US EditionLourdes: Will the Marian Procession Be Included on the Unesco List?
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Church proposes to French government recognition of candlelight procession as intangible cultural heritage of the country - ZENIT
(ZENIT News / Lourdes, 10.01.2025).- Each evening in Lourdes, as shadows fall across the verdant foothills of the Pyrenees, a river of flickering flames begins its slow journey from the Grotto of Apparitions. The candlelight procession—an intricate ritual born more than 150 years ago—has long been the most captivating expression of the sanctuary’s life, a mosaic of prayer, song, and shared silence that transcends mere devotion to become a cultur…
The Sanctuary of Lourdes wants to add the Marian lantern procession to the list of intangible cultural heritage of France. The service, which takes place there every evening during the pilgrimage season, has its counterparts in Marian parishes around the world. The largest event of the year is just beginning in Lourdes – a rosary pilgrimage with 17,000 pilgrims from all over France. The article "Lourdes: Will the Marian procession be included in…
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