Lourdes Autumn Pilgrimage 2014

Posted on 18 October 2014

On the occasion of the Autumn Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes this year , assisted pilgrims receive the support of the Hospitality section of the Sanctuaries , made up of volunteers from all around the world who give freely of their time to assist.

This year the Diocese was privileged  to have the assistance of a great grand nephew of St. Bernadette ,Jean Emile Soubirous, who helped assisted pilgrims from the Diocese board their plane on their return to Shannon airport on Sunday last.

Our picture above shows,

Fr Tom Ryan Pilgrimage Director, Fionnuala Brua, JWT Representative in Lourdes, Jean Emile Soubirous, great grand nephew of St Bernadette,

Canon Michael McLaughlin , Chaplain of the Sanctuaries of Lourdes and Tracy Murray ,Chairperson of the Youth Council of the Killaloe Diocese.

Canon Michael McLaughlin Inch/Kilmaley , Chaplain to the Sanctuaries of Lourdes thanking Jean Emile Soubirous , great grand nephew of St Bernadette for his assistance to the Killaloe Pilgrimage at the end of the Autumn Pilgrimage to Lourdes.