Powerful ministry to help military personnel with disabilities attend the Lourdes Pilgrimage

Interviews from the International Military Pilgrimage that took place at the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in May 2019. Hosanna House Pilgrimage Trust (HCPT) has many different groups - not just children, but adults too. Group 507 "Joint Services" takes veterans and also serving personnel with disabilities, from all over the UK, to HCPT's Hosanna House near Lourdes every May. All helpers are serving or ex-service personnel from across the army, navy and air force. Lieutentant Commander Jane Pizii serves in the Royal Navy and is HCPT's co-leader of Group 507. The group comes out to Lourdes each year to tie-in with the International Military Pilgrimage. “We're trying to grow the group and we're always looking to spread the word to veterans about what a wonderful group it is and the family-feel that it has. "We're always looking for helpers - either veterans or serving personnel. They can have their own pilgrimage themselves but also support the rest of the group in having their own pilgrimage - people who perhaps wouldn't be able to come on their own. "It's powerful really - you feel you're not just one person but maybe 10 of the group as you're there to help them get around and enjoy it."