Dominican life
Lay representative took part in the Rosary Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Flowers were offered next to the relics of St Thomas Aquinas, on behalf of all the Dominican fraternities and lay people around the world.
From 2 to 5 October 2024, I had the honour of being invited to the Rosary Pilgrimage in Lourdes to give a lecture on Saint Thomas Aquinas entitled ‘The greatest of miracles: when God crosses history, Christ inhabits our stories. History and human existence as natural sites of divine Revelation in Saint Thomas Aquinas’. This pilgrimage, which brought together 16,000 pilgrims, was an opportunity for the Dominican family to meet: religious brothers, apostolic sisters, nuns and, of course, the lay fraternities, in particular those of the Province of France, presided over by Mr Jean-René Bethelemy, and those of the Province of Toulouse, presided over by Mr Jean-Louis Dulot, who organised several events to promote the fraternities. This pilgrimage had a special resonance because of the jubilee of Saint Thomas Aquinas. During the procession at the closing mass of the pilgrimage, we were able to lay a wreath of flowers next to the relics of Saint Thomas Aquinas, on behalf of all the Dominican fraternities and lay people in the world, particularly in countries at war.
Sébastien Milazzo,
International Coordinator of the Laity
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