Supported by the rector of the Sanctuary, the “chapelains” will be praying particularly for the sick affected by the coronavirus pandemic, for healthcare professionals, for the deceased, and for all those who are suffering.
“Called to the joy of Easter”
Programme of celebrations
Palm Sunday – 5th April
10 am: Mass at the Grotto, live on TV Lourdes
Presided by Father Jean-Marcel Rossini, Sanctuary “chapelain”
10 am: Mass at the Rosary Basilica, presided by Mgr. André Dupuy, Sanctuary “chapelain”
2:30 pm: Rosary at the Grotto in Spanish, live on TV Lourdes
3 pm: Rosary at the Grotto in English, live on TV Lourdes
3:30 pm : Rosary at the Grotto in French, live on TV Lourdes
6 pm: Rosary at the Grotto in Italian, live on TV Lourdes
Maundy Thursday – Thursday 8th April
8:30 am: Tenebrae Service at the Rosary Basilica
2:30 pm : Rosary at the Grotto in Spanish, live on TV Lourdes
3 pm: Rosary at the Grotto in English, live on TV Lourdes
3:30 pm : Rosary at the Grotto in French, live on TV Lourdes
6 pm: Rosary at the Grotto in Italian, live on TV Lourdes
8:30 pm : Celebration of the Last Supper at the Grotto, live on TV Lourdes
presided by Father Maxime Kouassi, Sanctuary “chapelain”
8:30 pm: Celebration of the Last Supper at the Rosary Basilica
presided by Father Nicola Ventriglia, Sanctuary “chapelain”
Good Friday – Friday 10th April
8:30 am: Tenebrae Service at the Rosary Basilica
3 pm: Stations of the Cross at the Grotto, live on TV Lourdes
presided by Father Horacio Brito, Sanctuary “chapelain”
8:30 pm: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at the Grotto, live on TV Lourdes
presided by Don Pascal Boulic, Sanctuary “chapelain”
8:30 pm: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at the Rosary Basilica
presided by Father Krzyzstof Zielenda, chaplain of the Sanctuary
Holy Saturday – Saturday 11th April
8:30 am: Tenebrae Service at the Rosary Basilica
During the day: alternate readings and silence, at the Grotto, live on TV Lourdes
2:30 pm: Rosary at the Grotto in Spanish, live on TV Lourdes
3 pm: Rosary at the Grotto in English, live on TV Lourdes
3:30 pm: Rosary at the Grotto in French, live on TV Lourdes
6 pm: Rosary at the Grotto in Italian, live on TV Lourdes
8:30 pm: Easter vigil at the Grotto, live on TV Lourdes
Presided by Mgr. Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, in the presence of the whole community of Sanctuary “chapelains”
Easter Sunday – Sunday 12th April
10 am: Mass at the Grotto, live on TV Lourdes
Presided by Mgr. Xavier d’Arodes, vice rector
10 am: Mass at the Rosary Basilica,
presided by Father Mihai Perca, Sanctuary “chapelain”
2:30 pm: Rosary at the Grotto in Spanish, live on TV Lourdes
3 pm: Rosary at the Grotto in English, live on TV Lourdes
3:30 pm: Rosary at the Grotto in French, live on TV Lourdes
5 pm: Mass at the Grotto in English, live on TV Lourdes
6 pm: Rosary at the Grotto in Italian, live on TV Lourdes
Every day at 5:30 pm: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and benediction, at the Grotto, live on TV Lourdes, with the Capuchin community at the Sanctuary
Let us pray.
Let us place ourselves in the hands of God and prepare our hearts for the joy of Easter, with a prayer from Saint Bernadette.
A poor beggar’s prayer to Jesus
«O Jesus
give me, I beg you,
the bread of humility,
the bread of obedience,
the bread of charity,
the bread o strength to break my will
and mould it to yours,
the bread of interior mortification,
the bread of detachment from creatures,
the bread of patience to bear
the sufferings my heart endures.
O Jesus, you want me to be crucified, fiat
the bread of strength to suffer as I ought,
the bread of seeing you in all things
and at all times
Jesus, Mary, The Cross
I want no other friends but these.”
A poor beggar’s prayer to Jesus – Bernadette Soubirous, Intimate notebook, p. 17.
1 av. Monseigneur Théas
