After five intense days of fervor, officials are satisfied with this pilgrimage which, after a difficult 2020 due to Covid, has come back to life.
During this week, the diocese of Chartres was the most represented.
“For the Church, it is a source of vitality”
Bishop Christory was marked by the spiritual depth of the pilgrims, by mutual aid and shared joy.
“Life is difficult for many and here is received a gift of simplicity and lightness. For the Church, it is a source of vitality, a sign that our Church wants to reach out to those who are sick or lonely. “
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Françoise Popot and Christiane Boudet, pilgrimage directors, noticed that many people were touched by emotion, especially during the gestures of water and Eucharistic adoration.
Pilgrimage of the diocese of Chartres to the sanctuary of Lourdes: an international mass in conclusion
This year, the pilgrims trusted and were not afraid to return.
Father Nicolas Boucée, chaplain of the pilgrims, found that the group was very demanding and that any proposal was very followed. Everyone had entered into the message from Lourdes.
Father Fréderic Roder, who accompanied twenty people from Épernon, noted that hearts were touched by the Lord’s mercy during the Stations of the Cross and times of prayer.
Anne, responsible for young people, three quarters of whom were new, observed good cohesion in the group, fruitful mutual aid between the older and younger and a progression in their faith process.
Father Jean-Pierre Cornic, their chaplain, found young people very attentive, very attentive with whom it was easy to establish silence. All participated wholeheartedly in an uplifting attitude.
Pilgrimage of the diocese of Chartres to the sanctuary of Lourdes: the pilgrims to the cave of Massabielle
For Don Louis Marie, young people were witnesses to the action of God in their hearts and he saw that some have regained the confidence lost after bereavement.
Continuity
Jean-Baptiste Sitahar, new president of hospitality after sixteen years of service to the sick, ensures the continuity of the mission. He was delighted that the diocese of Chartres had brought in the most patients and is confident in the future, given the large number of new hospitals, including several from the young group.
Doctor Perdereau, the doctor in charge, admits that “we have lived a very interesting pilgrimage, in the midst of a large number of young people”.
Father Jean-Eude Coulon, hospitality chaplain, is also happy with the youth of hospitality.
Bishop Christory concluded the sending ceremony by hoping to one day accompany 1,000 pilgrims to Lourdes.
Pilgrimage of the diocese of Chartres to the sanctuary of Lourdes: young people question Bishop Philippe Christory
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