{"id":781169,"date":"2021-12-08T15:34:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T14:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/l-eau\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T10:58:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:58:39","slug":"the-water","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Drinking the water and washing in it"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"781169\" class=\"elementor elementor-781169 elementor-4653\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37a522fc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37a522fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48db72d5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48db72d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drinking the water and washing in it<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d93cfce elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d93cfce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Drinking and washing are the two actions that pilgrims make in Lourdes, at the invitation of the Virgin Mary.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>This process began just after<\/strong><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-apparitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>25th February 1858<\/strong><\/a>, <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">the day the Virgin Mary showed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/bernadette-soubirous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Saint Bernadette<\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">where to dig to find the spring.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">It is at this spring, which flows at the base of the Grotto, that Our Lady of Lourdes invites us to come and \u201cdrink and wash ourselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>THE WATER GESTURE AT THE BATHS<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211; Members of the Hospitality are ready to welcome you at the Baths and to guide you through the \u201cwater gesture\u201d, which can be done alone, in a group, as a couple, as a family, with friends&#8230; as a Church group.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211; You can also take the personal step of drinking and washing your face with the spring water that flows from the eighteen drinking fountains next to the Grotto. The number eighteen reminds us of the number of apparitions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>BATHING AT THE BATHS<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Since 15th July 2024, we have been able to respond more easily to pilgrims&#8217; requests to be immersed in the water of the Grotto.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">With the invaluable dedication of the Hospitality of Our Lady of Lourdes, we look forward to warmly welcoming you; we recognise how much hopes are raised through the opportunity of bathing in the Sanctuary\u2019s Baths.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">At the same time, we are inviting more and more pilgrims, both sick and able-bodied, to experience the water gesture, a wonderful initiative that enables a large number of people to honour the request of the Immaculate Virgin.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">You can collect Lourdes water to take home with you, either for yourself or your loved ones, from the taps by the arches.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Although some people have been<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/miraculous-healings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>cured<\/strong> <\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">after using the water from the Grotto, scientific analyses have not found it to contain any special properties. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/schedule\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SCHEDULE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437b8fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"437b8fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>+33 (0)5 62 42 20 08<\/strong><br \/>(Standard rate number)<br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-661b0d63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"661b0d63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22330558\" data-id=\"22330558\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de26f3b elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"2de26f3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-wheelchair\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e419b47\" data-id=\"2e419b47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ad6b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72ad6b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Accessibility: YES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6afb4195 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6afb4195\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ef92b2f elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1ef92b2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745f990d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"745f990d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Sanctuary of Lourdes ensures that the water of Lourdes is accessible to all those who wish to take it. The water is completely free and cannot be sold.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">If you would like to receive some water, the Sanctuary of Lourdes invites you to approach the pilgrimage organisation closest to you.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-515f22cf elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"515f22cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aeecc92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"3aeecc92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe 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id=\"uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_983fe01_item2\" >\n  <div class=\"blox_btn_group_inner\">\n        <div class=\"ue-btn-txt\">Photos<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-79be8aa elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"#informarions\" id=\"uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_983fe01_item3\" >\n  <div class=\"blox_btn_group_inner\">\n        <div class=\"ue-btn-txt\">Informations<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-43f2648 elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"#video\" id=\"uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_983fe01_item4\" >\n  <div class=\"blox_btn_group_inner\">\n        <div class=\"ue-btn-txt\">Video<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n  \n\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Button Group -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb50d0b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb50d0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-506b8a5\" data-id=\"506b8a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f815d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6f815d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drinking the water and washing in it<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b8d9ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b8d9ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Drinking and washing are the two actions that pilgrims make in Lourdes, at the invitation of the Virgin Mary.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>This process began just after<\/strong><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-apparitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>25th February 1858<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">, the day the Virgin Mary showed<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/bernadette-soubirous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Saint Bernadette<\/strong><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">where to dig to find the spring.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">It is at this spring, which flows at the base of the Grotto, that Our Lady of Lourdes invites us to come and \u201cdrink and wash ourselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>THE WATER GESTURE<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211; Volunteers are ready to welcome you and to guide you through the \u201cwater gesture\u201d, which can be done alone, in a group, as a couple, as a family, with friends&#8230; as a Church group.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8211; You can also take the personal step of drinking and washing your face with the spring water that flows from the eighteen drinking fountains next to the Grotto. The number eighteen reminds us of the number of apparitions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>BATHING AT THE BATHS<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">With the invaluable dedication of the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/hospitalite-nd-lourdes.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hospitality of Our Lady of Lourdes<\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">, we look forward to warmly welcoming you; we recognise how much hopes are raised through the opportunity of bathing in the Sanctuary\u2019s Baths.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">At the same time, we are inviting more and more pilgrims, both sick and able-bodied, to experience the water gesture, a wonderful initiative that enables a large number of people to honour the request of the Immaculate Virgin.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">For individuals, no prior booking or registration necessary. Please go directly to the baths. The Hospitaliers will welcome you and guide you according to availability.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">You can collect Lourdes water to take home with you, either for yourself or your loved ones, from the taps by the arches.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Although some people have been<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/miraculous-healings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>cured<\/strong> <\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">after using the water from the Grotto, scientific analyses have not found it to contain any special properties. As Saint Bernadette said, \u201cJust one drop is enough! It&#8217;s faith that&#8217;s needed!\u201d You can ask a priest to bless the water for you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Sanctuary of Lourdes ensures that the water of Lourdes is accessible to all those who wish to take it. The water is completely free and cannot be sold.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">If you would like to receive some water, the Sanctuary of Lourdes invites you to approach the pilgrimage organisation closest to you<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a11ef5a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a11ef5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-145d583\" 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