7,000 faithful gathered for the "Our Lady of Lourdes Lucca. Collected € 19,550 for the pediatrics department Hospital "Campo di Marte" Prayer of the Church of Lucca 
Article from the newspaper "The Nation " on 07 September 2008.
"Our Lady of Lourdes, the charge of 7 thousand
A real human river has" invaded "the convent of Monte San Quirico and the Sanctuary of St. Gemma for the visit of the Madonna di Lourdes organized dall'Unitalsi
Lucca, September 7, 2008 - Ben 7000 were the faithful gathered, and € 19,550 are collected by the and will be for the purchase of a machine for the Department of Pediatrics of the Champ de Mars of Lucca. "At the end of Peregrinatio Mariae promoted on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes - reads a note - the Unitalsi want to thank first of the many thousands of faithful who took part in the celebrations or gathered in prayer before the statue of the Madonna. "
also "all those who made possible the success of this event starting with the director of Casa Verde District Umberto , the Sisters of St. Zita Nursing and Barbantini, the Executive Director of ASL Tavanti, of the Municipal Police Commander Antonio Manzione, the Capuchin friars of Monte San Quirico and the Passionist Sisters of St. Gemma , in particular, Sister Paula, great organizer, and all the staff of the Shrine. " "Recalling the contribution made by fiorario Bianchini, the provincial president of Ascom, Adhemar cords, by the Chefs of Lucca, and some members of the club 'Le Fornelle', in organizing the buffet greeting. A special mention - he concludes - go to our Archbishop Italo Castellani for availability and demonstrated sensitivity to the suffering witnessed in hours and hours of staff to visit all the sick of the hospitals visited. "
