Dear Fellow Members of the Order of Malta,

We are humbled and honored to be your Hosts for the American Association’s 37th Annual Lourdes Pilgrimage to Lourdes France, April 29th – May 6th of 2025. Our theme and focus for next year’s pilgrimage will revolve around “Hope, Through the Virtue of Union With Mary “. This complements Pope Francis’ theme of Hope for the liturgical year of 2025, and the Hope for healing that we find in Lourdes for all that make our Malta Pilgrimage: Malades, Caregivers, and our Members – Spirit, Mind, and Body.

We particularly find this Hope through our Blessed Mother and her special place in Lourdes as the Queen of Heaven. Our processions are directed to the Rosary Basilica and the Magnificent Crown we see above the Grotto in Lourdes. In this process we experience the mystery of the union with the Blessed Mother and her Queenship as our most powerful intercessor with the Triune, God the Father as his beloved Daughter, God the Son as his beloved Mother, and God the Holy Spirit as his beloved Spouse.

Mary’s mystical appearance to Bernadette continues to unite us on Pilgrimage to our Blessed Mother giving us a window to the Triune God and to bring the Hope of deep healing both physically and for the weary soul. We look forward to seeing everyone in Lourdes and cannot wait to be with all our Malades and Pilgrims. The Queen of Heaven Awaits!

We would ask you to pray for the Pilgrimage and for Barbara and I as we take on the role of your Hosts of the 2025 Lourdes Pilgrimage and share our theme of “Hope, Through the Virtue of the Union With Mary”. Our Lady of Lourdes Pray for us! St Bernadette, Pray for us!

Barbara Wilson, DM, and Robert Wilson, KM, 2025 Lourdes Pilgrimage Co-Hosts

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