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