HCPT stands for Handicapped Children's Pilgrimage Trust

Easter is the big annual HCPT pilgrimage to Lourdes.

HCPT was formed in 1956 when Dr. Michael Strode first took four children with disabilitie HCPT was formed in 1956 when Dr. Michael Strode first took four children with disabilities on a Pilgrimage holiday to Lourdes and at the same time revolutionised the way children with disabilities could experience a trip to this famous international shrine in the foothills of the French Pyrenees. From HCPT grew the Hosanna House Trust, which was the response to a request from young adults for an opportunity to experience a similar holiday to that of the children. Today, Hosanna House, the Trust's residential centre just outside Lourdes in Bartres, takes nearly 2,000 pilgrims in groups of 40 to 50 , many of whom have disabilities or special needs. These guests stay for a week between Easter and November. In 1998 HCPT and the Hosanna House Trust were combined as "HCPT - The Pilgrimage Trust".

Michael Strode is the founder of HCPT, a British charity that takes disabled children to Lourdes, France.