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I have called you by your name Mission Theme and Meditations
We are all called In the same way, each one of us has a name which, for the present,
is hidden in God, and which we shall only fully discover at the end
Do not be afraid of our lives and of time. “To those who prove victorious I will give
a white stone – a stone with a new name written on it, known only
Building community to the man who receives it” (Revelation 2,17). In the same vein, the
first Letter of John states: ”What we are to be in the future has not
What’s in a name? yet been revealed” (1 John 3,2).
You are very special Because our true name is given to us by God, people cannot steal
it from us. In the concentration camps prisoners had their names
Valuing difference taken away from them, and were known instead by a number. But
tyrants are powerless against the name God gives us. “Each one of
us is far superior to our common humanity”, says Pascal.
+ Jacques Perrier
Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes (trans. Carol Chapman)
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In Lourdes the way that people who are sick or who have
disabilities are at the forefront of every liturgy and that all is centred
She looked at me as one person
on their needs is a powerful statement to our world of everyone’s speaking to another
unique value. This is at the heart of our Christian belief that all are
equally loved and valued by God. Jesus says to us: “Love one another.” Bernadette: “You only have
to love.” Yes, but ...we don’t know how to.
On pilgrimage this can be seen especially in prayer and worship. A
key requirement of liturgy is that it encourages full, conscious and Mary and Bernadette teach us how to love one another. In Lourdes
active participation of the whole community. Liturgies which in form, we might want to contemplate the encounter between these two
music and design encourage members of the group with disabilities very different ‘young girls’, to learn from it, live it and pass it on.
to have as active a part as possible become celebrations of great Thanks to the example that the Virgin Mary has given us in the way
joy. One discovers that a common ‘gift’ of those with disability is she met Bernadette, we have all the tools we need to live beautiful
an intuitive ability to celebrate and add meaning to liturgy. Above all and real encounters. And the more we contemplate the Virgin Mary,
they add joy. the more we discover how Mary herself was of the school of Jesus.
She says and does everything like him.
In the presence of this joy one realises the truth of the Pauline
understanding of shared gifts. Those members of the Body of Bernadette said of Mary: “She looked at me as one person
Christ, who often in the eyes of society are to be pitied, have a speaking to another. She smiled at me; she addressed me as
great capacity for life and encouraging joy in others. On pilgrimage, ‘vous’.” While later the Nevers Sisters would say: “Bernadette.
a closely shared life where they experience the loving care of others Is that it?” The way someone looks at us can make us known to
creates a situation in which the commandment to love is discovered ourselves, as it can also make us feel like an object: ‘that’. It can
to be a great liberation, creating joy in those who serve. There is a either reveal us as partners in crime, fellow players, or it can make
mutuality of love, in this unique situation, which is the gift of those an object of us. ‘Things’ don’t have a name.
with disabilities.
As the Prophet Isaiah put it:
Perry Gildea CM
“Yahweh called me before I was born; from my mother’s womb,
HCPT Trust Chaplain
he has pronounced my name.”
(Isaiah 49.1)
“If the Holy Virgin could have found someone poorer than me,
she would have chosen her.”
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Regarding the numerous cures, he wrote: “Sick try the waters of the In Lourdes everyone is equal and welcome – and for so many
Grotto, and this is not without success. Many were sick who did people, this is a new and renewing experience. In Lourdes there is a
not respond to the most stringent of treatments, and who suddenly holistic approach to health, in that there is an understanding that we
recovered their health.” must care for our physical, mental, social and spiritual wellbeing.
In these early years, Lourdes was associated very much with So a pilgrimage to Lourdes may be a genuine experience of
physical cures. The bishop set up a Medical Committee to what Christianity is really about, a sharing in the life of a Christian
investigate and authenticate reported cures. To date, all sixty-seven community that has at its core the love of God and sharing with and
“certified” cures have been of physical disability or illness. In recent caring for our fellow pilgrims. Our challenge, as pilgrims to Lourdes,
times consideration is being given to the inclusion of mental or is to bring home the gifts of the Spirit we have enjoyed there and to
psychological cures due to Our Lady’s intercession1. recreate true inclusive Christian communities twelve months a year.
So, given the infrequency of cures, what attracts “les malades” Our experience in Lourdes tells us that sharing our pilgrimage
to Lourdes, and especially what encourages them to come back journey with people with disability or sickness enriches all our lives.
time and again? The same question could be asked of able- The challenge is to facilitate (i.e: to make easy) all people to exercise
bodied people. What is so special about Lourdes and the Lourdes their call to take a full part in the life of our Church.
experience?
“Thus says the Lord who created you, who formed you:
A pilgrimage to Lourdes shares many attributes common to other Fear not for I have redeemed you;
pilgrimages. The long journey itself is an experience. It is away I have called you by your name;
from home and removed from everyday and ordinary experience. You are mine...
We travel as a group, initially as strangers from a multitude of Because you are precious in my eyes and glorious,
backgrounds and life experiences, united by a shared journey and because I love you.” 2
and a common goal. There is a programme of common spiritual
exercises. This is not our gift to people with disability – it is their right.
A unique feature of a Lourdes group is that it invariably reflects They too have been called by name.
‘normal society’ in its composition, in a way that other pilgrimages Dr Michael McGloin
may not. The pilgrimage is not confined to those who can afford Chairman of HCPT Trustees
it, nor is it for most a once-in-a-lifetime experience after years of
saving.
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Fons Vitae – Bulletin of the Medical Bureau of Lourdes, no. 299 – July 2007
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Isaiah 43:1, 4
wheelchair and those who are able to run, those with great vision
and those with poor eyesight, those who can listen and those who
do not hear, those who find life a struggle and those who struggle
with life. Everyone has their place and their role.
And this was from the gifted creator of Peter Rabbit and other And we have so much to learn from people with disabilities. In the
delightful stories, who came from a secure social background. Fear words of John Paul II on the day that Dennis met him: “We begin by
is part of our lives. Yet God urges us to trust in him. He values each imagining that we are giving to them; we end by realising that they
one of us equally, regardless of our insecurities, our failures, our have enriched us.”
disabilities. For has he not created us in his own image?
In confronting our own fears, we might well remember the beautiful
All of us can find peace and security, and so much more, in our words of M Louise Haskins in “The Gate of the Year”, quoted by
relationship with Christ our Redeemer, to whom we belong and who the late King George VI in a wartime broadcast fifty-five years after
has called us to himself in a unique friendship of love. As members Beatrix Potter reflected on her own passing into a new year:
of his Church, parts of his body, we are called to seek him as a
“And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:
community, helping each other on our pilgrim way.
‘Give me a light, that I may tread safely into the unknown.’
For many years I worked as a doctor at Chailey Heritage, a school- And he replied:
hospital in south-east England for young people with long-term ‘Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of
disabilities. Dennis, a wheelchair user, had average intelligence but God. That shall be to you better than light, and safer than a
no speech, so he communicated by means of a symbol board. But known way.’
inside he was a ‘normal’ teenager, with holy pictures on one side of
his bedroom and ‘naughty’ pictures on the other. So I went forth and, finding the hand of God, trod gladly into the
night.
Quite on his own initiative, he decided to become a Catholic, And he led me toward the hills and the breaking of day in the
an objective he pursued with great determination. He was duly lone East.”
instructed and received. With the help of his teacher, he wrote to
the late Cardinal Basil Hume expressing his desire - duly fulfilled in Let us pray that, in this Jubilee Year of the Apparitions at Lourdes,
1982 during Pope John Paul II’s visit to Great Britain - to “feel the we will be given renewed confidence to “tread safely into the
Holy Father’s hand upon him”. unknown”, to recognise that each of us is uniquely called by God.
Called by name. Called to a relationship of mutual love and respect.
On leaving Chailey, Dennis was initially well supported in his faith,
but then he moved to a new home. He was well cared for, but he Bro. Michael Strode OCSO
was never integrated into his new Catholic parish. So he transferred Founder of HCPT
to a non-conformist Church, where he received a warm welcome
and felt part of their community. It was perhaps understandable that
those unfamiliar with his disability were fearful and embarrassed to
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Richard King
HCPT Pilgrimage Director
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I have called you by your name To Celebrate and Sing
Psalm Psalm 147 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second
Praise the Lord who heals the broken-hearted prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those
having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts
Alleluia. Praise the Lord, for he is good;
of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues.
Sing to our God, for he is loving:
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work
To him our praise is due.
miracles? Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do
The Lord builds up Jerusalem all interpret them? Be ambitious for the greater gifts.
And brings back Israel’s exiles,
And now I will show you the most excellent way.
He heals the broken-hearted,
He binds up all their wounds. Gospel Acclamation
He fixes the number of the stars;
He calls each one by its name. Alleluia, alleluia.
Do not be afraid, for I am with you.
Our Lord is great and almighty; I have called you by your name.
His wisdom can never be measured. You are mine.
The Lord raises the lowly; Alleluia.
He humbles the wicked to the earth.
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Then we sing: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest. and we sing: Dying you destroyed our death,
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. rising you restored our life.
Hosanna in the highest. Lord Jesus, come in glory.
Blessed are you, God of holiness: And so, Father most holy,
you accompany us with love we celebrate the memory of Christ, your Son,
as we journey through life. whom you led through suffering and death on the cross
Blessed too is your Son, Jesus Christ, to the glory of the resurrection
who is present among us and a place at your right hand.
and whose love gathers us together. Until Jesus, our Saviour, comes again,
As once he did for his disciples, we proclaim the work of your love,
Christ now opens the scriptures for us and we offer you the bread of life
and breaks the bread. and the cup of eternal blessing.
Great and merciful Father, we ask you: Look with favour on the offering of your Church
send down your Holy Spirit in which we show forth the paschal sacrifice of Christ
to hallow these gifts of bread and wine, entrusted to us.
that they may become for us Through the power of your Spirit of love
the body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ. include us now and for ever
On the eve of his passion and death, among the members of your Son,
while at table with those he loved, whose body and blood we share.
he took bread and gave you thanks:
he broke the bread, C. Jesus, Way to the Father
gave it to his disciples, and said:
Almighty Father,
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT IT: by our sharing in this mystery
THIS IS MY BODY WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU. enliven us with your spirit
When supper was ended, he took the cup; and conform us to the image of your Son.
again, he gave you thanks Strengthen the bonds of our communion
and, handing the cup to his disciples, he said: with [Benedict] our pope, [N.] our bishop,
with all bishops, priests and deacons,
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT: and all your holy people.
THIS IS THE CUP OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND EVERLASTING COVENANT. Keep your Church alert in faith to the signs of the times
IT WILL BE SHED FOR YOU AND FOR ALL and eager to accept the challenge of the gospel.
SO THAT SINS MAY BE FORGIVEN. Open our hearts to the needs of all humanity,
so that sharing their grief and anguish,
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME. their joy and hope,
we may faithfully bring them the good news of salvation
and advance together on the way to your kingdom.
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Be mindful of our brothers and sisters [N. and N.], May God, who calls to himself all his scattered children in Christ
who have fallen asleep in the peace of Christ, Jesus, grant that you will be of one heart and one mind in Christ.
and all the dead whose faith only you can know. Amen
Lead them to the fullness of the resurrection.
and gladden them with the light of your face. May God, whose goodness inspires in you all that you desire and
achieve, strengthen your commitment by his blessing. Amen
When our pilgrimage on earth is complete,
welcome us into your heavenly home, And may Almighty God bless you all,
where we shall dwell with you for ever. the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen
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Our Father
Water Liturgy
Reading
On the famous day when Bernadette uncovered the muddy water
God knows my name. He’s found out my name. He knows all the that was to become the limpid spring of the Grotto, Our Lady asked
names my parents called me (even the middle names I keep quiet her to drink and wash in it. Full immersion at the Baths has been
about). He knows the name I like my friends to call me. How many the traditional response to that request, but it can be a daunting
people has God made since he created the world? Who could experience for some. This liturgy would fulfil Our Lady’s request
begin to count them? equally well.
But I’m not just another anonymous grain of sand on God’s big Water is one of the most important human and Christian symbols.
beach. He knows my name. He’s learned it because he’s in love Christ referred to himself as living water and source of eternal life.
with me. He wants to be with me. He wants to talk to me. He Water liturgies, which celebrate this most important symbol, are
wants to spend his life with me. Now that he’s found me he’s not profoundly fitting ways of evoking a unique aspect of the spirituality
going to let me go. He wants me to love him too. But even if I don’t of the Grotto.
he’s not going to go away.
For some years now there has been a Water Walk along the river
Thank you, God, for knowing me and loving me, even when I may Gave opposite the Grotto. This recalls significant springs or wells
not want you to. mentioned in Scripture and uses these as meditations on the
mystery of salvation and the role of water as a powerful symbol.
Song e.g. ‘O God You Search Me’ A further encouragement for making a celebration around the gift of
water, and especially the water flowing from the Grotto, is the ‘water
All Thank you, God, for knowing me
feature’ in the first Rotonde chapel on the meadow. This provides
And loving me, even when I may not want you to.
for a liturgy using flowing or living water.
Final Prayer Choose a chapel or other suitable location where the group can
be seated in a circle – or concentric circles if the numbers require.
St. Paul ended one of his letters with the words: Brothers and One or more largish and dignified bowls, containing water from the
sisters, we wish you happiness; try to grow perfect; help one Grotto spring, should be placed on a table covered with a suitable
another. Be united; live in peace, and the God of love and peace cloth, together with a candle, some flowers and a Book of the
will be with you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God Gospels.
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Consider also a dramatisation of the full story of Bernadette finding
the spring, as recalled in the HCPT prayer book and several others.
Blessing
A shorter version follows.
And so may Almighty God bless you all,
the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen
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Bernadette’s description of how she found the spring at the Grotto A Reading from St Paul’s letter to the Romans 6:2-11
Leader You were taught that when we were baptised in Christ Jesus we
were baptised in his death; in other words, when we were baptised
“The Lady said ‘Go and drink at the spring and wash yourself in it’. we went into the tomb with him and joined him in death, so that as
Not seeing any water, I went to the river Gave. But she indicated Christ was raised from the dead by the Father’s glory, we too might
with her finger that I should go under the rock. I found a little water, live a new life.
more like mud: so little that I could scarcely cup it in my hand. Three
times I threw it away, it was so dirty. On the fourth try I managed to [We believe that having died with Christ we shall return to life with
drink it.” him: Christ, as we know, having been raised from the dead will
never die again. Death has no power over him any more. When he
The same day, in the afternoon some of the townspeople returned died, he died, once for all, to sin, so his life now is life with God; and
to the Grotto. One of them poked at the muddy pool left by in that way, you too must consider yourselves to be dead to sin but
Bernadette and clear spring water bubbled out of the ground, and alive for God in Christ Jesus].
has continued to do so to the present day.
The word of the Lord Thanks be to God
This spring is truly a source of life. For some it has been a source of
the healing power of God’s love. For others it has been the source
of grace and a growth in faith, hope and trust in the goodness of A reading from the prophet Isaiah 41: 17-20
God, despite personal pain and suffering. For many it is a reminder The poor and the needy ask for water, and there is none,
that water is necessary for life, and that God is the source of all life. Their tongue is parched with thirst.
I, the Lord, will answer them,
A Reading from the Prophecy of Ezekiel 36: 24-28 I, the God of Israel will not abandon them.
I will make rivers well up on the barren heights,
Then I am going to take you from among the nations and gather And fountains in the midst of valleys;
you together from all the foreign countries, and bring you home to Turn the wilderness into a lake,
your own land. I shall pour clean water over you and you will be And dry ground into a water spring.
cleansed; I shall clean you from all your defilements and all your In the wilderness I will put cedar trees,
idols. I shall give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you; and Acacias, myrtles, and olives.
make you keep my laws and sincerely respect my observances. In the desert I will plant juniper,
You shall be my people and I will be your God. Plane tree and cypress side by side.
The word of the Lord Thanks be to God So that all may see and know
May all observe and understand
That the hand of God has done this,
Alternative readings follow. And that the Holy One of Israel has created it.
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R./ A pure heart create for me, O God Consider the life-giving qualities of water, and the healing power of
love as symbolised by the waters of the spring.
Psalm 50
A significant aspect of a Lourdes pilgrimage is shared activity,
A pure heart create for me, O God, whether it is walking together in shared belief in the processions or
Put a steadfast spirit within me. the other group activities. Chief among these is the way pilgrims
Do not cast me away from your presence, help each other, and each need is cared for.
Nor deprive me of your holy spirit. R./
Loving service of our neighbour is at the heart of discipleship and
Give me again the joy of your help; an essential need of the human family. It is seen in the dedication to
With a spirit of fervour sustain me, helping others in the Baths, and the devoted care given there. This
That I may teach transgressors your ways is the significance of the gospel story of the washing of feet.
And the sinner may return to you. R./
He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, ‘Lord, are you going to All: I do
wash my feet?’ Jesus answered, ‘At the moment you do not know
what I am doing. But later you will understand‘. ‘Never.’ said Peter; Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
‘You shall never wash my feet.’ Jesus replied, ‘If I do not wash who was born of the Virgin Mary,
you, you can have nothing in common with me.’ ‘Then, Lord,’ said was crucified, died, and was buried,
Simon Peter ‘not only my feet, but my hands and head as well.’ rose from the dead
and is now seated at the right hand of the Father?
When he had washed their feet and put on his clothes again he
went back to the table. ‘Do you understand’ he said ‘what I have All: I do
done to you? You call me master and Lord, and rightly; so I am. Do you believe in the Holy Spirit,
If I, then, the Lord and master have washed your feet, you should the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints,
wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example so that you the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,
may copy what I have done to you.’ and life everlasting?
The Gospel of the Lord Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ All: I do
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A symbolic gesture
Leader
Prayers of Intercession
Lord Jesus we believe you are the living water which gives life. We
pray that all in the human family may learn to thirst for your Word
which will become for them the source of life. Leader
Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer We have gathered in answer to the invitation of Mary, to come here
on pilgrimage. She gathers us as her beloved children to present to
For all those who seek after meaning and truth we pray us the loving mercy of Jesus her Son. She invites us to come to him
in trust, love and hope.
Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer
And so we turn to her and pray with Bernadette:
May we in all we do and say be living signs of your love in this
world. Hail Mary full of grace…
Let us thank God for the gift of our own name [at baptism] and May the Lord who has given us new birth by water and the Holy
remember what that means for us and those close to us. Spirit keep us ever faithful to his love. Amen.
Lord in your mercy, Hear our prayer A short explanation of what happens at the Baths could follow.
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Begin in darkness. Opening song e.g. “In our darkness” (Taizé). This could involve either 2 people for each intercession (a candle
lighter and a reader) or the same person may light the candle and
A central candle, symbol of Christ, Light of the World, will remind read the prayer for a given intercession. Or you may have several
us that Jesus is always with us. Others may be added at the readers but one candle lighter throughout.
Intercessions.
Reader In the beginning Reader 1 We light a candle for our friends and family. (pause)
The world was all empty
And everything was dark and gloomy (candle is lit and placed in central focus)
But God was there
We pray for all those we have left behind at home, and
Like the wind that blows over the sea at night
those we love. (pause)
And God said:
Loving God, help us to value our friends and our family,
‘Let there be light (light the central candle)
to cherish them as persons created by you in your own
And there was light
image.
And the light was wonderful.’
We pray to the Lord.
Prayer God of Light,
Thank you for the light of your love. All Lord hear our prayer (x 2) (Liam Lawton)
Help us to be a light to others. Lord in your mercy
Jesus says this: Lord hear our prayer
‘I am the light of the world.
Anyone who believes in me will not walk in darkness,
But will have the light of life.’ Reader 2 We light a candle for hope. (pause)
Reader One day Jesus said: (candle is lit and placed in central focus)
‘Do you light a candle
And then cover it with a bucket? We pray for all those who are suffering in our world: the
Of course you don’t. hungry, the lonely, those in despair, those who are ill
You want it to light up the whole room and all those who mourn. (pause)
So that everyone can see’. Loving God, make us bearers of hope and send your
Then Jesus said: Spirit to comfort the broken hearted.
‘If you are good We pray to the Lord.
You will be like a candle
That shines brightly for everyone to see. All Lord hear our prayer…
And if they see that you are good
Then they know that God is good.’
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A Reading from the Gospel according to Luke (7: 36-50) A homily, based on the texts, should lead to an understanding of
the places where sin can control our lives and the life of society.
One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and he went into
the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table. And a woman There are many ways in which the community can be encouraged
in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in to examine their lives or aspects of their lives. Or they can be led in
the Pharisee’s house, brought a jar of ointment. She stood behind an examination of conscience, perhaps in the following form:
him at his feet, weeping, and began to bathe his feet with her tears
and to dry them with her hair. Then she continued kissing his feet Litany
and anointing them with the ointment. 1. The Lord says: “You shall love the Lord your God with your
Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to whole heart.”
himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who When I fail to set my heart on God, and do not love him above
and what kind of woman this is who is touching him – that she is a all things, I fail his love:
sinner.” Jesus spoke up and said to him, “Simon, I have something
to say to you.” “Teacher,” he replied, “Speak.” “A certain creditor Lord have mercy Lord have mercy
had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other
fifty. When they could not pay, he cancelled the debts for both of When I forget that God has spoken through his Son: and my
them. Now which of them will love him more?” Simon answered, faith in God and his Church is shaky:
“I suppose the one for whom he cancelled the greater debt.” And Lord have mercy Lord have mercy
Jesus said to him, “You have judged rightly.”
When my love and respect for God’s holy name is wanting, or I
Then turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this fail to observe his day as he would wish:
woman? I entered your house, you gave me no water for my feet,
but she has bathed my feet with her tears and dried them with her Lord have mercy Lord have mercy
hair. You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not
stopped kissing my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil, but 2. Christ says: “Love one another as I have loved you.”
she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore, I tell you, her
sins, which were many, have been forgiven; hence she has shown When I lack genuine love for family, parents, husband, wife,
great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.” children and the poor:
Then he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” But those who were Christ have mercy Christ have mercy
at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this
man who even forgives sins?” And he said to the woman, “Your When my life does not reflect my Christian commitment, so that
faith has saved you; go in peace.” I do not spread the Good News, or promote the good of the
community in which I live, nor give of my best to my work and
The Gospel of the Lord other duties:
All: Praise be to you O Christ Christ have mercy Christ have mercy
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3. Christ our Lord says: “Be perfect as your Father is perfect.” Concluding Rite
When I lose direction in life, and I do not grow in the life of the When all have returned to their places they are invited to offer each
Spirit in prayer, or truly receive the sacraments; when I pay only other the sign of Peace:
lip service to my Christian life, and God’s word, am self indulgent
and avoid doing good to others: Let us offer each other a sign of Peace by turning to your
neighbours and saying:
Lord have mercy Lord have mercy
Rejoice in the Lord, your sins are truly forgiven
When I misuse my time, talents, health, and strength; when I am
impatient with my life and suffering or disappointment: Prayer
Then they are invited to go to one of the priests for their individual
confession. Soft music is played.
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Introductory Rites
Anointing of Sick People
The grace and peace of God the Father
A Liturgy of Healing
and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. And also with you
While the Eucharistic procession and devotion with the Blessing of
Sprinkling with water, using these or similar words:
sick people is one of the central liturgies celebrated every day for all
pilgrims, it is still very fitting to have a communal celebration of the Like a stream in parched land,
Sacrament of the Anointing of sick people. may the grace of Our Lord refresh our lives.
The original purpose of this sacrament as an expression of the Introduction
healing love of Christ has been restored, as has the communal
dimension of the sacrament. The restored rite is particularly suitable My dear friends, we are gathered here in the name of Our Lord
for a Lourdes pilgrimage. Jesus Christ who is present among us. The Gospels tell us how
sick people came to him for healing, and we know that he loves us
Where it is not considered appropriate to have a sacramental so much that he died for our sake.
anointing, consider a separate non-sacramental celebration, using
the oil of gladness (as opposed to Oil of the Sick blessed by a The apostle James instructs us:
Bishop) and laying-on of hands which all may receive.
“Are there any who are sick among you? Let them send for the
Resources priests of the Church, and let the priests pray over them, anointing
them with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will
A place where the group can be arranged in a circle, or in save the sick people, and the Lord will raise them up; and if they
concentric circles with adequate room between the circles for have committed any sins, their sins will be forgive them.”
movement.
Let us therefore commend our brothers and sisters who are to be
A table or altar with candles and if possible flowers. anointed to the grace and the power of Christ, that he may save
them, and raise them up.
Oil of the Sick already blessed, or olive oil to be blessed for the
anointing. Penitential Rite
A towel for the celebrant Coming together as God’s family, let us ask the Lord’s forgiveness
with confidence, for he is full of gentleness and compassion.
A Bible or Lectionary for the readings.
Lord Jesus, you healed sick people:
If the group is large a number of priests will be required for the
Lord have mercy Lord have mercy
laying on of hands and the anointing.
Lord Jesus, you forgave sinners:
Suitable music
Lord have mercy Lord have mercy
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive our sins, and bring us
to everlasting life Amen
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A Reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew In silence the priest(s) lay hands on the heads of those to be
15: 29-31 anointed.
After Jesus had left that place, he passed along the Sea of Galilee, Liturgy of Anointing
and he went up the mountain, where he sat down. Great crowds
came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, A. Prayer of thanksgiving over the Holy Oil (already blessed)
the mute, and many others. They put them at his feet, and he Praise to you, God, the almighty Father.
cured them, so that the crowd was amazed when they saw the You sent your Son to live among us
mute speaking, the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind And bring us to salvation.
seeing. And they praised the God of Israel. Blessed be God who heals us in Christ.
This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, God, the only begotten Son.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. You humbled yourself to share in our humanity
The reading may be followed by a period of silence or a homily on And you heal our infirmities.
the significance of the sacrament. Blessed be God who heals us in Christ.
Prayers of Intercession Praise to you, God, the Holy Spirit, the Consoler.
Your unfailing power gives us strength
Dear sisters and brothers let us appeal to God our loving Father for In our bodily weakness.
all those who are to be anointed with the oil of the sick. Blessed be God who heals us in Christ
Come Lord Jesus, and strengthen them through this holy anointing. B. Blessing of Oil by a priest (not already blessed)
Lord hear us Lord graciously hear us
Let us pray.
Relieve the sufferings of all those present.
Lord hear us Lord graciously hear us God of all consolation,
You chose and sent your Son to heal the world.
Free all those to be anointed from all anxiety and harm. Graciously listen to our prayer of faith:
Lord hear us Lord graciously hear us Send the power of your Holy Spirit, the Consoler,
Into this precious oil, this soothing ointment,
Assist all those dedicated to the care of sick people, and all those This rich gift, this fruit of the earth.
who volunteer their time and their energy here in Lourdes to serve
sick people and those with disabilities. Bless this oil + and sanctify it for our use.
Lord hear us Lord graciously hear us
Make this oil a remedy for all who are anointed with it;
Give life and health to all our brothers and sisters on whom we will Heal them in body, in soul, and in spirit,
lay our hands in you name. And deliver them from every affliction.
Lord hear us Lord graciously hear us
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
One God for ever and ever. Amen
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Anointing
The priest anoints the persons on the forehead and when possible
the palms of their hands with the words:
On the forehead:
On the palms:
And now let us offer together the prayer our Lord Jesus Christ Blessing
taught us:
May the Lord be with you to protect you. Amen
Our Father…
May he watch over you, keep you in his care,
And bless you with his peace. Amen
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This song is also available in French, Italian and Spanish, and with actions
YOU ARE MINE David Haas You have called us by our name,
We belong to you.
I will come to you in the silence, You have called us by our name
I will lift you from all your fear. And we are yours.
You will hear my voice,
I claim you as my choice, You have chosen us to be members of your family.
Be still and know I am near. In your love you have created us to live in unity.
Do not be afraid, I am with you. You will lead us to your light, walk before us through the night.
I have called you each by name. You will guide us on our journey. You will keep our vision bright.
Come and follow me, You will hold us when we fall, give new strength to hear your call.
I will bring you home; You will never be beyond us, for your love is all in all.
I love you and you are mine.
You will nourish, you will lead, giving ev’ry gift we need,
I am hope for all who are hopeless, For your reign will be established from the smallest of all seeds.
I am eyes for all who long to see. Through our sharing here today may our faith and life convey
In the shadows of the night, Christ our light and Christ our vision, Christ our purpose, Christ our way.
I will be your light,
Come and rest in me.
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HERE I AM LORD Daniel L Schutte THE SUMMONS John L Bell/ Graham Maule/Kelvin Grove
I the Lord of sea and sky, Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?
I have heard my people cry. Will you go where you don’t know and never be the same?
All who dwell in dark and sin Will you let your love be shown, will you let my name be known,
My hand will save. Will you let my life be grown in you and you in me?
I who made the stars of night,
Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name?
I will make their darkness bright.
Will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same?
Who will bear my light to them?
Will you risk the hostile stare should your life attract or scare?
Whom shall I send?
Will you let me answer prayer in you and you in me?
Here I am Lord. Is it I Lord? Will you let the blinded see if I but call your name?
I have heard you calling in the night. Will you set the prisoners free and never be the same?
I will go Lord, if you lead me. Will you kiss the leper clean, and do such as this unseen,
I will hold your people in my heart. And admit to what I mean in you and you in me?
Will you love the ‘you’ you hide if I but call your name?
I the Lord of snow and rain, Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same?
I have borne my people’s pain. Will you use the faith you’ve found, to reshape the world around,
I have wept for love of them, Through my sight and touch and sound in you and you in me?
They turn away.
Lord, your summons echoes true when you but call my name.
I will break their hearts of stone, Let me turn and follow you and never be the same.
Give them hearts for love alone In your company I’ll go where your love and footsteps show.
I will speak my word to them, Thus I’ll move and live and grow in you and you in me.
Whom shall I send?
ONE BREAD ONE BODY John B Foley SJ
I the Lord of wind and flame,
I will tend the poor and lame. One bread, one body, one Lord of all,
I will set a feast for them, One cup of blessing which we bless;
My hand will save. And we, though many, throughout the earth,
Finest bread I will provide We are one body in this one Lord.
Till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them. Gentile or Jew, servant or free,
Whom shall I send? Woman or man no more.
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I WATCH THE SUNRISE John Glynn I HAVE LOVED YOU Michael Joncas
I watch the sunrise lighting the sky, I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Casting its shadow near. I have called you and you are mine. (x2)
And in the morning bright though it be,
I feel those shadows near me. Seek the face of the Lord and long for him:
He will bring you his light and his peace.
But you are always close to me
Following all my ways. Seek the face of the Lord and long for him:
May I be always close to you He will bring you his joy and his hope.
Following all your ways, Lord.
Seek the face of the Lord and long for him:
I watch the sunlight shine through the clouds, He will bring you his care and his love.
Warming the earth below.
And at the mid-day, life seems to say:
I feel your brightness near me. O GOD YOU SEARCH ME Bernadette Farrell
For you are always …
O God, you search me and you know me.
I watch the sunset fading away All my thoughts lie open to your gaze
Lighting the clouds with sleep. When I walk or lie down you are before me
And as the evening closes its eyes, Ever the maker and keeper of my days.
I feel your presence near me.
For you are always … You know my resting and my rising
You discern my purpose from afar
I watch the moonlight guarding the night And with love everlasting you besiege me.
Waiting till morning comes. In every moment of life or death you are
The air is silent, earth is at rest –
Only your peace is near me. Before a word is on my tongue, Lord,
Yes you are always … You have known its meaning through and through.
You are with me beyond my understanding;
God of my present my past and future too.
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Discuss ‘Rainbows’. What do they mean to us? How were they “But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, and he
portrayed in the Bible? Gen 9: 12-13 “I set my rainbow in the cloud who formed you, O Israel, ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed
and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.” you; I have called you by name; you are mine.”’
When the discussion comes to a close, the narrator concludes with: This is very suitable as a welcoming liturgy, especially in Lourdes.
So, let us, in love, not only as individual families, but also as one big Because we are often asked to pray for many people whilst we are
special family, give thanks in a special way. in Lourdes, but rarely are we prayed for. It is a lovely experience
and a unique moment when your name is called and that intention
Continue with the prayers of intercession or any other reading or song.
is just for you. A real privilege.
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Genesis 1: 1-2, 4 Central to the growth and success of HCPT is the spirituality
Nature and inspiration of its founder, Brother Michael Strode. He was a
medical doctor, working in a residential school-hospital for children
Exercise with disabilities. On retirement he became a Cistercian monk on
Caldey Island, off the south Wales coast. Now in his eighties, he
Members of the group are asked to collect symbols of creation has helped - directly and indirectly - to transform the lives of many
e.g. pebbles, flowers, grass etc. Encourage everyone to look, feel, thousands of people who have journeyed as pilgrims to Lourdes.
smell and listen to nature when doing so.
At the heart of his spirituality is the conviction that God is the source
The symbols can then be arranged as a centre piece and prayers of of love: “When you are genuinely seeking God in prayer, and when
thanks offered to God the Creator. you give genuine service to someone, you are opening your heart to
the gift of God’s love, and I think that is what we see on pilgrimage.
5. And no two will be the same
The love which we experience on pilgrimage is God’s gift to us.”
Preparation
Beginnings
Two facilitators required. And lots of different-coloured pipe
cleaners. In 1954 Dr Michael and a few friends took four young people with
disabilities to Lourdes. From the outset, he insisted that they should
Exercise
be treated just like other pilgrims, staying in hotels rather than being
Divide the group into smaller groups of four or five. Give each group ‘shut away’ in hospitals. He had a very strong sense that young
a large number (say 30) of different-coloured pipe cleaners. people with disabilities wanted to live as normal a life as possible
and to join in every aspect of the pilgrimage.
Ask the groups what is their overriding theme of their week. For
example, ‘Called by Name’. What does that mean to our groups? He was also well aware that they needed to be loved. The way to
Let them discuss for a while. achieve that was to let them share a week of joy and adventure
with ‘normal’ people. He was ahead of his time. The notion of
After the discussion, and using the pipe cleaners in whatever way ‘inclusivity’ only became common practice many years later.
they wish to demonstrate their summaries, each group takes a turn
in sharing their ‘creation’. Growth of the HCPT family
Groups are allowed to swap colours with other groups, but only In 1956 Michael set up a charity, HCPT, to continue the work. This
through the facilitator – no peeking allowed. grew rapidly, so that now HCPT takes as many as 1800 young
people together with their carers, totalling up to 5000 pilgrims, each
Amusing, engaging and very enlightening.
Easter week. They come from all over the United Kingdom and
NB This style of activity could be applied in so many ways. Ireland, with groups from the West Indies, Slovakia, USA, Romania
and Croatia.
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In 1974, in response to requests from those who had outgrown the Helpers do not come to Lourdes to work for the young people and
young people’s pilgrimage but wanted to continue experiencing adults with disabilities, but to be with them for a very full week. They
Lourdes in the same way, HCPT bought and adapted a small hotel have no defined duties with a beginning and an end to each day.
near Bartrès, just outside Lourdes. Called Hosanna House, it lies in The care and companionship is provided 24 hours a day.
a beautiful setting facing the Pyrenees. It now accommodates two
groups of about 45 people each week during the season, totalling This sharing, listening, and praying, as well as the doing and the
over 2000 pilgrims per annum. The Irish HCPT also runs a large talking, has a wonderful effect. We learn how a true community
house on similar lines at Kilcuan, near Galway in Ireland. leads to unity. How these family groups can cure isolation,
loneliness and aridity. How each person is worthy of respect. They
More recently, HCPT has expanded its mission by providing for teach us what genuine companionship means and how it gives
groups of between six and nineteen people at its Villa near Bartrès. hope.
Run on a self-catering, more independent basis, it can be rented for
varying periods, in or out of season, by people who prefer quieter We may come as individuals - young or adult - with our own needs,
and more intimate surroundings, but with similar views to Hosanna but soon we are caught up in a new ‘family’. As Michael Strode
House. has written: “Our small-group system allows for the identification
of individual needs and the planning of liturgical and other group
Altogether, HCPT takes some 7000 pilgrims to Lourdes each year. activities suitable for those involved.” We journey together and we
feel and experience the presence of Christ. We become Church.
The group system - the heart of the HCPT experience
Young helpers
There are many fine pilgrimages to Lourdes each year. HCPT’s
way is not the only way. But Michael Strode’s inspiration has been A very positive aspect of the HCPT pilgrimage is how it has
a great gift to HCPT and its extended family, IHCPT, ASCPG and attracted many young helpers. They largely pay for themselves.
others. They bring all their energy, enthusiasm, and cheerfulness to the
groups. They feel involved and want to come again. This has much
From the start HCPT organised itself around what came to be to teach the Church at local level. In a recent survey into the attitude
known as ‘the group system’. The pilgrimage is divided into of young Catholics in Britain it was found that a significant factor in
autonomous groups. Each group consists of about ten young their formation had been travelling to Lourdes as a helper. HCPT
people and twelve helpers, including a group leader, chaplain and a now has a rolling programme of retreats for young helpers, as well
nurse. In recent years the average number of helpers has increased as renewal weekends for leaders.
to cope with a rise in the number of young people with behavioural
difficulties and special needs as well as child protection issues.
Liturgies and spiritual experience
The group system is key to HCPT. The group is sufficiently small for
At Easter it is a pilgrimage holiday, a ‘holiday with Our Lady’ as we
each person to feel they are part of it and that each one matters.
sometimes call it. The groups do come together for the Torchlight
Each group has its own number, colours and character that give
and Blessed Sacrament processions, which are carefully planned
its members a sense of identity, of belonging. As they get to know
with the Sanctuaries to suit the needs of the young people, and
each other it becomes a close and loving family. A group is a like
most particularly for a great Eucharist in the Underground Basilica.
a building block, so the Easter pilgrimage has expanded from a
This lively and specially adapted liturgy attracts not just the five
handful of groups to some 200 without losing the special closeness,
thousand strong Easter pilgrimage of HCPT but many non-HCPT
joy and exuberance of the small group. At Hosanna House the
pilgrims and people who live or work in Lourdes.
same ethos continues though the groups are larger.
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But closer to the heart of HCPT’s young people’s pilgrimage is the The Bishops of England & Wales, Scotland and Ireland are patrons
100 or more group Masses or other liturgies that take place every of HCPT and IHCPT and fully supportive of our work. Several join
day. The young people are encouraged to take a full part in, e.g., the Easter pilgrimage. In a way it is a microcosm of the Church,
the drama of the Stations of the Cross or a water liturgy, or in a and in its group system even a possible model. Bishop John
simple bedtime prayer. Each liturgy is very child-focused and the Rawsthorne and Bishop Dermot O’Mahony, Presidents of HCPT
young people often contribute ideas and prayers. and IHCPT respectively, have often said that the HCPT family have
something to contribute to the Church outside its own pilgrimage.
Hosanna House groups have a different liturgical pace. A more One challenge is to learn how to do that.
contemplative style is possible. Again there are opportunities for
intimate Eucharistic and other liturgies, in the chapel or gardens or Lessons learned
elsewhere. Or groups can join in the great services in the Domaine,
or make late night visits to the Grotto or spend a quiet time in Perhaps one of the ways is to tell people about our experience.
adoration. HCPT does not pretend to be perfect. Brother Michael reminds us
that we must never think that we have ‘arrived’ or that there is not
Community room for improvement.
In Lourdes, and in each group, people are accepted and they But perhaps during the last fifty years HCPT has (like many others)
belong. What is remarkable and wonderful about this for HCPT is learned something along the way:
that this includes the many young people and helpers who come
from other Christian traditions or faith backgrounds (or none), or s (OW TO RELATE TO AND INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
who have lost touch with the institutional Church. These people are s (OW WE ARE CALLED NOT JUST TO SERVE BE SERVED BUT TO
very welcome, and whatever their initial apprehensions they come befriend
to feel at home with us. s (OW TO RESPECT THE DIGNITY OF EACH PERSON
Their presence gives us a challenge and an opportunity. The s (OW TO INVOLVE AND ACCEPT THE GENEROSITY OF YOUNG HELPERS
challenge is to ensure that they feel included. The opportunity is for s (OW TO CREATE INCLUSIVE LITURGIES WHERE ALL CAN PARTICIPATE
the group to devise prayer services and acts of worship which will s (OW TO RECOGNISE AND USE THE GIFTS OF EVERY PERSON
be inclusive while at the same time being faithful to the rich Catholic s (OW TO MODEL COLLABORATIVE MINISTRY
tradition that Lourdes represents. In doing so one realises that
s (OW TO WELCOME PEOPLE OF OTHER #HRISTIAN TRADITIONS OR OTHER
Lourdes and HCPT groups must be, and are, inclusive and that one
faiths (or none), and those who have left the institutional
is experiencing the universal nature of God’s love.
Church, and make them feel at home
Pope Benedict XVI has said: “Prayer does not only bring us closer s (OW PRAYER SHOULD TO BE WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF OUR DAILY
to God, but to one another. It is a powerful source of peace and joy. lives, both private prayer and prayer with one another
Pray together and build a spiritual community.” HCPT identifies with s (OW TO REENERGISE THE #HURCH BY BEING A SIGN OF THE TIMES
these words for that has been its experience.
s (OW LIVING TOGETHER IN SMALL FAMILY GROUPS IS AN EFFECTIVE WAY
Collaborative ministry of achieving all this.
The vast majority of HCPT groups are led by a lay person. Each will The aim of the HCPT family is to develop community experiences
have a chaplain, though not always ordained. In working together of faith.
HCPT models well the collaborative ministry which is the hope of
the Church in our times.
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Acknowledgements
In addition to the contributors named above, grateful thanks are
due to:
‘You have called us” © 2000/07 Bernadette Farrell & OCP Publications
All copyright music licensed under ‘Calamus’ through Decani Music Ltd, Oak House, 70
High Street, Brandon, Suffolk IP27 0AU.
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