Lourdes
The diocese of Ferns Pilgrimage to Lourdes takes place annually during May or June
Pilgrimage Director: V Rev Odhran Furlong
Spiritual Director: V Rev Brian Broaders VG
Fatima
The diocese of Ferns Pilgrimage to Fatima takes place annually in October.
Pilgrimage Director: V Rev Denis Browne
www.ewtn.com/fatima
Our Lady’s Island
The pilgrimage season opens on 15th August, the Feast of the Assumption, and closes on 8th September.
Director: V Rev James Cogley
Phone: 053-9131167 Fax 053-9131699
Knock
The Diocesan Pilgrimage takes place annually in July
Pilgrimage Director: V Rev Gerald O’ Leary
Lough Derg
The Sanctuary of St Patrick. A place of Christian Pilgrimage since the 5th Century.
Director: V Rev Patrick Cushen
Rise & Shine Trust
Rise & Shine Trust is a registered charity in Ireland. Each year, at Easter, it travels on pilgrimage to Lourdes with young people with special needs. Every two years a group of cyclists travel through France to Lourdes – a different kind of pilgrimage to the Grotto.
Contact: Kilcuain, Clarin Bridge, Co. Galway
Camino de Santiago
The Diocesan Pilgrimage normally travel in June.
Director: V Rev James Cullen
Prayer Groups /Retreat Houses
Ballyvaloo Retreat Centre
Retreat/Conference Centre, Ballyvaloo, Blackwater
The centre caters for both residential and non-residential groups.
Phone: 053-9137160
Centering Prayer
Contact: V Rev Thomas Dalton
Centering Prayer is a method designed to facilitate the development of contemplative prayer by preparing our faculties to cooperate with this gift.
Contemplative Outreach Ireland
Legion of Mary
An association of Catholic laity who serve the Church on a voluntary basis in almost every country
Ferns Comitium
President: Mr Pat Fogarty, Gaynestown, Cleariestown, Co. Wexford.
www.legion-of-mary.ie