News/Events
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- 2008 - Lourdes Jubilee Year
- 11 nights - 2 Centre Pilgrimage / Holiday - £650 7 nights in Lourdes with the the full pilgrimage programme, transfers to the coast followed by 4 nights half board in Biarritz/St Jean de Luz. Transfers on departure.
Please contact our office. - June 30th - July 11th multi centre pilgrimage visiting Lourdes, Loyola, Javier and Zaragoza
- September 22nd - 26th Lourdes Pilgrimage Sponsored by the Society of Mary and the Shrine in Walsingham. This Ecumenical Pilgrimage will be led by Bishop Robert Ladds, Anglican Bishop of Whitby accompanied by a number of his fellow bishops.
- Get up to date information on the activities taking place in Lourdes by visiting The Official Lourdes Jubilee Website
- Oberammergau 2010, the year of the Passion Play. Enquiries and provisional bookings now being taken
Please contact our office for further details of any of the above offers.
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- Pope Benedict in Lourdes: 13-15 September 2008
It is now official - The Pope will be in Lourdes to celebrate the 150th anniversary Of the Apparitions, from Saturday 13 to Monday 15 September. Contact our office for flights and accommodation.
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A Letter to Pilgrims
Dear Pilgrim
I want to thank all those who travelled in 2007 for their support and it was a great pleasure meeting so many loyal "Mancunia Pilgrims". A special word of appreciation goes to our Group Organisers who work so hard for their parishes and organisations.
In January of 2007 we moved to our new headquarters, which was not without a few traumas!!! I wish to congratulate our staff for their dedication and support and for the marvellous service offered to our pilgrims at that time and throughout the past year.
2008 marks the 42nd season of the Mancunia Travel and more importantly the 150th anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Lady to the young Bernadette Soubirous. We are marking this year by offering a number of short breaks to coincide with the Apparitions in the months of February and March, details of which are available in a separate information sheet.
The Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes, Mgr J Perrier, has invited all pilgrims to reflect on the 12 missions integral to the life of a pilgrim in Lourdes. Here are some examples: Lourdes, a time of prayer; Lourdes, a time for catechesis; Lourdes, a time for personal reflection; Lourdes, a time to pay attention to the sick; Lourdes, a time to experience the universal church etc. The Bishop asks us to weave some of these themes into our pilgrim life as we visit the Shrine this Jubilee Year.
In February of 1858 Our Lady said to Bernadette in the Grotto of Massabielle "I want to them to come from throughout the world" - 150 years later, will you fulfill the request of "The Beautiful Lady" - to process - to wash in the water - to pray??
Sincerely
Desmond M. Deignan
Managing Director
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Destinations 2008
We offer tours of varying durations to a variety of destinations throughout Europe, for Dioceses, Groups and Individuals - all tailor made to suit particular requirements. Click on a link below to see details of our pilgrimages or contact us to discuss your requirements
- Lourdes
- Carmelite Spain
- Fatima
- The Holy Land
- Medjugorje
- Poland
- Rome
- Santiago de Compostela
- Diocesan Pilgrimages
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