Pilgrimage to Shrine of Our Lady of Hartley

May 13th, 2025

The Spring Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Hartley in Kent, will take place on Saturday 31 May, the Feast of The Visitation - celebrating the Blessed Virgin Mary's pilgrimage of hope to the hill country near Jerusalem, to visit her pregnant cousin, Elizabeth.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Hartley, a designated Jubilee Shrine in the Southwark Archdiocese is situated within the Oratory of Saint Francis de Sales, parish church, Hartley, which was developed from a 500-year-old thatched barn.

The Pilgrimage Program will include Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction, Prayer Petitions, a Rosary Procession, Hymns and Prayers to Our Lady, short talks and reflections, a Jubilee message for Pilgrims of Hope and a Concluding Mass.

LINKS

The service will also be livestreamed at: http://saintfrancisdesales.org.uk/parish-live-stream/

Watch a short BBC film about the Shrine: www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-kent-57404937

St Francis de Sales parish - http://saintfrancisdesales.org.uk

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