{"id":855848,"date":"2025-05-26T16:55:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T14:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/feter-la-visitation-a-lourdes-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T10:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T08:47:10","slug":"celebrating-the-visitation-at-lourdes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/celebrating-the-visitation-at-lourdes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the Visitation at Lourdes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"855848\" class=\"elementor elementor-855848 elementor-855678\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7acd249d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7acd249d\" 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-570b05fa\" data-id=\"570b05fa\" 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-4d692621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d692621\" 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 Saturday 31st May, the Church celebrates the feast of the Visitation: Mary comes to meet her cousin Elizabeth, who is pregnant. In his mother\u2019s 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: \u2018<em>My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has looked with favour on the lowliness of his servant<\/em>.\u2019<\/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-4cffb9a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cffb9a5\" 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-649019db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"649019db\" 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\u2019s womb, makes him leap for joy, reminding us of the encounters we have in Lourdes.<br \/>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lourdes<\/strong><\/a>, 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-448f4b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"448f4b1\" 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-3ca3e99\" data-id=\"3ca3e99\" 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-512b204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"512b204\" 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\">A typical \u2018Pilgrim for a Day\u2019 programme<\/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-02fa52b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02fa52b\" 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-a4c0394\" data-id=\"a4c0394\" 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-cd6096b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd6096b\" 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>Morning<\/strong>:<br \/>* Official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/a-film-of-discovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>film<\/strong> <\/a>of the Sanctuary at the Information Centre<br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/chemin-du-jubile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Walk the Jubilee Way<\/strong><\/a> on your own or with a guide at 9.30am.<br \/>* <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/mass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mass<\/strong> <\/a>(see timetable at the Information Centre)<\/p><p><strong>Afternoon<\/strong>:<br \/>2.00 pm: In the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/come-to-lourdes-and-walk-in-bernadettes-footsteps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> footsteps of Bernadette<\/strong><\/a><br \/>3.00 pm: Rosary at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-grotto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grotto<\/strong><\/a> (in English)<br \/>5.00 pm:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-eucharistic-procession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Eucharistic procession<\/strong><\/a> and blessing of the sick.<br \/>9.00 pm: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/torchlight-procession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Marian Torchlight<\/strong><\/a> Procession<\/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-b57f801\" data-id=\"b57f801\" 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-78e3952 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78e3952\" 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=\"277\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MosaC3AFqueMystC3A8reJoyeux1-277x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-855709\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MosaC3AFqueMystC3A8reJoyeux1-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MosaC3AFqueMystC3A8reJoyeux1-947x1024.jpg 947w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MosaC3AFqueMystC3A8reJoyeux1-768x831.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MosaC3AFqueMystC3A8reJoyeux1.jpg 1104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16ac17e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16ac17e\" 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-92403d2\" data-id=\"92403d2\" 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-80bed1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80bed1b\" 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-617d59f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"617d59f\" 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\/the-virgin-mary-in-lourdes-this-may\/\" 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, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/benevole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>volunteers<\/strong> <\/a>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>Saturday 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\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-af86181 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af86181\" 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-51b011b\" data-id=\"51b011b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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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-a680291 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a680291\" 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-2e017ce\" data-id=\"2e017ce\" 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-09f31e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09f31e8\" 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: center;\"><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>MAGNIFICAT<\/strong><\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>From this day all generations will call me blessed:<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>the Almighty has done great things for me,<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>and holy is his Name.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>He has mercy on those who fear him<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>in every generation.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>He has shown the strength of his arm,<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>he has scattered the proud in their conceit.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>and has lifted up the lowly.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>He has filled the hungry with good things,<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>and the rich he has sent away empty.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>He has come to the help of his servant Israel<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>for he has remembered his promise of mercy,<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>the promise he made to our fathers,<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>to Abraham and his children forever.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #997e4c;\"><strong>Amen.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-848eeee\" data-id=\"848eeee\" 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-5ecd49a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ecd49a\" 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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