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You were named for a reason

In the year of 1858, when our Blessed Mother visited Lourdes in France, she came to bring her Son to Bernadette, who had a burning desire to receive her First Holy Communion.

During those visits, Mary asks Bernadette to pray for sinners and do penance, build a church in “that place” and tell the world to come in procession, drink at the spring and wash yourself here, as a journey to find healing of body, mind, and spirit.

Not only the world has come to Lourdes by large numbers, as the Blessed Mother requested – but also Lourdes has gone to other parts of the world, fulfilling Her desire to bring Christ to the lives of people of all nationalities.

It is no coincidence that your parish bears its name. It’s providence! It’s a sacred invitation from the Grotto of Massabielle to share Mary’s mission of healing and hope.

We share the same source of inspiration, and while the grotto and the water in Lourdes may be material components of our spiritual life, they are only symbols of the Grace from God, the Universal source of our Faith that Our Lady asks us to spread to the whole world.

We now invite you to explore meaningful, grace-filled ways we can unite resources and inspiration to carry on Mary’s requests. Each of these opportunities offers your parishioners a direct and powerful link to the grace flowing from Lourdes. We stand as a resource for you to guide and support your efforts.

Your parish name is a testament of the success of Mary’s mission!

Establish a Diocesan Hospitalité

A Hospitalité is an official volunteer group within your diocese that connects your parish or diocese directly to the Hospitalité Notre-Dame de Lourdes in France.

Members are trained to organize Lourdes-related events in the parish to include:

To start:

  1. Pastor identifies parishioners to lead a Hospitalité
  2. Parish manifests interest to form a Hospitalité – filling up a form in the website
  3. Sanctuary writes a letter, asking permission of the bishop – explaining the Mission of a Hospitalité and how it will collaborate to strengthen Faith through the message of Our Lady and will encourage bringing more people to the pews
  4. Upon approval from the bishop, the Sanctuary issues a certificate with a Welcome package encouraging the new Hospitalité to execute some of the activities described in this page

This ministry creates lasting leadership, service, and spiritual formation rooted in Mary’s mission.

The Hospitalité: A Ministry of Care and Accompaniment

A Hospitalité is not simply an organization — it is a living expression of charity at the heart of the Church. Its mission is to care for the sick and accompany them, particularly through pilgrimage to Lourdes, where the message of healing and hope is made present in a profound way.

In many Hospitalités, this care does not end with the pilgrimage. Rather, hospitaliers often form a lasting bond with the individuals they serve offering ongoing support, friendship, and assistance throughout the year. This relationship becomes a true source of strength, both for the person who is cared for and for those who serve.

In this way, the Hospitalité becomes more than a ministry it becomes a witness of Christian charity, extending beyond a single journey and into daily life. For parishes connected to Lourdes, this is a distinctive and beautiful calling:

to care for the sick, to accompany those in need, and to foster communities rooted in compassion.

In doing so, these parishes become true “islands of charity” — places where the love of Christ is made visible through acts of mercy and accompaniment. We invite your parish to prayerfully consider the formation of a Hospitalité, and to enter into this mission of care, companionship, and living charity.

Let the healing flow begin with you

In a world longing for peace, healing, and meaning, the life of St. Bernadette and the message from Our Lady are inspirations to those seeking the true grace of Christ.

You bear the name of Our Lady of Lourdes or St. Bernadette by providence. That name is an invitation—a sacred echo from the Grotto of Massabielle—to share in Mary’s mission of healing and hope.

As Bernadette once stood with childlike faith before the Blessed Virgin, so now your community is called to stand with her—welcoming pilgrims, washing in prayer, and walking the path of compassion.

Through Healing Masses, shared gestures of water, pilgrimages, and spiritual connection to the Sanctuary, your parish can become a living Lourdes—a sanctuary of mercy where hearts are restored, faith is rekindled, and the sick and weary find solace in Christ through Mary.

She is waiting for you.
Lourdes is ready to walk with you. The path is prepared.
Now is the time to begin.

A call from Lourdes

Hospitalité Famile Healing Mass Gesture of Water Education Live Feed Pilgrimages