Monday, June 23, 2025

Chartres Pilgrimage Draws 19,000 in Show of Faith and Tradition

Bishop Philippe Christory of Chartres delivered the homily at the closing Mass, celebrated by Abbé Jean de Massia, FSSP, the pilgrimage’s general chaplain.

Young people hold crosses as they arrive for Mass during the traditional Pentecostal pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres, in Sonchamp, near Paris, on June 8, 2025.
Young people hold crosses as they arrive for Mass during the traditional Pentecostal pilgrimage from Paris to Chartres, in Sonchamp, near Paris, on June 8, 2025. (photo: Stephane de Sakutin/AFP / Getty)

The 43rd annual Paris-Chartres pilgrimageconcluded on Monday with a solemn high Mass at Chartres Cathedral, marking the end of a record-breaking three-day journey that drew 19,000 participants — the largest attendance in the event’s four-decade history. 

The three-day trek from Paris to Chartres represents a demanding challenge — one both physical and spiritual — that continues to attract growing numbers of young Catholics seeking deeper spiritual experiences. 

Organized by Notre-Dame de Chrétienté, the pilgrimage began on Saturday, June 7, at Saint-Sulpice Church in Paris and concluded at the Gothic cathedral, which houses the sacred relic of the Virgin Mary’s veil.  

Bishop Philippe Christory of Chartres delivered the homily at the closing Mass, celebrated by Abbé Jean de Massia, FSSP, the pilgrimage’s general chaplain. 

More: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/chartres-pilgrimage-draws-19-000-in-show-of-faith-and-tradition

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