Lourdes Pilgimage Handbook 2023

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The Benedictus - (Lk 1:68-79)

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! He has visited his people and redeemed them. He has raised up for us a mighty saviour in the house of David his servant, as he promised by the lips of holy men, those who were his prophets from of old.

Asaviour who would free us from our foes, from the hands of all who hate us. So his love for our fathers is fulfilled and his holy covenant remembered.

He swore toAbraham our father to grant us, that free from fear, and saved from the hands of our foes, we might serve him in holiness and justice all the days of our life in his presence.

As for you, little child, you shall be called a prophet of God, the Most High. You shall go ahead of the Lord to prepare his ways before him,

To make known to his people their salvation through forgiveness of all their sins, the loving-kindness of the heart of our God who visits us like the dawn from on high. He will give light to those in darkness, those who dwell in the shadow of death, and guide us into the way of peace.

Glory be to the Father....

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Extracts from Jesus Christ: The Way, The Truth and The Life by David Konstant. Collins Liturgical Publications. First published 1981.

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LOURDES PILGRIM’S HANDBOOK

TWENTY-SECOND EDITION 2023

DIOCESE OFARUNDELAND BRIGHTON

OLD BRIGHTON ROAD PEASE POTTAGE, WEST SUSSEX, RH11

9AJ

Dear Fellow Pilgrims,

The opportunity to make the pilgrimage to Lourdes is a blessing beyond measure for every pilgrim. We may travel with some apprehensions, soon dispelled through the experience of sharing time and prayers with others. Perhaps we come with expectations. These will be transformed if we are truly open to the presence of the Holy Spirit and the graces that we receive at the Grotto. I am sure we all travel with Hope – Hope in the love that we receive from Jesus, who died and rose from the dead for us.

We all travel with intentions for prayer – those given to us by others as well as our own. Amongst these will be continuing prayer for peace, especially in Ukraine, in Sudan and in Yemen. We must bring the suffering of the world to the Grotto, for it is a place of healing beyond our understanding.

The theme in Lourdes this year – Go and tell the priests to build a chapel here – speaks to me not only of the basilica of Lourdes and the blessings that flow in Lourdes, but also of the ‘living stones, building a spiritual house’ (1 Pt. 2:5). We are the Church, the Body of Christ, each living stone with the gifts and talents that we have received from the Lord. When the time comes for us to return home, may we return as ‘living stones’ firm in faith, growing in hope and with the love that will enable us to truly build the Kingdom of God.

This Pilgrimage is a time of great blessing for each and every one privileged to travel. It is a time of grace for our whole Diocese and for the world around us. Let us be open to every grace that we are called to receive.

With every Blessing,

Bishop ofArundel and Brighton

PRIESTS

The Right Rev. Richard Moth

Rev. Peter Andrews

Rev. Christopher Bergin

Rev. Ian Byrnes

Rev. Simon Dray

Rev. Kevin Dring

Rev. Raglan Hay-Will

Rev. Canon Seamus Hester

Rev. Chris Ingle

Rev. David King

Rev. Brian Lowden

Rev. Canon Kieron O’Brien

Rev. Dominic O’Hara

Rt Rev. Stephen Ortiger OSB

Mgr. Benedict O’Shea

Rev. Canon David Parmiter

Rev. Laurence Quin-Morris

Rev. Canon Colin Wolczak

DEACONS

Rev. Deacon Adrian Burnett

Rev. Deacon Gus Campanello

Rev. Deacon Jon Harman

Rev. Deacon Eddie Hopkins

Rev. Deacon Ian Moon

Rev. Deacon Simon South

Rev. Deacon Michael Thoms

Rev. Deacon Rob Wellbelove

ASSISTANT CHAPLAINS

Katherine Bergin

Josephine Doyle

Margaret Fraher

Claire Franke

Ursula Lucas

Marie Norbury

Barbara Simon

Mary Smith

Bethan Townsend

Mary Watson

Clare Wordsworth

PILGRIMAGE LEADER

The Right Reverend Bishop Richard Moth Bishop of the Arundel and Brighton Diocese

SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR

Rev. Canon David Parmiter

PILGRIMAGE DIRECTOR

Alex Manko

PILGRIMAGE OFFICE

Office Manager Alex Manko

Assistant Charlotte Booth

Assistant Mary Calway

MEDICAL TEAM

Chief Medical Officers Dr Francis Nicholls

Matron Emma Moon

CO-ORDINATORS

All Helpers Dilhara Fernando and Matt Grinsted

Accueil Kayleigh Pierce and André Manko

Catering Pip Weitz

Liturgy Fiona McGonigle

Master of Ceremonies Kevin Peaston

Music Clair Bloy, Kate Szeless, Mike Carver

Redshirts Catherine and John Crick

Young Helpers Heather Prescott & Adam Simon

PILGRIMAGE OFFICE IN LOURDES

Hotel Roissy, 16 Avenue Mgr. Schoepfer

Telephone: Lourdes 62 94 13 04

APilgrim is a searcher. Restless, seeking truth or meaning, he or she goes on a journey. The beginning is modest, but significant. The journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step, say the Chinese. “I will go on-line and complete an application form for this year’s pilgrimage”. This first step leads to a tradition born in the Middle Ages when many people went on pilgrimage to holy places. It was tourism mediaeval-style. People in those days were wise. They said that there are two types of pilgrimage: the physical (like going from London to Canterbury to pray at the tomb of St Thomas a Becket) and the spiritual (engaging in an active inner search). The first was good; the second was better and nobler.

So who is a pilgrim? We all are, both individually and as a people. I am a pilgrim person. I am on a physical and spiritual journey. I need healing. During my week’s pilgrimage I will live this experience intensely through journeying in Lourdes. Meeting strangers, making friends, exchanging stories, caring for people, moving out from the prison which often holds me back. Engaging in prayer, meeting Jesus in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, finding some dark bits that I do not like, and then finding relief and release in God’s loving forgiveness. My journey to Lourdes will teach me many things, and not least the importance of prayer. One peaceful moment at the Grotto in the presence of Our Lady can be a lifechanging experience.

But there is more to life than me. “No man is an island entire of itself” is what the poet John Donne said. “Every man is a piece of the continent”. We are a pilgrim church, on the road but not there yet. We have each other, a guide and a destination: heaven and eternal life. We are always open to letting people follow at their pace and picking up stragglers at any time. We belong, as part of a Hotel group or the Accueil, and in belonging, we are important. In Lourdes we learn particularly how important the sick are to our community. Through them we discover our universal fragility and our need of healing.

LOURDES YOUTH TEAMS

The Lourdes Youth Teams exist to lead young people in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton to an encounter with Jesus and to help them discover the joy of following him through building community, serving others, nurturing a relationship with Jesus in prayer and the Sacraments, exploring the journey of discipleship and connecting with the local Church in our Diocesan parishes.

Build – We seek to lead young people to encounter the living God through creating a nurturing and loving community characterised by joy and friendship where each young person is welcomed and can come to know that they are loved and cherished by God.

Serve – We seek to lead young people to encounter Jesus in our pilgrimage and parish families by providing opportunities to serve others, especially those in most need, through various activities of prayer and service experienced in Lourdes and the Diocese. As a group of young pilgrims, we also seek to build friendships through being attentive to one another and serving each other throughout the year, and especially during our week in Lourdes.

Pray – Through the Lourdes experience we seek to lead young people to discover the joy of encountering Jesus by providing pathways into prayer and active participation in the Sacramental life of the Church in Lourdes, their parish and in the Diocese.

Explore – We seek to provide an open space where young pilgrims can explore their faith freely. Through ministry sessions which both evangelise and catechise we want to feed the faith of our young people and introduce them to the beauty and joy of the journey of discipleship.

Connect – We want to connect young people across the diocese and create a space where faith-based friendships can flourish. We desire to connect young people with the diocese and in particular their school and parish. We want the Lourdes youth experience to go beyond Lourdes and to overflow into a life of discipleship and greater involvement in the life of the Church.

His Holiness Pope Francis Message for the 32nd World Youth Day, Vatican 27 February 2017

“When God touches the heart of a young man or woman they become capable of tremendous things”

Children’s Liturgy

Orange Shirts

Green Shirts

Young people under the age of 7, Years 1 – 2 at Primary School.

Young people aged between 7 and 10, Years 3 – 5 at Primary School.

Young people aged between 11 and 14, Year 6 at Primary School and Years 7 – 9 at Secondary School.

Redshirts

Young people aged between 15 and 16, Years 10 and 11 at Secondary School.

Young Helper Young people who are 17 years of age in Year 12 at Secondary School.

Encounter

Young people aged 17 by 31 August following the pilgrimage, up to age 35.

During the week for the Family Group, there is a dedicated children’s Reconciliation Service and Children’s Liturgy for most of the Masses. The Family Group also has activities for two other groups of children: the Orange Shirts and the Green Shirts. These two groups have some separate activities organised for them during the Pilgrimage.

The Redshirt (Year 10/11) Experience is to be viewed as a two-year programme, with the first year being an opportunity for deepening the experience of prayer and encountering the initial kerygma (1) of the Gospel. This experience of growing in relationship with the person of Christ can then pave the way for more specific formation in the second year of the Redshirt Experience.

The Young Helper Experience gives our 17-year-old pilgrims the opportunity to experience what it means to help someone less able than themselves enjoy the experience of pilgrimage in Lourdes. They serve each day in the hotels where our Assisted Pilgrims stay, and in the evening, their chaplaincy team puts the days toils in perspective and help our young helpers put their daily experience in context in relation to their journey of faith.

The Encounter Experience in Lourdes, is offered particularly to the young people caring for Assisted Pilgrims.

(1) “we have rediscovered the fundamental role of the first announcement, or kerygma, which needs to be the centre of all evangelizing activity and all efforts at Church renewal” EG, n. 164.

BERNADETTE OFLOURDES

by Catherine Simon

AFamily in Need

On 7th January 1844 François and Louise Soubirous (formerly Casterot) gave birth to their first child. They named her Bernadette. She was baptised two days later on her parents’ first wedding anniversary. Her baptismal name was Marie-Bernarde.

François and Louise had nine children, five of whom did not survive beyond the age of ten. Bernadette’s brother Jean-Marie alone has descendants alive today. The family lived in the little Pyrenean village of Lourdes and made their home at the Boly Mill with the rest of the Casterot family. Eventually they left the mill due to insufficient funds and found refuge in a disused prison cell called Le Cachot.

The family of six lived in cramped and smelly conditions, sharing two beds between them. François accepted what work he could find whilst Bernadette battled against her poor health. Her strong desire to make her First Holy Communion led her to school with the Sisters of Nevers, who failed to be impressed by the fourteen year old and her limited understanding of theological concepts.

The ‘Beautiful Girl Dressed inWhite’

On Thursday 11th February 1858, despite her mother’s reluctance, Bernadette set out into the bitter cold to gather firewood with her sister, Toinette, and a friend, Jeanne Abadie (nicknamed Baloume). Together the girls arrived at the Grotto of Massabielle, where Toinette and Baloume hurriedly crossed the freezing waters of the mill stream to collect firewood. Determined not to be defeated by her asthma, Bernadette bent down to remove her footwear. As she did so, she heard a noise like a gust of wind. The noise repeated. As she looked up at the Grotto she saw the branches of a wild rosebush moving. Out of the darkness of the cave appeared a soft light, followed by a beautiful girl dressed in white who smiled and beckoned her. Bernadette rubbed her eyes but the smiling girl did not disappear. Deciding to reach into her apron for her rosary, Bernadette became afraid and her hand fell.

The Vision made the sign of the cross. Bernadette copied her and all fear vanished. She knelt and said the rosary as the Lady silently fingered her rosary beads. When the Vision signed for her to approach Bernadette did not dare and the beautiful girl dressed in white disappeared.

The SecondApparition

François and Louise soon became concerned by their eldest daughter’s tales of “Aquerò” – a respectful term in the local dialect meaning “that” –and forbade her from going to Massabielle. Three days passed before Bernadette was able to return. After High Mass on Sunday 14th February, during the second decade of the rosary, the Lady appeared to her. Bernadette sprinkled some holy water at the apparition and asked her to step forward if she was from God. The Lady smiled and moved slightly towards Bernadette. Meanwhile Baloume, who had pushed a small boulder down the cliff face, prompted Bernadette’s companions to flee from the scene in fear and in search of the local miller; Nicolau said that he had never seen anything more beautiful than Bernadette in a state of ecstasy.

AFortnight ofApparitions

Rumours spread quickly about the young girl who was having visions. During the third apparition, on Thursday 18th February 1858, the Lady asked Bernadette to come to the Grotto of Massabielle every day for fifteen days. The apparition told Bernadette: “I do not promise to make you happy in this world but in the other.”

“Pray forsinners”

On Sunday 21st February, the crowd had swollen to over a hundred. Bernadette revealed that during the apparition the Lady looked sad and said: “Pray for sinners.” Dr Dozous, a local doctor, examined Bernadette while she was in ecstasy. He found her pulse and breathing to be normal with no sign of excitement (despite his initial scepticism he later became convinced that Our Lady had appeared to Bernadette).

“Penitence, penitence, penitence”

Soon the police became involved and Police Commissioner Jacomet interrogated Bernadette. (He later admitted that he was convinced that

the girl was genuine.) Bernadette always remained faithful to her account of what she had seen, including during later interrogations by the Imperial Prosecutor, Dutour. Meanwhile François had been persuaded by Jacomet to forbid Bernadette from returning to the Grotto. He could not keep his daughter away for long. Bernadette said to her parents, “I must disobey you or Aquerò.” Early in the morning of Tuesday 23rd February, the Lady appeared to Bernadette at the Grotto and remained with her for an hour, during which she gave Bernadette three secrets, none of which Bernadette ever revealed. At the following apparition three hundred people were present to hear Bernadette pass on the Lady’s message of “Penitence, penitence, penitence”.

“Go and drink at the spring and wash yourself in it”

The apparition of Thursday 25th February caused wide astonishment. Kissing the ground as an act of penitence for sinners, Bernadette began to scrape the earth at the back of the cave, plastering her face with the muddy water and drinking it. She later revealed that the Lady had said to her: “Go and drink at the spring and wash yourself in it.” Not seeing any water, Bernadette had made her way towards the stream but the Lady called her back and indicated to the back of the cave. Later that day some returned and found a hole filled with water “as big as a soup tureen”: the more people drank from it the bigger the hole and the clearer the water became.

Cures

It is estimated that over a thousand people were present for the eleventh apparition on Sunday 28th February. A visiting priest attended the twelfth apparition, unaware of the clerical ban imposed by Abbé Peyramale and profoundly moved by Bernadette’s ecstasy and the crowd’s silent prayer. It was on this day that the first of seven cures, proclaimed by Monseigneur Laurence to be the “work of God” in a mandate on 18th January 1862, occurred

Catherine Latapie-Chouat of Loubajac, about four miles from Lourdes, suffered from a paralysed right arm, a considerable handicap for someone whose livelihood depended on work such as spinning and knitting. She travelled to the Grotto with her two youngest children and plunged her arm into the pool of water discovered by Bernadette. Quite suddenly her arm

became supple but almost immediately she started with labour pains: she was nine months pregnant. She rushed home and gave birth within minutes of her return. She was thirty nine years old.

The spring now gushes forth several thousand gallons of water a day. The water has been tested for healing properties by scientists but they found none. Lourdes has become known for its “miracles”, “works of God” and uncountable incidences of healing.

AChapel and a Procession

In the apparition of Tuesday 2nd March the Lady gave Bernadette two messages: “Go and tell the priests to build a chapel” and “People are to come here in procession.” Abbé Peyramale, to whom Bernadette imparted these messages, was a good man despite his gruff manner but was unhappy at the prospect of organised processions to the Grotto. Unaccustomed to instructions he commanded Bernadette to ask the Lady for her name. During the following apparition, however, the Lady simply smiled when Bernadette passed on his request and Bernadette returned to the parish priest with the reiterated message: “The Lady still wants the chapel.” Abbé Peyramale told Bernadette to ask the Lady for a sign. Perhaps she could make the rosebush at the Grotto flower – then he would build her chapel!

“Que soy era Immaculada Councepciou”

Thursday 4th March marked the last apparition of the fortnight. The whole town was in a state of excitement. A large group had been praying through the night and officials made elaborate plans to control the crowd. Estimates have varied between eight and twenty thousand people present. Silence fell among the crowd as Bernadette arrived shortly after seven in the morning and began to recite her rosary, moving about the Grotto on her knees. The apparition lasted about an hour, without incident, signs or revelation of the Lady’s name.

It was three weeks before Bernadette returned to the grotto. On Thursday 25th March, on the feast of the Annunciation, Bernadette awoke at 4am with a compelling desire to go to the Grotto. When she arrived at the Grotto Bernadette found the Lady waiting for her and was overjoyed.

After the rosary, Bernadette asked four times for the Lady’s name. At the fourth request, Aquerò stretched out her arms at her side, joined them at her breast and raised her eyes to the sky as she said: “Que soy era Immaculada Councepciou” (I am the Immaculate Conception). Bernadette rushed to the presbytery to tell the parish priest, who outwardly dismissed the girl’s statement. Inwardly he knew that the illiterate Bernadette could not have made this up. The Church had declared the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception four years previously. “So it is the Blessed Virgin,” he thought to himself.

Barricading the Grotto

Wednesday 7th April marked the seventeenth apparition. While in ecstasy Bernadette was unaware that the flame of a candle that she was holding licked her cupped hands for several minutes. Upon inspection of her hands Doctor Dozous found not the slightest trace of burns. After the apparition the public authorities barricaded the Grotto. The Prefect at Tarbes, Baron Massy, tried to discredit the events along with Bernadette, whom he attempted to admit to a mental institution. Abbé Peyramale, who had become a great friend and support to Bernadette, defended her but the Grotto remained closed.

First Holy Communion

Bernadette made her First Holy Communion on Thursday 3rd June, the feast of Corpus Christi, at the Convent of Sisters of Charity. On being asked whether her First Holy Communion or the Apparitions made her happier, she replied: “The two things go together but they cannot be compared. I was very happy with both.”

The Final Apparition

At about seven o’clock in the evening on the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bernadette had the final apparition from the meadow beyond the far bank of the Gave, having been prevented by the barricades and the crowds from entering the Grotto. She later remarked that it was as though she was in her beloved Grotto itself and that the Lady was more beautiful than she had ever seen her.

The Commission of Enquiry

On 28th July 1858 Monseigneur Laurence, the Bishop of Tarbes, set up a Commission to make a complete and thorough inquiry into the events at Massabielle, which lasted three years. The Bishop announced its findings on 18th January 1862: “It is our judgment that Mary Immaculate, Mother of God, did really appear to Bernadette Soubirous on 11th February 1858, and on subsequent days, eighteen times in all, in the Grotto of Massabielle, close to the town of Lourdes.”

Sister Marie-Bernarde

Bernadette faced constant curiosity from outsiders and extremely poor health. She soon moved to the hospice run by the Sisters of Charity in Lourdes, where she remained for six years until she moved to the Convent of St Gildard and community of the Sisters of Charity in Nevers. She only referred to the apparitions when asked, saying: “I know nothing. I am good for nothing, useless.” Before leaving Lourdes on 4th July 1866 Bernadette was present at the inauguration of The Crypt, the “Chapel” requested by Our Lady. She bid farewell to her beloved Grotto, later saying: “The Grotto was my heaven; you will find me there at the foot of the rock.”

Within three months of arrival in Nevers she received the “Last Sacraments” on what was considered to be her death bed. At the same time she took her vows of simple profession, repeated publicly in October 1867. As Sister Marie-Bernarde she tried to live a life of obscurity and devotion to her tasks as a nun but in 1874 she became too ill for active duties, suffering from chronic asthma, constant chest pains, abscesses, a tumour on the knee and bone decay. Bernadette died on 16th April 1879, aged 35.

Thirty years later her body was exhumed in the cause of her beatification and was found to be in a state of perfect preservation: there was no decay. After re-burial her body was exhumed in 1913 and finally in 1925. Her body was placed in a glass casket and now rests in the chapel of the convent of St Gildard in Nevers. Pope Pius XI proclaimed Bernadette a Saint on 8th December 1933, the feast of the Immaculate Conception.

I shall always have enough health, but never enough love for Our Blessed Lord.

I am entrusted with telling you what I have seen and heard; I am not entrusted with making you believe it.

I shall not live an instant without loving.

I was a broom for the Virgin Mary; when she no longer needed me she put me in my right place, which was behind the door.

It is not necessary to give each other a keepsake when we love each other, but remember we must love and help others without counting the cost.

I fear nothing because I have always told the truth.

Jesus came on earth to be my model. I want to follow him and walk generously in his footsteps.

O Mary, my good Mother, help me follow your example to be generous in every sacrifice Our Lord may ask of me during my life.

I shall spend every moment loving. One who loves does not notice her trials; or perhaps more accurately, she is able to love them (her trials).

From this moment on, anything concerning me is no longer of any interest to me. I must belong entirely to God, and to God alone. Never to myself.

I must die to myself continually and accept trials without complaining. I work. I suffer and I love with no other witness than his heart.

PLACES OFWORSHIP WITHINTHE SANCTUARY

THE GROTTO OFMASSABIELLE

This small cave is at the very heart of Lourdes. This is the spot where Our Lady appeared to Bernadette eighteen times in 18581, a place where heaven and earth touched. Ever since that time it has been a place of pilgrimage, prayer and contemplation.

In a niche above and to the right on the Grotto is a statue representing Our Lady of Lourdes. On the ground in front of the Grotto and slightly to the left is a plaque marking the spot where Bernadette knelt in prayer on the occasion of the first apparition. Benches often cover the plaque, so it is not always easy to find. Another plaque immediately in front of the Grotto shows where Pope John Paul II knelt in prayer on his visit to Lourdes.

At the back of the Grotto, on the left, there is the spring discovered by Bernadette on 25th February 1858. This water is channelled to the Baths and the taps. Behind the altar, which is made of solid rock, at the back of the Grotto on the right, is a box for pilgrims’ petitions.

Pilgrims move silently though the Grotto, usually entering from the left as we face it and departing to the right.

Mass is celebrated in the Grotto each day (times and languages of the Masses are displayed in the Information Centre). The last Mass of the day is at 11.00pm and is usually in French.

Many pilgrims like to visit the Grotto each day.

1 The 18th apparition was experienced by Bernadette on the Prairie because the access to the Grotto was closed off by a barrier.

THEADORATION CHAPEL

The Adoration Chapel is to the left of the Church of St Bernadette and is all too easy to miss! It is available for silent prayer throughout the day and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 6.00am to 11.00pm each day during the summer. The chapel is built on twelve pillars representing the twelve apostles, and is a haven of peace and prayer.

For those who have not been to Lourdes before, a map is available at the Information Centre in the Sanctuary, which you will be next to on Saturday afternoon when you are having your hotel photograph taken. This map will show you the location of all the Sanctuary chapels and areas of interest.

RITES CEREMONIES AND DEVOTIONS

Statue of the CrownedVirgin in the Rosary Square

A GUIDE TO THE PROCESSIONS IN LOURDES

During our week in Lourdes we will participate as a pilgrimage in two processions – the Torchlight and the Blessed Sacrament. We will also process as a Diocese. In this article we explore the meaning of taking part in a procession.

A procession is a journey which symbolises in mini-form what our pilgrimage is about. It is the courage to move out of our comfort zone, join with other people and seek to encounter the Lord. Every procession starts with one type of order – through the goodwill of all participants we get ourselves ready and in line – and ends with a different experience – we celebrate being together as “Church, People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit.” (Vatican 2)

Aprocession is not:

✙ A race – we will all get to the final destination. There is no prize for being the first. Indeed in the Blessed Sacrament Procession the most honoured position is at the end of the Procession where the Bishop carries the Host.

✙ A march – we are each one of us unique individuals making together a pilgrim Church, not an army on the march. Our goal is unity not uniformity.

✙ A parade – many people will look on as we process through Lourdes, but we are not showing ourselves off to others. We are witnesses of faith obeying the command which Our Lady gave to Bernadette telling people to “come in procession”.

Aprocession is:

✙ A humble and respectful walk accompanied by meditation, song and prayer.

✙ A community in which many different groups - a people of all nations - come together to worship. We do not choose the place where we walk – we accept humbly the place that is given to us in order to form part of that community.

✙ A reflection of what the Church is – the people of God walking towards the Light, overcoming tribulations on the way, renewing itself constantly under the action and the influence of the Holy Spirit.

THEWAYOFTHE CROSS

The Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross) follows stages in the journey Jesus took on his way to Calvary in Jerusalem. To follow the Stations of the Cross is to reflect on the suffering and death of our Lord Jesus. We give thanks for his unconditional love for each one of us and consider how we are living the gospel message of love and forgiveness. There are several sets of Stations of the Cross in Lourdes:

The High Stations

The entrance to the High Stations is opposite the entrance of the Upper Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. This rough and stony path winds its way for about a mile through a steep, wooded area. There are 115 gilded cast iron figures in the 15 stations. This path is unsuitable for wheelchair users and those unable to walk uphill.

(One of our pilgrimage chaplains will lead able pilgrims and helpers along these stations each morning at 6.15am. It should conclude by 7.00am, so there is still time for breakfast before the remainder of the day’s activities)

The Marble Stations (Low Stations)

Commissioned to create a new set of Stations that would be accessible for all pilgrims, especially the sick and less able, the sculptress Maria de Faykod has created seventeen Stations carved in marble. In these stations the 15th depicts the closed tomb and the waiting of Mary on Holy Saturday; the 16th is “Jesus is risen” and the 17th Station depicts the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus. These Stations are situated just beyond the far bridge, alongside the river, on the prairie side.

Underground Basilica of St Pius X

There is a set of stations in the underground Basilica of St Pius X in the art form known as “Gemmail”; they are backlit through layers of coloured glass and are mounted on the walls of the basilica.

THEWAYOFTHE CROSS

The following reflections are meant to be starting points, a means to trigger personal thoughts, comments and prayer at each station. However if using the script as written, it lends itself to two or three voices at each station – if praying as a group, there is an opportunity for all to participate, if they wish.

At each Station all say together:

Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

After each meditation, pause and then say together:

I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will.

Meditations on the Way of the Cross edited by Fr Gerald Coates RIP

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We sign ourselves with the Cross of Christ. Father, in Baptism we were signed with the Cross of Christ. There is an urgency in our Christian lives that allows no pause for we are indeed a pilgrim people. We cannot stand still, we cannot remain the same. As now we meditate again on the Way of the Cross we continue on our journey, seeking yourself. Be with us Lord as we accept the Cross that each of us must carry.

FIRSTSTATION: JESUSIS CONDEMNEDTO DEATH

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

The High Priest put a second question to him. ‘Are you the Christ, the son of the Blessed One?’

‘I am’, said Jesus.

Mark 14:60

The Prisoner, looking beyond his captors, said little in his own defence, responding only in honesty and truth.

Because of this, they had already agreed his guilt.

Lord, we hear your voice declaring (for all who will listen) the mystery of Incarnation.

We seek your silent face and acknowledge our need for forgiveness.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

SECOND STATION: JESUS CARRIES HIS CROSS

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

And when they had finished making fun of him, they took off the cloak and dressed him in his own clothes, and led him away to crucify him.

Matthew 27:31

Condemned, He was taken by force of arms at dawn.

Having beaten him, they led him away for execution to a place beyond the city limits.

Lord, you accepted your Cross and began your final journey; - it had to be done.

May I accept my Cross, understanding that my journey cannot be made without it.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things.

I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

THIRD STATION: JESUS FALLSTHE FIRSTTIME

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard and a servant girl came up to him and said: ‘You were with Jesus the Galilean’.

But he denied it.

Matthew 26:69, 70

Weakened, his footsteps faltered as he stumbled, hand outstretched, fearful of the ground.

His friend watched the Galilean fall, and said – nothing.

Lord, our lack of faith breaks the rhythm of our footfall and the closing earth surrounds us.

There is darkness, loneliness and emptiness as we ask ‘Where are you?’

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

FOURTH STATION: JESUS MEETS HIS MOTHER

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

At Cana, in Galilee, Jesus had said, ‘Woman, why turn to me? My time has not come yet’. His Mother said to the servants ‘Do whatever he tells you.’

John 2:4,5

Prevented by the force of arms from coming close, a Mother seeks her Son.

The disappeared one taken from her in the night. Soon she will be left with only her memories.

Lord, how can a Mother see her Son suffer and not suffer herself?

Yet, step by step, she stayed with you, from a Stable to Nazareth and on to Cana.

Now in this press of Passover people, she is with you. In a short while, she will be found standing by the Cross. Walk with me, Mary, on the path I must travel.

Stay with me.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

FIFTH STATION: SIMON OFCYRENE HELPS JESUS TO CARRYHIS CROSS

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

As they were leading him away, they seized on a man, Simon, from Cyrene, who was coming in from the country and made him shoulder the Cross and carry it behind Jesus.

Luke 23:26

Unable to walk on alone, a man taken from the crowd is told to help him.

There is no choice.

Condemned men must die – at the appropriate place – for the sake of the people.

Lord, Simon was a face from the crowd, an extra shoulder and a pair of hands to share the load.

May we give to others a lift on the way, expecting nothing, offering everything.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

SIXTH STATION:VERONICA WIPESTHE FACE OFJESUS

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

Large numbers of people followed him, and of women, too, who mourned and lamented for him.

Luke 23:27

Sweating with exhaustion from his ill treatment, he pauses for breath.

A woman, ignoring personal risk, wipes his face with a cloth. Her kindness done, she becomes again another person, one among many, - street side faces on a Friday morning.

Lord, who she was, where she came from, does not matter. She cared enough to risk all – and asked nothing in return.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

SEVENTH STATION: JESUS FALLS A SECOND TIME

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

When he went out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there: ‘This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.’ And again with an oath he denied it.

Matthew 26: 71, 72

Broken by pain, he falls again.

The Nazarene, eyesight blurred, momentarily sees his friend gazing at him.

But neither can speak, He turns and is gone.

Lord, Peter was a fearful man and he acted out of fear. His denial was our denial, day after day, year after year. Sometimes we too claim that we do not know you, fearful of the cost.

Maybe tomorrow Lord, maybe it will be easier then.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

EIGHTH STATION: JESUS COMFORTS THEWOMEN OFJERUSALEM

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

Jesus turned to the women and said: ‘Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me: weep rather for yourselves and your children.’.

Luke 23:28

Protesting at his treatment by the authorities, the Women of Peace gather by the road.

A passing word, and they move him on.

The women are left weeping, confused.

Lord, too often women have raised their voices at the folly of men.

Too often they have been ignored.

May we, their children, listen to their words and their cries: and hearing them, hear you.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things.

I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

NINTH STATION: JESUS FALLSATHIRDTIME

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

A little later, the bystanders came up and said to Peter, ‘You are one of them for sure! Why your accent gives you away.’ Then he started calling down curses on himself and swearing ‘I do not know the man.’

Matthew 26:73, 74

Beaten, but now within sight of the Hill, face down in the dust.

Unrecognisable.

Voiceless.

Lord, time and again we almost make it, and turning, dejected and disheartened, we realise our failure.

Even then, Lord, you are with us.

It’s time we were moving, It’s time to start again.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

TENTH STATION: JESUS IS STRIPPED OFHIS GARMENTS

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

I can count every one of my bones and there they glare at me, gloating.Psalm 22:17-18

The shared out my clothing among them. They cast lots for my clothes. John 19:24

Stripped, he is prepared for public shame.

Bruised, he is silent. With shoulders bared he accepts the inevitable. Besides, the crowd are waiting.

Lord, strip me of all I carry; strip me of everything that prevents me from carrying my Cross.

And when I am stripped be there to sustain me.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

ELEVENTH STATION: JESUS IS NAILED TOTHE CROSS

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

When they reached the place called the Skull, they crucified him there.

Luke 23:33

Nailed to the wooden frame that stretched wide his arms and secured his feet, there, on the Hill, he is raised above the people.

Lord, the hammering of nails has echoed across this earth as we repeatedly crucify you. Man against man, nation against nation. Yet from that Cross of Suffering with failing voice you called, ‘Father forgive them for they do not know what they do.’ Father, forgive us.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

TWELFTH STATION: JESUS DIES ONTHE CROSS

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

It was now about the sixth hour and with the sun eclipsed, a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. The veil of the temple was torn right down the middle and when Jesus had cried out in a loud voice, he said ‘Father into your hands I commend my spirit’. With these words he breathed his last.Luke 23:44-46

Naked on the Cross, he gazed at those whose fists were raised in anger, until he could see no more.

There, in the late afternoon, with head bowed, body and spirit exhausted, he ceased the struggle. It was done.

Lord, how are we to understand those hours late on a Friday before Passover?

How can we share the emptiness of those who walked with you, seeing you now defeated, hung between thieves? So this was where all the hours and days of walking and talking finally ended.

Defeat on a Hill – and a satisfied crowd – Finished.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

THIRTEENTH STATION: JESUS ISTAKEN DOWN FROMTHE CROSS

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

Take care of every bone

The Lord will not let one be broken.

Psalm 34:20

Lifeless, his savaged body lay, once again, in the caring arms of his Mother.

Journey over. Task complete.

Failure in the sight of men.

Lord, the final act of your friends was to accept your lifeless body for burial.

Accept, Lord, our failures, our mistakes and our careless ways.

Bury them, Lord, with the suffering of your Cross.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

FOURTEENTH STATION: JESUS IS LAID INTHE TOMB

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with spices in linen cloths, following the custom of Jewish burial.

John 19:40

Burial did not take long.

Laying him out nearby (before the last light and the coming Festival) they covered him with a cloth.

‘It is time we were gone.’

Turning into the dusk they left him.

Lord, it is over, the Way of the Cross has been walked. The story has been told and prophecy fulfilled.

‘What now?’ they must have said to one another as they walked into the chill night air.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

FIFTEENTH STATION: THE CLOSED TOMB

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

Wait for the Lord, and let your heart take courage, wait for the Lord.

Psalm 27:14

Your body, so cruelly treated, is now at rest and guarded, lest it be stolen.

Your friends and family grieve, lost without your words of comfort.

Loss of a friend, of hope.

They must wait one more day, they need patience and faith.

Lord, many of us know and understand grief and mourning, and so we share with those who await your Son.

Through your Holy Spirit, enlighten our hearts to the truth of the resurrection, that we may know comfort and hope even in our sorrow.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

SIXTEENTH STATION: HE IS RISEN

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body.

Luke 24:2-3

The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground but the men said to them. “Why do you look for living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.”Luke 24:5

Gone? No body left to care for, no rituals to follow. A callous trick, a final humiliation?

Can it be true, risen? Is it possible? So much to take in, is there really hope? Risen?

Lord, we believe that you rose from the dead, butsometimes we find it hard to hope. Sometimes your love and salvation seem out of reach.

Be with us, and through your Holy Spirit, guide us to know your constant saving presence with us.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

SEVENEENTH STATION: THE PILGRIMS OF EMMAUS

We all say together: Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free; you are the Saviour of the world.

While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

Luke 24:15-16

“Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?”

Luke 24:32

Eyes that cannot see and hearts that burn within.

Recognizing your presence among us in the exploring of scripture and the breaking of bread.

Lord, you give us the means to come closer to you, to understand more and more the mystery of your dying and rising from the dead, the mystery of our salvation.

Help us each time we hear your word, each time we are present for the Eucharist, to come to know you more and more. Give us hearts that burn within us, inspiring us to build your kingdom here on earth.

We pause and then say together: I love you Jesus, my Love, above all things. I am heartily sorry for having offended you. Never permit me to separate myself from you again. Grant that I may love you always and then do with me whatever you will

Father, we have shared again the Passover journey of your Son. We have followed his Way of the Cross.

As Christian people we understand that must be our way too.

Help us through this Prayer of the Cross to seek your will for us.

We sign ourselves with the Cross of Christ

In the name of the Father the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Fr Gerry Coates RIP

PRAYER 2023

The whole of our pilgrimage is a time of prayer – everything we do and say can be offered to God in prayer, but it is good to meet together and put time aside for structured group prayer.

Our comprehensive programme in Lourdes means not every day is the same therefore whenever possible the chaplain will arrange a time of prayer for your group. So do check for notices about time for prayer in your group and if in doubt ask your chaplain. If there is no group prayer on any particular day, you can use this format for your own personal time of prayer. Wherever and whenever your group finds time to pray together, you may choose to use a format provided here, which relates to the pattern of readings that we use at our daily Mass in Lourdes.

You may like to add the following depending on your situation.

✙ add songs, at the beginning and the end, you will find many options in this book.

✙ The silence noted can be as long as suits your group, 5 seconds to a minute or so.

✙ The reflection can be a prompt for conversation and a time for sharing together or in smaller groups. Or equally some quiet reflection time.

✙ The prayer can be led by the clergy of the group or lay people can also be encouraged to lead.

N.B. Wednesday’s extended evening prayer will need more preparation time prior to the prayer.

PRAYER FOLDER

Each Hotel and Accueil group has a Prayer Folder in which prayers, petitions, thoughts, reflections even drawings can be recorded at any time. The folders will be taken to Mass every day and placed on the sanctuary for the duration of the Mass, after which they will be taken back to the hotels.

At the end of Mass on the final day of our pilgrimage the contents of all the folders will be taken and placed in the Grotto.

THE THEME FOR THE YEAR

Each year there is a theme for all pilgrimages coming to Lourdes. The theme this year is:

OUR LADY SAID TO BERNADETTE, ....TO BUILD A CHAPEL HERE…’

Information about the theme of the year is available from the Lourdes bookshop located near the Information Centre in the Domain.

Along with all the pilgrims to Lourdes we are invited to engage with the pastoral theme offered by the Sanctuary. The theme has been split across three years and based on the words of Our Lady to St Bernadette on 2nd March 1858 during the thirteenth apparition.

2022“Go tell the priests ….” 2023“…. to build a chapel here ….” 2024“…. and that people should come in procession.”

This year our focus is the second part of this 9th utterance of Our Lady to St Bernadette.

“… to build a chapel here…”

How many Churches are there in Lourdes?

In Lourdes, many churches have sprung up as a result of Our Lady’s direct request. You might find it interesting to consider the different characteristics of these buildings and the differing needs they meet throughout the day. Some are large spaces to accommodate many pilgrims at once, and others are smaller places of quiet, to focus on the presence of Christ in the Blesséd Sacrament. We gather for mass each day under the cover of these buildings, and sometimes outside, where we are not surrounded by walls and roofs, for example at the grotto, or in front of the rosary basilica. We always gather as the body of Christ, always as the Church.

The Church is…

We know that the Church is not the buildings and what goes on in them is more than repetitive acts of worship. When we actively participate in the mass we are opening ourselves up to transformation, to becoming more like Christ. We experience Christ’s presence simply by gathering in his name, through listening to the proclamation of God’s Word, in the person of the priests and Bishop, and in Holy Communion. In doing so we are fulfilling Christ’s request to come close to him and we are being filled for active service in the world. As the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council put it, the sacred liturgy, the mass, is both the summit and font or source of the activity of the Church.

Ups and Downs of our Spiritual lives…

There will be times in our lives when we feel distant from God, and other times when we feel very close. All through these ups and downs, these waves in our spiritual lives, the Church is there to hold and guide us. Pointing us in the direction of our salvation, pointing us to Christ, so that through him we can remain with our loving God for eternity.

The Church, made up of sinners, can guide us because we all have a part to play in the Body of Christ. We might feel that we are apart from the organisation and direction of the Church and that we are not important for the flourishing of the Church. Yet, when we look at the example of those who were the first to come to Lourdes, to come to the grotto, to be present in the place where Our Lady appeared, we see a people like us drawn to a place, drawn to spiritual pilgrimage. They brought candles and images and made a ‘chapel’ even before the first stone was laid. It was their faith that ‘built a chapel here’.

Our Lady was clear, ‘here’…

At the time of St Bernadette, there was already a Church in Lourdes, yet Our Lady wanted a chapel built ‘here’. Why? Was it because it was a good space for accommodating pilgrims? Or perhaps because it was a lowly place, a pig pen, a place for the poor to scavenge for treasures in the rubbish of others. God operates in this way throughout history, in the lowly and poor, choosing those we least expect to do the work of the Kingdom.

So today, many years since the time of St Bernadette, we find that the people of Lourdes, and the surrounding area, the priests and bishops have done their part, and the chapels have been built. The question we are left with is what now? What does ‘… build a chapel here…’ mean for us, today, what does it mean for us in Arundel and Brighton Diocese? As we bring our whole selves here to Lourdes, in our frailty, our inexperience, our joy, our love, our sorrow, what does this call mean in our lives? Are we open to being transformed when we gather as Christ’s body? Are we open to seeing Christ working in each other? Are we open to being built more and more in the likeness of Christ?

During this week in Lourdes, take time to ponder the words of Our Lady in your heart…

‘…build a chapel here…

OUR PROGRAMME IN LOURDES

PROGRAMME IN LOURDES

Important

• Sometimes, it can happen that a service is moved to another place or times are altered. Please, therefore, check with your leader and your hotel notice board daily.

• Your group chaplains and leaders will arrange visits to the Grotto and Baths. They may also make arrangements for booking visits to the places Bernadette knew.

• The ‘Chemin de Calvaire’ – Way of the Cross – above the town, may be used only by Able Pilgrims (the ‘High Stations’). It is exhausting. In addition, the paving is very poor. There is a beautiful Way of the Cross on the Prairie – this can be used by all pilgrims.

• The Blessing of the Sick, preceded by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Procession, takes place daily at 5.00 pm in the Sanctuary.

•The Marian Torchlight Procession takes place each night at 9.00 pm in the Sanctuary.

• We have been asked to stand/sit/kneel as appropriate for each service, if able and not in a wheelchair.Anyone who is not in a wheelchair for Mass, and who needs to remain seated during a service, should speak with their group leader, so that they are assisted with sitting in a place where they can see the Sanctuary.

• Please refrain from taking photographs during Mass or at the Baths. There are official photographers for pilgrimage events.

• At the request of the Rector of the Sanctuary of Lourdes, a collection will be taken at one of our celebrations of Mass while in Lourdes. The money collected goes towards the upkeep of the Sanctuaries and the Accueil Notre Dame.

Hotels

The minutes in the brackets are approximate timings from the named hotel to St Joseph’s Gate.

❶ Accueil Notre Dame

❷ Alba (12 mins)

❸ Chapelle ND de Douleurs Accueil St Frai

❹ Europe (11 mins)

❺ Information Centre

❻ Irlande (3 mins)

❼ Mediterranee (11 mins)

❽ Padoue (3 mins)

❾ Panorama (3 mins)

❿ Paradis (11 mins)

⓫ Roissy (3 mins)

⓬ St Sauveur (3 mins)

⓭ Ste Rose (3 mins)

⓮ Stella (7 mins)

⓯ Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes

⓰ St Joseph’s Gate

ITINERARY, DAILY PRAYER AND DAILY SERVICES

THE MAIN TIMES WHEN WE GATHER ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Friday 28 July

8.30 pmWelcome Mass for Accueil Assisted Pilgrims on the Accueil Ward, with those helpers on duty, in Chapelle St Paul L

8.30 pmWelcome Mass for Hotel Groups, and Accueil Group not on duty, in St Pius X Basilica (End Altar)

DAILYPRAYERS

FRIDAY 28 JULY

Leader: O God, come to our aid.

All: O Lord, make haste to help us. (we make the sign of the cross)

Leader: O God, as we begin this time of prayer, Open our hearts to hear your call in these moments. Help us to set aside any obstacles to your love, So that we may rest here in you.

Amen.

(Silence is kept)

Leader: Our Lady said to Bernadette, ‘Go and tell the priests…’

Scripture: John 1: 38-39

Reader: Jesus turned round, saw them following and said, ‘What do you want?’ They answered, ‘Rabbi,’ – which means Teacher – ‘where do you live?’ ‘Come and see’ he replied; so they went and saw where he lived, and stayed the rest of that day.

The Gospel of the Lord

All:Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Our Lady said to Bernadette, ‘Build a chapel here’

Reflection

Leader: As we gather in Lourdes today, having already begun our pilgrimage with preparations and travel, who are we here to see?

What has drawn you to this place?

You might be returning, or here for the first time. Take a moment to consider your reasons for coming to Lourdes.

Who are you following? Why have you come?

Intercessions

Leader: Let us now call to mind all those people and situations on our hearts at this time, remembering those who have asked for our prayers.

(Short time of silence)

Leader: Lord in your mercy.

All: Hear our prayers.

Leader: We pray together saying:

All:O God, be with us on our pilgrimage. May the words of Our Lady, ‘Build a chapel here!’ Inspire us through your Holy Spirit, as we build up your church together.

May we respond like St Bernadette, the priests, and the people of Lourdes. Finding the ‘here’ in our lives, the place where you call us to do your work. This week, as we enjoy working, praying and being together, help us to know you better. As we take the time to talk with you, may we hear your personal call to us. We make our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Leader: Our Lady of Lourdes, All:Pray for us.

Leader: St Bernadette, All:Pray for us.

Leader: All holy men and women, All:Pray for us.

Leader: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

TOMORROW

✙ Opening Mass with Blessing of Hands (p.67)

✙ Bernadette and Lourdes’ a session led by Bishop Richard

✙ Passage through the Grotto (p.18)

Friday 28 July

MASS IN ST PIUS X BASILICA AT 8.30 pm

Celebrant: Bishop Richard Moth

Homilist: Deacon Ian Moon

Gathering Lord, we come to You Lord, we come to you as we are, and with all we have. You, in love, restore our lives on this path to holiness.

1.We bring you gifts, of bread and wine transform them loving God so we may have life

2.We live for you; poor as we are Transform us saving Lord in this sacrifice.

Darren Sheridan

Processional Will you let me be your servant

1.Will you let me be your servant, let me be as Christ to you? Pray that I might have the grace to let you be my servant, too.

2.We are pilgrims on a journey, we are trav’lers on the road. We are here to help each other walk the mile and bear the load.

3.I will hold the Christ-light for you in the night time of your fear. I will hold my hand out to you, speak the peace you long to hear.

4.I will weep when you are weeping, when you laugh I'll laugh with you.

I will share your joy and sorrow till we've seen this journey through.

5.When we sing to God in heaven, we shall find such harmony, born of all we've known together of Christ's love and agony.

6.Will you let me be your servant, let me be as Christ to you?

Pray that I might have the grace to let you be my servant, too.

Richard Gillard

Penitential Act Mass XVIII

Please sing the phrases in bold:

Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie eleison. Christe, eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie eleison.

St. Antoine Daniel

Reading Ephesians 4:1-6

I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to lead a life worthy of your vocation. Bear with one another charitably, in complete selflessness, gentleness and patience. Do all you can to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together. There is one Body, one Spirit, just as you were all called into one and the same hope when you were called. There is one Lord, one Faith, one baptism and one God who is Father of all.

Psalm Psalm24

Happy are those who seek your face, O God

1.The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness. the world and all its peoples. It is He who sets it on the seas; on the water He made it firm.

2.Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord? Who shall stand in His holy place? Those who have clean hand and pure hearts, who desire not worthless things.

3.They shall receive blessing from the Lord and reward from the God who saves them. Happy are those who seek Him, seek the face of the God of Jacob.

Plainchant

Gospel Acclamation Missal Tone

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Open our hearts, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Public Domain

Gospel Matthew 28: 16 - 20

As John was standing with two of his disciples, Jesus passed and John stared hard at him and said, ‘Look, there is the lamb of God’. Hearing this, the two disciples followed Jesus. Jesus turned round, saw them following and said, ‘What do you want?’ They answered, ‘Rabbi,’ –which means Teacher – ‘where do you live?’ ‘Come and see’ he replied; so they went and saw where he lived, and stayed the rest of that day.

Homily

Prayer of the faithful Hear our Prayer

Cantor: Lord in your mercy

All: Hear our prayer

Anne Ward

Preparation of Gifts Come to the Altar

Are you hurting and broken within?

Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin?

Jesus is calling.

Have you come to the end of yourself?

Do you thirst for a drink from the well? Jesus is calling.

O come to the altar

The Father’s arms are open wide

Forgiveness was bought with the precious lood of Jesus Christ

Leave behind your regrets and mistakes

Come today, there’s no reason to wait

Jesus is calling.

Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy, From the ashes a new life is born, Jesus is calling.

Oh, what a Saviour

Isn’t He wonderful?

Sing Hallelujah, Christ is risen. Bow down before Him, For He is Lord of all,

Sing Hallelujah, Christ is risen.

Chris Brown

Holy, holy MASS XVIII Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dóminus Deus Sábaoth!

Pleni sunt coeli et terra glória tua. Hosánna in excélsis.

Benedictus qui venit in nómine Dómini. Hosánna in excélsis.

St. Antoine Daniel

Memorial Acclamation 2 Missal Tone

When we eat this bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

Doxology & Amen Missal Tone Amen.

Breaking of Bread MASS XVIII

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi, misérere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi, misérere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi, dona nobis pacem.

St. Antoine Daniel

Communion Lead me, Lord

Lead me Lord, lead me in you righteousness. Make your way plain before my face. For it is you, Lord, you Lord only that makest me dwell in safety.

Lead me Lord, lead me in true holiness, teach me to love and trust in thee. Thou art our God, the God of our salvation, all nations shall praise thy holy name.

Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Communion Soul of my Saviour

1. Soul of my Saviour, sanctify my breast, Body of Christ, be thou my saving guest, Blood of my Saviour, bathe me in thy tide, wash me with water flowing from thy side.

2. Strength and protection may thy Passion be; O Blessed Jesus, hear and answer me; deep in thy wounds, Lord, hide and shelter me; so shall I never, never part from thee.

3. Guard and defend me from the foe malign; in death’s dread moments make me only thine; call me, and bid me come to thee on high, when I may praise thee with thy saints for aye.

William Maher

Recessional He who would valiant be

1. He who would valiant be ‘gainst all disaster, let him in constancy follow the Master. There’s no discouragement shall make him once relent his first avowed intent to be a pilgrim.

2. Who so beset him round with dismal stories, do but themselves confound: his strength the more is. No foes shall stay his might though he with giants fight; he will make good his right to be a pilgrim.

3. Since, Lord, thou dost defend us with thy spirit, We know we at the end shall life inherit. Then fancies flee away! I’ll fear not what they say, I’ll labour night and day to be a pilgrim.

Percy Dearmer / John Bunyan

Saturday 29 July

6.15 am High Stations

9.30 am Opening Mass – with Blessing of Hands at St Bernadette’s Altar, Esplanade

10.45am Pilgrimage photograph on the steps in front of the Rosary Basilica

Clinicians and Redshirts please stay behind after the Pilgrimage photograph.

11.00 am Welcome Meetings in Groups in Hotels & Accueil

3.00 pm Family Group Party–the leaders will inform the Family Group of details

4.00 pm Group Photographs in Rosary Square

5.00pm Passage through the Grotto as a Pilgrimage

6.00 pm Choir practice at the Mezzanine St Sauveur

6.00 pm Bernadette and Lourdes a session led by Bishop Richard in St Bernadette’s Cote Grotte

8.30 pm An evening in your Hotel, with entertainment!

11.00 pm EncounterLed by Fr Stephen Ortiger

The Encounter Experience in Lourdes is offered particularly to the young people caring for assisted pilgrims.

SATURDAY 29 JULY

DAILYPRAYERS

Leader: O God, come to our aid.

All: O Lord, make haste to help us. (we make the sign of the cross)

Leader: O God, as we begin this time of prayer, Open our hearts to hear your call in these moments. Help us to set aside any obstacles to your love, So that we may rest here in you.

Amen.

(Silence is kept)

Leader: Our Lady said to Bernadette, ‘Build a chapel here’

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27

Reader: Jesus said ‘Therefore, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock. Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and hurled themselves against that house, and it did not fall: it was founded on rock. But everyone who listens to these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand. Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and struck that house, and it fell; and what a fall it had!’.

The Gospel of the Lord

All:Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

All: Our Lady said to Bernadette, ‘Build a chapel here’

Reflection

On what have you built your life?

Do the words and example of Jesus play a part in your decisions, in the choices you have made?

Today we will all have our hands blessed during the mass. What will you build this week with your hands, your mind, your words?

Take a moment to ask God for grace, for the strong foundation you need to ‘build a chapel here’ during this week in Lourdes. So together, through all we do and all we are, we may build up each other and be God’s church on earth. Today our hands are blessed. What does being blessed by God mean to you?

Intercessions

Leader: Let us now call to mind all those people and situations on our hearts at this time, remembering those who have asked for our prayers. (Short time of silence)

Leader:Lord in your mercy.

All: Hear our prayers.

Leader:We pray together saying:

All:O God, be with us on our pilgrimage. May the words of Our Lady, ‘Build a chapel here!’ Inspire us through your Holy Spirit, as we build up your church together. May we respond like St Bernadette, the priests, and the people of Lourdes. Finding the ‘here’ in our lives, the place where you call us to do your work. This week, as we enjoy working, praying and being together, help us to know you better. As we take the time to talk with you, may we hear your personal call to us. We make our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen

Leader: Our Lady of Lourdes, All:Pray for us.

Leader: St Bernadette, All:Pray for us.

Leader: All holy men and women, All:Pray for us.

Leader: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. AllAmen.

TOMORROW

✙ The International Mass (p.79)

✙ Lectio Divina (p.84)

✙ Reconciliation Service for Hotels / Accueil (p.82)

✙ Torchlight procession (p.86)

Saturday 29 July

OPENING MASS AT ST BERNADETTE’S ALTAR, ESPLANADE AT 9.30 am

Celebrant: Bishop Richard Moth

Homilist: Bishop Richard Moth

Gathering Come to the Altar

Are you hurting and broken within?

Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin? Jesus is calling.

Have you come to the end of yourself? Do you thirst for a drink from the well? Jesus is calling.

O come to the altar

The Father’s arms are open wide Forgiveness was bought with The precious blood of Jesus Christ

Leave behind your regrets and mistakes

Come today, there’s no reason to wait Jesus is calling.

Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy, From the ashes a new life is born, Jesus is calling.

Oh, what a Saviour

Isn’t He wonderful?

Sing Hallelujah, Christ is risen. Bow down before Him, For He is Lord of all, Sing Hallelujah, Christ is risen.

Chris Brown

Processional Praise to the Holiest

Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise; in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways!

O loving wisdom of our God! When all was sin and shame, a second Adam to the fight and to the rescue came.

O wisest love! that flesh and blood, which did in Adam fail, should strive afresh against the foe, should strive, and should prevail;

And that the highest gift of grace should flesh and blood refine: God's presence and his very self, and essence all-divine.

O generous love! that he who smote in man for man the foe, the double agony in man for man should undergo.

And in the garden secretly, and on the Cross on high, should teach his brethren, and inspire to suffer and to die.

Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise; in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways!

John Henry Newman (1801–90)

Penitential Act Gathering

Please sing the phrases in Bold: Lord, have mercy. Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie eleison. Christ, have mercy. Christe, eleison. Christe, eleison. Lord, have mercy. Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie eleison.

Paul Inwood

Reading Ephesians 2:20-22

You are part of a building that has the apostles and prophets for its foundations, and Christ Jesus himself for its main cornerstone. As every structure is aligned on him, all grow into one holy temple in the Lord; and you too, in him, are being built into a house where God lives, in the Spirit.

Psalm The Stone which the builders rejected

The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. Alleluia, alleluia, has become the cornerstone.

1.Let the fam’ly of Israel say:

“God’s love has no end, God’s love has no end.” Let the fam’ly of Aaron say:

“God’s love has no end, God’s love has no end.” And let all who fear God, and let all who fear God, say his love is without end.

Alleluia, alleluia, say his love is without end. (Refrain)

2. I called to the Lord in my distress, he answered and set me free. God is at my side, God is at my side, God is here to help me now. Alleluia, alleluia, God is here to help me now. (Refrain)

3.Open to me the gates of holiness; I will enter and give thanks. This is the Lord’s own gate, the gate where the just may enter in. I will thank you, Lord, I will thank you, Lord, for you hear and answer me. Alleluia, alleluia, for you hear and answer me. (Refrain)

4.Go forward with branches, go forward processing, go to the altar of the Lord and give thanks to God, and give thanks to God for his love is without end.

Alleluia, alleluia, for his love is without end. (Refrain)

Bernadette Farrell

Gospel Acclamation Celtic

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. The stone which the builders rejected becomes the cornerstone chosen. Praise the work of God for this marvel in our eyes!

Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia.

Christopher Walker

Gospel Matthew 7:21-27

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘It is not those who say to me, “Lord, Lord”, who will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven. When the day comes many will say to me, “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, cast out demons in your name, work many miracles in your name?” Then I shall tell them to their faces: I have never known you; away from me you evil men!

‘Therefor, everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock. Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and hurled themselves against that house, and it did not fall: it was founded on rock. But everyone who listens to these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a stupid man who built his house on sand. Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and struck that house, and it fell; and what a fall it had!’

Homily

Blessing of Hands

We now have a blessing of hands for all pilgrims, to prepare for our service to one another over the coming week.

‘May the Lord bless your hands for his service, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit’.

During the blessing of hands, we will sing: Just as I am

1. Just as I am, without one plea, But that Thy blood was shed for me, And that Thou bidst me come to Thee,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

2. Just as I am, and waiting not to rid my soul of one dark blot, to thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

I come broken to be mended. I come wounded to be healed. I come desp’rate to be rescued. I come empty to be filled.

3. Just as I am, though tossed about with many a conflict, many a doubt; fightings and fears within, without,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come. (I come broken…)

4. Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind; sight, riches, healing of the mind, yea, all I need, in thee to find,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

5. Just as I am, thou wilt receive; wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve, because thy promise I believe,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

6. Just as I am, thy love unknown has broken every barrier down; now to be thine, yea, thine alone,

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Charlotte Elliott; William B Bradbury, (Music Woodworth)

Presentation of the Group Prayer Folders

These will be collected by the group’s Assistant Chaplain.

Preparation of Gifts Gifts We Bring

1. Gathered here as one, we give praise to you, our God, bringing to your altar our gifts to bless. By your goodness grown, from the seeds that we have sown, made by human hands, we bring you bread. This bread will become the Body of Christ. For us, our Saviour was sacrificed.

2. The fruit of the vine we have turned into wine, offering this also for you to bless. May they now become the food that makes us one, nourishing our souls and bringing life. This wine will become the Blood of Christ. For us, our Saviour was sacrificed.

3. Now we offer you all the good things that we do, trying to love others as you love us. Bless and break us, too, so we become something new; take our lives and use us to do your work. Then we shall become the Body of Christ. for you, our Saviour, our sacrifice.

Marius Hopley

Holy, holy Gathering

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, Holy Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth, heaven and earth are full of your glory, Lord God of Hosts

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Blessed, blessed is he who comes.

Blessed, blessed is he who comes,

Blessed is he, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Paul Inwood

Memorial Acclamation 2 Gathering

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Paul Inwood

Doxology & Great Amen Gathering

Amen, amen.

Paul Inwood

Lamb of God Pershore

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world. Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world. Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world. Grant us peace, grant us peace.

Alan Smith

Communion

How deep the Father’s Love for us

How deep the Father's love for us, how vast beyond all measure, That He should give His only Son To make a wretch His treasure. How great the pain of searing lossThe Father turns His face away, As wounds which mar the Chosen One Bring many sons to glory.

Behold the man upon a cross, My sin upon His shoulders; Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice Call out among the scoffers. It was my sin that held Him there

Until it was accomplished; His dying breath has brought me lifeI know that it is finished.

I will not boast in anything, No gifts, no power, no wisdom; But I will boast in Jesus Christ, His death and resurrection. Why should I gain from His reward? I cannot give an answer; But this I know with all my heartHis wounds have paid my ransom. Amen

Stuart Townend

Communion Taste and See

Refrain: Taste and see, taste and see the goodness of the Lord. Oh, taste and see, taste and see the goodness of the Lord, of the Lord.

1. I will bless the Lord at all times. Praise shall always be on my lips; my soul shall glory in the Lord; for God has been so good to me. (Refrain)

2. Glorify the Lord with me. Together let us all praise God's name. I called the Lord, who answered me; from all my troubles I was set free. (Refrain)

3. Worship the Lord, all you people. You’ll want for nothing if you ask. Taste and see that the Lord is good; in God we need put all our trust. (Refrain)

Psalm 34, versified by James Moore

Recessional All Are Welcome (Let us build)

1. Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live, a place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive. Built of hopes and dreams and visions, rock of faith and vault of grace; here the love of Christ shall end divisions.

All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place.

2. Let us build a house where prophets speak, and words are strong and true, where all God’s children dare to seek to dream God’s reign anew. Here the cross shall stand as witness and as symbol of God’s grace; here as one we claim the faith of Jesus.

3. Let us build a house where love is found in water, wine and wheat: a banquet hall on holy ground where peace and justice meet. Here the love of God, through Jesus, is revealed in time and space; as we share in Christ the feast that frees us.

4. Let us build a house where hands will reach beyond the wood and stone to heal and strengthen, serve and teach, and live the Word they’ve known. Here the outcast and the stranger bear the image of God’s face; let us bring an end to fear and danger.

5. Let us build a house where all are named, their songs and visions heard and loved and treasured, taught and claimed as words within the Word. Built of tears and cries and laughter, prayers of faith and songs of grace, let this house proclaim from floor to rafter.

Marty Haugen

Sunday 30 July

6.15 am High Stations

9.30 am International Mass in Pius X Basilica

2.30 pm Reconciliation Service for Hotels/Accueil, in Pius X Basilica End Altar

2.30 pm Reconciliation Service for Family Group with Green & Orange shirts, in Cote Carmel

4.00 pm Lectio Divina in Chapelle Maximilian Kolbe

6.00 pm Choir practice at St Sauveur Mezzanine

6.00 pm Clinical Team Meeting, Panorama meeting room

6.00 pm Chaplains’ Meeting in the Padoue meeting room

9.00 pm Marian Torchlight Procession

11.00pm Encounter Led by Fr Stephen Ortiger

DAILYPRAYERS

SUNDAY 30 JULY

Leader: O God, come to our aid.

All: O Lord, make haste to help us. (we make the sign of the cross)

Leader: O God, as we begin this time of prayer together, Open our hearts to your call. In our minds, may we set aside any obstacles to your love, So that in these moments we can rest here in you.

All:Amen

Leader: Our Lady said to Bernadette, ‘Build a chapel here’

Scripture:1 Kings 3: 9

Reader: Solomon asks God -

‘Give your servant a heart to understand how to discern between good and evil…’

The Word of the Lord

All:Thanks be to God.

Our Lady said to Bernadette, ‘Build a chapel here’ Reflection

Leader: Today we gather twice with other pilgrims here in Lourdes. First, we have the international mass where we, along with many other pilgrims in Lourdes, from many countries, meet Jesus in the mass and hear God’s word in other languages.

Secondly, this evening we have the torchlight procession. In gathering together we honour the request of Our Lady to St Bernadette, to build a chapel and come in procession. In doing so we are building a foundation in our own lives, based on the call of Christ Jesus. In doing so we are building God’s church on earth, in unity and peace. If you do not usually pray the rosary, perhaps try it tonight and pray with those gathered in Lourdes and around the world. It is the prayer of the mystery of God’s saving work in our lives.

Intercessions

Leader: Let us now call to mind all those people and situations on our hearts at this time, remembering those who have asked for our prayers.

(Short time of silence)

Leader: Lord in your mercy.

All: Hear our prayers.

Leader: We pray together saying:

All: O God, be with us on our pilgrimage. May the words of Our Lady, ‘Build a chapel here!’ Inspire us through your Holy Spirit, as we build up your church together. May we respond like St Bernadette, the priests, and the people of Lourdes. Finding the ‘here’ in our lives, the place where you call us to do your work. This week, as we enjoy working, praying and being together, help us to know you better. As we take the time to talk with you, may we hear your personal call to us. We make our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen

Leader: Our Lady of Lourdes, All:Pray for us.

Leader: St Bernadette, All:Pray for us.

Leader: All holy men and women, All:Pray for us.

Leader: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. AllAmen.

TOMORROW

✙ Geste De L’eau (Water Gesture) (p.90)

✙ Holy Hour

✙ Group Mass (p.92)

✙ Blessed Sacrament Procession (p.94)

✙ Reconciliation Service for Helpers (p.82)

Sunday 30 July

INTERNATIONAL MASS IN ST PIUS X BASILICA AT 9.30 a.m.

Reading

1 Kings 3:5.7-12

The Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream, and said, “Ask for what you would like me to give you.”

Solomon replied “Lord my God, you have made your servant king in succession to David my father. But I am a very young man, unskilled in leadership. Your servant finds himself in the midst of this people of yours that you have chosen, a people, so many in its numbers cannot be counted or reckoned. Give your servant a heart to understand how to discern between good and evil, for who could govern this people of yours that is so great?”

It pleased the Lord that Solomon should have asked for this. “Since you have asked for this” the Lord said “and not asked for long life for yourself or riches or the lives of your enemies, but have asked for a discerning judgement for yourself, here and now I do what you ask. I give you a heart wise and shrewd as none before you has had and none will have after you.”

Reading Romans 8:28-30

We know that by turning everything to their good God co-operates with all those who love him, with all those that he has called according to his purpose. They are the ones he chose specially long ago and intended to become true images of his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest of many brothers. He called those he intended for this; those he called he justified; and with those he justified, he shared his glory.

Gospel Matthew 13:44-52

Jesus said to the crowds “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field which someone has found; he hides it again, goes off happy, sells everything he owns and buys the field.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls; when he finds one of great value, he goes and sells everything he owns and buys it.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea that brings in a haul of all kinds. When it is full, the fishermen haul it ashore then, sitting down, they collect the good ones in a basket and throw away those that are of no use. This is how it will be at the end of time; the angels will appear and separate the wicked from the just to throw them into the blazing furnace where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.

“Have you understood all this?” they said, “Yes”. And he said to them, “Well then, every scribe who becomes a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out from his storeroom things both new and old.”

Creed CREDO in unum Deum, Patrem omnipotentem, factorem caeli et terrae, visibilium omnium et invisibilium.

Et in unum Dominum Iesum Christum, Filium Dei unigenitum. Et ex Patre natum ante omnia saecula. Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo vero, genitum non factum, consubstantialem Patri: perquem omnia facta sunt.

Qui propter nos hominess et propter nostrum salute descendit de caelis. Et incarnates est de Spiritu Sancto ex Maria Virgine, et homo factus est.

Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub Pontio Pilato, passus et sepultus est, et resurrexit tertia die, secundum Scripturas, et ascendit in caelum, sedet ad dexteram Patris.

Et iterum venturus est cum gloria, iudicare vivos et mortuos, cuius regni non erit finis.

Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum et vivificantem, qui ex Patre Filioque procedit.

Qui cum Patre et Filio simuladoratur et conglorificatur: qui locutus est per prophetas.

Etunam, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam. Confiteor unum baptisma in remissionem peccatorum.

Et expect resurrectionem mortuorum, et vitam venturi saeculi. Amen.

Our Father

Pater noster, qui es in caelis: Sanctificétur nomen tuum:

Advéniat regnum tuum: Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie: Et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.

Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem, sed líbera nos a malo.

Amen.

THE SACRAMENTOFRECONCILIATION

Pope Paul VI published the “new rite” for the Sacrament of Penance in 1974, calling it the Sacrament of Reconciliation in order to bring a new understanding of this great gift from God. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is a call for a change of heart; it is a symbol of life, dying to sin and rising to new life. During our pilgrimage we shall have the opportunity to attend a Reconciliation Service and celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation, where we humbly acknowledge that we are sinners and desire to change our ways to God’s way of love. We acknowledge our faults, our failings, and our sinfulness; say sorry, make amends and seek God’s forgiveness.

It is a Sacrament of healing and forgiveness; it brings joy and hope to our lives. Through it we become reconciled to God, with others and ourselves. The new rite encourages the penitent to treasure a moment that should be one of the most beautiful moments of his or her life. The heavens rejoice over the sinner who repents and is reconciled to God (Lk 15: 7). We too should rejoice!

If you are uncertain of what to do and what to say, don’t worry. Guidance may be given during the service but if not, simply approach the priest for private confession with an open heart and ask him to help you make your confession and celebrate the Sacrament.

There is also the Chapel of Reconciliation in the building known as Accueil Jean-Paul II, close to the statue of the crowned Virgin, where Confessions are heard daily from 10.00 – 11.15 am and from 2.30 – 6.00 pm. Any of the priests on our pilgrimage would be happy to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation with you by arrangement.

Reflection

To prepare to celebrate the Sacrament we think about the ways in which we have failed to embrace God’s love for us, we consider the ways we have hurt others and diminished our own dignity through our lack of love. It is all too easy for our examination of conscience and our confession to become “shopping lists” without reflecting deeply on why we sin. We should try to recognise our weaknesses and pray that through the celebration of this joyful Sacrament we will be able to put things right.

A short Act of Contrition

O my God, because you are so good, I am very sorry that I have sinned against you, and with the help of your grace I will try not to sin again.

THEWORDS OFABSOLUTION

The priest extends his hands over the penitent’s head and uses the following or similar words in absolution:

God, the Father of mercies, through the death and resurrection of his Son has reconciled the world to himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins. Through the ministry of the Church may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins, in the name of the Father, + and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Prayerattributed to an Eastern Mystic

I was a revolutionary when I was young and all my prayer to God was: “Lord, give me the energy to change the world.”

As I approached middle age and realised that half my life had gone without me changing even one person, I changed my prayer to: “Lord, help me change those who are close to me, just my family and friends, and I’ll be happy.”

Now I’m an old man and my one and only prayer is this: “Lord, give me the grace to change myself.”

If I’d prayed this from the very start, I should not have wasted my life.

LECTIO DIVINA

A short guide to praying with the Scriptures

Lectio IS

✙ Prayer

✙ Listening

✙ A moment of quiet

✙ A moment when God speaks to me

✙ For every day

✙ For life Lectio is NOT

✙ Study

✙ Reading a novel

✙ Homework

✙ Difficult

✙ Rushed

Some tips

✙ Use a short passage of scripture – from one of the Gospels is ideal

✙ If on your own ‘start small’ – perhaps just 5 or 10 minutes

The practice of Lectio Divina

✙ Be still

✙ Choose a short text from the Scriptures

✙ Read it through – perhaps aloud

✙ Read it through – in silence – two or three times

✙ Reflect on the text in your mind and heart

✙ Be open to a particular word or phrase that stays with you

✙ Read through the text again

✙ Reflect on the text again

✙ Be open for a prayer, or thought, that may come to you

✙ Carry this through the day

✙ End with a short prayer and the Sign of the Cross

Lectio with a group

✙ If you are doing Lectio Divina in a group, one person can read the text for the first time

✙ People may wish to share the word or phrase that came to them

✙ The text can then be read aloud once more, before people reflect on their own minds and hearts

✙ One person can bring the time of Lectio Divina to a close with the prayer and Sign of the Cross

God has something He wishes to say to me TODAY

God has something to say to me EACH day

He will say this to me in a SIMPLE way, through his WORD

THE TORCHLIGHT(MARIAN) PROCESSION

The Torchlight procession dates back to the earliest times when pilgrims would end their day’s pilgrimage by saying the Rosary together and singing hymns to Our Lady and takes place every evening, starting at 9.00pm. As a pilgrimage we take part in the procession on one evening during the week, but pilgrims may take part on other evenings if they wish. On the evening when we are officially processing as a diocese we will gather and form up behind the diocesan banner.

Pilgrims in wheelchairs or on stretchers gather in one area, walkers in another, the two groups coming together when the procession begins. This start is symbolic as we will journey from separation to unity.

All participants carry a lighted candle which is a reminder of our baptism, when we received the gift of faith. In Lourdes, the candle-lit procession bears witness to our faith, hope and love of God and a reminder that we are called to be “the light of Christ” to all we meet in the world.

During the procession the Rosary will be prayed in a variety of languages, reflecting the different nationalities present in Lourdes at the time. However the ‘Glory be’ is always said in Latin, because Our Lady joined in with Bernadette on the Glory Be of each decade that she recited. The following two hymns are also usually sung: “Immaculate Mary” and “Holy Virgin, by God’s decree” – these hymns are often printed on the paper candle holder.

Having processed right round the Esplanade, those using wheelchairs are placed at the foot of the Basilica steps. While this is happening walkers are directed into processing from side to side of rosary square, which prolongs the procession and creates a wonderful weaving of light, as night falls.

Eventually all those processing are gathered in front of the Rosary Basilica and the evening concludes with a hymn to Our Lady, usually the “Salve Regina”, after which pilgrims will be invited to offer one another a sign of peace.

After the procession some people like to go to the Grotto or to the candle bank to continue their prayer.

Monday 31 July

6.15 am High Stations

9.00 am Geste de L’eau – Redshirts at the Baths

9.30 am Geste de L’eau – Hotels and Accueil at the Baths

10.00 am Family Group Mass in Bois St François, Cité St Pierre (CSP) (followed by photograph and a picnic)

10.30 am Holy Hour in Chapelle Maximilian Kolbe

10.30 am Group Mass (Accueil) Chapelle St Joseph

11.30 am Group Mass (Redshirts) Cathedrale de Vendure CSP

2.00 pm Group Mass (Roissy) Crypte

2.00 pm Group Mass (Panorama)Chapelle Mater Dolorosa

2.00 pm Group Mass (Padoue) Chapelle Maximilian Kolbe

2.00 pm Group Mass (Stella) Chapelle St Cosmos & Damien

3.30 pm Group Mass (Med) Chapelle Mater Dolorosa

3.30 pm Group Mass (Irlande) Chapelle Maximilian Kolbe

3.30 pm Group Mass (Europe) Chapelle St Cosmos & Damien

3.30 pm

5.00 pm

Geste de L’eau – Family Group at the Baths

Blessed Sacrament Procession

6.15 pm Choir practice at the St Sauveur Mezzanine

6.15 pm Clinical Team Meeting, Panorama

8.00 pm Vocations Meeting led by Fr Simon Dray

9.30 pm Reconciliation Service for Hospitalité, Cote Grotte

11.00 pm Encounter Led by Fr Stephen Ortiger

DAILYPRAYERS

Leader: O God, come to our aid.

All: O Lord, make haste to help us. (we make the sign of the cross)

Leader: O God, as we begin this time of prayer together, Open our hearts to your call. In our minds, may we set aside any obstacles to your love, So that in these moments we can rest here in you.

All:Amen.

Leader: Our Lady said to Bernadette, ‘Build a chapel here’

Scripture:Matthew 11: 28-30

Reader: ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.

The Gospel of the Lord

All:Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Our Lady said to Bernadette, ‘Build a chapel here.’

Reflection

Leader: Building God’s church is not without challenge and trouble. Jesus knows that we need help, that we need him and each other. The image of the yoke is important. This large piece of wood is placed over the shoulders of two oxen as they, together, pull a plough or other heavy load. This image helps us to understand Jesus’ meaning. If the load were split and the oxen took half each, they would not be able to pull the load. But together, they can. Is there a load that you find hard to carry? Can you ask God, and others for help with this load? Together with God we can carry the load and lighten each other’s burdens.

Intercessions

Leader: Let us now call to mind all those people and situations on our hearts at this time, remembering those who have asked for our prayers.

(Short time of silence)

Leader:Lord in your mercy. All:Hear our prayers.

Leader:We pray together saying:

All:

O God, be with us on our pilgrimage. May the words of Our Lady, ‘Build a chapel here!’ Inspire us through your Holy Spirit, as we build up your church together.

May we respond like St Bernadette, the priests, and the people of Lourdes.

Finding the ‘here’ in our lives, the place where you call us to do your work.

This week, as we enjoy working, praying and being together, help us to know you better.

As we take the time to talk with you, may we hear your personal call to us. We make our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Leader: Our Lady of Lourdes, All:Pray for us.

Leader: St Bernadette, All:Pray for us.

Leader: All holy men and women, All:Pray for us.

Leader: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

TOMORROW

✙ Mass with Anointing (p.100)

GESTE DE L’EAU (The Water Gesture)

On the 25th February 1858, the occasion of the 9th apparition, Our Lady of Lourdes asked Bernadette to “Go and drink at the spring and wash yourself in it”.

After a moment of confusion where Bernadette thought, Our Lady was referring to the nearby River Gave Our Lady made a sign with her finger directing Bernadette to go under the rock of the cave. Bernadette describes the moment “I went there and found water which was like mud.” (1)

This important event in the story of Lourdes inspired the creation of the baths next to the Grotto.

For many decades pilgrims have been drawn to the baths to be immersed in the water derived from the spring believing such action may bring healing.

With the onset of the covid pandemic the opportunity for immersion has stopped and since September 2021 pilgrims are invited to come to the baths to take part in what is called Geste de L’eau (The Water Gesture).

This gesture offers the opportunity to engage with the spring water by washing our hands and face and to drink of the water.

Pilgrims can attend the baths either on their own, or with family, or with friends. Because currently there isn’t the opportunity for full immersion, therefore no requirement to remove clothing, pilgrims can experience the Geste de L’eau in mixed gender groups.

Upon arrival pilgrims may have to wait seated on outside, covered benches before entering the baths area. This waiting time is a good opportunity to focus and prepare, to consider prayer intentions.

Once inside the area pilgrims are greeted by experienced volunteers who will offer guidance through the short process. This will involve a brief explanation of the significance of the gesture as it relates to the 9th Apparition of Our Lady to Bernadette, followed by an invitation to gather for a few moments of private prayer facing an Icon of Our Lady. Then, when ready, pilgrims are asked to bare their hands and forearms to receive the water which will be poured over their cupped hands three times. Firstly, to wash their hands, secondly to wash their face and thirdly to drink the water.

The gesture finishes with a short prayer led by the volunteers.

Our Lady of Lourdes…Pray for us

St. Bernadette…Pray for us

Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.

Since the start of the Geste de L’eau some pilgrims have said they miss the opportunity for immersion in the baths. However, many pilgrims also say they very much appreciate the opportunity to experience the gesture along with friends and family.

From a personal view of the gesture from the perspective of a pilgrim and as a volunteer I found the experience welcoming, inclusive, gentle and moving.

At the time of writing the custom is for adult pilgrims (unless exempt) to wear masks when arriving at and leaving the baths area. During the gesture itself pilgrims will be asked to remove their masks.

Ray Mooney

(1)Simon A. 2018. ‘Bernadette of Lourdes.’ Great Britain. Page 56.

Monday 31 July

Various Mass venues and times, please see hotel notice board for details, or ask your leader

Celebrant Group Chaplain

Homilist Group Chaplain

Suggestions for hymns at the start of Mass include: Be still for the presence of the Lord Dear Lord and Father Lord of All Hopefulness

Reading Isaiah 25:6-10

On this mountain, the Lord of hosts will prepare for all peoples a banquet of rich food, a banquet of fine wines, of food rich and juicy, of fine strained wines.

On this mountain he will remove the mourning veil covering all peoples and the shroud enwrapping all nations, he will destroy Death for ever.

The Lord will wipe away the tears from every cheek; he will take away his people’s shame everywhere on earth, for the Lord has said so.

That day, it will be said: See, this is our God in whom we hoped for salvation; the Lord is the one in whom we hoped We exult and we rejoice that he has saved us; for the hand of the Lord rests on this mountain.

Suggestions for Psalm include:

Because the Lord is my Shepherd

The Lord’s my Shepherd (Crimond or Townend)

You who dwell (On eagle’s wings)

Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia

Let your heart take courage, all who hope in the Lord. Alleluia

Gospel Matthew 11:25-30

Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.

Suggestions for Preparation of the Gifts hymn(s):

As I kneel before you

Suggestions for Communion hymn(s):

Shoulder my yoke

Soul of my Saviour

This is my body

Suggestions for Recessional Hymn(s):

Immaculate Mary

Guide me O Thou Great Redeemer

O Lord my God

Will you let me be your servant?

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT PROCESSION AND BLESSING OFTHE SICK

This procession is almost as old as the first pilgrimages to Lourdes. It was first linked to the movement of the Blessed Sacrament from the Crypt to the Grotto where adoration took place. But the sick were detached from this and so a new form was introduced which included the blessing of the sick.

This procession and blessing of the sick takes place every day at 5.00pm. As a pilgrimage we will take part on one particular day, though pilgrims can attend on other days if they so wish.

Pilgrims who are unable or do not wish to process will go direct to the underground Basilica of St Pius X where they can participate in prayer and adoration by watching the progress of the procession towards the Basilica on the large screens.

The Blessed Sacrament is carried, by a Bishop, in solemn procession, under a canopy and accompanied by priests and deacons, from the Crypt of the Rosary Basilica to the underground Basilica. Pilgrims gathered in Rosary Square lead the procession into the Basilica.

Once everyone is gathered there is a time of silent adoration before the Blessed Sacrament – we don’t have to do anything, we just have to ‘be’, and feel the love of God. The Cure d’Ars, when asked what he did during his time of private prayer said “I look at Him and He looks at me”

In Lourdes the service of Benediction is amplified by a small procession. The main celebrant, carrying the monstrance, is followed by other bishops and a procession of doctors. As they move round the altar the procession stops at frequent intervals to bless the sick and disabled. As the priest makes the sign of the cross with the monstrance containing the Sacred Host, our faith tells us that it is Our Lord himself who blesses us, and we receive the benediction with reverence, head bowed.

TUESDAY 1 AUGUST

Tuesday 1 August

6.15 am High Stations

10.00 am Music Concert in the Chapelle Notre Dame

2.00 pm Mass with Anointing in St Pius X Basilica, Central Altar

6.00 pm Choir practice at the St Sauveur Mezzanine

6.00 pm Leaders, Doctors and Nurses Gathering

6.00 pm Clinical Team Meeting, Panorama meeting room

8.30 pm PARTY NIGHT IN HOTELS/ACCUEIL

TUESDAY 1 AUGUST

DAILYPRAYERS

Leader: O God, come to our aid.

All: O Lord, make haste to help us. (we make the sign of the cross)

Leader: O God, as we begin this time of prayer together, Open our hearts to your call. In our minds, may we set aside any obstacles to your love, So that in these moments we can rest here in you.

All:Amen.

Leader: Our Lady said to Bernadette, ‘build a chapel here’

Scripture:John 13:12-15

Reader: After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord – and you are right, for that is what I am. So, if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.

The Gospel of the Lord

All:Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Our Lady said to Bernadette, ‘Build a chapel here.’

Reflection

Leader: Today we gather for the mass with anointing. This is important for those who receive it and all of us, because this specific sacrament is a sign of the healing work of God in our lives.

Healing can happen in many ways and sometimes it is only when time has passed, and we look back that we can see that we have received this important grace.

Take a moment to bring to God all those, including yourself, who are in need of healing of mind or body.

Intercessions

Leader: Let us now call to mind all those people and situations on our hearts at this time, remembering those who have asked for our prayers.

(Short time of silence)

Leader:Lord in your mercy.

All: Hear our prayers.

Leader:We pray together saying:

All:

O God, be with us on our pilgrimage.

May the words of Our Lady, ‘Build a chapel here!’ Inspire us through your Holy Spirit, as we build up your church together.

May we respond like St Bernadette, the priests, and the people of Lourdes.

Finding the ‘here’ in our lives, the place where you call us to do your work.

This week, as we enjoy working, praying and being together, help us to know you better. As we take the time to talk with you, may we hear your personal call to us. We make our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen

Leader: Our Lady of Lourdes, All:Pray for us.

Leader: St Bernadette, All:Pray for us.

Leader: All holy men and women, All:Pray for us.

Leader: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

TOMORROW

✙ Mass at the Grotto (p.118)

✙ Hour of Prayer led by the Redshirts

✙ Evening Prayer of the last (p.126)

Tuesday 1 August

MASS WITH ANOINTINGOF THE SICK

When you speak to any pilgrim who has been to Lourdes on our Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage, most will tell you that one of the highlights is Mass with the Anointing of the Sick.

The origin of anointing and prayers for strength to accept sickness dates back to Jesus’ time. In the Gospels we find many references to Jesus caring for the sick and disabled and it was good that He gave special attention to them. You will recall the story of the paralytic, where Jesus said “Your sins are forgiven” “But to prove to you that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins” - He said to the paralytic - “Get up and pick up your bed and go off home” (Matthew 9:3, 6-8).

“TheApostlessetofftopreachrepentanceandtheyanointedmanysick peoplewithoil.” (Mark6:12-15). Also, onmanyoccasionsHe would say to those calling for help “Do you believe?”

You will recall the leper who came to Jesus after sunset – “If it be your will,youhavepowertomakeme clean”. Jesus wasmovedtopity, held out His hand and touched him and said “I will, be clean.” (Mark1:40-45). Notethatthelepersaid“Ifitbeyour will”. Jesus knows whatisbest forus.Hetaughtusinthe‘OurFather’–“Thy will be done”. “Is there a man among you whowould hand his sona stone when heaskedfor bread,or a snakefor a fish?Ifyouknowtogive your children whatis good,howmuchmorewillyourFatherinHeaven give good thingsto thosewholoveHim” ( Matthew7:9-11). Inhis agony in the garden of Gethsemane, He prayed “Abba (Father) everything is possible for you –take this cup away from me; but let it be as you, not I, would have it.” (Mark 14:36).

Whenathome,strugglingtobefaithfulmembersoftheChurch,orhere inLourdesawaitingtoreceivetheSacrament,wemusttryandpray for the graces to accept God’s will in every day of our lives. God will answerourprayersforgoodhealthandrelieffrompain,inHisownway andtimeandinthewaybestforeachofus.Prayerforeachotheristhe best gift for us all now, on our Pilgrimage and when we go back home.

Who may receive the Sacrament ofAnointing?

Certainly all those who have been baptised; have reached the use of reason; those who are seriously unwell or profoundly disabled; those who are very elderly, or extremely frail.

During the Anointing, all receiving the Sacrament can be assured of a remembrance in prayer by all pilgrims. It is an added blessing to receive the Sacrament during Mass celebrated by Bishop Richard and the priests. If you have any queries, speak to your Chaplain or Deacon; your leaders will keep you informed about the celebration.

The Rite ofAnointing

The Liturgy for Anointing is well prepared and celebrated. The Bishop and priests lay their hands, in silence, on the heads of those to be anointed; prayers and blessing of oil follows; then the Sign of the Cross with the oil on the foreheads “Through this holy anointing, may the Lord in His love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit” and the hands “May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up”.

How should you be prepared?

HaveFaithinJesus Christ. Faith isaspecialgift;treasureitthrough prayer when you go to Mass, visit the Grotto and take part in the daily celebrations. Pray to accept God’s will for you here in Lourdes and at home. It is good to be reconciled – to confess and receive absolution. Our young helpers are an inspiration to us; they look so happy to be helpers. Smile with them!! It is important to invite them to pray with you and for you.

Bernadette said “My vocation is that of being sick”.

Canon Seamus Hester

Rev.

MASS WITH ANOINTING IN ST PIUS X BASILICA

AT 2.00 pm

Celebrant Bishop Richard Moth

Homilist Fr David Parmiter

Gathering Waiting here for you

If faith can move the mountains

Let the mountains move

We come with expectation

Waiting here for you, I'm waiting here for you

You're the Lord of all creation

And still you know my heart

The Author of Salvation

You've loved us from the start

Refrain

Waiting here for You

With our hands lifted high in praise

And it's You we adore

Singing Alleluia

You are everything You've promised

Your faithfulness is true

And we're desperate for Your presence

All we need is You Refrain

Singing Alleluia

Alleluia, singing alleluia, alleluia Refrain

Waiting here for you

With our hands lifted high in praise

And it's You we adore

We're singing Alleluia

I'm singing Alleluia

Waiting here for you

With our hands lifted high in praise

And it's You we adore

Singing Alleluia

Singing Alleluia

Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Martin Smith

Processional Out of darkness

Out of darkness God has called us, claimed by Christ as God’s own people. Holy nation, royal priesthood, walking in God’s marv’lous light.

1.Let us take the words you give, strong and faithful words to live. Words that in our hearts are sown; words that bind us as your own.

2.Let us take the love you give, that the way of love we live. Love to bring your people home; love to make us all your own.

3.Bless all those to be anointed. Give them healing, strength and comfort; that from sickness they may find: health in body, soul and mind.

4.Strengthen all who keep your word, that their hearts and minds are stirred: answering God’s call on earth in the waters of new birth.

Christopher Walker

Penitential Act

Gloria Jubilee 2008

Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!

You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!

J.-P. Lécot

Reading

2 Corinthians

12:7-10

I was given a thorn in the flesh, an angel of Satan to beat me and stop me from getting too proud! About this thing, I have pleaded with the Lord three times for it to leave me, but he has said, ‘My grace is enough for you: my power is at its best in weakness.’ So I shall be very happy to make my weakness my special boast so that the power of Christ may stay over me, and that is why I am quite content with my weaknesses, and with insults, hardships, persecutions and the agonies I go through for Christ’s sake. For it is when I am weak that I am strong.

Psalm

Be with me, Lord

Be with me, Lord, when I am in trouble, be with me, Lord, I pray.

1.You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, Most High, who abide in the shadow of our God, say to the Lord, “My refuge and fortress, the God in whom I trust.”

2.No evil shall befall you, no pain come near, for his angels stand close by your side, Guarding you always and bearing you gently, watching over your life.

3.Those who cling to the Lord live secure in his love, lifted high those who trust in his name, call on the Lord, he will never forsake you, he will bring you salvation and joy.

Marty Haugen

Gospel Acclamation Celtic

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. The right hand of God raised me up. The hand of the Lord has triumphed. I shall never die, I shall live telling his deeds. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Christopher Walker

Gospel John 13:12-17

After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord – and you are right, for that is what I am. So, if I your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet , you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you. Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. If you know these things, you are

Homily

Credo (see page 80 for the text)

Anointing of the Sick

The Litany

Please repeat the phrase in bold after the Cantor.

Cantor: Let us pray to God for our brothers and sisters who are sick and for all those who devote themselves to caring for them. Bless all present and fill them with new hope and strength: Lord, have mercy.

People: Lord, have mercy.

Cantor: Relieve their pain: Lord, have mercy.

People: Lord, have mercy.

Cantor: Free them from sin and do not let them give way to temptation: Lord, have mercy.

People: Lord, have mercy.

Cantor: Sustain all the sick with your power: Lord, have mercy

People: Lord, have mercy.

Cantor: Assist all who care for the sick: Lord, have mercy.

People: Lord, have mercy.

Cantor: Give life and health to our brothers and sisters on whom we lay our hands in your name: Lord, have mercy.

People: Lord, have mercy.

In silence the priests lay their hands on the head of each sick person.

Prayer over the Blessed Oil

Please repeat the phrase in bold after the Cantor.

Celebrant:Praise to you, God, the almighty Father. You sent your Son to live among us and bring us salvation.

People:Blessed be God who heals us in Christ.

Celebrant:Praise to you, God, the only-begotten Son. You humbled yourself to share in our humanity, and you heal our infirmities.

People:Blessed be God who heals us in Christ.

Celebrant:Praise to you, God, the Holy Spirit, the Consoler. Your unfailing power gives us strength in our bodily weakness.

People:Blessed be God who heals us in Christ.

Celebrant:God of mercy, ease the sufferings and comfort the weakness of your servants whom the Church anoints with this holy oil. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

People:Amen.

The Anointing

The priests anoint each sick person in their group with the blessed oil.

First they anoint the forehead, saying:

Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit.

The sick person responds: Amen.

Then they anoint the hands, saying:

May the Lord who frees you from sin, save you and raise you up.

The sick person responds: Amen.

During the Anointing of the Sick we will sing the following, as time permits:

Anointing Healer of our ev’ry ill Healer of our ev’ry ill, light of each tomorrow, give us peace beyond our fear, and hope beyond our sorrow.

1.You who know our fears and sadness, grace us with your peace and gladness, Spirit of all comfort: fill our hearts.

2.In the pain and joy beholding how your grace is still unfolding, give us all your vision: God of love.

3.Give us strength to love each other, ev’ry sister, ev’ry brother, Spirit of all kindness: be our guide.

4.You who know each thought and feeling, teach us all your way of healing, Spirit of compassion: fill each heart.

Marty Haugen

Anointing Son of David

Refrain:

Son of David, have pity on me; Son of God, hear my plea.

O, Son of David, have pity on me; Listen to my plea.

1.Those who sow in tears and pain Will return rejoicing. The Lamb will leap, the lion lie down, On Your day, O Lord.

2.He has borne our grief and pain, Burdened down with sorrow. Who'd believe what we have seen? Like a lamb He's slain.

3.By His word the world was made, Ev'ry grain and flower. The poor stand near to God, the Lord: Those who seek His face.

4.O Lord God, return to us. Let Thy face renew us. Turn again, come see this vine. Which your hand has sown.

Jon Foley

Anointing Shoulder my yoke

Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart. And you’ll find rest for your souls, for my yoke is easy and my burden light.

1. ‘Come, you weary’, says the Lord. ‘All who are heavy laden.’ He will give you rest for your souls.

2. ‘Come, you hungry’, says the Lord. ‘All who are heavy laden.’ He will give you rest for your souls.

3. ‘Come, you thirsty’, says the Lord. ‘All who are heavy laden.’ He will give you rest for your souls.

4. ‘Come, you children’, says the Lord. ‘Yours is the kingdom of heaven.’ He will keep you safe from all harm.

Anne Ward

Anointing God of Compassion

God of compassion, faithful in love God of all tenderness, pity us. Comfort your people, we pray.

1.You who forgive our guilt, you who heal all our ills, save this life.

You do not treat us as of sinfulness, save your servant who trusts in you.

2.Constant your promise to love and be merciful, save this life.

Treating us tenderly, mindful that we are dust, save your servant who trusts in you.

3.Short is our life, like the flowers that fade and die, save this life.

Life everlasting you give to your faithful ones, save your servant who trusts in you.

Peter Jones

Anointing We cannot measure (to the tune of Ye banks and braes)

1.We cannot measure how you heal or answer every suffr’s prayer, yet we believe your grace responds where faith and doubt unite to care. Your hands, though bloodied on the cross, survive to hold and heal and warn, to carry all through death to life and cradle children yet unborn.

2.The pain that will not go away, the guilt that clings from things long past, the fear of what the future holds, are present as if meant to last. But present too is love which tends the hurt we never hoped to find, the private agonies inside, the memories that haunt the mind.

3.So some have come who need your help and some have come to make amends, as hands which shaped and saved the world are present in the touch of friends. Lord, let your Spirit meet us here to mend the body, mind and soul, to disentangle peace from pain and make your broken people whole.

John L. Bell and Graham Maule

Anointing How deep the Father’s Love for us

How deep the Father's love for us, How vast beyond all measure, That He should give His only Son To make a wretch His treasure. How great the pain of searing lossThe Father turns His face away, As wounds which mar the Chosen One Bring many sons to glory.

Behold the man upon a cross, My sin upon His shoulders; Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice Call out among the scoffers. It was my sin that held Him there Until it was accomplished; His dying breath has brought me lifeI know that it is finished.

I will not boast in anything, No gifts, no power, no wisdom; But I will boast in Jesus Christ, His death and resurrection. Why should I gain from His reward? I cannot give an answer; But this I know with all my heartHis wounds have paid my ransom.

Stuart Townend

Anointing In Christ Alone

In Christ alone my hope is found

He is my light, my strength, my song

This cornerstone, this solid ground

Firm through the fiercest drought and storm

What heights of love, what depths of peace

When fears are stilled, when strivings cease

My comforter, my all in all

Here, in the love of Christ, I stand

In Christ alone, who took on flesh

Fullness of God in helpless babe

This gift of love and righteousness

Scorned by the ones he came to save

'Til on that cross, as Jesus died

The wrath of God was satisfied

For every sin, on him, was laid

Here, in the death of Christ, I live

There in the ground, his body lay

Light of the world, by darkness, slain

Then bursting forth in glorious day

Up from the grave, he rose again

And as he stands in victory

Sin's curse has lost its grip on me

For I am his and he is mine

Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in death

This is the power of Christ in me

From life's first cry to final breath

Jesus commands my destiny

No power of hell, no scheme of man

Can ever pluck me from his hand

'Til he returns or calls me home

Here, in the power of Christ, I stand

Keith Getty, Stuart Townend

Anointing It is well upon my soul (Spafford)

When peace like a river attendeth my way When sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot, You have taught me to say It is well, it is well with my soul!

Refrain

It is well (It is well) With my soul (With my soul) It is well, it is well with my soul

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come Let this blest assurance control That Christ has regarded my helpless estate And has shed His own blood for my soul Refrain

My sin, oh the bliss of this glorious thought! My sin, not in part but the whole Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! Refrain

For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live; If Jordan above me shall roll, no pang shall be mine, for in death as in life

Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul Refrain

But, Lord, ‘tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait, The sky, not the grave, is our goal; Oh trump of the angel! Oh voice of the Lord!

Blesséd hope, blessed rest of my soul! Refrain

And Lord haste the day, when my faith shall be sight

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll; The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend Even so, it is well with my soul! Refrain

Horatio G Spafford

Anointing There is a longing

There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord, for you to reveal yourself to us. There is a longing in our hearts for love we only find in you, our God.

1.For justice, for freedom, for mercy: hear our prayer. In sorrow, in grief: be near, hear our prayer, O God.

2.For wisdom, for courage, for comfort: hear our prayer. In weakness, in fear: be near, hear our prayer, O God.

3.For healing, for wholeness, for new life: hear our prayer. In sickness, in death: be near, hear our prayer, O God.

4.Lord save us, take pity, light in our darkness. We call you, we wait: be near, hear our prayer, O God.

Anne Quigley

Prayer after anointing

Celebrant: Let us pray, Father in heaven, through this holy anointing grant our brothers and sisters comfort in their suffering. When they are afraid, give them courage, when afflicted, give them patience, when dejected, afford them hope, and when alone, assure them of the support of your holy people. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

People:Amen.

Preparation of Gifts

Holy, holy Gathering’

Heaven and earth, heaven and earth are full of your glory, Lord God of Hosts

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Blessed, blessed is he who comes.

Blessed, blessed is he who comes, Blessed is he, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Paul Inwood

Memorial Acclamation Gathering

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Paul Inwood

Doxology & Amen Gathering

Amen, amen.

Paul Inwood

Lamb of God Pershore

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world. Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world. Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world.

Grant us peace, grant us peace.

Alan Smith

Communion O thou who at thy Eucharist didst pray

O thou, who at thy Eucharist didst pray that all thy church might be for ever one, grant us at every Eucharist to say with longing heart and soul, 'Thy will be done': O may we all one bread, one body be, through this blest sacrament of unity.

For all thy church, O Lord, we intercede; make thou our sad divisions soon to cease; draw us the nearer each to each, we plead, by drawing all to thee, O Prince of Peace: thus may we all one bread, one body be, through this blest sacrament of unity.

We pray thee too for wanderers from thy fold; O bring them back, good Shepherd of the sheep, back to the faith which saints believed of old, back to the church which still that faith doth keep: soon may we all one bread, one body be, through this blest sacrament of unity.

So, Lord, at length when sacraments shall cease, may we be one with all thy church above, one with thy saints in one unbroken peace, one with thy saints in one unbounded love: more blessèd still, in peace and love to be one with the Trinity in Unity.

W.H. Turton (1856-1938)

Communion Instrumental

Time for Individual Prayer

There is now an opportunity for anyone who wishes to approach a priest or deacon for a brief time of individual prayer for a specific intention.

During this time we will sing the following as time permits:

God of the poor (Beauty for Brokeness)

Beauty for brokenness, hope for despair

Lord, in the suff’ring world, this is our prayer. Bread for the children, justice, joy, peace, Sunrise to sunset Your kingdom increase!

Shelter for fragile lives, cures for their ills

Work for the craftsman, trade for their skills

Land for the dispossessed, rights for the weak, Voices to plead the cause, of those who can't speak.

Refrain

God of the poor, friend of the weak, give us compassion we pray. Melt our cold hearts, let tears fall like rain; Come, change our love, from a spark to a flame.

Refuge from cruel wars, havens from fear, Cities for sanctuary, freedoms to share.

Peace to the killing-fields, scorched earth to green, Christ for the bitterness, His cross for the pain.

Rest for the ravaged earth, oceans and streams, Plundered and poisoned, our future, our dreams, Lord, end our madness, carelessness, greed, Make us content with, the things that we need. Refrain

Lighten our darkness, breathe on this flame, Until Your justice burns brightly again; Until the nations learn of Your ways, seek Your salvation and bring You their praise. Refrain

Graham Kendrick

Recessional

All People that on Earth do Dwell

1.All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice; Him serve with joy his praise forth tell, Come ye before him and rejoice.

2.The Lord, ye know is God indeed, Without our aid he did us make; We are the folk he doth us feed, And for his sheep he doth us take.

3.O enter then his gates with praise, Approach with joy his courts unto; Praise, laud, and bless his name always, For it is seemly so to do.

4.For why? the Lord our God is good: His mercy is forever sure; His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure.

5.To Father, Son and Holy Ghost, The God whom heaven and earth adore. From men and from the angel host Be praise and glory evermore.

R. Vaughan Willimas

Wednesday 2 August

6.15 amHigh Stations

10.00 amMass at the Grotto

2.30 pmGarden Party in the Garden of the Gallia et Londres

5.00 pmHour of Prayer led by Redshirts in Church of St Bernadette, Côté Grotte

6.00 pmRosary and Talk with Bishop Richard Accueil Chapel

6.00 pmChoir practice at the St Sauveur Mezzanine

6.00 pmClinical Team Meeting, Panorama meeting room

8.30 pmEvening prayer of the last night, whole pilgrimage at prayer together in Hotels and Accueil Groups

Wednesday 2 August

MASS AT THE GROTTO AT 10.00 am

Celebrant Bishop Richard Moth

Homilist Fr David King

Gathering Magnificat

Magnificat, Magnificat, Magnificat anima mea Dominum.

Magnificat, Magnificat, Magnificat anima mea.

Jacques Berthier

O Mother blest whom God bestows On, sinners and on just, What joy, what hope, thou givest those Who in thy mercy trust!

Refrain

Thou art clement, thou art chaste, Mary, thou art fair; Of all mothers sweetest, best, None with thee compare.

O heavenly Mother! Mistress sweet! It never yet was told That suppliant sinner left thy feet Unpitied, unconsoled.

O Mother pitiful and mild! Cease not to pray for me; For I do love thee as a child, And sigh for love of thee.

Most pow'rful Mother! all men know Thy Son denies thee nought; Thou askest wishest it and, lo, His power thy will has wrought.

Mother of Love! for me obtain, Ungrateful though I be, To love that God Who first could deign To show such love to me.

St. Alphonsus, 1696-1787

Tr. Edmund Vaughan, C.SS.R., 1827-1908

Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie eleison. Christe, eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie eleison.

St. Antoine Daniel

Gloria Jubilee 2008

Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo! Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.

Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te, gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam, Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens.

Domine Fili unigenite, Iesu Christe, Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis; qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram.

Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.

Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus, tu solus Altissimus, Iesu Christe, cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris. Amen

J.-P. Lécot

Reading

Genesis 3: 9 – 15. 20

After Adam had eaten of the tree, the Lord God called to him. ‘Where are you?’ he asked. ‘I heard the sound of you in the garden,’ he replied. ‘I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.’ ‘Who told you that you were naked?’ he asked. ‘Have you been eating of the tree I forbade you to eat?’

The man replied, ‘It was the woman you put me with; she gave me the fruit, and I ate it.’ Then the Lord God asked the woman, ‘What is this you have done?’ The replied, ‘The serpent tempted me and I ate.’

Then the Lord God said to the serpent, ‘Because you have done this, ‘Be accursed beyond all cattle, all wild beasts. You shall crawl on your belly and eat dust every day of your life. I will make you enemies of each other: you and the woman, your offspring and her offspring. It will crush your head and you will strike its heel.’

The man named his wife ‘Eve’ because she was the mother of all those who live.

Psalm 145

You open wide your hand, O, Lord and you grant our desires.

All creatures shall thank you, O Lord and your friends shall repeat your blessing. They shall speak of the glory of your reign and declare your might O God.

The eyes of all creatures look to you and you give them their food in due time. You open wide you hand and you grant the desires of all who live.

The Lord is just in all his ways and loving in all his deeds. He is close to all who call upon him who call on him from their hearts.

Mike Carver

Gospel Acclamation Missal Tone

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Blessed is the Virgin Mary who believed that the promise made to her by the Lord would be fulfilled. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Public Domain

Gospel Luke 1: 26 – 38

The angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. He went in and said to her, ‘Rejoice, so highly favoured! The Lord is with you.’ She was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this greeting could mean, but the angel said to her, ‘Mary, do not be afraid; you have won God’s favour. Listen! You are to conceive and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David; he will rule over the House of Jacob for ever and his reign will have no end.’ Mary said to the angel, ‘But how can this come about, since I am a virgin?’ ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you,’ the angel answered, ‘and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God. Know this too: your kinswoman Elizabeth has, in her old age, herself conceived a son, and she whom people called barren is now in her sixth month, for nothing is impossible to God.’ ‘I am the handmaid of the Lord,’ said Mary, ‘let what you have said be done to me.’ And the angel left her.

Homily

Prayer of the faithful Hear our Prayer

Cantor: Lord in your mercy

All: Hear our prayer

Anne Ward

Preparation of Gifts Instrumental

Holy, holy

MASS XVIII Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dóminus Deus Sábaoth!

Pleni sunt coeli et terra glória tua. Hosánna in excélsis.

Benedictus qui venit in nómine Dómini.

Hosánna in excélsis.

St. Antoine Daniel

Memorial Acclamation 2

When we eat this bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

Doxology & Amen

Amen.

Breaking of Bread

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi, misérere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi, misérere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccáta mundi, dona nobis pacem.

St. Antoine Daniel

Missal Tone

Missal Tone

MASS XVIII

Communion

Lord I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof

But only say the word

Only say the word Only say the word And my soul shall be healed

Edwin Fawcett and Hermoine Thomas

Communion

Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart. And you’ll find rest for your souls, for my yoke is easy and my burden light.

Lord, I am not Worthy

Shoulder my Yoke

1.‘Come, you weary’, says the Lord. ‘All who are heavy laden.’ He will give you rest for your souls.

2.‘Come, you hungry’, says the Lord. ‘All who are heavy laden.’ He will give you rest for your souls.

3.‘Come, you thirsty’, says the Lord. ‘All who are heavy laden.’ He will give you rest for your souls.

4.‘Come, you children’, says the Lord. ‘Yours is the kingdom of heaven.’ He will keep you safe from all harm.

Anne Ward

Recessional Tell out my soul

1.Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord! Unnumbered blessings, give my spirit voice; tender to me the promise of his word; in God my Saviour shall my heart rejoice.

2.Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his name! Make known his might, the deeds his arm has done; his mercy sure, from age to age the same; his holy name - the Lord, the Mighty One.

3.Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his might! Powers and dominions lay their glory by. Proud hearts and stubborn wills are put to flight, the hungry fed, the humble lifted high.

4.Tell out, my soul, the glories of his word! Firm is his promise, and his mercy sure. Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord to children’s children and for evermore!

Timothy Dudley-Smith

WEDNESDAY EVENING

Extended evening prayer for the last night

Leader:O God, come to our aid.

All: O Lord, make haste to help us. (we make the sign of the cross)

Leader:O God, as we begin this time of prayer together, Open our hearts to your call.

In our minds, may we set aside any obstacles to your love, So that in these moments we can rest here in you.

All:Amen

Leader:Our Lady said to Bernadette, ‘Build a chapel here’

Scripture:Luke 1:35-38

Reader:‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you,’ the angel answered, ‘and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God. Know this too: your kinswoman Elizabeth has, in her old age, herself conceived a son, and she whom people called barren is now in her sixth month, for nothing is impossible to God.’ ‘I am the handmaid of the Lord,’ said Mary, ‘let what you have said be done to me.’ And the angel left her.

The Gospel of the Lord

All: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Our Lady said to Bernadette, ‘Build a chapel here’ Reflection

Leader:

We hear in Luke’s Gospel the encounter of Mary and the angel. The encounter points to a new and surprising title for Mary, Mother of God. Surprising for a young girl from Nazareth. The angel tells her that nothing is impossible for God. We can see the parallels between this encounter and the encounter between Our Lady and Bernadette here in Lourdes. Our Lady appears to Bernadette, to continue to communicate to us the message shared by the angel that nothing is impossible for God. Again, the apparently weak one is chosen, in a place that is not considered particularly honourable. A pig pen. Just as we find in John’s gospel Nathaniel asks Philip about Jesus, ‘Can anything good come from Nazareth?’ (John 1:46) We see demonstrated again and again, that God’s ways are not our ways, and that God is to be found in the weak and the outsider. (Isaiah 55:8-9)

Activity

Let’s take some time to talk in small groups about what our week in Lourdes has meant to us and how we hope to continue to answer Our Lady’s request to ‘Build a chapel here’ when we return home. You might want to use the questions below to help you.

Remember to really listen to each other without comment and do share if something has been said that helps you. You do not have to share to take part but be as generous as you can with your experience.

Questions:

1. Where you have seen God at work this week, here in Lourdes?

2. What does this mean for you now as you try to respond to Our Lady’s instruction to Build a Chapel Here?

3. Where do you think the chapel, the church, needs to be built today?

When you think of your home, where in your town or village is the church needed?

4. Who is to build it? Well, that’s us, isn’t it?

5. How do you build the church, not with bricks and mortar, but how will you receive the spiritual gifts you need?

6. What do we do that stops the church from growing and flourishing?

7. What does the church need to grow and flourish?

What kinds of attitudes and things you do could help?

8. What if anything has this week in Lourdes helped you to understand:

a. about the church?

b. about how God calls you?

c. about God’s ways.

Intercessions

Leader: Let us now call to mind all those people and situations on our hearts at this time, remembering those who have asked for our prayers.

(Short time of silence)

Leader: Lord in your mercy.

All: Hear our prayers.

Leader: We pray together saying:

All:

O God, be with us on our pilgrimage. May the words of Our Lady, ‘Build a chapel here!’ Inspire us through your Holy Spirit, as we build up your church together.

May we respond like St Bernadette, the priests, and the people of Lourdes. Finding the ‘here’ in our lives, the place where you call us to do your work.

This week, as we enjoy working, praying and being together, help us to know you better.

As we take the time to talk with you, may we hear your personal call to us.

As we return to our homes, our towns and villages in Arundel and Brighton, give us the courage to live out your call in our lives, our families, and our communities.

We make our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen

Leader: Our Lady of Lourdes, All: Pray for us.

Leader: St Bernadette, All: Pray for us.

Leader: All holy men and women, All: Pray for us.

Leader: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

All:Amen

TOMORROW

✙ Closing Mass (p.132)

✙ Departure for home for most pilgrims!

THURSDAY 3 AUGUST

Thursday 3 August

6.15 am High Stations

9.00 am Closing Mass at Esplanade Altar

THURSDAY 3 AUGUST

DAILYPRAYERS

Leader: O God, come to our aid.

All: O Lord, make haste to help us.

(we make the sign of the cross)

Leader:O God, as we begin this time of prayer together, Open our hearts to your call. In our minds, may we set aside any obstacles to your love, So that in these moments we can rest here in you.

All:Amen

Leader:Our Lady said to Bernadette, ‘Build a chapel here’

Scripture:Ephesians 3:16:21

Reader:Out of his infinite glory, may he give you the power through his Spirit for your hidden self to grow strong, so that Christ may live in your hearts through faith, and then, planted in love and built on love, you will, with all the saints have the strength to grasp the breadth and the length, the height and the depth; until knowing the love of Christ, which is beyond all knowledge, you are filled with the utter fullness of God.

Glory be to him whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.

The Word of the Lord

All:Thanks be to God.

Our Lady said to Bernadette, ‘Build a chapel here’

Reflection

Leader: As Paul prayed for the Ephesians, so let us pray for all the people in our group, and others who have shared this pilgrimage with us.

Together we say Paul’s words to each other.

(Read the reading above together)

Take a moment to pray for all those you will be returning to in the coming days.

(Silence)

Intercessions

Leader: Let us now call to mind all those people and situations on our hearts at this time, remembering those who have asked for our prayers. (short time of silence)

Leader:Lord in your mercy. All: Hear our prayers.

Leader:We pray together saying: All:

O God, be with us on our pilgrimage. May the words of Our Lady, ‘Build a chapel here!’ Inspire us through your Holy Spirit, as we build up your church together. May we respond like St Bernadette, the priests, and the people of Lourdes. Finding the ‘here’ in our lives, the place where you call us to do your work. This week, as we enjoy working, praying and being together, help us to know you better.

As we take the time to talk with you, may we hear your personal call to us. As we return to our homes, our towns and villages in Arundel and Brighton, give us the courage to live out your call in our lives, our families, and our communities. We make our prayer through Christ our Lord.

Amen

Leader: Our Lady of Lourdes, All:Pray for us.

Leader: St Bernadette, All:Pray for us.

Leader: All holy men and women, All:Pray for us.

Leader: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

All:Amen.

Thursday 3 August

CLOSING MASS AT ST BERNADETTE’S ALTAR, ESPLANADE AT 9.00 am

Celebrant Bishop Richard Moth

Homilist Bishop Richard Moth

Gathering Come all you people (Uyai mose)

Come all you people, come and praise your Maker

Come all you people, come and praise your Maker

Come all you people, come and praise your Maker

Come now and worship the Lord

Uyai mose, tinamate Mwari, Uyai mose, tinamate Mwari, Uyai mose, tinamate Mwari, Uyai mose zvino.

Iona Community

Processional

We Love this Place, O God

We love this place, O God, this holy ground, where we are fed and you are found, O God, to you we come, in ev’ry faithful heart make your home.

1.Send forth your light and your truth, let these be my guide; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.

2.And to your altar I will come, to you, my delight. I will thank you with the sound of music, My Redeemer, my God.

3.And you, my heart, why are you sad, so troubled within me?

Wait in hope; again I will sing praises for my Saviour, my God,

Christopher Walker

Penitential Act Gathering Mass

Lord have mercy: Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie eleison. Christ havemercy: Christe, eleison. Christe eleison. Lord have mercy: Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie eleison.

Paul Inwood

Reading Ephesians 6:19-20

This is what I pray, kneeling before the Father, from whom every family, whether spiritual or natural, takes its name:

Out of his infinite glory, may he give you the power through his Spirit for your hidden self to grow strong, so that Christ may live in your hearts through faith, and then, planted in love and built on love, you will with all the saints have strength to grasp the breadth and the length, the height and the depth; until knowing the love of Christ, which is beyond all knowledge, you are filled with the utter fullness of God.

Glory be to him whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.

Psalm Teach me O God to follow your ways

Teach me, O God, to follow your ways, to follow your ways to the end. My heart delights to follow your ways, to follow your ways to the end.

1.Happy are they whose life is blameless, who follow God’s law in their heart. Happy are all who do God’s will, seeking God, seeking God with their heart.

2.It is your will we keep your precepts, obeying them all with due care. O let my footsteps now be firm, seeking you, seeking you with their heart.

3.Bless me, your servant, in your kindness, obeying your Word all my life. Marvelous truths are in your law: help me see, help me see with my heart.

4.Teach me the way that I must follow, that I will be true to the end. Help me to understand your law: keeping it, keeping it with my heart.

Christopher Walker

Gospel Acclamation St Mary’s

Alleluia (repeat after the Cantor)

Open our hearts, O Lord, to accept the words of your Son. Alleluia (repeat after the Cantor)

Anne Ward

Gospel Matthew 28:16-20

The eleven disciples set out for Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had arranged to meet them. When they saw him they fell down before him, though some hesitated. Jesus came up and spoke to them. He said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore, make disciples of all the nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you. And know that I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.

Homily

Prayer of the faithful Hear our Prayer

Cantor:Lord in your mercy

All:Hear our prayer

Anne Ward

Preparation of Gifts Instrumental/Locus Iste

Holy, holy Gathering

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, Holy Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth, heaven and earth are full of your glory, Lord God of Hosts.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Blessed, blessed is he who comes.

Blessed, blessed is he who comes,

Blessed is he, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Paul Inwood

Memorial Acclamation 2 Gathering

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Paul Inwood

Doxology & Amen Gathering Amen, amen.

Paul Inwood

Breaking of Bread Pershore Mass

O Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on us.

O Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on us.

O Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace, grant us peace.

Alan Smith

Communion Jesu Dulcis Memoria

Jesu, dulcis memoria,

Dans vera, vera cordi gaudia, gaudia: Sed super mel et omnia, super mel et omnia Ejus dulcis praesentia, dulcis praesentia.

Sis, Jesus, nostrum gaudium, Qui es futurus praemium: Sit nostra in te gloria, Per cuncta semper saecula

Tomás Luis de Victoria

Communion Where your treasure is

Where your treasure is, there your heart shall be. All that you possess will never set you free. Seek the things that last; come and learn from me. Where your treasure is your heart shall be.

1.What do you gain from all your worry, What you should eat or what to wear? There is no peace in stress or hurry. Do you not know that you are held within God’s care?

2.Look at the ravens high above you. They do not work their whole life through, And yet God feeds them and protects them. So how much more will God protect and care for you?

3.Behold the lilies in their splendour. In grace and beauty are they dressed, And yet so soon their bloom is faded. So how much more will those who look to God be blessed?

4.Do not fear, little flock, for God delights to give you the blessed reign of God. Give your possessions to the needy; gain a treasure that will not fade.

Where your treasure is, there your heart shall be. all that you possess will never set you free. seek the things that last; come and learn from me. Where your treasure is your heart shall be. Where your treasure is your heart shall be.

Marty Haugen

Recessional All Are Welcome (Let us build)

1.Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live, a place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive. Built of hopes and dreams and visions, rock of faith and vault of grace; here the love of Christ shall end divisions. All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place.

2.Let us build a house where prophets speak, and words are strong and true, where all God’s children dare to seek to dream God’s reign anew. Here the cross shall stand as witness and as symbol of God’s grace; here as one we claim the faith of Jesus.

3.Let us build a house where love is found in water, wine and wheat: a banquet hall on holy ground where peace and justice meet. Here the love of God, through Jesus, is revealed in time and space; as we share in Christ the feast that frees us.

4.Let us build a house where hands will reach beyond the wood and stone to heal and strengthen, serve and teach, and live the Word they’ve known. Here the outcast and the stranger bear the image of God’s face; let us bring an end to fear and danger.

5.Let us build a house where all are named, their songs and visions heard and loved and treasured, taught and claimed as words within the Word. Built of tears and cries and laughter, prayers of faith and songs of grace, let this house proclaim from floor to rafter.

Marty Haugen

DONATIONS AND FUNDRAISING

The Lourdes Fund exists to enable us to support pilgrims who do not have the financial means to travel to Lourdes. We wish to thank those kind people who have supported our Charity through individual donations, fundraising events and donations given through appeals made in our parishes throughout the Diocese.

If you are a UK taxpayer, the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton, as a registered charity, can claim back tax you have already paid on your gift at no extra cost to you. Please request a “Gift Aid” form from our office. Thank you.

FUND RAISING

We are all fortunate enough to be able to make it to Lourdes this year. The Pilgrimage would occasionally like to be able to support who want to come to Lourdes but do not have the means to do so.

If you think you could help with a Lourdes social fundraising event, we need you. Alternatively, if you would be prepared to organise a small fundraising event in your own parish, or help with an appeal, please let us know.

Phone - 01293 651147 | Email – lourdes@abdiocese.org.uk

LEGACIES TO ARUNDEL & BRIGHTON LOURDES PILGRIMAGE

Two important ways in which you can support the pilgrimage are the “Legacies” and “Gifts in Memory”. A legacy is a bequest to us in your Will. Legacies are a very flexible way of giving and can take many forms, including a fixed sum of money, a specific possession which could be auctioned to raise funds for us, or a percentage of what remains in your estate after you have made provision in your Will for your family and friends. Legacies can also take the form of a trust, which allows you to leave something to a loved one for their lifetime with the provision that it will pass to the Pilgrimage after they have died.

You could also consider making a donation specifically in memory of a loved one who has died, known as a Gift in Memory. These gifts do not need to be made in a Will and can be made at any time by contacting the Office.

If you are considering leaving us a legacy in your Will, please request an information pack from the Office. We always recommend that you use a solicitor or professional adviser to prepare your Will.

All donations and bequests should be made payable to: A&B Lourdes Pilgrimage and sent to:

Arundel & Brighton Lourdes Pilgrimage Office

St Philip Howard Centre

4 Southgate Drive

CRAWLEY RH10 6RP

Tel: 01293 651147

Email: lourdes@abdiocese.org.uk

Web: www.abdiocese.org.uk/lourdes/home

2024 DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE 50TH ANNIVERSARY

In 2024 the Arundel and Brighton Pilgrimage to Lourdes will celebrate its 50th Anniversary.

The Pilgrimage will be celebrating throughout the year, and we want to encourage new pilgrims to join us in Lourdes as well as welcoming back returning pilgrims, as many as we can.

Look out for the events on our website

www.abdiocese.org.uk/lourdes or in your Parish & or School.

50th Anniversary

2024

Lourdes Pilgrimage

“For where two or three gather in my name, there I am with them.” (Matthew 18:20)

We have set up a prayer network to allow us to continue to pray as a pilgrimage family throughout the year for one another.

This prayer group invites and encourages us to :

• share our prayer needs

• offer prayers of praise, petition and thanksgiving to God

• pray knowing that it is a safe place to share our concerns, joys and heartaches and in the knowledge that many will be praying on your behalf

• pray as a community of people for others

Are you interested in joining our prayer network to offer your prayers and pray regularly for others ?

If so please e mail prayer-network@ablourdes.org and we will forward you confirmation of the prayer network ways of working and answer any questions that you have. We look forward to hearing from you.

LATIN TEXTS, HYMNS AND CHANTS

Our Father

Pater noster, qui es in caelis: Sanctificétur nomen tuum: Advéniat regnum

tuum: Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie: Et dimítte nobis débita nostra, sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris. Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem, sed líbera nos a malo. Amen.

Hail Mary

Ave Maria, gratia plena: Dominus tecum; benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui Jesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

Glory Be

Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

Chants

LAUDA, SION, SALVATOREM, Lauda ducem et pastorem

In hymnis et canticis

LAUDA, JERUSALEM, Dominum

Lauda Deum tuum, Sion.

Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna

Filio David

BENEDICTUS QUI VENIT

In nomine Domini.

Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna

In excelsis

Sion, praise your Saviour

Praise your leader and shepherd

In hymns and chants

Jerusalem, praise the Lord

Praise your God, Sion, Hosanna

To the Son of David

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna

in the highest.

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

TANTUM ERGO Sacramentum

Veneremur cernui, Et antiquum documentum

Novo cedat ritui:

Praestet fides supplementum

Sensuum defectui.

Genitori, Genitoque Laus et iubilatio, Salus, honor, virtus quoque Sit et benedictio, Procedenti ab utroque Compar sit laudatio. Amen.

Salve Regina

Salve, Regína, mater misericórdiae; vita, dulcédo et spes nostra, salve.

Ad te clamámus exsules fílii Hevae.

Therefore we, before him bending, this great Sacrament revere; types and shadows have their ending, for the newer rite is here: faith, our outward sense befriending, makes the inward vision clear.

Glory let us give, and blessing to the Father and the Son. Honour, might and praise addressing, while eternal ages run. Ever too his love confessing, who from both, with both, is one. Amen.

Ad te suspirámus geméntes et flentes in hac lacrimárum valle. Eia ergo, advocáte nostra, illos tuos misericórdes óculos ad nos convérte.

Et lesum, benedíctum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsílium osténde.

O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo María.

Hail, holy Queen Mother of Mercy, Hail our life, our sweetness, and our hope.

To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.

To you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.

Turn then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy towards us, and after this exile show to us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

ADDITIONAL HYMNS AND MUSIC

This section contains some additional resources which may be used in other liturgies or can be used in group or private prayer, in addition to the hymns included in our Masses on previous pages. The music for these hymns and songs is available from the pilgrimage resource centre/office at the Hotel Saint Sauveur. To obtain copies for your group worship – whether ‘formal’ or ‘informal’, please see any member of the Music Team. In addition, there are copies of many hymns and songs for you to look at and borrow. Keyboards and sound equipment are also available to you.

All my hope on God is founded

1. All my hope on God is founded; he doth still my trust renew. Me through change and chance he guideth, only good and only true. God unknown, he alone calls my heart to be his own.

2. Pride of man and earthly glory, sword and crown betray God’s trust; what with lavish care man buildeth, tower and temple, fall to dust. But God’s power, hour by hour, is my temple and my tower.

3. God’s great goodness ay endureth, deep his wisdom, passing thought: splendour, light and life attend him, beauty springeth out of nought. Evermore, from his store new-born worlds rise and adore.

4. Still from man to God eternal sacrifice of praise be done, high above all praises praising for the gift of Christ his Son. Christ doth call one and all; ye who follow shall not fall.

Herbert Howells

As I kneel before you

1. As I kneel before you, as I bow my head in prayer, take this day, make it yours and fill me with your love.

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum, benedicta tu

2. All I have I give you, ev’ry dream and wish are yours; Mother of Christ, mother of mine, present them to my Lord.

3. As I kneel before you, and I see your smiling face, ev’ry thought, ev’ry word is lost in your embrace.

Maria Parkinson

As the deer longs

As the deer longs for running streams, so I long, so I long, so I long for you.

1. Athirst my soul for you, the God who is my life! When shall I see, when shall I see, see the face of God?

2. Echoes meet as deep is calling unto deep, over my head, all your mighty waters, sweeping over me.

3. Continually the foe delights in taunting me: “Where is God, where is your God?” Where, O where are you?

4. Defend me God, send forth your light and your truth, they will lead me to your holy mountain, to your dwelling place.

5. Then I shall go unto the altar of my God. Praising you, O my joy and gladness; I shall praise your name.

Bob Hurd

At the Cross

1. At the cross her station keeping, stood the mournful mother weeping, close to Jesus to the last.

2. Through her heart his sorrow sharing, all his bitter anguish bearing, now at length the sword has passed.

3. O thou mother! Fount of love! Touch my spirit from above, make my heart with thine accord.

4. Make me feel as thou has felt; make my soul to glow and melt with the love of Christ my Lord.

5. Let me mingle tears with thee, mourning him who mourn’d for me, all the days that I may live.

6. By the cross with thee to stay, there with thee to weep and pray, is all I ask of thee to give.

7. Virgin of all virgins best, listen to my fond request: let me share thy grief divine.

8. Let me, to my latest breath, in my body bear the death of that dying Son of thine.

9. Christ, when thou shalt call me hence, be thy mother my defence, be thy cross my victory.

10. While my body here decays, may my soul thy goodness praise, safe in paradise with thee.

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Be still for the presence of the Lord

1. Be still, for the presence of the Lord the Holy One is here. Come, bow before him now, with reverence and fear. In him no sin is found, we stand on holy ground. Be still, for the presence of the Lord The Holy One is here.

2. Be still, for the glory of the Lord is shining all around; He burns with holy fire, with splendour he is crowned. How awesome is the sight, our radiant King of Light! Be still, for the glory of the Lord is shining all around.

3. Be still, for the power of the Lord is moving in this place, He comes to cleanse and heal, to minister his grace. No work too hard for him, In faith receive from him; Be still, for the power of the Lord is moving in this place.

David Evans

Be thou my vision

1. Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, nought be all else to me save that thou art; thou my best thought in the day and the night, waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

2. Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true Word; I ever with thee, and thou with me Lord; thou my great Father, and I thy true son; thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one.

3. Be thou my breast-plate, my sword for the fight; be thou my armour, and be thou my might, Be my soul’s shelter, and thou my high tower, raise thou me heavenward, O Power of my power.

4. Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise, thou mine inheritance now and always; thou, and thou only, the first in my heart, high King of heaven, my treasure thou art!

5. High King of heaven, when battle is done, grant heaven’s joy to me, bright heaven’s sun; Christ of my own heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, thou Ruler of all.

Jan Struther

Because the Lord is my shepherd

1. Because the Lord is my shepherd, I have ev’rything I need. He lets me rest in the meadow and leads me to the quiet streams. He restores my soul and he leads me in the paths that are right:

Lord, you are my shepherd, you are my friend. I want to follow you always, just to follow my friend.

2. And when the road leads to darkness, I shall walk there unafraid. Even when death is close I have courage for your help is there. You are close beside me with comfort, you are guiding my way:

3. In love you make me a banquet for my enemies to see. You make me welcome, pouring down honour from your mighty hand; and this joy fills me with gladness, it is too much to bear:

4. Your goodness always is with me and your mercy I know. Your loving kindness strengthens me always as I go through life. I shall dwell in your presence forever, giving praise to your name:

Christopher Walker

10,000 Reasons

Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul; worship his holy name. Sing like never before, O my soul; I'll worship your holy name

1. The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning, it's time to sing your song again. Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me, let me be singing when the evening comes

2. You’re rich in love and you're slow to anger. Your name is great and your heart is kind. For all your goodness, I will keep on singing; ten thousand reasons for my heart to find.

3. And on that day, when my strength is failing, the end draws near, and my time has come; still, my soul will sing your praise unending ten thousand years, and then forevermore!

Matt Redman, Jonas Myric

Come back to me

1. Come back to me with all your heart, don't let fear keep us apart. Trees do bend, though straight and tall; so must we to others' call.

Long have I waited for your coming home to me and living deeply our new life.

2. The wilderness will lead you to your heart where I will speak. Integrity and justice with tenderness you shall know.

3. You shall sleep secure with peace; faithfulness will be your joy.

4. Come back to me with all your heart, don't let fear keep us apart. Trees do bend, tho' straight and tall; so must we to others' call.

Gregory Norbert, based on Hosea

Come to me

Come to me, come to me, weak and heavy laden. Trust in me, lean on me, I will give you rest.

Iona Community

Dear Lord and Father

1. Dear Lord and Father of mankind, forgive our foolish ways! Re-clothe us in our rightful mind, in purer lives thy service find, In deeper reverence praise, in deeper reverence praise.

2. In simple trust like theirs who heard, beside the Syrian sea, the gracious calling of the Lord, let us, like them, without a word, rise up and follow thee, rise up and follow thee.

3. O Sabbath rest by Galilee! O calm of hills above, where Jesus knelt to share with thee the silence of eternity, interpreted by love, interpreted by love!

4. Drop thy still dews of quietness, till all our strivings cease; take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess the beauty of thy peace, the beauty of thy peace.

5. Breathe through the heats of our desire thy coolness and thy balm; let sense be dumb, let flesh retire; speak through the earthquake, wind and fire, O still small voice of calm, O still small voice of calm!

J. G. Whittier

God of Compassion

God of compassion, faithful in love God of all tenderness, pity us. Comfort your people, we pray

1. You who forgive our guilt, you who heal all our ills, save this life.

You do not treat us as people of sinfulness, save your servant who trusts in you.

2. Constant your promise to love and be merciful, save this life.

Treating us tenderly, mindful that we are dust, save your servant who trusts in you.

3. Short is our life, like the flowers that fade and die, save this life.

Life everlasting you give to your faithful ones, save your servant who trusts in you.

Peter Jones

Guide me, O thou Great Redeemer

1. Guide me, O thou great Redeemer pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mighty, hold me with thy pow’rful hand: bread of heaven, bread of heaven, feed me till I want no more.

2. Open now the crystal fountain, whence the healing stream doth flow; let the fire and cloudy pillar lead me all my journey through; strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer, be thou still my strength and shield.

3. When I tread the verge of Jordan, bid my anxious fears subside. Death of death, and hell’s destruction, land me safe on Canaan’s side; songs of praises, songs of praises, I will ever give to thee.

W. Williams (1717-91) tr. P. and W. Williams

Holy Virgin

1.Holy virgin, by God’s decree, you were calledeternally; that he could give his Son to ourrace. Mary, we praise you, hail, full ofgrace.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria

2.By your faith and lovingaccord, as the handmaid of theLord, you undertook God’s plan toembrace. Mary, we thank you, hail full ofgrace.

3.Refuge for your children soweak, sure protection all canseek. Problems of life you help us toface. Mary, we trust you, hail full ofgrace.

4. To our needy world of today, love and beauty youportray, showing the path to Christ we musttrace. Mary, our mother, hail, full ofgrace.

JPLécot

ImmaculateMary

1.ImmaculateMary! Our hearts are onfire, that title sowondrous fills all ourdesire.

Ave, ave, aveMaria! Ave, ave, aveMaria!

2. We pray for God’sglory, may his kingdomcome! We pray for hisvicar, our father, andRome.

3. We pray for ourmother the church uponearth, and bless, sweetest Lady, the land of ourbirth.

4.For poor, sick,afflicted thy mercy wecrave; and comfort thedying thou light of thegrave.

5.In grief andtemptation, in joy or inpain, we’ll ask thee, ourmother, nor seek thee invain.

6.In death’s solemnmoment, our mother, benigh: as children of Mary–help us when wedie.

7. To God be allglory and worship foraye, and to God’s virginmother an endless Ave.

Jesus, rememberme

Jesus, remember me when you come into yourKingdom. Jesus, remember me when you come into yourKingdom.

JacquesBerthier

Let nothing troubleyou

Let nothing trouble you or frightenyou, for the one who has God lacksnothing. Let nothing trouble you or frightenyou. God alone, God alone, God alone isenough.

1.If God builds the house nothing will shakeit; neither the storm nor the ragingtide. For the one who builds lays thefoundation; strong as the earth, deep as thesea.

2.Be God’s living stones, building God’s temple; shelter of light, with an open door. Be the dwelling place of God’s compassion, where there is love, God will bethere.

BernadetteFarrell

Lord of allHopefulness

1.Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, whose trust, ever child-like, no cares coulddestroy, be there at our waking, and give us, we pray, your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.

2.Lord of all eagerness, Lord of allfaith, whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and thelathe, be there at our labours, and give us, we pray, your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.

3.Lord of all kindliness, Lord of allgrace, your hands swift to welcome, your arms toembrace, be there at our homing and give us, we pray, your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.

4.Lord of all gentleness, Lord of allcalm, whose voice is contentment, whose presence isbalm, be there at our sleeping and give us, we pray, your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.

JanStruther

Magnificat

Magnificat, magnificat, Magnificat anima mea Dominum. Magnificat, magnificat, Magnificat anima mea.

Jacques Berthier

May the choirs ofangels

May the choirs of angels come to greetyou. May they speed you toparadise. May the Lord enfold you in his mercy. May you find eternallife.

1.The Lord is my light and myhelp: it is he who protects me fromharm. The Lord is the strength of mydays: before whom should I tremble withfear?

2.There is one thing I ask of theLord; that he grant me my heartfeltdesire. To dwell in the house of ourGod ev’ryday of my life in hispresence.

3.O Lord hear my voice when Icry: have mercy on me and giveanswer. Do not cast me away in youranger, for you are the God of myhelp.

4.I am sure I shall see the Lord’sgoodness; I shall dwell in the land of theliving. Hope in God, stand firm and takeheart, place all you trust in theLord.

ErnestSands

My soul is filled with joy (to the tune of Wild mountain thyme)

1. My soul is filled with joy as I sing to God my Saviour: he has looked upon his servant, he has visited his people

And holy is his name through all generations! Everlasting is his mercy to the people he has chosen, and holy is his name.

2. I am lowly as a child, but I know from this day forward that my name will be remembered, for all men will call me blessed.

3.I proclaim the pow’r of God! He does marvels for his servants; though he scatters the proud-hearted and destroys the might of princes.

4. To the hungry he gives food, sends the rich away empty. In his mercy he is mindful of the people he has chosen.

5. In his love he now fulfils what he promised to our fathers. I will praise the Lord, my saviour. Everlasting is his mercy.

Stephen Dean

Nada te turbe

Nada te turbe, nada te espante. Quien a Dios tiene nada le falta. Nada te turbe, nada te espante, solo Dios basta. Nothing can trouble, nothing can frighten. Those who seek God shall never go wanting. Nothing can trouble, nothing can frighten. God alone fills us.

Jacques Berthier

O let all whothirst

1.O let all whothirst, let them come to the water. And let all who havenothing, let come to theLord: without money, withoutprice. Why should you pay theprice, except for theLord?

2.And let all whoseek, let them come to the water. And let all who havenothing, let them come to theLord: without money, withoutstrife. Why should you spend yourlife, except for theLord?

3.And let all whotoil, let them come to the water. And let all who are weary, let them come to theLord: all who labour, withoutrest. How can your soul findrest, except for theLord?

4.And let all thepoor, let them come to the water. Bring the ones who areladen, bring them all to theLord: bring the children, withoutmight. Easy the load andlight: come to theLord!

John B.Foley

O Lord, Hear my prayer

O Lord, hear my prayer, O Lord, hear my prayer. When I call answer me.

O Lord, hear my prayer, O Lord, hear my prayer. Comeand listen to me.

JacquesBerthier

O Lord my God, when I in awesomewonder

1.O Lord my God, when I in awesomewonder Consider all the worlds Thy hands havemade, I see the stars, I hear the rollingthunder, Thy pow’r throughout the universedisplayed!

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, toThee; How great Thou art, how great Thou art!

Thensings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee; How great Thou art, how great Thouart!

2.When through the woods and forest glades Iwander and hear the birds sing sweetly in thetrees, when I look down from lofty mountaingrandeur and hear the brook and feel the gentlebreeze.

3.And when I think that God, His Son notsparing, sent Him to die, I scarce can take itin that on the cross, my burden gladlybearing, he bled and died to take away mysin!

4.When Christ shall come with shout ofacclamation and take me home, what joy shall fill myheart! Then I shall bow in humbleadoration and there proclaim, my God, how great Thouart!

Stuart K Hine

Praise to the Holiest

1. Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise; in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways!

2. O loving wisdom of our God! When all was sin and shame, a second Adam to the fight and to the rescue came.

3. O wisest love! that flesh and blood, which did in Adam fail, should strive afresh against the foe, should strive, and should prevail;

4. And that the highest gift of grace should flesh and blood refine: God's presence and his very self, and essence all-divine.

5. O generous love! that he who smote in man for man the foe, the double agony in man for man should undergo.

6. And in the garden secretly, and on the Cross on high, should teach his brethren, and inspire to suffer and to die.

7. Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise; in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways!

John Henry Newman (1801–90)

The Lord’s my shepherd (Crimond)

1.The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want, he makes me down to lie in pastures green. He leadeth me the quiet waters by.

2.My soul he doth restore again, and me to walk doth make within the paths of righteousness, e’en for his own name’s sake.

3.Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale, yet will I fear none ill. For thou art with me, and thy rod and staff me comfort still.

4.My table thou hast furnishèd in presence of my foes, my head thou dost with oil anoint, and my cup overflows.

5.Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me. And in God’s house for evermore my dwelling-place shall be.

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The Lord’s my shepherd

1.The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want. He makes me lie in pastures green. He leads me by the still, still waters, his goodness restores my soul:

Refrain

And I will trust in You alone. And I will trust in You alone, for Your endless mercy follows me, your goodness will lead me home.

2.He guides my ways in righteousness, and He anoints my head with oil, and my cup, it overflows with joy, I feast on his pure delights. Refrain

3.And though I walk the darkest path, I will not fear the evil one, for You are with me, and Your rod and staff are the comfort I need to know. Refrain

Stuart Townend

This is my body (In love forme)

1.This is my body, broken for you, bringing you wholeness, making you free. Take it and eat it, and when youdo, do it in love forme.

2.This is my blood, poured out foryou, bringing forgiveness, making youfree. Take it and drink it, and when youdo, do it in love forme.

3.Back to my Father soon I shallgo. Do not forget me; then you willsee I am still with you, and you willknow you’re very close tome.

4.Filled with my spirit, how you willgrow! You are my branches; I am thetree. If you are faithful, others willknow you are alive inme.

5.Love one another - I have lovedyou, and I have shown you how to befree; serve one another, and when youdo, do it in love forme.

Jimmy Owens and DamienLundy

Water oflife

Water of life, cleanse and refresh us; raise us to life in ChristJesus

1.All you who thirst, come to thewaters, and you will never be thirstyagain.

2.As rain from heav’n, so is God’s word, it waters the earth and brings forthlife.

3.Dying with Christ, so we shall rise withhim, death shall no longer have power overus.

4.Turn to the Lord, cast off yourwickedness, you will find peace in his infinitelove.

StephenDean

When I survey the wondrous cross

1.When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died, my richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride.

2.Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, save in the death of Christ, my God: all the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.

3.See from his head, his hands, his feet, sorrow and love flow mingled down; did e’er such love and sorrow meet, or thorns compose so rich a crown?

4.His dying crimson like a robe, spreads o’er his body on the Tree; then I am dead to all the globe, and all the globe is dead to me.

5.Were the whole realm of nature mine, that were an offering far too small; love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.

You who dwell (On eagle’s wings)

1.You who dwell in the shelter of theLord, who abide in his shadow forlife, say to the Lord: ‘My refuge, my Rock in whom I trust!’

And he will raise you up on eagle’s wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like thesun, and hold you in the palm of hishand.

2.The snare of the fowler will never captureyou, and famine will bring you nofear: under his wings your refuge, his faithfulness your shield.

3.You need not fear the terror of thenight, nor the arrow that flies byday; though thousands fall about you, near you it shall not come.

4.For to his angels he’s given a command to guard you in all of your ways; upon their hands they will bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.

And he will raise you up on eagle’s wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like thesun, and hold you in the palm of hishand. And hold you, hold you in the palm of hishand.

MichaelJoncas

ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF HYMNS BY FIRST LINE & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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TITLE OFHYMNS PAGE

Agnus Dei (Mass XVIII)..............................................................61, 123 Antoinedaniel.org

Alleluia (Celtic) (Walker).............................................................70, 103

© 1985 Fintan O’Carroll. Verses © 1985 Christopher Walker

Alleluia (St Mary’s) (Ward)................................................................135

© 1982 Anne Ward. Unpublished. All rights reserved.

Alleluia (Plainchant).....................................................................60, 122 Music © Public Domain

All are welcome (Let us build).....................................................75, 138

© 1994 G.I.A. Publications, Inc.

All my hope on God is founded.........................................................145 Music © Novello & Co. Ltd.

All people that on earth do dwell........................................................116

© Oxford University Press 1953

As I kneel before you.........................................................................146 Maria Parkinson © 1978 Kevin Mayhew Ltd

As the deer longs................................................................................146

© 1988 Bob Hurd, published by OCP Publications

At the Cross........................................................................................147 Public Domain

Ave Verum Corpus (Crandal)

Music © 2013, Scot Crandal (ASCAP), Published by TRINITAS, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

Be still for the presence......................................................................148

David Evans © 1986 Kingsway’s Thankyou Music

Gloria

© A&B2023

Marty Haugen, © 1991 GIA Publications Inc

© Oxford University Press

Holy, Holy, Holy Gathering..................................................72, 113, 135

Text © 2010 ICEL Music © 2010 Paul Inwood, published by Magnificat Music. www.magnificatmusic.com

Holy Virgin

© JP Lécot, English language rights administered by Kevin Mayhew Ltd

How deep the Father’s love for us................................................73,

© 1995 Thankyou Music (Adm. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com excl. UK & Europe, adm. by Integrity Music, part of the David C Cook family, songs@integritymusic.com

Immaculate Mary................................................................................155

In Christ Alone

© 2001 Thankyou Music (Adm. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com excl. UK & Europe, adm. by Integrity Music, part of the David C Cook family, songs@integritymusic.com)

It is well with my soul (Spafford).......................................................111

© Public Domain

Jesu Dulcis Memoria..........................................................................136

© Public Domain attributed to Tomás Luis de Victoria

Jesus remember me.............................................................................156

Jacques Berthier © Ateliers et Presses de Taizé F-71250 Taizé Community

Just as I am (Elliott & Bradbury)..........................................................71

© 2009 Universal Music, Brentwood Benson, CCTB Music, First Hand Revelation Music. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.

Kyrie, eleison (Mass XVIII).........................................................59,

© antoinedaniel.org

Lamb of God (Pershore).......................................................73,

Copyright © 2010 Alan Smith

Lead me Lord........................................................................................62

© Arrangement 1988 McCrimmon Publishing Co Ltd.

Let nothing trouble you......................................................................156

© 1990 Bernadette Farrell. OCP Publications

Lord have mercy (Gathering).......................................................69, 133

© 1988 Paul Inwood, published by OCP Publications..

Lord I am not worthy .........................................................................124

© 2015, Edwin Fawcett Administrators. All rights reserved

Lord in your mercy (Ward)...................................................60, 122, 135

© 2016 Anne Ward. All rights reserved.

Lord of all hopefulness.......................................................................157

Text and music arrangement © Oxford University Press

Lord we come to you............................................................................58

© Darren Sheridan 2016

Magnificat (Taize).......................................................................118,

© 1979 Atelier et Presses de Taizé

May the choirs of angels.....................................................................158

© 1990 Ernest Sands & OCP Publications

My soul is filled with joy....................................................................159

Public domain

Nada te

Jacques Berthier © 1986, 1991, Atelier et Presses deTaizé

O let all who thirst..............................................................................160

© 1978 John B Foley, OCP Publications

O Lord hear my prayer.....................................................................1610

© 1981 Ateliers et Presses de Taizé, F-71250 Taizé Community

O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder.....................................161

© 1953 Stuart K Hine, administered by Kingway’s Thankyou music

O Mother Blest...................................................................................119

Public Domain

O thou who at thy Eucharist didst pray..............................................114

© Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd

Out of darkness...................................................................................101

© 1969 Christopher Walker, OCP Publications

Praise to the Holiest............................................................................162

Public Domain

Salve Regina.......................................................................................144

Public Domain

Sanctus (Mass XVIII)...................................................................61, 123

© antoinedaniel.org

Shoulder my yoke.......................................................................107, 124

© 2004 Anne Ward. Verses by Stephen Dean. Decani Music

Son of David.......................................................................................106

Copyright © 1978 John B. Foley, S. J. and North American Liturgy Resources, Phoenix, Arizona 85029. All Rights Reserved.

Soul of my saviour................................................................................62

Public domain

Tantum Ergo.......................................................................................144

© Public Domain

Taste and see.........................................................................................74

© 1983 G.I.A. Publications, Inc.

Tell out my Soul.................................................................................125

Words © 1981 Timothy Dudley-Smith. Music © Oxford University Press

The Lord’s my shepherd.....................................................................164

© 1996, Thankyou music. Administered (UK and Europe) by Kingswaysongs.com

The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want...............................................163

Public Domain

The Stone which the builders rejected..................................................69

Refrain text© 1963, The Grail, (England). Used with permission of G.I.A. Publications, Inc. Verse text and music © 1990, Bernadette Farrell. Administered in England by the St. Thomas More Group. Published by OCP Publications. All rights reserved.

There is a longing...............................................................................112

© 1992 Anne Quigley, OCP Publications

This is my body (In love for me)........................................................164

© Bud John Songs Ltd, administered by CopyCare, PO Box 77, Hailsham, E Sussex

BN27 3EF

Waiting here for You...........................................................................100

© 2011 Gloworks (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing), sixsteps Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing), Vamos Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing), worshiptogether.com songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)

Water of life........................................................................................165

© 1982 Stephen Dean, OCP Publications

We cannot measure.............................................................................108

© 1989 WGRG, The Iona Community, Glasgow G51 3UU

We love this place, O Lord.................................................................133

Christopher Walker © 1996, 1998 OCP Publications. All rights reserved.

When I survey the wonderous Cross..................................................165

Public Domain

Where your treasure is........................................................................137

© 2000 by GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.

Will you let me be your servant............................................................58

© 1977 Scripture in Song, administered by Kingsway’s Thankyou Music

You open wide your hands, O Lord....................................................121

© Mike Carver

You who dwell (On eagle’s wings).....................................................166 Michael Joncas © 1979 New Dawn Music

Excerpts from the English translation and chants of the Roman Missal

© 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Scripture texts from The Jerusalem Bible © 1966 by Darton Longman and Todd Ltd and Doubleday and Company Ltd.

Grail Psalms are reproduced as part of the One-License. They are taken from The Psalms: A new Translation © 1963 The Grail (England) published by Harper Collins.

All musical items printed are covered by either One-License or CCLI license.

All songs covered by One License have been reproduced under One License No. A-632530

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There are many other ‘favourite’ hymns and songs available to all pilgrims. Please ask any member of the Liturgy and Music Team and they will organise copies for you or your group.

The Magnificat (Lk 1:46-55)

My soul glorifies the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God, my Saviour. He looks on his servant in her lowliness; henceforth all ages will call me blessed.

The Almighty works marvels for me. Holy is his name! His mercy is from age to age, on those who fear him.

He puts forth his arm in strength, and scatters the proud-hearted. He casts the mighty from their thrones, and raises the lowly.

He fills the starving with good things, sends the rich away empty.

He protects Israel, his servant, remembering his mercy, the mercy promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his sons for ever.

Glory be to the Father...

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