And the temple of God was opened in heaven: and the ark of his testament was seen in his temple, and there were lightnings, and voices, and an earthquake, and great hail. (Rev 11.19)Well we didn't have an earthquake, thanks be to God, but on the road out of Toulouse, the coach was hit by golfball-sized hailstones. Having negotiated that, we arrived a little late for dinner at the Hotel D'Angleterre in Lourdes. Apparently the Gave has overflowed its banks in the last couple of days. I'll try to get some photos of the river in spate tomorrow.
There are 12 children and 18 adults in the parish group for Our Lady of the Rosary, Blackfen. Fr Charles Briggs is with us so we will be able to have a "catechetical Mass" and perhaps High Mass one day.
We strolled down to the grotto after dinner with children waving the parish flag and singing various songs. They particularly seem to like "God bless our Pope" which will probably be the anthem for this year.
We managed to meet up with Fr William Massie who is here with the Middlesbrough Pilgrimage. The Dioceses of Birmingham and Plymouth are here this week too, so we should meet some other priest friends. I'll remember all readers at Mass and at the Grotto.
4 comments:
every good wish for the success of your pilgrimage. It is edifying to read that you have so many children in the group in Lourdes.
Have a wonderful time Father! Lourdes is my favourite place in the world! I will be there in 7 weeks .. my 13th pilgrimage in a row! Keep us all in your prayers!
Please could you say a special prayer for my brother in law Alex who has an important job interview next week... Our Lady has not let me down yet!
With love & Prayers, Annabel
Will do, Annabel.
Brummies! YIKES!
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