Experience the Lourdes pilgrimage

The best known, and certainly the most touching, way of “coming here in procession” as the Virgin Mary asked us, is to take part in the Torchlight Procession. With pilgrims from all over the world, praying the Rosary and singing … Continued

Nine months before Christmas and the celebration of the birth of Christ, the Catholic Church commemorates the Annunciation, the announcement made to Mary of the imminent birth of Christ. But in Lourdes we also celebrate an event that, in 1858, … Continued

The father of Jesus is considered the patron saint of fathers. The Sanctuary invites you to celebrate Saint Joseph in Lourdes. Husband of the Virgin Mary, gentle Saint Joseph, the foster father, the educator, remains a model for all the … Continued

Vers la fin de la quinzaine, Bernadette apporta courageusement au curé Peyramale ce message : « Allez dire aux prêtres de faire bâtir une chapelle et qu’on y vienne en procession.» Elle fut reçue par l’une des plus célèbres et … Continued

25th February, the ninth apparition. Three hundred people were present. Bernadette later said, “She told me to go and drink at the spring and wash myself there. I found only a little muddy water. On the fourth try I was … Continued

Of the eighteen apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Saint Bernadette, no less than fourteen took place during Lent. We need to consider the calendar of the apparitions alongside the liturgical cycle. As the date of Easter varies from year … Continued