My third visit to Lourdes in July 2003

 

Lourdes2a.jpg (33141 bytes) This is me just below our Lady of St Bernadette of Lourdes just after mass. The weather was very hot.

 

This is the same day as I got my photo taken with our Lady of Lourdes.It was after mass down at the Grotto. Lourdes3a.jpg (31757 bytes)

 

Lourdes5a.jpg (25292 bytes) This is us getting ready to go to a party on the Saturday night.

 

This is me and some carers outside the restaurant. We all had pizza and I had a lager shandy, we all had a drink after mass. It was a very hot day. Snack2.jpg (37896 bytes)

 

Parade2.jpg (31693 bytes) This is the famous torch light procession there were all the people from all over the world at the famous parade at night.

 

This is a photo of our lady in the grotto. That's when we had mass and then the carers went with us to the cafe for some lunch and a pizza and a lemonade shandy as it was a very hot day that day even at night. Ourlady2.jpg (34849 bytes)

 

Margaret2.jpg (33953 bytes) This is a photo of one of the carers her name is Margeret. This was just after a party we all had in the hotel.

 

This is another one of the carers her name is Carly and this is a photo of Carly and me having a good time at the party in the hotel. carly_and_bill2.jpg (34593 bytes)

 

mass.jpg (57735 bytes) This was a very hot day and we had mass out side we are all shaking each other hand as a sign of good friendship.

 

This is the day we had out doors mass and it was very hot and I am getting communion with all the rest of the people mass2.jpg (43287 bytes)

 

banners.jpg (35770 bytes) Again I was picked to carry the banner in the procession this year.

 

This was me and the staff nurse from Falkirk Hospital who came as one of the helpers. We were just getting ready to go on the big parade. We also were on video as we carried the banner along the streets. banner2.jpg (34985 bytes)

 

walking_in_parade.jpg (33302 bytes) This was me and the nurse from Falkirk Hospital. We were marching with other countries in the big underground pasilica for mass of all the nations.

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