{"id":869993,"date":"2026-01-12T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/lourdes-et-la-semaine-pour-lunite-des-chretiens\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:37:09","slug":"lourdes-and-the-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/lourdes-and-the-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Lourdes and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"869993\" class=\"elementor elementor-869993 elementor-869670\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-603d456d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"603d456d\" 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-6403b3a7\" data-id=\"6403b3a7\" 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-509ee4b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"509ee4b7\" 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>From 18th to 25th January, Christians around the world are invited to pray for the unity sought by Christ: \u2018That they may all be one\u2019 (Jn 17:21). The theme chosen for 2026 is taken from the Letter to the Ephesians (4:4): \u2018There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling.\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-4a6c7388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a6c7388\" 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 welcome for all<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178221ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"178221ae\" 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>Since the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-message-of-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Apparitions of 1858<\/strong><\/a>, Lourdes has become a sanctuary that draws believers of all origins, cultures and Christian denominations. Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Protestants, Evangelicals, and even people on a spiritual journey or without any specific religious affiliation come together here, united by the same quest: meaning, consolation and inner peace.<br \/><strong>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lourdes<\/a>, unity cannot be imposed: it must be lived.<\/strong> It manifests itself in the silence of prayer, in serving the sick, in listening to others with compassion, and in respecting each person&#8217;s spiritual journey.<\/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-6844e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6844e3e\" 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\">Organisez votre journ\u00e9e de 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class=\"uc_btn\" >Read more<\/a>                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<!-- end Content Box Hover Text Reveal -->\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-fa074eb\" data-id=\"fa074eb\" 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-3f6ec87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_hover_text_reveal_content_box\" data-id=\"3f6ec87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_hover_text_reveal_content_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Content Box Hover Text Reveal -->\n<style>\/* widget: Content Box Hover Text Reveal *\/\n\n.uc_long_content_box {\n\toverflow:hidden;\n}\n.uc_long_content_box 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url(https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/croix-scaled-1.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_overlay\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_box_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_title\">Follow the Stations of the Cross<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_hidden_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-stations-of-the-cross\/\" class=\"uc_btn\" >Read more<\/a>                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<!-- end Content Box Hover Text Reveal -->\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-6c69765 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c69765\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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.uc_long_content_box_holder:hover .uc_long_content_box_box .uc_box_content .uc_hidden_content{\n    max-height: 100%;\n    transform: scaleY(1);\n    overflow: visible;\n\topacity: 1;\n\t\n}\n\n.uc_box_content .uc_description{\n\tcolor: #fff;\n}\n#uc_hover_text_reveal_content_box_elementor_3e5a83f .uc_long_content_box_holder .uc_long_content_box_box .uc_box_content .uc_btn{\n\ttext-decoration: none;\n\tdisplay: inline-block;\n    text-align:center;\n  transition:0.5s;\n}\n\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"uc_long_content_box\" id=\"uc_hover_text_reveal_content_box_elementor_3e5a83f\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uc_long_content_box_holder\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_long_content_box_box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_image_box\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/LE-CHAPELET_2-scaled-1.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_overlay\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_box_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_title\">Pray the rosary<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_hidden_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-rosary\/\" class=\"uc_btn\" >Read more<\/a>                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<!-- end Content Box Hover Text Reveal -->\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-c3e4192\" data-id=\"c3e4192\" 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-4d1604b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_hover_text_reveal_content_box\" data-id=\"4d1604b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_hover_text_reveal_content_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Content 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.uc_long_content_box_holder .uc_long_content_box_box .uc_box_content .uc_hidden_content{\n\toverflow: hidden;\n    transform: scaleY(0);\n    transform-origin: bottom;\n  transition:0.5s;\n    max-height: 0;\n\topacity: 0;\n}\n\n#uc_hover_text_reveal_content_box_elementor_4d1604b .uc_long_content_box_holder:hover .uc_long_content_box_box .uc_box_content .uc_hidden_content{\n    max-height: 100%;\n    transform: scaleY(1);\n    overflow: visible;\n\topacity: 1;\n\t\n}\n\n.uc_box_content .uc_description{\n\tcolor: #fff;\n}\n#uc_hover_text_reveal_content_box_elementor_4d1604b .uc_long_content_box_holder .uc_long_content_box_box .uc_box_content .uc_btn{\n\ttext-decoration: none;\n\tdisplay: inline-block;\n    text-align:center;\n  transition:0.5s;\n}\n\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"uc_long_content_box\" id=\"uc_hover_text_reveal_content_box_elementor_4d1604b\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uc_long_content_box_holder\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_long_content_box_box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_image_box\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/vignette_confession_500x333_img.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_overlay\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_box_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_title\">Go to confession<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_hidden_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/confessions\/\" class=\"uc_btn\" >Read more<\/a>                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<!-- end Content Box Hover Text Reveal -->\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-4932808\" data-id=\"4932808\" 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 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translateY(10px);\n}\n.uc_title\n{\n    font-weight: 400;\n\tfont-size: 22px;\n}\n#uc_hover_text_reveal_content_box_elementor_28ac9eb .uc_long_content_box_holder:hover .uc_long_content_box_box .uc_box_content .uc_title{\n  transform: translateY(-10px);\t\n}\n#uc_hover_text_reveal_content_box_elementor_28ac9eb .uc_long_content_box_holder .uc_long_content_box_box .uc_box_content .uc_hidden_content{\n\toverflow: hidden;\n    transform: scaleY(0);\n    transform-origin: bottom;\n  transition:0.5s;\n    max-height: 0;\n\topacity: 0;\n}\n\n#uc_hover_text_reveal_content_box_elementor_28ac9eb .uc_long_content_box_holder:hover .uc_long_content_box_box .uc_box_content .uc_hidden_content{\n    max-height: 100%;\n    transform: scaleY(1);\n    overflow: visible;\n\topacity: 1;\n\t\n}\n\n.uc_box_content .uc_description{\n\tcolor: #fff;\n}\n#uc_hover_text_reveal_content_box_elementor_28ac9eb .uc_long_content_box_holder .uc_long_content_box_box .uc_box_content .uc_btn{\n\ttext-decoration: none;\n\tdisplay: inline-block;\n    text-align:center;\n  transition:0.5s;\n}\n\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"uc_long_content_box\" id=\"uc_hover_text_reveal_content_box_elementor_28ac9eb\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uc_long_content_box_holder\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_long_content_box_box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_image_box\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ADORATION_1-scaled-1.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_overlay\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_box_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_title\">Pray at the Adoration Chapel<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_hidden_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/adoration\/\" class=\"uc_btn\" >Read more<\/a>                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<!-- end Content Box Hover Text Reveal -->\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-51f3b8d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51f3b8d9\" 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-60567632\" data-id=\"60567632\" 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-cbb05ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cbb05ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14c715 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b14c715\" 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\/day-pilgrims\/\" 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\"> View all activities offered by the Sanctuary<\/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-71c36b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71c36b3c\" 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 Lourdes: a sign of life and communion<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4fc0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4fc0f\" 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>Water plays a central role in Lourdes.<\/strong> It recalls baptism, the common foundation of all Christians. Although our traditions differ, baptism unites us deeply in Christ who died and rose again. In this sense,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-water-of-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> the water of Lourdes<\/strong><\/a> can be seen as a prophetic sign: it does not distinguish, it does not separate, it is offered to everyone.<br \/><strong>Washing, drinking, and allowing oneself to be touched by this water thus becomes a symbolic gesture of unity:<\/strong> an invitation to allow ourselves to be purified of our fears, our prejudices, and our historical divisions.<\/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-09040d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09040d1\" 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-4413600\" data-id=\"4413600\" 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-8747fc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8747fc6\" 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\">Mary, mother of all Christ's disciples<\/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-3e6eae7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e6eae7\" 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-aaaee72\" data-id=\"aaaee72\" 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-9819869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9819869\" 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 Lourdes, Mary presents herself simply,<strong> \u2018I am the Immaculate Conception.\u2019<\/strong> She does not impose herself, she always leads us to Christ. From an ecumenical perspective, Mary can be looked upon as an attentive mother who gathers disciples around her Son, without ever taking his place.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At Cana, she said,<strong> \u2018Do whatever he tells you\u2019<\/strong> (Jn 2:5). These words remain a sure path to unity: listening together to the Word of Christ and putting it into practice.<\/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-d3ed690 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3ed690\" 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-761004a\" data-id=\"761004a\" 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-fb2ac3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb2ac3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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