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25th February, the ninth apparition. Three hundred people were present. Bernadette later said, “She told me to go and drink at the spring and wash myself there. I found only a little muddy water. On the fourth try I was … Continued

Of the eighteen apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Saint Bernadette, no less than fourteen took place during Lent. We need to consider the calendar of the apparitions alongside the liturgical cycle. As the date of Easter varies from year … Continued

On 18th February, the Sanctuary celebrates Saint Bernadette Soubirous. She was born in Lourdes in 1844 into a very poor family. At the age of 14, she was favoured with 18 apparitions of the Virgin Mary, which gave birth to … Continued

On 2nd February, the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, better known as the Feast of Candlemas, commemorates the event related in the Gospel of St Luke: Mary and Joseph going to present the child Jesus at … Continued

“On 11th February 2023, let us turn our thoughts to the Shrine of Lourdes, a prophetic lesson entrusted to the Church for our modern times.” (Pope Francis) The Sanctuary invites you to celebrate the feast of Our Lady Lourdes at … Continued

The next International Days of Saint Francis de Sales organised by the Catholic Media Federation will take place in Lourdes from Wednesday 25th to Friday 27th January 2023. A press conference presentation for these Days took place on Monday, 12th … Continued

On 18th January 1862, in the name of the Catholic Church, the Bishop of Tarbes, Mgr. Laurence, published his pastoral letter “passing judgment on the Apparition which took place at the Grotto of Lourdes”. Nearly 4 years after the apparitions … Continued

On 9th, 10th and 11th February, at the Sanctuary of Lourdes, the “Lourdes February Days” will bring together the 850 international actors of pilgrimages (pilgrimage directors, Hospitality presidents, religious tourism professionals, partners of the Sanctuary, etc.). Registration starts on Friday … Continued

Bernadette Soubirous was born on 7th January 1844 in Lourdes, at the time a small town in the Pyrenees, to a family of millers who lived quite comfortably for the first few years of Bernadette’s life. Two days after her … Continued

One week after Christmas, on 1st January, the Church invites us to start the New Year by contemplating Mary, Mother of God. In Lourdes we pray to Mary, Mother of God Since 11th February 1858, the date of the first … Continued