Lux Weekend

Walsingham is a beautiful little village near the sea in Norfolk and the team there are so excited to welcome us!

So why is Walsingham such a special place? Why would we make the long journey together to go there?

Well, in 1061 Our Lady appeared to Richeldis De Faverches, known as Rychold, who was an English noblewoman. During these apparitions Rychold was given visions of the home Our Lady grew up in, in Nazareth, and where the Angel Gabriel visited.

The Virgin Mary then invited Rychold to build a replica of this home right there in Norfolk! This is the reason that some refer to Walsingham as England’s Nazareth!

So, we are going to make a pilgrimage to this Holy site, learn more about the apparitions and the construction of the Holy house and spend time understanding and growing in our faith!

There will be the usual mix of fun, games, prayer, Mass, amazing food, and the chance to meet other young people who want to explore their faith too!

What: Lux Pilgrimage
When: February 4th – 6th
Where: The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham
Cost: £140 per person including return transport from either Northampton or Luton

A word about transport – There will be 2 coaches taking us on our pilgrimage. Both will leave at 6pm on Friday 4th February, one from Northampton Cathedral, the other from St. Martin’s in Luton. We hope to also provide a minibus from Our Lady of Peace in Burnham to the coach pick-up in Luton – this will leave at 5pm to meet the coach in Luton to leave at 6pm.

A word about food – The coach trip will be around 3 hours long. For this reason, we are asking everyone to bring a packed dinner to eat on the coach on Friday night. All other meals from breakfast on Saturday to lunch on Sunday, will be provided.

If you have any enquiries regarding the Lux Weekend, please email fiona@nymo.org

In the mean time, check out what we get up to at Lux in the video down below!