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Bernadette of Lourdes, The Musical Premieres In U.S. Theatres September 28 & 29
Bernadette of Lourdes, The Musical Premieres In U.S. Theatres September 28 & 29, from Fathom Entertainment and Pathé Live Marking the 100th Anniversary of Her Beatification "Bernadette of Lourdes, The Musical movie is a Broadway-quality production from...
Meet Marlene F. Watkins at EWTN Family Celebration, Saturday, August 30th 2025
Celebrations abound this time of year, honoring our Blessed Mother and celebrating our family of faith. On August 30th, the Arlington, VA area is hosting the 2025 EWTN Family Celebration. The free event will be held at Capital One Hall, Tysons, VA from 8:00am-6:00pm. ...
Special Guest: Marlene Watkins on “A Light in the World” with Christine Rossi
Marlene in the Media On July 16th, our 23rd anniversary, Marlene was invited to be on two different radio shows: "A Light in the World"on Radio Maria hosted by Christine Rossi and "Cause of Our Joy" on WACE AM 730 hosted by Joe Ott....
Joyous Anniversary on the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel & Last Apparition
Happy 23rd Anniversary to our beloved association and to each one of our devoted members! We are deeply grateful for each of you who shares in our sacred mission. Just as every member of a family holds a unique and vital role, each person in the North American...
Cardinal Burke Celebrates 50 Years of Priesthood on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
Join us in honoring our true friend of Holy Mother Church, son of Our Lady and the Blessed Trinity to wish His Emminence every blessing on the anniversary of his priestly ordination and his continued holy ministry. This week, we join in thanksgiving as Raymond Leo...
Click here to Pray with Us
We invite you to pray the Monthly Family Rosary together with us! Here is the recording from Saturday, June 18th, 2025. https://youtu.be/GdnqjVRXELo
Ascension Thursday
Blessed Solemnity of the Ascension! As we celebrate and recall this second glorious mystery of the rosary, Jesus’ words to the apostles is true for each of us, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses…to the ends of the...
A Holy Invitation
We invite our friends and members to join us in prayer as we prepare to celebrate Our Association Feast Day is May 24th, honoring the day when on Ascension Thursday, 2001, our foundress kissed the floor in Piscine #4 at Lourdes and was inspired to return with others...
We LOVE Our Volunteers! Thank YOU!
https://youtu.be/8DLihY28KxY During National Volunteers Week, we offer our deepest gratitude to each of you who so generously give your time, compassion, and service. Your dedication brings to life our mission: to extend the invitation of the Immaculate Conception as...
St. Bernadette’s Body Is Incorrupt — and Her Holiness Still Inspires Millions
We invite you to read a new article written by our founder, Marlene F. Watkins about St. Bernadette before, during, and after the apparitions. The article ends with how St. Bernadette's... mission continues “in the happiness of the other world.”...
Blessed St. Bernadette Feast Day
On the afternoon of April 16, 1879, at approximately 3:15, Bernadette Soubirous—known as Sister Marie-Bernard within her religious order—passed away in the Sainte Croix (Holy Cross) Infirmary at the Convent of Saint-Gildard in Nevers, France. She was thirty-five years...
Marlene Watkins on Life on the Rock
Marlene Watkins was a guest on EWTN's Life on the Rock television show this past Sunday with Fr. John Paul Mary, MFVA. The two had a conversation about Lourdes, healing, grace, and miracles. This is part one of a two-part series. Part two will air on Sunday, April...
Blessed Solemnity of the Annunciation
At the Annunciation, the angel reveals to Mary that she would conceive Jesus in her womb by the power of the Holy Spirit. Our Lady gives her “Fiat”—her heartfelt “yes” to this divine favor and the will of God. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us! With God there...
Feast of St. Joseph: A Holy Widowhood for Our Lady
We began our Lenten journey with the words, "Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return." We all will pass from this life to the next. Where are we going and how will we get there? St. Joseph is our patron for a holy death; tradition holds that he died...
March Monthly Family Rosary
PRAY WITH US! The second Saturday of every month is special to our Lourdes Volunteer family. It is a time when we can all come together to pray! We welcome you to "play" https://youtu.be/_m9ZzMYSy7U We welcome you to attend our next Family Rosary which will be held on...
Lourdes Volunteers invited to EWTN in Irondale, AL
On February 25th, 2025, Marlene Watkins was invited to be a guest on two popular EWTN television shows! Fr. John Paul Mary Zeller, MFVA invited Marlene Watkins to film two episodes on Life on the Rock focusing on the blessings that flow from Lourdes as everyday...
The Catholic Voice of the Archdiocese of Omaha writes about God’s love found anew as Nebraskans travel to Lourdes
We invite you to read this beautiful article written by Susan Szalewski from The Catholic Voice of the Archdiocese of Omaha. This article shares how members of a Nebraskan community unite in Holy Lourdes and become a pilgrimage family and the graces that flow from...
Lourdes Letter Winter 2024
We invite you to read our Winter 2024 Lourdes Letter in its digital format. Click on this link to open and read our Winter 2024 Lourdes Letter
MARLENE WATKINS SPEAKS AT ST. LOUIS MARIAN CONFERENCE
Marlene Watkins, author of the best-selling book "Everyday Miracle of Lourdes," was a featured speaker at the 25th Annual St. Louis Marian Conference held on May 17-19, 2024. With over 1,200 faithful in attendance, Marlene was one of the three lay speakers on the...
Top 10 Return to France Travel Tips!
RETURN TO FRANCE TOP 10 Return to Travel Tips: 1. FLEXI IS OUR NEW WAY! Reserve-FLEXI, Preserve-FLEXI, Regarde-FLEXI, Accepte-FLEXI, Disponible-FLEXI, and EMBRACE YOUR FLEXIBILITY! Flexibility is the newest virtue and can help us toward holiness! Bernadette...
Prayer Petitions Delivered to the Grotto!
RETURN TO FRANCE Prayer Petitions Delivered to the Grotto “Je n’oublierai person.” (I will not forget anyone.) —Ste. Bernadette Soubirous In Nevers, when asked to pray for so many people, Bernadette replied that she would forget no one—and she surely keeps...
Return to France!
RETURN TO FRANCE TOP 10 NOTABLES:1. Everyone is HAPPY for us to return to travel and to France! Lots of smiles behind all of those masks! 2. Fare increases! Tickets can be more expensive. Buy early! Changes without fee, so far… full flights! 3. Paperwork is required!...
Have Lourdes Come to You!
Meet Our New Website For the past several weeks we have been working hard to update our website, giving our homepage a new look and developing new ways to convey information on all that we do. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for you to find information on...
Marlene Watkins Named One of OSV’s 2015 Catholics of the Year
Marlene Watkins, President and Foundress of Lourdes Volunteers, was named by Our Sunday Visitor as one of their 2015 Catholics of the Year. For her founding and continued leadership of Lourdes Volunteers, which serves the sick in Lourdes, brings the sick to Lourdes,...
Read the Latest Lourdes Letter!
The latest edition of our newsletter, Lourdes Letter, is now available! Take a look to keep up with the work we've been doing and the blessings that abound as we continue, with your help, to live our mission to extend the invitation of the Immaculate Conception as...
Register Now for 2016 Conference
The 2016 Volunteer and Medical Professional Conference will be held March 4-6 in Miami, Florida! Together, we'll explore the unique ways in which we discover God's mercy in caring for the sick and disabled in Lourdes, learning invaluable insights from experienced...
Unite in Prayer for Healing
On Monday, November 16, all those present in Lourdes - pilgrims, volunteers, chaplains and the Sanctuary staff - united in the Grotto in a moment of silent prayer for peace. We ask today for you to join us and our friends in Lourdes by continuing to pray for peace and...
Love Without Measure
Accurate measurement can be the final difference between profit and loss to small businesses. For the Soubirous family in 19th century, drought-stricken southern France, weights and measures must have been a defining factor in the loss of their small mill. Measurement...
Feast of the Annunciation and the 16th Apparition at Lourdes
I am the Immaculate Conception Today, we honor the Feast of the Annunciation and anniversary of the apparition when Our Lady revealed her identity to Bernadette in the Grotto at Lourdes saying: "I am the Immaculate Conception." The March 25th Feast of the...
Ash Wednesday, Lent & Third Apparition
A Heavenly Request and Promise On Thursday, February 18, 1858, the day after Ash Wednesday, Our Lady spoke to Bernadette for the first time. She requested to meet for fifteen days and made a promise of happiness--not of this world, but of the other world. With the...