{"id":838290,"date":"2024-12-06T11:14:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T10:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/?p=838290"},"modified":"2024-12-06T11:14:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T10:14:08","slug":"immaculate-conception-at-lourdes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/immaculate-conception-at-lourdes\/","title":{"rendered":"Feast of the Immaculate Conception at Lourdes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"838290\" class=\"elementor elementor-838290 elementor-837681\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45ea0bb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45ea0bb5\" 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-5c09847b\" data-id=\"5c09847b\" 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-3c9cf1fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9cf1fb\" 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>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lourdes<\/a>, the feast of the Immaculate Conception and the 170th anniversary of the proclamation of the dogma by Pope Pius IX are celebrated on Sunday 8th December. However, in 2024, because the 8th of December falls on a Sunday, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on the 9th.<\/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-7c1dc32f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c1dc32f\" 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 celebration of the <strong>Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary<\/strong> &#8211; which falls in the first few days of the new liturgical year and the Advent season &#8211; reminds us of the unique destiny of this Jewish woman, chosen by God. For the Christian faith, Mary is inseparable from the child she bore, Jesus, in whom the living God was fully manifested.<\/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-3e5dce13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e5dce13\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Programme for Sunday 8 December<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b358ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b358ab9\" 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>10:00 am:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/mass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>international mass<\/strong><\/a> at the Basilica of Saint Pius X, presided over by Archbishop Micas, followed by procession to the Grotto for the Angelus and floral tribute to the Immaculate Conception.<br \/><strong>3:00pm:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-rosary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> rosary at the Grotto<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong>5:00 pm<\/strong>: vespers celebration<br \/><strong>8:30pm:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/torchlight-procession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> torchlit Marian procession<\/a><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e224857 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e224857\" 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-dc36299\" data-id=\"dc36299\" 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-1543da5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1543da5\" 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\">Follow the feast of the Immaculate Conception live with the \u201cPraying with Lourdes\u201d 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\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-f3921e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3921e5\" 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-51748cd\" data-id=\"51748cd\" 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-ca6967f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca6967f\" 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 dogma of the Immaculate Conception<\/h3>\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-0a4daac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a4daac\" 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-633b9aa\" data-id=\"633b9aa\" 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-1ac5095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ac5095\" 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 dogma of the Immaculate Conception<\/strong>, solemnly proclaimed <strong>on 8 December 1854 by Pope Pius IX<\/strong> in the Bull<em><strong> Ineffabilis Deus<\/strong><\/em>, affirms that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin from the moment of her conception. The text of the Bull states:<br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><em><strong>\u201cWe declare, pronounce and define that the doctrine which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the first instant of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace of the Omnipotent God, in virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of mankind, was preserved immaculate from all stain of original sin, has been revealed by God, and therefore should firmly and constantly be believed by all the faithful.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This dogma confirms Mary&#8217;s unique role in God&#8217;s plan of salvation. She was chosen to be the mother of the Saviour, and for this reason, she benefitted from a special grace that kept her free from sin, a grace in view of the merits of Jesus Christ.<\/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-d099681\" data-id=\"d099681\" 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-d74d0f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d74d0f1\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"1263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Proclamationdudogmedel27ImmaculC3A9eConceptionparPieIX1-min.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-837695\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Proclamationdudogmedel27ImmaculC3A9eConceptionparPieIX1-min.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Proclamationdudogmedel27ImmaculC3A9eConceptionparPieIX1-min-119x300.jpg 119w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Proclamationdudogmedel27ImmaculC3A9eConceptionparPieIX1-min-405x1024.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Stained glass window proclaiming the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception by Pope Pius IX<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84912f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84912f8\" 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-2d442b3\" data-id=\"2d442b3\" 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-ed3c958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed3c958\" 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 and the Immaculate Conception<\/h3>\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-59f6555 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59f6555\" 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-cc27f01\" data-id=\"cc27f01\" 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-c451106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c451106\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/K24_1570-min-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-837708\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/K24_1570-min-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/K24_1570-min-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/K24_1570-min-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/K24_1570-min-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/K24_1570-min-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-408795b\" data-id=\"408795b\" 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-411dec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"411dec8\" 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;\">Four years after the dogma was proclaimed, in 1858, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-message-of-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Marian apparitions<\/strong><\/a> in Lourdes confirmed the magnitude of the mystery of the Immaculate Conception. On 25th March of that year, during the sixteenth apparition, Mary revealed her name to the young <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/bernadette-soubirous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bernadette Soubirous<\/strong><\/a> in the Grotto of Massabielle:<em> \u2018I am the Immaculate Conception.\u2019<\/em> <strong>These words, spoken by Mary herself, gave divine confirmation, through little Bernadette, of the dogma proclaimed a few years earlier by the Pope.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From the beginning, Mary was chosen for this unique mission, to bear in her womb the Saviour of the world.<strong> The celebration of the Immaculate Conception invites us to reflect on this exceptional grace, and on the love of God that allowed Mary to be so blessed that she could fully accomplish her mission as Mother of God.<\/strong><\/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-d65f80f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d65f80f\" 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-9aaf2ff\" data-id=\"9aaf2ff\" 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-0e80e3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e80e3a\" 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;\">Since the Council of Ephesus in 431, Mary has been recognised as <em><strong>Theotokos<\/strong><\/em>, or <strong>\u2018Mother of God<\/strong>\u2019, a title that underlines the inseparability of the person of Mary from her Son, Jesus Christ. By honouring Mary through this beautiful feast, we are also celebrating the mission of salvation accomplished by Jesus.<br \/><\/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-ba47162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba47162\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The novena prayer (from 30 th November to 8 th December)<\/h4>\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-d148081 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d148081\" 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-f0fd77f\" data-id=\"f0fd77f\" 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-1eb40ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eb40ae\" 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>Blessed Virgin Mary<\/strong>, at your school, Bernadette entered into a relationship with the Holy Trinity through the sign of the Cross.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By teaching her prayer and penance for sinners, you conveyed to her the joy of salvation.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You revealed to her the beauty of your pure heart when you said, \u201cI am the Immaculate Conception\u201d.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With Bernadette, we turn to you trusting completely in your maternal intercession.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Accept the intentions of our hearts in this novena of prayer (especially for\u2026)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Lady of Lourdes,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We pray to you especially for our own conversion and that of all sinners.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Also, watch over all those who suffer in body or soul.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the hope that Life will triumph over death, from this moment and for ever more, we want to sing with you the glory of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Every day: 1 Our Father, 10 Hail Marys,<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>1 Glory be to the Father.<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong><em>Confession and communion are<\/em> particularly recommended during the novena.<\/strong><\/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-c310f84\" data-id=\"c310f84\" 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-22f1d9b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"22f1d9b\" 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 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