Lourdes February Days
2023
PROGRAM
Thursday February 9th
8:30 a.m.: Opening Mass at the Rosary Basilica.
Presided by Mgr. Jean-Marc Micas, Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes
Passage to the Grotto and the rock gesture
10:15 a.m.: Welcome at the Orientation Village
11:00 a.m.: Plenary / BUILD A CHAPEL: WELCOME, SERVE, LOVE
Father Michel Daubanes
Rector of the Sanctuary of Lourdes
1:30 p.m.: Activities at the Orientation Village and Parvis Saint Bernadette
2:00 p.m.: Candle gesture and blessing of the new chapels of light
3:00 p.m.: Plenary / PRESENTATION OF THE THEME OF THE YEAR 2023
Father Horacio Brito
“Chapelain” at the Sanctuary of Lourdes
General “chapelain” of the Hospitality of Our Lady of Lourdes
3:45 p.m.: Break and activities at the Orientation Village and Parvis Saint Bernadette
4:00 p.m.: PLANNING MEETING
4:00 p.m.: Putting the theme into practice (part 1)
The gestures of Lourdes (part 2)
Father Martins Obikara
“Chapelain” at the Sanctuary of Lourdes
5:30 p.m.: Plenary / “PLACE AND WORDS OF THE POOR” FROM THE SANCTUARY
5:45 p.m.: Round table / “BUILDING A CHAPEL HERE”: THROUGH THE
SICK, VULNERABLE AND THE DISABLED
Dr Alessandro de Franciscis
Permanent doctor of the Bureau of Medical Observations
President of the International Medical Association of Lourdes
Hospitalities of Westminster, Madrid, Clermont-Ferrand
6:30 p.m.: Aperitifs and snacks, Accueil Notre-Dame
8:30 p.m.: Vigil focused on the Water Gesture, Rosary Basilica
PROGRAM
Friday 10th February
8:30 a.m.: Mass at the Rosary Basilica
Presided by Father Michel Daubanes, Rector of the Sanctuary of Lourdes
9:30 a.m.: Welcome at the Orientation Village
10:00 a.m.: Round table / OUR SANCTUARY: TODAY AND TOMORROW
FROM LOURDES 2023 TOWARDS LOURDES 2030
Mgr. Jean-Marc Micas
Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes
Father Michel Daubanes
Rector of the Sanctuary of Lourdes
Sébastien Maysounave
Head of Site Management Department
Don Maxence Bertrand
“chapelain” of the Sanctuary
Head of Youth Ministry
11:00 a.m.: Lourdes 2030: Details of the projects
Father Martins Obikara
“Chapelain” at the Sanctuary of Lourdes
1:30 p.m.: Activities at the Orientation Village and Parvis Saint Bernadette
2:00 p.m.: Round table / THE OUR LADY OF LOURDES MISSIONS
AND THE JOURNEY OF THE RELICS: EVALUATIONS AND OUTLOOK
Father Jean-Marcel Rossini
“chapelain” of the Sanctuary
Pauline Broqué
Head of the development department at the Sanctuary of Lourdes
Father Vincent Cabanac
Director of the National Pilgrimage
Marlène Watkins
Founder of Lourdes North American Volunteers
2:45 p.m.: PLANNING MEETING
2:45 p.m.: WORKSHOP
“WYD YEAR: PASTORAL PROPOSALS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN LOURDES IN 2023”
Don Maxence Bertrand
“chapelain” of the Sanctuary
Head of Youth Ministry
Candela and Nathan Cheroutre
Youth ministry animators
5:00 p.m.: WORKSHOP
“COMING TO LOURDES ALL YEAR ROUND”
Don Jean-Xavier Salefran
Vice-Rector of the Sanctuary of Lourdes
David Torchala
Director of the Communications and Resources Department at the Sanctuary of Lourdes
6:00 p.m.: MEETING OF THE PILGRIMAGE FEDERATIONS
Father Michel Daubanes
Rector of the Sanctuary of Lourdes
Mathias Terrier
Director of the Reception Department at the Sanctuary of Lourdes
Don Paolo Angelino
President of OFTAL
9:00 p.m.: Marian Procession
Presided by Mgr. Jean-Marc Micas, Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes
Saturday 11th February
8:30 a.m.: Activities at the Orientation Village and Parvis Saint Bernadette
10:00 a.m.: INTERNATIONAL MASS
Presided by Mgr. Jean-Marc Micas, Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes
ANGELUS AT THE GROTTO
1:00 p.m.: Activities at the Orientation Village and Parvis Sainte-Bernadette
2:00 p.m.: Plenary / QUESTIONS/ANSWERS TO SANCTUARY MANAGERS
Father Michel Daubanes
Rector of the Sanctuary of Lourdes
Don Jean-Xavier Salefran
Vice-Rector of the Sanctuary of Lourdes
Guillaume de Vulpian
General manager of the Sanctuary of Lourdes
2:45 p.m.: Plenary / Review for Presidents of pilgrimage federations
and Hospitalities.
Pablo Garamendi
Père Denis Touw
Père Jacky-Marie Lhermitte
3:00 p.m.: Plénière / CLOSING ADDRESS
Father Michel Daubanes
Rector of the Sanctuary of Lourdes
3:30 p.m.: ROSARY AT THE GROTTO
Presided by Mgr. Jean-Marc Micas, Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes
4:30 p.m.: Eucharistic praise and blessing of the sick
6:00 p.m.: Videoconference / MEETING WITH CARE PROFESSIONALS,
ORGANIZED BY LOURDES INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEETING
Dr Alessandro de Franciscis
Permanent doctor of the Bureau of Medical Observations
President of the International Medical Association of Lourdes
