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Lourdes Pilgrimage 2023 – Day One: Saturday, October 28

Saturday, October 28, 2023

– 2:00pm: Rosary at the Basilica of St. Pius X

– 2:30pm: Solemn High Mass at the Basilica of St. Pius X

– 4:00pm: The Prairie Stations of the Cross (accessible to pilgrims with reduced mobility)[JO1] 

– 4:20pm, 4:40pm, 5:00pm: The Espélugues Stations of the Cross

There was no torchlight procession this year, due to restrictions made by Sanctuary management.

The traditional pilgrimage to Lourdes opened around the feast of Christ the King. It began on Saturday, October 28, on the feast of Sts. Simon and Jude, with a Solemn High Mass followed by Stations of the Cross.