A reflection on the Cathedral Choirs' role on the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes from former Cathedral Dean, Canon Geoffrey Hunton

The annual pilgrimage to Lourdes is a significant event in the life of the Diocese of Nottingham.
 
This year as usual three hundred people from across the Diocese made the pilgrimage by air, coach and train.
 
Lourdes can and does evoke several emotions; this year was no exception.
 
Amidst the hustle and bustle of a busy five-day pilgrimage there was I felt amongst our pilgrims a great sense of calm and an entering into of the spirit of Lourdes – of oneness with each other, the Lord and his Blessed Mother.
 
Why was that?   I will leave the reader to come to their own conclusion.