On Wednesday 22 July, thousands of pilgrims from across the Archdiocese of Liverpool will be making their annual pilgrimage to Lourdes.

This will be the 103rd year of the pilgrimage and 2026 marks 50 years of the youth pilgrimage.

As ever, there is a full itinerary for the pilgrimage, which it outlined below The Shrine will also stream some of these services, so you can join in from home as well.

Wednesday 22 July

Mass time and venue to be confirmed

Thursday 23 July

10.45 High Stations of the Cross

20:30 Youth Mass – St Bernadette Church

20:00 Mass - St Joseph Chapel – General Pilgrims

Friday 24 July

10.00 Welcome meeting for new Pilgrims – Hotel Solitude

14:00 Mass of Welcome – St Bernadette Church

Saturday 25 July

10:30 Mass of Anointing– St Bernadette Church

15:00 Adoration - St Joseph Chapel

17:00 Eucharistic Procession

20:30 Lourdes, a place of prayer - St Bernadette Church

Sunday 26 July

08:30 Mass - Grotto

Pilgrimage photograph following Mass - Esplanade

14:00 Reconciliation - St Bernadette Church

Monday 27 July

10:00 Mass – St Pius X

14:15 Passage through the Grotto

15:00 Rosary at the Grotto

21:00 Torchlight Procession

Tuesday 28 July

10:00 Lourdes, a place of growth - Hotel Solitude

10:00 Way of the Cross – Lower Stations

14:00 Mass – St Bernadette Church

Wednesday 29 July

11:00 - Youth Mass - St Bernadette Church

14:00 Mass of Thanksgiving - St Pius X

Lighting of pilgrimage candle after Mass

20:30 Youth Celebration – Notre Dame Chapel

Thursday 30 July

08:30 Mass – Rosary Basilica  

Keep posted to our website and social media channels for daily updates from the pilgrimage.

Read more about memories over the past 50 years of the youth pilgrimage here:

Where it all began: The story behind a life-changing youth pilgrimage | News

Our annual Lourdes Mass will be taking place at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King on 19 July. See you all there!