**5. Discussion**

I have brought together here two case studies of how rituals are invented and deployed, drawing on my personal experience. Although my involvement with pilgrimage to Lourdes has been far more extensive and long term than connection with the British Pilgrimage Trust (the lockdown following the outbreak of Covid-19 in Britain as of March 2020 put an end to subsequent trips), I believe that there is sufficient material here for comparison and a more general discussion.
