Everyone should give careful thought to how they're prepared spiritually and practically for their experience.  Some will celebrate the occasion with a Novena,  Holy mass every Sunday and on weekdays if possible, take part in the Sacraments. Observing Holydays of obligation if it falls around that time. Provide an opportunity for confessions and stations of the cross at least once a week. Reading your Bible is advisable. We all should maintain daily prayer. Pilgrims should certainly be encouraged to think of a particular intention for prayer for their pilgrimage and those unable to come should know that their needs and thanksgivings will be offered in prayer, for friends, families, parishioners, or the community at large.

When writing your intention for a novena, always thank God for the blessings He has bestowed upon you, you should acknowledge that you’re a sinner and humble yourself to God and acknowledge that you have been disobedient.  Give praise and glory to God for loving you, and let His WILL be done always. i.e., of thoughts you may have - my finger or head hurts, my child is sick, am unable to sleep, and am tired, remember when your heart lept when you saw a child cross the road, and thought the coming car wouldn’t stop. Repeat the same petition in the very same way each day at the same time with, no digressing:   

Do you ever feel like you need a new beginning, and need to take a break, could this be a pilgrimage in Lourdes FRANCE?  When it seems that everything around you is too much for you to cope with! Is it stressful? We should all take some time to get to know God again or continue our journey with Him. In the pursuit of happiness, where would we rather be happy on Earth or happy in Heaven? If the answer is the latter, then we should store up treasure's for ourselves in Heaven and not on Earth. Let's follow him for eternal happiness, and offer everything up to Him. Are we thanking him enough? GETTING TO KNOW JESUS! - JESUS SAYS YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD - JESUS HAS A VISION FOR OUR LIFE - JESUS, TEACH US HOW TO BE GREAT STUDENTS" - JESUS I TRUST IN YOU. 

"During long sleepless nights, uniting herself with the Masses celebrated throughout the world, Bernadette Soubirous offered herself as a “living crucified” in the tremendous combat between light and darkness,  bound, with Mary, to the mystery of the redemption, eyes fixed on the crucifix in a place of worship:  “That is where I find my strength.”  Praying for the sick and reciting the Holy Rosary on pilgrimage. Do remember prayer requests from anyone who wishes it. Not forgetting to bring your own intentions to the Shrine and pray in harmony with others in Lourdes FRANCE. 

Praying for the poor souls in Purgatory who have no one to pray for them on pilgrimage,  why not send a prayer request for those who do not know God, in a place of worship? For those who offend Him. For those who do not thank Him. Those who deny His existence, and those who are patiently waiting for His guidance. For yourself also, reignite with your Spirit, have you been away from the church? This is your time to converse with God while in Lourdes FRANCE.  

This is a period of retreat, repentant, soul searching, special period of fasting and prayer, being well in mind and spirit. The building of one's Spiritual strength let the will of God be alone in our lives in a place of worship. Surrender to the plan he's made in our name. Sometimes a pilgrimage can be a most profound spiritual awakening that will enrich our lives, and gives it a more prayerful meaning, spending time with God in conversation, listening to God speaking to us the one who made us, the one who knows us.  

It is a fine line between dressing because we're on holiday and forgetting that we will enter a church building to pray. Practical clothing is best suited for most occasions.  Courtesy, respect for prayer time and other pilgrims, is important, be mindful that we are in the house of God. Are you prepared for walking? Hill climbs, how are you physically? Choose the right pilgrimage for you.