Eden’s Story

Lourdes was a really special experience...

Eden went with the Salford Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes.

She writes:

“My favourite part of our week was the second to last day when we had an evening reflection for all the youth volunteers. The reason that particular evening was special was because we had the time to reflect on the reason why we all came to help others – for some of us it was simply to experience something new, but to many to perhaps have a closer relationship with God and to feel loving Mary’s blessing over something that may have been in our heart…”

The evening turned out to be a very emotional night and we realised that it was so easy to get caught up with the hustle and bustle of Lourdes and volunteering – but there was something about that night, the candles and personal reflections shared made it so personal and meaningful.

Overall, Lourdes was an absolutely amazing experience that I truly will remember. We all made wonderful friends who we all still keep in touch with and enjoyed spending time with. All the pilgrims were very funny and entertaining and we all found it humbling hearing them thank us numerous times for all we helped them with.

I would absolutely recommend Lourdes to each and every person and I would love to go back again next year! Thank you to the Bursary Fund for supporting both me and my friends on our pilgrimage.

Project Organiser: Salford Diocese Pilgrimage