{"id":856335,"date":"2026-05-26T15:15:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/?p=856335"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:32:13","slug":"lourdes-and-the-holy-trinity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/lourdes-and-the-holy-trinity\/","title":{"rendered":"Lourdes and the Holy Trinity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"856335\" class=\"elementor elementor-856335 elementor-856284\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-156c2379 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"156c2379\" 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-1e195419\" data-id=\"1e195419\" 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-39ccc016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39ccc016\" 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 the Sunday following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/celebrating-pentecost-in-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pentecost<\/a>, this year Sunday 31th May, the Church celebrates the Holy Trinity, inviting us to contemplate the very heart of the Christian mystery: one God in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This fundamental truth of the faith, though often difficult to express in words, can be experienced very simply in the gestures and prayers of everyday life, especially when we make the sign of the Cross.<\/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-47161daf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47161daf\" 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><em>On 11th February 1858, accompanied by her sister and a friend, Bernadette went to Massabielle, on the banks of the Gave, to collect bones and dead wood. As she took off her stockings to cross the stream and go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-grotto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grotto<\/strong><\/a>, she heard a noise that sounded like a gust of wind. She looked up at the Grotto: \u201cI saw a lady dressed in white: she was wearing a white dress, a white veil, a blue sash and a yellow rose on each foot.\u201d In her fear, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/bernadette-soubirous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bernadette<\/strong><\/a> impulsively took out her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-rosary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>rosary<\/strong> <\/a>to make the sign of the Cross and receive protection from on high, but her arm would not respond, until the Lady she saw in the hollow of the Rock made a beautiful sign of the Cross: <strong>in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.<\/strong><\/em><\/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-26d64744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26d64744\" 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\">Where can I find the Holy Trinity 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-70f0d6e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70f0d6e2\" 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 great adventure of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-apparitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apparitions<\/a> began, like all celebrations in the Church, with a sign of the Cross calling upon the Triune God.<\/strong> During each of her eighteen meetings with the Virgin Mary, Saint Bernadette Soubirous began by making the sign of the Cross. She did this slowly and earnestly. Mary, in silence, showed her the way to reflection and prayer, a prayer that reveals the Trinity.<\/p><p>This simple gesture of the sign of the Cross, <strong>\u201cIn the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,\u201d<\/strong> contains all the richness of faith. It marks the beginning and often the end of prayer, like a doorway into the mystery of God.<\/p><p>During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/mass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mass<\/strong><\/a>, this same mystery is affirmed twice, at<strong> the beginning of the Mass,<\/strong> with \u201cIn the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,\u201d and at the <strong>final blessing<\/strong>, before the sending of the Mass. Three little crosses are also made on the <strong>forehead, lips and heart,<\/strong> to welcome the Gospel of the day. Some of the faithful also cross themselves after communion or during a blessing. It&#8217;s a beautiful gesture of faith and trust in the Holy Trinity.<\/p><p>During the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/torchlight-procession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Marian torchlight procession,<\/strong><\/a> at 9.00 pm every evening during the season, pilgrims and visitors to Lourdes raise their torches and sing to the glory of God in his Trinity:<\/p><p align=\"center\"><strong>\u2018Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,<\/strong><br \/><strong>as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,<\/strong><br \/><strong>world without end. Amen.\u2019<\/strong><\/p><p>This is a liturgical prayer in praise of the Trinity, a sung or spoken echo of what Bernadette experienced in silence in front of the Grotto of Massabielle: welcoming God in the fullness of his Trinitarian love.<\/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-6697e4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6697e4e\" 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-09bd404\" data-id=\"09bd404\" 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-1a97a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a97a16\" 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=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jeunes-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-856299\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jeunes-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jeunes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jeunes-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jeunes-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jeunes-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\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-ef2d3c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef2d3c6\" 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-37876ab\" data-id=\"37876ab\" 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-6c729f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c729f4\" 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;\">In its simplicity and depth, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lourdes<\/strong><\/a> becomes a place where we can draw close to the Trinity. Mary&#8217;s message, centred entirely on Christ and lived in the Spirit, leads to the Father. And<strong> this Trinitarian approach is exactly what the Church celebrates in the solemnity of this Sunday:<\/strong> the eternal love that flows between the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, touching us deep in our hearts!<\/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-89350a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89350a4\" 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-8a793bf\" data-id=\"8a793bf\" 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-f4eb614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4eb614\" 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>After becoming a nun, Bernadette was asked by a Sister of Charity from Nevers, \u201cWhat must we do to be sure of going to Heaven?\u201d Bernadette replied immediately, \u201cTo make the sign of the Cross properly is already a great deal.\u201d<\/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-199bee7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"199bee7\" 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-a6c8545\" data-id=\"a6c8545\" 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-7482ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7482ed4\" 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; color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Programme for Holy Trinity Sunday<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11.00am: Mass at the St Cosmas and Damian Chapel<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2.00 pm: Walk in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/walking-in-the-footsteps-of-bernadette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the footsteps of Bernadette<\/strong><\/a> (meeting point at the Information Centre)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3.30pm<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/lourdesplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>: Rosary at the Grotto<\/strong> <\/a>or complete the pilgrim&#8217;s gestures independently<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Touch the Rock<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Drink water from the spring<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Light a candle for your personal intentions<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5.00pm: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-eucharistic-procession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Eucharistic procession<\/strong><\/a> with blessing of the sick<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9.00pm: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/torchlight-procession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Marian Torchlight Procession<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d076388\" data-id=\"d076388\" 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-d1cc3fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1cc3fa\" 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=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Trinitemosaique-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-804490\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Trinitemosaique-1024x681.jpg 1024w, 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