Program of the 66th International Military Pilgrimage 2026

Program of the 66th
International Military Pilgrimage

THURSDAY, MAY 21

6:30 p.m. – Ceremony and candle-laying ceremony by the Paris Fire Brigade, the Marseille Naval Fire Brigade, and the Firefighters for those who died in the line of duty this year – Departure for the Crowned Virgin

10:30 p.m. – Mass in French at the Grotto of Massabielle

FRIDAY, MAY 22

9:00 AM – Welcome, opening Mass in France and Sacrament of the Sick – Saint Pius X

11:45 a.m. – International military ceremony– Rosary Esplanade

2:00 PM – Meeting of those preparing for baptism and confirmation – Forest Multipurpose Room

2:00 PM – Chemin de Bartrès – Departure in front of the Paradis Hotel

2:00 PM – In Bernadette's Footsteps – Sainte-Bernadette Museum – Individual Walk

2:30 p.m. – Stations of the Cross at Espélugues

3:30 PM – Rosary – Grotto

4:00 PM – Meeting of the overseas territories – Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

5:00 PM – Eucharistic Procession – Esplanade

6:15 p.m. – Photo by the National Gendarmerie – Rosary Esplanade

6:30 p.m. – Candle laying by the National Gendarmerie – Candle incinerators

7:15 PM – Pilgrims gather at the camp (only) and the camp opens – Military Camp

9:00 PM – International Opening of the 66th PMI – Saint Pius X

10:30 PM – Youth Meeting – International Camp

SATURDAY, MAY 23

9:30 a.m. – Mass of Christian Initiation – Saint Pius X

11:45 a.m. – Joint photos of the French delegation –Rosary Esplanade

2:00 PM – In Bernadette's Footsteps – Sainte-Bernadette Museum – Individual Walk

2:00 PM – Skydiving – Sanctuary Meadow

2:00 PM – International Challenge for Injured and Able-bodied Athletes – Sanctuary Meadow

2:30 pm – International Festival of Military Music – City of Lourdes

2:30 pm – Stations of the Cross at Espélugues

3:00 PM – Screening of the film Sacred Heart followed by a Q&A with the directors – Pax Cinema

3:00 PM – Serenade celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Navy, by the French Navy Band –Parish church square

3:30 PM – Rosary in French – Grotto

4:30 p.m. – Concert by the Italian delegation – Saint Bernadette

5:30 p.m. – Procession of the Armed Forces Health Service, lighting of candles, tribute to staff, patients and families – Crowned Virgin

5:45 p.m. – Candle lighting ceremony by the French Navy – Departure from the Prairie altar

9:00 PM – Marian Procession

SUNDAY, MAY 24

9:30 a.m. – International Mass of the PMI – Saint Pius X

11:30 a.m. – Official photo of the heads of delegation with the flags & presentation of the trophies for the International Challenge for Injured and Able-bodied Athletes – Rosary Esplanade

2:30 PM – Goodbye   – Saint Pius X

3:30 p.m. – Rosary in French – Grotto

8:30 p.m. – Concert by the German delegation – Saint Bernadette