Lourdes
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
At the foot of the Pyrenees the grotto of Massabielle still draws those who come with illness, gratitude, or a name they cannot set down anywhere else. Water, stone, and the evening procession make a simple grammar of hope. The Gave moves past; candles stand in long, trembling ranks.
A pilgrim of Palomeya lights a candle at the sanctuary and carries your intention to Holy Mass. Palomeya is not the shrine and does not speak for it. Someone goes, remains for the prayer among the other quiet faces, and brings back the proof of having been there.
Holy Mass
Candle and short petition
A votive candle and a written name left at the shrine.
$39
ContinueIntention for the living
A named prayer for health, family, work, or thanksgiving.
$59
ContinueIntention for the departed
A named remembrance offered at the shrine.
$59
ContinueThe rite of this shrine
The Mass, Divine Liturgy, or moleben named on the shrine page.
$89
ContinueA cycle of days
Forty days, or a nine-day novena — as this shrine keeps the custom.
$169
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