On this Friday, August 15, a billion and a half of Catholics in the world celebrate the assumption, this day when, according to the Bible, the Virgin Mary completed her earthly life and raised himself to heaven. In France, The assumption also coincides with a very particular moment of the pilgrimage of Lourdes.
Jean-Pierre Micas, bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes, was invited to the microphone of RTL to evoke this day during which “70,000 people roughly” are expected on the outskirts and in the sanctuary.
Like a large part of France, the Hautes-Pyrénées are affected by the heat wave, which changes the reception conditions for pilgrims and patients in Lourdes. “We were forced to relocate the space of the celebration of mass this (Friday) morning. Normally, it is on the meadow, in front of the cave, where people can really spread out. There, unfortunately, We celebrate Mass in several places. The most important being the underground basilica, whose capacity is ‘only’ of 20,000 places, if I dare say, “he detailed.
Léon XIV Pope of a hundred days
In the aftermath of the Assumption, Léon XIV will celebrate his hundred days as a pope. “It’s still a bit early, but we still feel that this pope, Since he was in office, seems to commit a flawless“, estimates Jean-Pierre Micas.
The latter highlights the Pope’s ability to “get confidence”: “Leon XIV goes well, and goes well in all circles inside the church, which is already a great deal. I have the impression that outside too. We will have to take stock of the various jubilees in which he participated, in particular the last, the jubilee of young people, who seems to have been a very, very beautiful meeting for all. ”
