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Touch the rock of the Grotto
April to November: 6am to 1am November to April: 7am to 10pm Free access
Touch the rock of the Grotto
People come to Lourdes to go to the Grotto where Bernadette saw the Virgin Mary.
This place is a place of prayer, trust, peace, respect, unity and silence that we can take advantage of in different ways.
- To reflect
In front of the Grotto, or on the far side of the Gave, benches allow you to spend time in silence so that you can lay down everything that invades your thoughts: suffering and worries but also joys and thanks. - Lean on the Rock.
Spiritually, in the Bible, the Rock symbolises trust in God, the stone on which the Church is built, the solid word on which we lean.
Although the current health crisis does currently allow us to touch the Rock, you can make this gesture in your heart at the feet of the Virgin Mary. - Pray the Rosary
The Rosary is recited every day at 3:00 p.m. - Participate in Mass
Mass is celebrated every day at 10:00 am in French
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