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Members of the Order of Malta in Britain join the international Lourdes pilgrimage, now in its 67th year
The Order’s 67th International Pilgrimage is underway in Lourdes (2-8 May). Numbered among the 7400 pilgrims, who include 1200 malades, 440 medical teams, 250 religious, as well as 500 young volunteers and 200 children, are many representatives from the Order of Malta in Britain – 180 members and helpers, 39 malades and a 15-strong medical team.
The annual event brings together the Order family from all over the world, who pray and work together, assisting their accompanying malades.
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The mission of the Order of Malta is inspired by its tradition of ‘Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum’, to assist the poor and the sick, and bear witness to the Christian faith.
The Sovereign Order of Malta is a sovereign subject of international law. The Order – which is based in Rome, in via Condotti – has its own Government, an independent magistracy, and bilateral diplomatic relations with 110 countries.
The Order of St John of Jerusalem is one of the oldest institutions of Western and Christian civilisation. Present in Palestine in around 1048, it is a lay religious Order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature.
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