Monday 25 May 2026 Mary, Mother of the Church Today is arrival day, with hundreds of pilgrims travelling by three coaches and two flights throughout the day. Around 570 pilgrims from across the Archdiocese are making the journey. We think of our pilgrimage intentions: The Church throughout the worldHis Holiness, Pope Leo XIVThe Canonisation of Blessed Dominic BarberiOur ArchdioceseArchbishop Bernard LongleyBishop David Evans, Bishop Timothy Menezes, Bishop Richard WalkerBishop William Kenney, Bishop Philip PargeterOur Priests, Deacons, Religious & LaityVocations to the Priesthood, Diaconate and the Consecrated LifeThose whose Intentions we bring to LourdesAll those who celebrate anniversaries whilst here in LourdesAll who are SickAll Victims of Abuse, Injustice or ViolenceRefugees and Asylum SeekersThe Work of Stella Maris with SeafarersAll affected by WarOur BenefactorsThe Faithful Departed Novena Prayer for the Canonisation of Blessed Dominic Baberi O God, who so lovingly raised Blessed Dominic to the heights of holiness, learning and apostolic zeal and made him a powerful minister of your mercy, listen to our humble request. We pray that you will in your goodness, grant a miracle through the intercession of Blessed Dominic, so that the Church may further honour him on earth and that many more people will come to know and invoke the help of this faithful servant of the Church. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen. Mary, Mother of Holy Hope, Pray for Us. Saint John Henry Newman, Pray for Us. Blessed Dominic Barberi, Pray for Us. Photo GAllery: Mass at the Basilica Mass was held in the afternoon for those who had already arrived, in the Rosary Basilica. Frank Tota, who has cycled from Worcester to Lourdes to raise money for an overseas medical centre, attended the Mass on Monday afternoon. He said: "How fitting that our first Mass in Lourdes was on the feast day of Mary, Mother of the Church. Canon Brian McGinley, our beloved, former parish priest from St George's, Worcester, was the chief celebrant. "At the end of Mass, Canon Brian very kindly promoted the self-funded sponsored pilgrimage that I completed on Saturday. It humbled me to receive a round of applause from the pilgrims. "Canon Brian, whilst he was at St George's, was a huge supporter of our fundraising for the medical centre in Zimbabwe. Now in Lourdes, he continues to support the cause. God bless Canon Brian and his priestly vocation. "Many pilgrims then came to me, to donate money or collect a QR code from me. As a result, the amount donated has increased significantly. Thank you Birmingham Lourdes pilgrims for your generosity. Please continue to pray for the success of this project." Read blog posts of Frank's cycling adventures Please donate if you can, thank you Manage Cookie Preferences