
As you know, the theme of the Jubilee Year 2025 is PILGRIMS OF HOPE.
Lourdes, Pastoral theme 2025
With Mary, Pilgrims of Hope
P. Emmanuel MVOMO
Ab. Hervé REME
1 av. Monseigneur Théas
