Lourdes Experience

by Floralminion - 5:00 pm

Hello lovelies,

So if you seen not my last blog post but the one before that then you know that last week I flew to Lourdes with the Dublin Diocese for 5 days. I came home on Monday feeling like a different person. I'm in no way a religious person but I felt like you didn't need to be in order to enjoy everything around you over there.

It was such an incredible experience and I couldn't recommend it enough to you. I got to form a special bond with some of the pilgrims that can never be broken. It was really sad having to say goodbye to them at the airport. I made so many new friends and also reunited with some old friends so that was a nice bonus.

If you have heard about the famous 'Baths' where you come out dry, I got the opportunity to experience and it was definitely something extraordinary. I was beyond nervous before I went in but the girls in there made me feel so comfortable and relaxed. Little warning though: The water is freezing. I got the shock of my life when I stepped in.

I obviously got to see the grotto and I was stunned. I've heard my family talk about Lourdes and the grotto numerous times but to be there in person soaking it in is incredible.

I was there with my school as where a lot of other schools so we had a table quiz one night and we were all mixed up and that was a great way to get to know the other helpers from the other schools and another night there was a sing song in one of the hotels and the atmosphere there was so great. Everyone was having so much fun and not having a care in the world for a few hours.