On Sunday, 24 July, the female Young Knights of the Immaculata (YKI) went on a pilgrimage to Poondi, Tamil Nadu (India).

5 aspirants were received as members after doing their consecration to the Immaculata, in front of the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes — one of the 3 copies of the original statue, sent to India in the 1850's.

While having lunch, we made a shocking discovery: the nice stone benches we were using were none other than the former basilica side altars! We could still clearly see the large crosses on each corner of the stone and the "sepulchre", maybe still containing the relics.

We immediately moved and ate on the ground.

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