{"id":825140,"date":"2024-05-28T08:44:36","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T06:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/feter-la-visitation-a-lourdes\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T13:52:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T11:52:21","slug":"celebrating-the-visitation-at-lourdes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/celebrating-the-visitation-at-lourdes\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the Visitation at Lourdes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"825140\" class=\"elementor elementor-825140 elementor-825110\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ad8d93d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ad8d93d\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-637db41d\" data-id=\"637db41d\" 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-6b875c14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b875c14\" 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><strong>On Friday 31st May, the Church celebrates the feast of the Visitation: Mary comes to meet her cousin Elizabeth, who is pregnant. In his mother&#8217;s womb, John the Baptist rejoices at the presence of the Messiah. It was during this visit that Mary uttered the Magnificat prayer, which sprang from her exultation:<em> \u2018My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant.\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/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-a545615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a545615\" 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\">Lourdes, a place of encounters<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4963510c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4963510c\" 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>The biblical account of the visitation is a significant moment in the lives of two women, Mary and her cousin Elizabeth, that teaches us the importance of encounters. <strong>The first \u2018encounter\u2019 between Jesus and John the Baptist,<\/strong> who recognises his Saviour from his mother&#8217;s womb, makes him leap for joy, reminding us of the encounters we have in Lourdes.<br \/>In Lourdes, heaven touched earth when Mary, mother of Jesus, met <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/bernadette-soubirous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bernadette Soubirous.<\/strong> <\/a>Like Saint John the Baptist, pilgrims leap for joy when they meet the Lord through Mary and through our sick brothers and sisters who come to Lourdes in such numbers.<\/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-f48dc5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f48dc5f\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-884995c\" data-id=\"884995c\" 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-8cccad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cccad9\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/\" target=\"_blank\">A typical \u2018Pilgrim for a Day\u2019 programme<\/a><\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c019598 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c019598\" 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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c02a878\" data-id=\"c02a878\" 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-be3400b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be3400b\" 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=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">Morning<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">: <\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">* <strong>Official film<\/strong> of the Sanctuary at the Information Centre<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">* <strong>Visit to the Sanctuary<\/strong>, on your own or with a guide at 9.30am. <\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">* <strong>Mass<\/strong> (see timetable at the Information Centre)<\/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-bff56b1\" data-id=\"bff56b1\" 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-a317f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a317f74\" 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: #000000;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Afternoon<\/span><\/em><\/strong>:<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2.00 pm:<\/strong> In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/venir-a-lourdes-et-marcher-sur-les-pas-de-bernadette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">footsteps of Bernadette<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>3.00 pm:<\/strong> Rosary at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-grotto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grotto<\/a> (in English)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>5.00 pm:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-eucharistic-procession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Eucharistic procession<\/a> and blessing of the sick. <\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>9.00 pm:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/torchlight-procession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Marian Torchlight<\/a> Procession<\/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-7dcbf35d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dcbf35d\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35ce424c\" data-id=\"35ce424c\" 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-4aae39da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4aae39da\" 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\">Charity in action in Lourdes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9953dae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9953dae\" 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-b8285f0\" data-id=\"b8285f0\" 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-30bdb20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30bdb20\" 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: #000000;\"><strong>The Virgin Mary lived out the three theological virtues:<\/strong> charity shown to her neighbour through her visit to her elderly cousin, hope and faith in her canticle, a true act of thanksgiving to God.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Charity is present at Lourdes thanks to the members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/hospitalite-nd-lourdes.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hospitality<\/strong> <\/a>who serve the frailest and the most vulnerable.<\/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-6d306ad elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6d306ad\" 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:\/\/hospitalite-nd-lourdes.com\/en\/stages-formations-9\/devenir-hospitalier.html\" target=\"_blank\">\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\">How to become a hospitalier<\/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\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-396c26c\" data-id=\"396c26c\" 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-a5c6e49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5c6e49\" 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: #000000;\">The <strong>International Volunteer Centre<\/strong> in Lourdes offers all those, who so desire, the opportunity to serve pilgrims, so that they can experience an encounter with God through the Virgin Mary and with their brothers and sisters.<\/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-8e36ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8e36ab9\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b5a72 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d8b5a72\" 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.com\/en\/benevole\/\" target=\"_blank\">\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\"> How to become a volunteer<\/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\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-17b02bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17b02bb\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fbf2c5\" data-id=\"4fbf2c5\" 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-59004df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59004df\" 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\">Lourdes honours the Virgin Mary<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f105e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f105e9\" 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>During the month of May,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/pilgrims-honour-the-virgin-mary-at-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Lourdes honours the Virgin Mary<\/strong><\/a> by the offering of a white flower to Our Lady. Throughout the month of May, volunteers from the Sanctuary place white flowers at the feet of the crowned Virgin on your behalf. These flowers complete the bouquet created by the prayers of all the pilgrims who pray the various rosaries recited every day at the Grotto.<\/p><p><br \/><strong>Friday 31st May, the feast of the Visitation,<\/strong> will be the last day on which pilgrims will be able to offer a white flower to Our Lady of Lourdes.<\/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-6ea58fb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6ea58fb\" 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\/a-white-flower-for-our-lady-of-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\">\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\">Offer a white flower to Our Lady of Lourdes<\/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\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-a14a8f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a14a8f5\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bfbedb\" data-id=\"6bfbedb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\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-51115f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51115f9\" 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-8b4f252\" data-id=\"8b4f252\" 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-2ff1d57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ff1d57\" 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gemmaildelavisitation-707x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-825132\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gemmaildelavisitation-707x1024.jpg 707w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gemmaildelavisitation-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gemmaildelavisitation-768x1113.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gemmaildelavisitation-1060x1536.jpg 1060w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gemmaildelavisitation-1413x2048.jpg 1413w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Gemmaildelavisitation-scaled.jpg 1767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/>\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\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-48741b4\" data-id=\"48741b4\" 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-fb8e05b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb8e05b\" 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<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">MAGNIFICAT<\/h5><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h5><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,<br \/>my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,<br \/>for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.<br \/>From this day all generations will call me blessed:<br \/>the Almighty has done great things for me,<br \/>and holy is his Name.<br \/>He has mercy on those who fear him <br \/>in every generation.<br \/>He has shown the strength of his arm,<br \/>he has scattered the proud in their conceit.<br \/>He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,<br \/>and has lifted up the lowly.<br \/>He has filled the hungry with good things,<br \/>and the rich he has sent away empty.<br \/>He has come to the help of his servant Israel<br \/>for he has remembered his promise of mercy,<br \/>the promise he made to our fathers,<br \/>to Abraham and his children forever.<br \/>Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,<br \/>as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.<\/h5><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Amen.<\/h5>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7960884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7960884\" 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\">The Way of Compassion at Lourdes: hope in faith<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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This path is open to all those who, affected by this painful time, are in need of consolation. Individuals and families are guided and accompanied in their quest for inner peace.<br \/>At the end of their journey, parents are invited to write their child&#8217;s name in a \u2018Book of Life\u2019, as prayer intentions that will be offered by local nuns and pilgrims.<\/p><p><strong>Every day from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm, by appointment.<\/strong><\/p><p>Register at the Information Centre the day before your arrival or before 12 noon the same morning.<br \/>Tel: +33 (0)5 62 42 20 08<br \/>email: <a href=\"mailto:saccueil@lourdes-france.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saccueil@lourdes-france.com<\/a><\/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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating the Visitation. 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