The Sanctuary of Lourdes celebrates this great feast with pilgrims from all over the world. Come and experience the Feast of the Ascension in Lourdes.
The feast of the Ascension celebrates Jesus’ ascension to God, his Father. It is celebrated forty days after Easter. It is one of the main Christian feasts, following on from Easter and heralding Pentecost, ten days later.
‘Why do you stand looking up towards heaven?’ (Acts 1:11), the apostles are told: the Ascension of Christ is also a call to greater commitment to bring the Good News to the world.
Timetable for celebrations in the Sanctuary:
No international Mass on Wednesday 28th May
Thursday 29th May, Feast of the Ascension
9.30am: International Mass at the Basilica of Saint Pius X followed by the Angelus at the Grotto.
10.00am: Mass at the Grotto
2.00pm: The footsteps of Bernadette
3.00pm: Rosary a tthe Grotto
3.30pm : The Jubilee Way
5.00pm: Procession, Eucharistic adoration and blessing of the sick.
9.00 pm: Marian procession, leaving from the Grotto.
The month of Mary at Lourdes
During the month of May, Lourdes honours the Virgin Mary by giving people the chance to offer a white flower to Our Lady. Throughout the month of May, Sanctuary volunteers will be laying white flowers before the Crowned Virgin on your behalf.
These flowers complete the bouquet of prayers offered to Our Lady by all the pilgrims who recited the various rosaries every day at the Grotto.
