{"id":781219,"date":"2021-12-08T15:56:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T14:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/les-cierges\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:01:47","slug":"the-candles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-candles\/","title":{"rendered":"The Candles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"781219\" class=\"elementor elementor-781219 elementor-4668\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-223b8361 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=\"223b8361\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee9d23b\" data-id=\"ee9d23b\" 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-607d8d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"607d8d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bandeau-Web-Bruloirs.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e891224 elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e891224\" 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-3740568f\" data-id=\"3740568f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\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-1c961287 elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c961287\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ade454e\" data-id=\"5ade454e\" 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-54b2f657 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54b2f657\" 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\">The Candles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614b755e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"614b755e\" 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;\">In Lourdes, we light candles to entrust the Virgin Mary with all our intentions, the burning flame prolonging our prayers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">It was on 19th February 1858, that Bernadette went to the Grotto for the first time with a candle and it was on 7th April, Easter Wednesday, that the flame of the candle she was holding in her hand<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-apparitions\/\">licked her fingers without burning them<\/a>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/cierge-en-ligne\/\">You can light candles<\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">, like millions of pilgrims before you, in the Chapels of Light, opposite the Grotto, on the far side of the Gave.<\/span><\/p>\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-274ec9f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"274ec9f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16d60e36 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16d60e36\" 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-5b28e3bb\" data-id=\"5b28e3bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&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-e8d4340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e8d4340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/FR-Pub-2023-Cierge-en-ligne-2_2.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" controls=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5965d7 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6c5965d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e37f773 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6e37f773\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5816ef04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5816ef04\" 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-5f48e1d1\" data-id=\"5f48e1d1\" 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-51ea6bb1 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"51ea6bb1\" 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=\"far fa-clock\"><\/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-26e10791\" data-id=\"26e10791\" 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-14cdd5fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14cdd5fa\" 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;\">OPEN<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">From 7.00 am to 22.00 am<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Free access<\/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-68df5ba1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68df5ba1\" 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-4331154\" data-id=\"4331154\" 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-e038b9b elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e038b9b\" 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-church\"><\/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-34605e67\" data-id=\"34605e67\" 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-2054f017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2054f017\" 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;\">Join in the celebrations<\/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-56c7ddc2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56c7ddc2\" 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-63281324\" data-id=\"63281324\" 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-1c520676 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1c520676\" 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-phone-alt\"><\/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-7d300ebb\" data-id=\"7d300ebb\" 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-5d28ff87 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5d28ff87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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-28245e01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28245e01\" 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)<\/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-209c0ef0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"209c0ef0\" 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-6dcd8c6b\" data-id=\"6dcd8c6b\" 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-552d28b6 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"552d28b6\" 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-17624a9e\" data-id=\"17624a9e\" 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-2a62870e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a62870e\" 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-17071083 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17071083\" 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-3aeb7f6 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3aeb7f6\" 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-1fd970db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fd970db\" 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<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOME PRAYERS TO HELP YOU\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c840a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22c840a\" 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;\"><em>Lord Jesus, light of the world, I present this candle to you.<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>May it symbolise my desire to make the offering of my life to you.<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>Warm my heart, burn all selfishness.<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>May this candle symbolise my prayers for my family,<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>my colleagues, my friends, my parish, and all those<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>who asked me to pray for them in this blessed place.<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>May your light illuminate the whole world.<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>\u201cThe Lord is my light and my salvation;<br \/>whom shall I fear?<br \/>The Lord is the stronghold of my life;<br \/>of whom shall I be afraid?\u201d Ps 27 :1<\/em><\/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-21d2ba20 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"21d2ba20\" 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-3923c664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"3923c664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"c8995d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.lourdes-france.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/Bandeau-Web-Bruloirs.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0679b6\" data-id=\"c0679b6\" 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-a1c60c9 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1c60c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/icons-appli_cierge-copie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-842342\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-54a4480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_blox_line_text_divider\" data-id=\"54a4480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_blox_line_text_divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Line Text Divider -->\n<style>\/* widget: Line Text Divider *\/\n\n#uc_blox_line_text_divider_elementor_54a4480 {\n  translate: 0 50%;\n}\n#uc_blox_line_text_divider_elementor_54a4480 div.blox_hr\n{\n  display:inline-block;\n  width:100%;\n  height: 1px;\n}\n#uc_blox_line_text_divider_elementor_54a4480 div.blox_hr_txt\n{\n  display: inline-block;\n  position: relative;\n  margin: 0;\n  text-align: center;\n  transform: translateY(calc(-50% + 0.5px));\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"uc_blox_line_text_divider_elementor_54a4480\" style=\"text-align:left;\">\n  <div class=\"blox_hr\"><div class=\"blox_hr_txt\">Must-Sees<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Line Text Divider -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b4844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64b4844\" 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\">Light a candle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28b801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f28b801\" 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\">April to November: 6am to 1am <\/BR>\nNovember to April: 7am to 10pm<\/BR> \nFree access<\/h2>\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-b0f4bb8\" data-id=\"b0f4bb8\" 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-09c5954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09c5954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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display:flex;\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n}\n\n#uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_7652deb a\n{\n  display:block;\n  text-decoration:none;\n  transition:0.3s;\n\n}\n\n#uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_7652deb .blox_btn_group_inner\n{\n  display:inline-flex;\n  align-items:center;\n}\n\n#uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_7652deb .blox_btn_group_inner .ue-btn-icon\n{\n  line-height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_7652deb .blox_btn_group_inner .ue-btn-icon svg\n{\n  height:1em;\n  width:1em;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_7652deb\" class=\"blox_btn_group uc-items-wrapper \" >\n  <a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-857e0e9 elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"#presentation\" id=\"uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_7652deb_item1\" >\n  <div class=\"blox_btn_group_inner\">\n        <div class=\"ue-btn-txt\">Presentation<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/a>\n<a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-956ed4b elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"#photos\" id=\"uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_7652deb_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_7652deb_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_7652deb_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-6709cd4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6709cd4\" 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-29a4db7\" data-id=\"29a4db7\" 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-5e00de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e00de2\" 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\">Light a candle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02fc917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02fc917\" 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;\">In Lourdes, we light candles to entrust the Virgin Mary with all our intentions, the burning flame prolonging our prayers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">It was on 19th February 1858, that Bernadette went to the Grotto for the first time with a candle and it was on 7th April, Easter Wednesday, that the flame of the candle she was holding in her hand<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-apparitions\/\">licked her fingers without burning them<\/a>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/cierge-en-ligne\/\">You can light candles<\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">, like millions of pilgrims before you, in the Chapels of Light, opposite the Grotto, on the far side of the Gave.<\/span><\/p>\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-e05d74b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_blox_btn_group\" data-id=\"e05d74b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_blox_btn_group.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Button Group -->\n\n<style>\/* widget: Button Group *\/\n\n#uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_e05d74b\n{\n  display:flex;\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n}\n\n#uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_e05d74b a\n{\n  display:block;\n  text-decoration:none;\n  transition:0.3s;\n\n}\n\n#uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_e05d74b .blox_btn_group_inner\n{\n  display:inline-flex;\n  align-items:center;\n}\n\n#uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_e05d74b .blox_btn_group_inner .ue-btn-icon\n{\n  line-height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_e05d74b .blox_btn_group_inner .ue-btn-icon svg\n{\n  height:1em;\n  width:1em;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_e05d74b\" class=\"blox_btn_group uc-items-wrapper \" >\n  <a class=\"elementor-repeater-item-279762c elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/cierge-en-ligne\/\" id=\"uc_blox_btn_group_elementor_e05d74b_item1\" >\n  <div class=\"blox_btn_group_inner\">\n        <div class=\"ue-btn-icon\"><i class='fas fa-fire'><\/i><\/div>\n        <div class=\"ue-btn-txt\">Light a candle<\/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-d0bdda4 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0bdda4\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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