February 11, 2024

Feast of the Madonna di Lourdes

Madonna di Lourdes, ora pro nobis
February 11th is the Feast of the Madonna di Lourdes (Our Lady of Lourdes), patroness of the sick. The celebration recalls the eighteen Marian apparitions that appeared to St. Bernadette Soubirous in 1858 at the grotto of Massabielle near the River Gave in southern France. In celebration, we're posting the Our Lady of Lourdes Prayer for Healing. The accompanying photo was taken at the Shrine Church of St. Bernadette in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. Ave Maria.
Our Lady of Lourdes Prayer for Healing 
O 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. Look upon me with mercy. When you appeared in the grotto of Lourdes, you made it a privileged sanctuary where you dispense your favors, and where many sufferers have obtained the cure of their infirmities, both spiritual and corporal. I come, therefore, with unbounded confidence to implore your maternal intercession. My loving Mother, obtain my request. I will try to imitate your virtues so that I may one day share your company and bless you in eternity. Amen.