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Novena To Our Lady of Lourdes February 2-11 2022

Join us for 10 days of prayer

About Lourdes and the Oblate Connection

The Oblate Community has a long connection with the Shrine of Our Lady in Lourdes, a small town in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains in the South West of France.

In 1859, on the 11th of February, Bernadette, a 14 year old girl from the village of Lourdes, was witness to an apparition of what she called “Aquero” – meaning ‘the Lady’. The Lady identified herself as “The Immaculate Conception” which confirmed that she was in fact, Mary, the mother of Jesus. The message of Lourdes is one that went around the world, one of peace, healing and hope. Millions of pilgrims have flocked to Lourdes since then, seeking that peace, healing and hope.

The Oblates of Ireland and Britain, whose founder, St Eugene de Mazenod was from Marseilles, France, and where our congregation had its origins, organised the first ever English speaking pilgrimage to Lourdes in 1861 and have traveled there every year since, with the exception of the war years and during the Covid pandemic.

We celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes on the 11th of February and for the nine days prior to that, we will have a special time of prayer each day for all of your intentions. You can send your prayer intentions to lourdes@oblates.ie – we will take them to the Grotto in Lourdes for you.

Our Lady of Lourdes is patroness of the sick, so, in a particular way, we invite you to join us praying for those who are experiencing ill health of mind, spirit or body. You may send in your prayer intentions to us – and, this year, for the first time since Covid began, a small team of our pilgrimage leadership will travel to Lourdes and take your petitions to Our Lady’s Shrine in Lourdes.

Lourdes Novena, 2-11 February 2022 Daily Programme

8.30am

Morning Prayer for the Novena

And Thought for the Day with Saint Bernadette – each day we will send you a reflective quote from Saint Bernadette to ponder throughout the day.

10am & 7pm – Lourdes Novena in Inchicore: “With Mary as our Companion”

Each day you can join us live for the Novena Mass at 10am (Mary Immaculate Webcam) and on Sunday at 11.30am if you cannot attend in person at this time.

Join the community of the Oblate Church of Mary Immaculate, Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, for their annual Novena in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes. Starting on the 2nd February and concluding with the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes (World Day of the Sick) on 11th February.

The days are directed by Br Michael Moore OMI who has over 30 years’ experience in parish and retreat ministry. Each day (except Sunday) there is Mass at 10am with Novena Reflection and Prayer followed by the Rosary at the Lourdes Grotto in the grounds of the church. Each day (except Sunday) there is a Service at 7pm with Exposition, Novena Reflection and Prayer, concluding with Benediction. On Sunday there will be Mass with Novena Reflection and Prayers at 11.30am and 7pm.

On Friday, 11th February we will have a Mass at 7pm to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes followed by Torchlight Procession in the grounds of the Oblate Church ending at the Inchicore Lourdes Grotto. With Covid regulations, we will have limited capacity in the church each day, but would welcome those outside the parish to join us via the weblink through the parish website: www.oblateparishinchicore.ie

12noon – February 10th and 11th (Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes) Mass with the Oblate Pilgrimage Group in Lourdes

Join some members of the Lourdes Pilgrimage who will be present in Lourdes for Our Lady’s feast day. We will broadcast Mass from Lourdes on the 10th and 11th of February. We also will bring with us to the Grotto any prayers or petitions you may have. Email lourdes@oblates.ie for more information.

7pm – Novena Prayers with Oblate Parishes in Kilburn

Oblate Parishes of Kilburn Novena 2021 – theme for this year is “Go and tell the priest to build a church and to let people come on procession”. You can join the Novena Prayers from in Sacred Heart Church, Kilburn each evening at 7pm and also live via the parish church webcam: https://www.churchservices.tv/kilburn.

We will send you one email with a reminder for all these events each morning during the Novena. Thanks for joining us in prayer!

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Novena Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes

O Mary, who appeared to Bernadette in the hollow of a rock, in the depths of winter, you brought the warmth of a presence, the friendship of a smile, the light of  grace. In the depths of our lives so often insecure in the hollow of the world where there is evil, bring us hope and restore our confidence. You who said to Bernadette, I am the Immaculate Conception, come to help us sinners. Give us the courage of conversion, the humility of penance and the perseverance of prayer. We entrust to you who are our Lady of Good Help, all whom we carry in our hearts and our prayer, especially those who are sick and all those who have lost hope. You who guided Bernadette to discover the stream, Guide us to your Son who is the source of eternal life who gives us the gift of the Holy Spirit, which helps us to call God, our Father. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us. Saint Bernadette, pray for us. O Mary, conceived without sin, Pray for us who have recourse to thee. Hail Mary… Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us,  St. Bernadette, pray us. O Mary, conceived without sin, Pray for us who have recourse to thee