Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Glastonbury: ‘Mary – Mother of the Faithful’
About this event
We look forward to welcoming pilgrims once again to Glastonbury for our annual Diocesan Pilgrimage, celebrated this year under the theme “Mary – Mother of the Faithful.” The day begins in the Shrine Church, where we will pray the Rosary before the Statue of Our Lady of Glastonbury. The Statue will then be carried in procession into the Abbey Grounds. Confessions will be available in the Shrine during Exposition, and the Chapel of Healing Prayer will be open in the Abbey Grounds throughout the morning.
Pilgrims can visit the Shrine Repository tent for devotional items and enjoy refreshments from the Abbey Café and St Mary’s cake stall. You are warmly welcome to bring a picnic. A youth procession to the Tor is planned for the morning.
In the early afternoon, we will gather for the Rosary Procession, making our way through the Abbey Grounds and down the High Street, returning for the Pilgrim Mass, celebrated by Bishop Bosco.
May this day be one of grace, fellowship, and deep peace for all who come.
2026 Programme
SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF GLASTONBURY
11.00am Rosary
11.30am Exposition; Adoration; Sacrament of Reconciliation
2.30pm Benediction
ABBEY GROUNDS
11.00am – 12.30pm YOUTH PROCESSION from the Abbey to the Tor
11.30am – 2.30pm PRAYER MINISTRY at the Chapel of Healing
1.45pm ROSARY PROCESSION from the Abbey through the town centre
3.15pm MASS in the Abbey celebrated by Bishop Bosco MacDonald