Momboisse Family Adventures: Lourdes, France, Lourdes, France
We arrived at聽Hotel Moderne聽in Lourdes around 5:30pm. This will be our home for the next two nights.聽
Pilgrims are up early at 7am for breakfast at the hotel. We have one full day in Lourdes and there is so much to see and experience.
Our day will open with Holy Mass at the Grotto, a聽short walk聽from our hotel. As we enter the Domaine, the area which surrounds the Grotto, I catch my breath. It is the same experience I had at Fatima and Garabandal. My soul is touched by the spiritual presence of the Our Blessed Mother. It was here on February 25, 1858 that she appeared to Bernadette and asked her to scrape the ground at the back of the Grotto and "Go to the spring drink and wash yourself." At that time there was no spring, but as Bernadette dug in the ground muddy water bubbled up and eventually ran strong and clear.聽
Lourdes, which is located in the heart of the Pyrenees, was a very small and rural town in 1858. Today however, the town has grown many times over. Every year more than 5 million pilgrims come to visit the sanctuary in search of healing, whether it be in body, mind or soul.聽 ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Pilgrims are up early at 7am for breakfast at the hotel. We have one full day in Lourdes and there is so much to see and experience.
Our day will open with Holy Mass at the Grotto, a聽short walk聽from our hotel. As we enter the Domaine, the area which surrounds the Grotto, I catch my breath. It is the same experience I had at Fatima and Garabandal. My soul is touched by the spiritual presence of the Our Blessed Mother. It was here on February 25, 1858 that she appeared to Bernadette and asked her to scrape the ground at the back of the Grotto and "Go to the spring drink and wash yourself." At that time there was no spring, but as Bernadette dug in the ground muddy water bubbled up and eventually ran strong and clear.聽
Lourdes, which is located in the heart of the Pyrenees, was a very small and rural town in 1858. Today however, the town has grown many times over. Every year more than 5 million pilgrims come to visit the sanctuary in search of healing, whether it be in body, mind or soul.聽 ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Momboisse Family Adventures: Lourdes, France
Guide Location: France » Lourdes
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Lynn Momboisse
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Guide Location: France » Lourdes
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Lynn Momboisse
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Hotel Moderne
- Grotto
- Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
- Porte Saint-Michel Gate
- Entrance to Basilica of St. Pius X
- Porte Saint Joseph
- Avenue Monseigneur Theas
- Entrance to Stations of the Cross
- Saint Bernadette's Church
- bridge Chapel of Light
- Candle Chapel
- Moulin Gras
- Boly Mill
- Maison Paternelle
- Le Cachot
- cemetery
- Brasserie Salon de Saint Sauveur
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