{"id":871578,"date":"2026-02-12T09:29:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/?p=871578"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:53:38","slug":"celebrating-saint-bernadette-in-lourdes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/celebrating-saint-bernadette-in-lourdes\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Saint Bernadette in Lourdes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"871578\" class=\"elementor elementor-871578 elementor-871432\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-293b0463 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"293b0463\" 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-232a2a77\" data-id=\"232a2a77\" 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-727eb6ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"727eb6ec\" 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 18th February and 16th April each year, the Catholic Church honours <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/bernadette-soubirous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saint Bernadette Soubirous<\/a>, the young visionary from Lourdes to whom the Virgin Mary appeared in 1858. The feast day on 18th February marks the date on which, according to Catholic tradition, the Virgin said to Bernadette, \u2018I do not promise to make you happy in this world, but in the other\u2019.<br \/>She became a Sister of Charity in Nevers, where she died on 16th April 1879 at the age of 35, which is the official date of her liturgical feast day. The Church proclaimed her a saint on 8th December 1933, not for having been favoured with apparitions, but for the way in which she responded to them.<\/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-34b8ec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34b8ec5\" 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 Sanctuary will be celebrating Saint Bernadette on 17th February<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55fb380d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55fb380d\" 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 lang=\"en-GB\">In 1858, 18<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> February was a Thursday, a day off school at the time: Bernadette was free to go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-grotto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grotto<\/strong><\/a>. But that Thursday was also the day after Ash Wednesday. <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>The Virgin&#8217;s promise therefore came at the very beginning of Lent.<\/b><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"><br \/>18<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> February is the day of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-apparitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> third Apparition<\/strong><\/a>. It was on this day that the \u2018Lady\u2019 spoke to Bernadette for the first time. She did not tell her her name. She refused to write it down, despite Bernadette offering her a pen and inkwell. But she made her a promise: <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>that she would be happy, if not in this world, then at least in the other.<\/b><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"> This explains why 18<\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"> February was chosen as the day on which Bernadette is celebrated as a citizen of heaven (in France and French-speaking countries).<br \/><\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>As an exception, the Sanctuary in Lourdes will be celebrating Saint Bernadette on 17<\/b><\/span><sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b>th<\/b><\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"en-GB\"><b> February, as the 18th is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.<\/b><\/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-c773267 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c773267\" 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-ab36343\" data-id=\"ab36343\" 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-f59dec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f59dec8\" 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 programme for Tuesday 17th February to celebrate Saint Bernadette<\/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-19968af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19968af\" 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-359eefa\" data-id=\"359eefa\" 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-ac42ef8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac42ef8\" 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=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/idee-fond-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-871447\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/idee-fond-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/idee-fond-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/idee-fond-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/idee-fond-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/idee-fond-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/idee-fond-scaled.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/>\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-58acd54\" data-id=\"58acd54\" 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-90cc6b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90cc6b6\" 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><strong>Veneration of relics throughout the day at the parish church of the Sacred Heart in Lourdes<\/strong><\/em><br \/>&#8211; 10:00 a.m.: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/mass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mass<\/strong> <\/a>at the Grotto of the Apparitions<br \/>&#8211; 2:00 p.m.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/walking-in-the-footsteps-of-bernadette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>: Bernadette&#8217;s footsteps<\/strong><\/a><br \/>&#8211; 3:00 p.m.: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/lourdesplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rosary<\/strong> <\/a>at the Grotto (in English)<br \/>&#8211; 6:00 p.m.: <strong>Mass presided over by Monsignor Micas at the parish with the relics of Saint Bernadette<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; 8:30 p.m.: Pilgrims gather at the Saint Michael gate for a procession of the relics to the Grotto with recitation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-rosary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rosary<\/strong><\/a>.<\/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-d418e63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d418e63\" 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-c9ba143\" data-id=\"c9ba143\" 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-98a873b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"98a873b\" 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\">Receive a daily prayer with the \u2018Praying with Lourdes\u2019 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d421d5b\" data-id=\"d421d5b\" 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-a85370b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a85370b\" 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.org\/en\/intention-priere\/\" 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\">Leave a prayer at the Grotto for the feast of Saint Bernadette<\/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-af155bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af155bd\" 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-93de8e1\" data-id=\"93de8e1\" 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-75dc4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75dc4aa\" 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\">New in 2026<\/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-0f791ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f791ec\" 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-d307ffc\" data-id=\"d307ffc\" 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-2fc8488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fc8488\" 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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/historical-resource-centre-of-the-sanctuary-of-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> historical resource centre<\/strong><\/a> is hosting a unique exhibition entitled <strong>\u2018Bernadette, objects from a lifetime, archives of a saint\u2019<\/strong>, on display in<strong> the exhibition gallery from 9th to 18th February, then from the start of the season until 15th June 2026, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.<\/strong> <br \/>The exhibition is divided into three sections\u2014<strong>Bernadette as a child in Lourdes, the Apparition, and the saint<\/strong>\u2014and traces Bernadette&#8217;s journey through personal objects, archives, and remarkable works of art. The display cases <strong>feature civil status documents, objects that belonged to her, embroidery work by Bernadette<\/strong>, as well as sculptures and sketches evoking the apparitions and the last moments of her life.<br \/>Designed to be accessible to all, this exhibition offers an intimate and historical look at the most important person in Lourdes.<\/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-601e388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"601e388\" 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\/2026\/02\/expo-bernadette-ecran-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-871464\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/expo-bernadette-ecran-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/expo-bernadette-ecran-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/expo-bernadette-ecran-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/expo-bernadette-ecran-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/expo-bernadette-ecran.png 1920w\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d90ef37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d90ef37\" 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-ab9eb5b\" data-id=\"ab9eb5b\" 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-62958ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62958ad\" 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\">Prayer to Saint Bernadette<\/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-1650c43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1650c43\" 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-88b5029\" data-id=\"88b5029\" 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-aaaa32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaaa32c\" 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;\"><strong>St. Bernadette,<\/strong><br \/><strong>pure and simple child,<\/strong><br \/><strong>you who were privileged to behold<\/strong><br \/><strong>the beauty of Mary Immaculate<\/strong><br \/><strong>and to be the recipient of her confidence<\/strong><br \/><strong>eighteen times at Lourdes;<\/strong><br \/><strong>you who did desire from then on<\/strong><br \/><strong>to hide yourself in the cloister of Nevers<\/strong><br \/><strong>and there live and die as a victim of sinners,<\/strong><br \/><strong>obtain for us that spirit of purity,<\/strong><br \/><strong>simplicity and mortification,<\/strong><br \/><strong>which will lead us also to<\/strong><br \/><strong>the glorious vision of God<\/strong><br \/><strong>and of Mary in Heaven.<\/strong><br \/><strong>Amen.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-558e24a\" data-id=\"558e24a\" 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-b0057fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b0057fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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