{"id":841973,"date":"2026-01-08T11:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/?p=841973"},"modified":"2025-12-24T10:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T09:00:01","slug":"lourdes-and-the-baptism-of-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/lourdes-and-the-baptism-of-the-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"Lourdes and the Baptism of the Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"841973\" class=\"elementor elementor-841973 elementor-841827\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a0d42d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a0d42d4\" 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-3bd8073c\" data-id=\"3bd8073c\" 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-49fa3819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49fa3819\" 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>The baptism of Jesus, celebrated on the Sunday after Epiphany, 11th January in the year 2026, is one of the best recounted events in the life of Jesus, as all four evangelists mention it. <br \/>It is the first public manifestation of Christ. At his birth in Bethlehem, he had only been revealed to a privileged few: the shepherds, and the Magi on the day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/feter-lepiphanie-a-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Epiphany<\/a>. Now, all those around John the Baptist &#8211; his disciples and the crowd gathered on the banks of the Jordan &#8211; witnessed a more public manifestation.<\/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-7929b2c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7929b2c9\" 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 water of baptism<\/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-edc7ea1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edc7ea1\" 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-c4fa7c4\" data-id=\"c4fa7c4\" 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-c15528a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c15528a\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/jean-le-baptiste-768x1152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-841853\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/jean-le-baptiste-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/jean-le-baptiste-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/jean-le-baptiste-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/jean-le-baptiste-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/jean-le-baptiste.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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-d0d4a8b\" data-id=\"d0d4a8b\" 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-40ef066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40ef066\" 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>Baptism is the first of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church and marks the entry of the faithful into the Christian community.<\/strong> In this fundamental rite, water is the symbol of purification from sin and of spiritual rebirth. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The water of baptism, blessed by the priest, is poured over the head of the baptised person, or the person is immersed completely, depending on the tradition. This gesture symbolises death to sin and resurrection with Christ. As Saint Paul wrote in his letter to the Romans (6:3-4), <em>\u201cAll of us, who have been baptised into Christ Jesus, were baptised into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lourdes<\/a> you can receive five of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church<\/strong>: confirmation, reconciliation, the Eucharist, the anointing of the sick and priestly ordination.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The only sacraments that cannot be administered here are baptism and marriage, as the Sanctuary is not a parish. As a result, it cannot administer the sacraments that mark entry into the active life of a community of the faithful.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee0f5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee0f5ec\" 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 importance of water 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-432168d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"432168d\" 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=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rosaire2015-min-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-841864\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rosaire2015-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rosaire2015-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rosaire2015-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rosaire2015-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Rosaire2015-min-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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-21db873e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21db873e\" 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>The first cures at Lourdes were linked to the water from the spring discovered by Bernadette at the Grotto of Massabielle on the instructions of the Virgin Mary.<\/strong> On 25th February 1858, the day of the 9th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-apparitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>apparition<\/strong><\/a>, Bernadette was told to \u2018go and drink from the spring and wash.\u2019 But as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/bernadette-soubirous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bernadette<\/strong> <\/a>herself made clear, this water is of no value without faith and prayer. It has no miraculous powers, yet the Lord can use it as a sign of his work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/miraculous-healings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The miracles of Lourdes<\/strong><\/a> are a universal sign of \u2018true\u2019 healing.<\/p>\n<p>Water is present from the very first moments of Christian life through the sacrament of baptism, and is also used in various rituals and sacraments, constantly reminding the faithful of their purification and their belonging to the Christian community.<\/p>\n<p>In Lourdes, pilgrims can receive the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/confessions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> sacrament of reconciliation<\/strong><\/a> during their pilgrimage. This sacrament is a sign of God&#8217;s infinite love. By acknowledging that we are sinners, we believe that God&#8217;s infinite love is always the strongest. To complete this sacrament that washes and purifies, pilgrims are invited to perform<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> the water gesture or bathe<\/strong> <\/a>at the Baths.<\/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-9ce8615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ce8615\" 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\">Holy water: a sign of blessing and protection<\/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-c3ccd71 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3ccd71\" 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-13bb5a4\" data-id=\"13bb5a4\" 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-2114c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2114c70\" 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 faithful cross themselves with holy water as they enter a church, a gesture that recalls their baptism and the purification it brought.<\/strong> Holy water is also used to bless people, places and objects, invoking divine protection. In this way, water becomes a tangible link between the sacred and the everyday, reminding us that God&#8217;s grace permeates every aspect of the lives of the faithful.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Lourdes water is not holy water<\/strong> unless the pilgrim asks a priest or a Lourdes<\/span> \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-chapelains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>chapelain<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">to bless it. It is available to anyone who wishes to take some with them. It is completely free and cannot be sold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you would like to receive water from Lourdes, the Sanctuary invites you to contact your nearest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/pilgrimages-to-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>pilgrimage organisation<\/strong><\/a>.<\/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-947cc45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"947cc45\" 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-44cd300\" data-id=\"44cd300\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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