Pilgrimage Weekend in Philadelphia
Schedule subject to adaptations.
Friday, October 2 — Arrival of the Relics
Pilgrims are welcome to join our regularly scheduled Friday evening parish liturgies and devotions. The relics will be present for prayer and the scheduled services; individual queued veneration begins on Saturday.
- Late Afternoon — Arrival and Solemn Reception of the Relics of Saint Bernadette
- 7:30 PM — Confessions
- 8:30 PM — First Friday Vigil Mass of Reparation
- Following Mass — Alliance of the Two Hearts All-Night Vigil
- Eucharistic Exposition and Adoration throughout the night
Saturday, October 3 — Pilgrimage Day
- 8:10 AM — Eucharistic Benediction
- 8:30 AM — Saturday Morning Mass and Public Veneration
- 10:00 AM–12:00 Noon — Lourdes Virtual Pilgrimage Experience™
- 12:00 Noon — Angelus, Eucharistic Exposition and Mid-Day Prayer
- Afternoon — Pilgrimage activities, devotional programs, Confessions and public veneration
- 4:00 PM — Sunday Vigil Mass
- 6:30 PM — Solemn Vespers and Eucharistic Exposition
- 8:30 PM — Eucharistic Benediction followed by Marian Candlelight Rosary Procession through Overbrook Farms
- Procession concludes in the church with Night Prayer
Sunday, October 4 — Farewell Pilgrimage Day
Pilgrims are welcome to join our regularly scheduled Sunday Masses.
Seating is limited to church capacity and will be available on a first-come basis.
- Regular Sunday Mass Schedule:
- 8:00 AM
- 9:30 AM — Traditional Latin Mass
- 11:30 AM
- Blessing with the relics following each Mass
- 1:00 PM — Farewell Celebration and Departure of the Relics
PLAN YOUR PILGRIMAGE
Free admission • Free neighborhood street parking • Priority Entrance Reservations available for selected events
Complete schedule, reservations, directions, parking, accessibility information and updates:
www.ourladylourdes.org
Throughout Pilgrimage Day — Saturday, October 3
Prayer and Veneration
- Public Veneration of the Relics
- Lourdes Water Experience
- Prayer Intentions
- Quiet Prayer
- Confessions (at scheduled times and as clergy availability permits)
Pilgrimage Discoveries
- Lourdes Virtual Pilgrimage Experience™
- Lourdes Video / Conference
- Parish Discovery Exhibits
- Mercedarian Discovery Exhibit
- St. Donato / St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Discovery Exhibit
Pilgrim Hospitality
- Religious Articles
- Hospitality and Refreshments for Pilgrims
Sunday, October 4 — Farewell Pilgrimage Day
Regular parish Masses, with Blessing with the Relics following each Mass, followed by the 1:00 PM Farewell Celebration and Departure of the Relics.
NOTE: - OUTDOOR SEATING: Outdoor seating will not be provided. Pilgrims who wish to bring a portable chair are welcome to do so. Please clearly mark your chair with your name or attach a luggage tag. When entering the church, chairs may be left on the Parish Center porch as space permits. The porch is monitored by security cameras; however, the parish cannot assume responsibility for chairs or other personal belongings left there.
