A Reflection on The Oblate Lourdes Pilgrimage 2021
Gerard reflects on the Oblates' Lourdes pilgrimage in 2021, which was the second virtual one since the onset of the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Read moreGerard reflects on the Oblates' Lourdes pilgrimage in 2021, which was the second virtual one since the onset of the COVID-19 lockdowns.
Read moreThe Oblate Community in Ireland and Britain has a long connection with Lourdes. Since the late 19th century, Lourdes pilgrimages have been a regular feature in our annual calendar excepting during WWI and WWII and the last two years of the Covid pandemic.
Read moreThe Oblate pilgrimage has always had a very important link with the Irish railway workers of CIÉ, and its predecessor organisations. Gerard shares his reflections on this link here.
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