Franciscan University

We are excited to announce Lourdes Volunteers will be on campus in Gaming, Austria for students from September 2-4. Please join us to learn more!

Monday, September 2nd at 7:00 pm for a Lourdes Virtual Pilgrimage Experience in the Maria Thron Church.
Tuesday, September 3rd morning for information meeting for nursing students. Exact time and location TBD.
Tuesday, September 3rd at 8:40 pm, location TBD for non-nursing students.
We will be available for questions. Look for our flyers on campus to join! This year we will be welcoming our 1,000th FUS Student Volunteer celebrating 20 years of partnership and service to Our Lady’s pilgrims!

Franciscan University Lourdes Mission Trips:

Serve Our Lady’s pilgrims in Lourdes this year!

October 6-12, 2024

$299

Volunteers provide necessary support for the pilgrimage group including:

Transportation Services: wheelchair, voiture and luggage assistance.
Dining Room Service: set up, serve, clean up.
Housekeeping: clean rooms, make beds, clean floors, take out trash and clean bathrooms.
Hospitality Service: provide coffee, tea, Lourdes water and assistance to pilgrims.
Nursing and Pre-Med students: serve with the Medical Team providing assistance with Activities of Daily Living, attending medical meetings and gaining experience with Catholic medical professionals.

Payments, Cancellations and Terms

Application and non-refundable deposit due September 12.

Final payment due September 19.

All payments are non-refundable after September 19.

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Need financial assistance? Click here for sponsorship guide!

Contact courtney@lourdesvolunteers.org with any questions!

Read full Terms and Conditions 2024.

Why come with us?

It is our blessing to join pilgrims on their journey to Lourdes and to pray with them in the Grotto. Celebrating 20 years in service to the sick in July of 2022, we continue to accompany volunteer service pilgrimages to support Our Lady’s pilgrims when journeying to the Grotto. Our pilgrimages are accompanied by Catholic priests and leaders faithful to the Church. It is our privilege to assist volunteers in preparation, in travel and on a transformative life-changing journey to the Grotto bringing healing not only to those they serve but for themselves for many years to come.

Pilgrimage Highlights

Daily Mass, Grotto Mass and International Mass
Candlelight Rosary and Eucharistic Processions
Opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Visit to the Piscines (Baths) – the Baths are open limited hours, but immersion into the tub is not available at this time. Families can enter together, remain clothed, and experience the “Gesture of Water” in guided prayer, similar to Bernadette during the 9th apparition with Lourdes Water poured over the hands for personal use.
Tours of the Sanctuary and town of Lourdes
Form life-long friendships as you grow in faith in service to Our Lady and her pilgrims

What’s Included

Six nights shared accommodations
Three self-service meals daily
Pilgrimage Leader and Chaplain
Guided visits and tours

*Travel from Gaming to Lourdes is not included

Daily Itinerary: October Pilgrimage

Day 1

Plan to arrive Sunday October 6 by 5 PM.

Arrivals and check in; Mass, Grotto visit, and dinner.

Day 2

French Breakfast and Mass is followed by orientation with training for pilgrimage service. Preparations made for arrival of pilgrims.

Day 3

Welcome Pilgrims to Lourdes! Greet with wheelchair and luggage assistance and joyful song! Our Pilgrimage Family is complete!

Days 4-6

Service as per our pilgrimage schedule. Learn about The Message of Lourdes, tour the Sanctuary “In the Footsteps of Bernadette” with visits to the basilicas of the Sanctuary, Boly Mill birthplace and Cachot jail, home of Bernadette Soubirous.

Day 7

Plan to depart around 12:00 pm NOON on October 12.

Early breakfast, clean out and farewell to pilgrims.