It is a replica of the famed Lourdes Grotto in France where Our Lady appeared in 1858 to a young, peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous. During the Grotto construction, finding a way to preserve the contours of the hillside while simulating the appearance of a rock cavern was a decided challenge for engineers.
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The grotto is the true heart of the Lourdes shrine. Pilgrims from all over the world flock to Lourdes basically to pray at the spot where Our Lady appeared to Saint Bernadette more than 150 years ago.
The Grotto of the apparitions is the heart of the Sanctuary. The spring and the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes within it are the centre of attention of all the pilgrims. The Grotto, by itself, says much about the Message of Lourdes. A hollow in the rock, it echoes the words of the Bible: “The Lord is my rock, my salvation, my citadel” (Psalm …
It is dedicated to her veneration and Lourdes waters are available to pilgrims at the New York church, with the 1910 interior constructed as a faithful, large-scale replica of the Grotto. Scotland's Carfin Grotto includes a replica of Our Lady of Lourdes. Mount Saint Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes.
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes or the Domain (as it is most commonly known) is an area of ground surrounding the Catholic shrine (Grotto) to Our Lady of Lourdes in the town of Lourdes, France. The Sanctuary is a destination for pilgrimage; sick pilgrims are reputed to be miraculously healed by Lourdes water. This ground is owned and …
Members of the Family of Our Lady of Lourdes are committed: to making the sign of the Cross daily and to praying part or all of the Rosary, especially at the Marian feasts and at the anniversary of the apparitions at the Grotto, and in reciting their daily ‘Act of Hope to Mary‘
The National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, a Catholic national shrine devoted to Our Blessed Mother Mary, is a place of worship, pilgrimage, evangelization and …
Lourdes Water is generated from a spring in the grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes and is protected by an illuminated glass plate. The water flows from the rock of Massabielle and is seen through the glass. Lourdes Water is not Holy Water, however having the water blessed by a priest does mean that it then becomes Lourdes Holy Water.
Submit your Prayer Request to Our Lady of Lourdes using our FREE online Prayer delivery service. Your petition / prayer request will be placed at the Grotto here in Lourdes, as quickly as possible. Millions of pilgrims come here to Lourdes each year and many of them place their prayers at the Grotto.