She gave Bernadette a message for all: "Pray and do penance for the conversion of the world." The Church investigated Bernadette's claims for four years before approving devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes. Lourdes has since become one of the most famous shrines, attracting more than a million pilgrims each year.
The miracle was officially declared by Bishop Jacques Benoit-Gonin of Beauvais, France on Feb. 11, the World Day of the Sick and the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes.
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Our Lady of Lourdes is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in honour of the Marian apparitions that reportedly occurred in 1858 in the vicinity of Lourdes in France.
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Our Lady of Lourdes – Painting by Stephen B. Whatley Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes Oh ever immaculate Virgin, Mother of Mercy, Health of the Sick, Refuge of Sinners, Comfortess of the Afflicted, you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings.
There is a prayer intentions box next to the Our Lady of Lourdes statue at the Grotto, in the Lourdes Sanctuary, where prayer intentions can be deposited. All prayers are read by one of the Priests here in Lourdes and as many prayers as possible are read out at Mass.
Bishop Emmanuel Delmas of Angers, France confirmed the healing of a man at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. “This healing can be considered as a personal gift of God for this man, as a fact of grace, as a sign of Christ the Savior,” the bishop said March 27.
PARIS, France — A French bishop on Sunday declared as a miracle the cure of a Roman Catholic nun who was an invalid for nearly four decades and recovered after making a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
The 70th miracle has just been affirmed by the Church this past Sunday, February 11—the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and the 160th anniversary of Mary’s first apparition to St. Bernadette.
There is a prayer intentions box next to the Our Lady of Lourdes statue at the Grotto, in the Lourdes Sanctuary, where prayer intentions can be deposited. All prayers are read by one of the Priests here in Lourdes and as many prayers as possible are read out at Mass.
For Catholics, Lourdes is the world's most beloved Shrine. Nestled in a valley in the southwestern part of the Hautes-Pyrenees, it is the scene of pilgrims gathering from all over the world.
The 70th miracle has just been affirmed by the Church this past Sunday, February 11—the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and the 160th anniversary of Mary’s first apparition to St. Bernadette.
Lourdes and St. Bernardette Soubirous. In Lourdes, France, in 1844 a baby girl named Bernadette Soubirous was born. Bernadette’s family was very poor, and Bernadette was responsible for looking after and caring for her brothers and sisters.
The Bishop of Namur accepted the verdict of the Commission which he had set up, and on the 25.4.1908, proclaimed that this miraculous cure must "be attributed to the powerful and efficacious intervention of Our Lady of Lourdes".
Our Lady also appeared in the grotto at Lourdes in 1858, and soon after there were reports of many miracles of healing for those who bathed in its waters. The miracles of Lourdes constitute the longest series of miracles ever to occur in the History of the Church.
Lourdes is a village in southern France, close to the Pyrenees mountains and the Spanish border. Many healing miracles are reputed to have occurred there since 1858, when a 14 year old girl claimed to have ‘seen’ a beautiful lady that Roman Catholics believe was the mother of Jesus.
In 1858 Lourdes rose to prominence in France and abroad due to the Marian apparitions claimed to have been seen by the peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous, who was later canonized. Shortly thereafter the city with the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes became one of the world's most important sites of pilgrimage and religious tourism. Today Lourdes hosts around six million visitors every year from all corners of the world.
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inOui TGV operates a train from Paris to Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes every 4 hours. Tickets cost $150 – $170 and the journey takes 4 h 51 min. Alternatively, Ouibus operates a bus from Paris to Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes 4 times a week. Tickets cost $30 – $45 and the journey takes 12 h 45 min.