Our Lady of Lourdes first appeared to a young girl named Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France in 1858. Bernadette had a series of visions of the Virgin Mary in the Lourdes grotto, during which Mary asked her to pray for sinners and perform acts of penance.

One task given to Bernadette was to dig at the foot of the grotto to expose a spring. The water that flowed forth from the spring proved to have miraculous healing properties for the sick.

During her last vision, Mary identified herself in Bernadette’s native tongue as the “Immaculada Councepciou,” in English, the “Immaculate Conception.” You can see this powerful phrase and the healing waters featured on our design. Our Lady of Lourdes is revered around the world as a symbol of hope and healing.

Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us!