37th Annual Lourdes Pilgrimage

April 29th – May 6th, 2025

Hope Through the Virtue of Union With Mary

Schedule

Click here to view the preliminary schedule.

Travel Information

• The charter plane will be leaving from John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York. Since there are only 320 seats available on the charter, 30 pilgrims will be allowed to fly commercially roundtrip to Lourdes. Please register by Friday, December 6, 2024.
• Charter Travelers: The cost to travel on the charter is $3,900 for Knights, Dames, Associates, Spouses, Chaplains (that are not a part of the Core Team), Volunteers and those in their Year of Formation. The cost for official Auxiliary Corps members is $1500. The Charter will travel to and from Lourdes from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in Queens, New York. You are responsible to make your own travel arrangements to and from the chartered airplane.
• Commercial Travelers: The cost to travel commercially is $2,900 for Knights, Dames, Associates, Spouses, Chaplains (that are not a part of the Core Team), Volunteers and those in their Year of Formation. The cost for official Auxiliary Corps members is $1500. Commercial Travelers are responsible to make their own travel arrangements to and from Lourdes and must arrive at the hotel in Lourdes, in uniform, prior to 1:30 PM on Thursday, May 1st and are not permitted to depart from Lourdes before Tuesday, May 6th, the same day the charter is scheduled to depart.
• Malades, Caregivers, First Time Pilgrims, Core Team Members and Medical Team Members are not eligible to fly commercially. They must fly on the charter.
• All Cost includes hotel accommodations with private baths (double occupancy). Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, hotel taxes and gratuities.
• A limited amount of single hotel accommodations are available for an additional $800.
• The way you travel to Lourdes will be the same way you travel back from Lourdes.
• A valid passport is required for this pilgrimage. Because you are traveling to France, your passport must be valid six months beyond your intended return date. Your passport should be valid through November 6, 2025.
• The Pilgrimage, with full assigned responsibility for a Malade, may qualify for a deduction; refer to section 501(c)(3) of the tax code. Please consult your tax advisor.
• All pilgrims must have completed a background check and taken the Safe Environment Course prior to approval of their registration.
• Knights and Dames need to be current with their Annual Contribution to attend the pilgrimage.
• All cancellations must be received by email on or before Friday, February, 28, 2025. After February 28th, there will be no refunds. This policy will be applied according to the email cancelation date.

Proposing a Malade

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