As part of the Centenary Celebrations for the Diocese of Lancaster, a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes has been moving round schools in our diocese. Our Lady of Lourdes is the patron of our diocese and this is a special time to ask Mary for her prayers for ourselves, our families, our school and diocese. On Friday, we received the statue from pupils at Our Lady's Catholic College during 12:15pm Mass in the Cathedral. The photograph shows some of our GIFT team with Father Phillip and the statue. While the statue is with us, each child will bring their prayers for others, which they will write on a decorated paper flower, and place them around the statue during a time of class prayer.