NATIONAL PRESIDENT'S PILGRIMAGE 20/27 SEPTEMBER 2020

In the winter of 1933, a young girl named Mariette Beco reported that the Virgin Mary appeared to her on eight separate occasions. Mariette was 11 years old and from a poor family. The Virgin spoke only briefly during her apparitions, but encouraged the girl to pray and led her to aspiring with healing powers. After the apparitions many healing miracles associated with the spring at Banneux were reported and as a result it became a place of pilgrimage. The tour to Belgium is based in Charleroi, south of Brussels. The itinerary features a day visiting Banneux but also incorporates a varied programme from the Battle of Waterloo to Belgium's famous chocolates and visits to other memorable destinations in this delightful country.