30th November – 8th December 2019
the feast of the Immaculate Conception

The Novena Prayer

Programme for 7th and 8th December in Lourdes

Saturday 7th December

5:30 pm Vespers at the Immaculate Conception Basilica.
9 pm Marian torchlight procession

Sunday 8th December

10 am Mass presided over by Bishop Antoine Hérouard at the Underground Basilica of Saint-Pius X.
11:30 am Angelus and floral tribute.
3:30 pm Rosary at the Grotto.
4:15 pm Eucharistic Adoration at the Rosary Basilica led by the Cenacolo.
5:30 pm Blessing of the crib and vespers at the Rosary Basilica. Followed by the blessing of the cribs at the crypt and the Immaculate Conception Basilica.
9 pm Marian torchlight procession.

International rosary by torchlight at the Grotto

Outside the pilgrimage season, an international rosary by torchlight is held at the Grotto from 8:30 pm, every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Crib trail

From 8th December, you can take part in a trail of the cribs, every day, from 2:30 pm.