{"id":837627,"date":"2025-10-17T10:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T08:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/?p=837627"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:04:44","slug":"all-saints-in-lourdes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/all-saints-in-lourdes\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating All Saints in Lourdes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"837627\" class=\"elementor elementor-837627 elementor-837583\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49c337ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49c337ce\" 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-2f2a466f\" data-id=\"2f2a466f\" 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-5c4eae31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c4eae31\" 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>All Saints&#8217; Day is a Christian holiday celebrated every year on 1st November, dedicated to all saints, known and unknown. It is followed the next day by the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, when families honour the memory of their departed loved ones by putting flowers on their graves. This time of reflection and prayer is particularly important for Christians, and Lourdes is an ideal place to experience the spirituality of All Saints&#8217; Day.<\/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-3e7a2652 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e7a2652\" 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\">Celebrating All Saints in Lourdes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2d840a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a2d840a\" 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>10.00am<\/strong>: Mass at the Grotto<br \/><strong>11.15am:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/mass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mass<\/strong> <\/a>at the Rosary Basilica<br \/><strong>3.00pm:<\/strong> Rosary at the Grotto<br \/><strong>5.00 pm:<\/strong> Eucharistic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/adoration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Adoration<\/strong><\/a> at the Basilica of Saint Pius X or procession<br \/><strong>9.00 pm:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/torchlight-procession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Marian torchlight procession<\/strong><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-155bf47b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"155bf47b\" 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-7b98e9eb\" data-id=\"7b98e9eb\" 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-57b9edbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57b9edbc\" 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\">What does All Saints mean?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58009994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58009994\" 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>All Saints<\/strong> is a day that pays tribute to the saints and martyrs of the Catholic Church. Its purpose is to celebrate not only the canonised saints, but also those who, in their daily lives, lived a holy existence without necessarily being officially recognised by the Church. It is a feast of joy and hope, marking the powerful link between believers and the hope of eternal life.<\/p><p>It is <strong>followed on 2nd November by All Souls<\/strong>, a day dedicated to the memory of loved ones who have passed away. This is not a day of mourning, but rather an opportunity to pray for their souls and to reflect on the resurrection and the afterlife.<\/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-b811fa1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b811fa1\" 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-f5ccdf6\" data-id=\"f5ccdf6\" 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-48b01b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48b01b5\" 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\">2nd November, All Souls<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c9338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24c9338\" 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>10.00am:<\/strong> Mass at the Grotto<br \/><strong>11.15am:<\/strong> Mass at the Rosary Basilica<br \/><strong>3.00pm<\/strong>: Rosary at the Grotto<br \/><strong>5.00pm:<\/strong> Eucharistic Adoration at the Basilica of Saint Pius X or procession<br \/><strong>9.00pm<\/strong>: Marian torchlight procession<\/p><p><strong>2nd November<\/strong> is dedicated to the commemoration of the dead. On this day, at the Sanctuary of Lourdes, in this place where light was given to an impoverished child, in the hollow of a dark recess in the rock, we want to come together in friendship and prayer.<\/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-d4cc1b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4cc1b8\" 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-caea214\" data-id=\"caea214\" 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-999a98c elementor-align-right elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"999a98c\" 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\/application-prier-avec-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\">Stay united in prayer with Our Lady of Lourdes and experience the celebrations live from the Grotto by downloading the \u2018Praying with Lourdes\u2019 mobile app.<\/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-7f7fe24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f7fe24\" 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\">Why light a candle in Lourdes to celebrate All Saints' Day?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad0634c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad0634c\" 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;\">Lighting a candle on All Saints&#8217; Day is a way of <strong>honouring the saints, praying for the dead, and affirming that love is stronger than death.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In Christian tradition, the candle represents<strong> the light of Christ, the \u2018Light of the World\u2019<\/strong> (cf. Jn 8).<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lighting a candle is an act of faith and hope, and a way of saying that life continues beyond death, that the light of God&#8217;s love will never be extinguished.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lighting a candle also means praying for someone, for the saints celebrated on All Saints&#8217; Day, and especially, the following day (2nd November, All Souls&#8217; Day), for deceased loved ones.<\/span><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The flame symbolises prayer rising up to heaven.<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Sanctuary invites you to personalise a candle for the person you wish to bring before the Virgin Mary.<\/span><\/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-841f485 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"841f485\" 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\/les-grands-cierges-du-sanctuaire\/les-grands-cierges-du-sanctuaire-de-lourdes-pour-mes-intentions\/les-grands-cierges-du-sanctuaire-de-lourdes-mes-intentions-allume\/\" 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\">Customise my candle for a loved one <\/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-db9c929 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db9c929\" 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-b5076e4\" data-id=\"b5076e4\" 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-ba44213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba44213\" 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-grotto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grotto of Massabielle,<\/strong> <\/a>the site of the apparitions, is the spiritual heart of Lourdes. On All Saints&#8217; Day, many pilgrims come here to meditate in silence, pray the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/lourdesplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>rosary<\/strong> <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/cierge-en-ligne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>light a candle<\/strong><\/a> for their departed loved ones. The atmosphere here is one of peace and serenity, offering a special opportunity to turn to Mary and entrust your loved ones to her care.<\/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-bfa7c0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfa7c0f\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df91fc9\" data-id=\"df91fc9\" 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-af62a81 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"af62a81\" 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\/intention-priere\/\" 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\">Leave a prayer intention at the Grotto<\/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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c93f1f\" data-id=\"8c93f1f\" 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-9a727e9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9a727e9\" 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\/cierge-en-ligne\/\" 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\">Light a candle<\/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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f6cde1\" data-id=\"7f6cde1\" 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-24cc985 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"24cc985\" 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\/offrande-de-messe\/\" 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\">Ask for a mass to be said<\/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-653d61f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"653d61f\" 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-a33818d\" data-id=\"a33818d\" 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-f7108f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7108f9\" 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><em>Whether you\u2019re here on your own, with your family or with a group, All Saints&#8217; Day in Lourdes is an enriching and memorable experience. The celebrations, prayers and encounters in this sacred place allow everyone to experience a special moment in a spirit of prayer and remembrance.<\/em><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51b8982 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51b8982\" 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-2cefed5\" data-id=\"2cefed5\" 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-05625c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05625c7\" 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