Lourdes Links

Major Sites

Lourdes France Official Website - An excellent well designed and up to date site with a huge amount of information. You can place your own petition in the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes here. This Website was created by a partnership of the Town of Lourdes and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Our Lady of Lourdes - Read the whole story of the Miracles at Lourdes and about St. Bernadette. This site is maintained by Catholic Online and is full of information including detailed accounts of the eighteen apparitions.

Bernadette and The Apparitions

Saint Bernadette Soubirous and Our Lady of Lourdes - A huge page telling the full story of Bernadette and the Visions in the Grotto at Lourdes

Bernadette of Lourdes - Oldest of 6 children in a very poor family headed by Francois and Louise Casterot. Hired out as a servant from age 12 to 14.

Lourdes, France " Our Lady of Lourdes " - On the 11th February 1858 Bernadette Soubirous a young girl of 14 years left the Cachot, the refuge of her family now reduced to poverty, to go and collect firewood with her Bernadette heard"the sound of the wind" and then saw a light which soon lit up the silhouette of a young girl "as young and small as herself"; 1,40m at 14 years! The girl smiled smiled at her and invited her to pray.

History of the Apparitions at Lourdes, France " Bernadette Soubirous was born on January 7, 1844. Her family suffered many misfortunes as she grew up, and in 1858 they were living in a one room house that had one time served as the village jail. On the morning of February 11, 1858........

St. Bernadette Soubirous - Famed visionary of Lourdes, baptized Mary Bernard. She was born in Lourdes, France, on January 7, 1844, the daughter of Francis and Louise Soubirous. Bernadette, a severe asthma sufferer, lived in abject poverty.

St. Bernadette Soubirous - A fourteen year old shepherd girl who lived in Lourdes, France.

Notable Women - Sister Marie-Bernard, Saint Bernadette: Beatified June 14, 1925, canonized December 8, 1933. Roman Catholic Saint, known for her visions at Lourdes declaring the spring waters to have healing powers given by the Virgin Mary

St. Bernadette - St. Bernadette was born at Lourdes, France. Her parents were very poor and she herself was in poor health

Our Lady of Lourdes - On Thursday, February 11, 1858, a poor, sickly, unlettered peasant girl of Lourdes, France went with her sister and another girl to fetch sticks.

Bernadette and The Convent At Nevers

Life In The Convent At Nevers - A huge page telling the full story of Bernadette's life at the Convent at Nevers

The Sleeping Saint of Nevers - Since the Blessed Virgin Mary graced the grotto of Lourdes with Her presence in 1858, it has been one of the most popular of the worlds' Marian shrines. Many people have knelt at the famous rock and prayed to Saint Bernadette, who saw the Immaculate Virgin on eighteen occasions. And yet many people do not know that the body of Saint Bernadette lies incorrupt in the chapel of the convent of Saint-Gildard at Nevers, and that this convent is open to the public.

HCPT

HCPT The Pilgrimage Trust - The HCPT HQ homepage. Includes pictures from the Easter 2000 Pilgrimage and shows how you can help via A Legacy of Hope The people who would benefit most from a bequest made to HCPT are the thousands of children and adults who each year are offered the opportunity of a refreshing and exhilarating holiday in the breathtaking surroundings of the French Pyrenees.

HCPT Group 1 - It all started in 1958 - or did it? We are not quite sure when HCPT groups took on numbers. Harry Hewett, Marianne Strode's father, led the first group under the Group One banner.

HCPT Group 26 - Welcome to the Group 26 Official Web Site

HCPT Group 35 - We've returned. After a very eventful week and exhausting train journey, the intrepid pilgrims of Group 35 have returned home. There are new pictures posted on the site. To view these go to the Pictures section. An account of what happened during the week can be found in the "2000 Trip section"

HCPT Group 89 One of the Scottish groups - Group 89 take children who are physically, mentally or socially disadvantaged to Lourdes every Easter with HCPT - The Pilgrimage Trust

HCPT Group 101 - Doncaster - When group 101 was formed 21 years ago, Yorkshire still had a thriving carrier pigeon industry, and it was not until the early 1980's that Yorkshire folk even began using the Royal Mail, and this was only because smoke signals had been outlawed by the local council because they caused too much pollution!!

HCPT Group 116 - Group 116 is much like all HCPT groups. It is made up of 3 subgroups. Most importantly there are the Children, they are the whole purpose of HCPT and come from a variety of different backgrounds. They often range from the severely mentally and physically handicapped to those w ho may be just socially disadvantaged. They range in age from about 9 to 17 and we take out a different group every year.

IHCPT Group 163 - Our Group 163 is a Western Region group, depending on who is asked we are from Galway or Clare

HCPT Group 519 West Cumbria - The homepage of the West Cumbria group of HCPT - The Pilgrimage Trust, a charity which hosts pilgrimage holidays to Lourdes for disabled children and adults.

St Bonaventure's HCPT Group - St Bonaventure's HCPT Group was formed in 1997. Each year, at Easter, a group of helpers from the parish take a group of children with special needs on holiday to Lourdes in South West France as part of a national pilgrimageled by HCPT.

IHCPT - The Irish Pilgrimage Trust - In 1972 some Irish people who had been introduced to HCPT in the UK returned to Ireland and established IHCPT - an independent sister organisation.

American Special Children's Pilgrimage Group - ASCPG is a non-profit organization that sponsors a trip to Lourdes, France, each Easter for special children (ages 9-18) and volunteer adult caregivers

Personal Experiences

A Visit to Lourdes - by Rev. Msgr. Kevin Wallin

Visit to Lourdes - Same story as above different site - by Rev. Msgr. Kevin Wallin

Searching for a miracle - Son's worry: What if Dad is not healed? An article posted in the Charlotte Observer May 17 1997

Randy Lofficier's Lourdes page - To say that I went to LOURDES with preconceived notions would not be entirely correct. However, after years of talking about it with Jean-Marc, I did expect to find a “religious Disneyland” filled with grasping merchants trying to make as much money off of the sick and believing as possible

Pilgrimages

American Special Children's Pilgrimage Group - ASCPG is a non-profit organization that sponsors a trip to Lourdes, France, each Easter for special children (ages 9-18) and volunteer adult caregivers

Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes - This site is a description of the pilgrimage to Lourdes, France by people from Dublin every 7th - 12th September. It's written & maintained by Jim Gallagher

G.L.A. Pilgrimage Travel - An Irish Tour Operator who operate Pilgrimages from Ireland to Lourdes between the months of May and October every year

St Clares Travel and Pilgrimages Ltd - Pilgrimages and tours for individuals and groups

St. Peters Pilgrims, London, England. - We are a specialist Pilgrimage organisation not a general travel agent

None English Lourdes Sites

Pilgerfahrt nach Lourdes - A Lourdes site in German (with music) including sections on the town, pilgrimages and Bernadette. The site has a downloadable street map of Lourdes

Lourdes France Official Website (in French) - An excellent well designed and up to date site with a huge amount of information. You can place your own petition in the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes here. This Website was created by a partnership of the Town of Lourdes and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Lourdes France Official Website (in Spanish) - An excellent well designed and up to date site with a huge amount of information. You can place your own petition in the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes here. This Website was created by a partnership of the Town of Lourdes and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Sainte Bernadette Soubirous (in French) - Le 11 février 1858, Bernadette Soubirous, alors âgée de 14 ans, ramasse du bois mort le long du Gave, à Lourdes. Elle est accompagnée de sa soeur cadette Marie et de leur amie Jeanne Adadie

Snippets

It all began in 1858, with Bernadette - A short article in the Charlotte Observer by Tim Funk Staff Writer

Teen Essay Winner: MEETING ST. BERNADETTE - If I could travel back in time to meet one person in Church history, there is no doubt in my mind that I would go back to the year 1858 so I could meet Bernadette Soubirous (St. Bernadette).

Accomodation in Lourdes

Hotel Aneto - The Hotel Aneto is a three star hotel, located in the heart of the Peyramale Quarter of Lourdes.

Hotel Golgotha - Hotel Golgotha is situated in the heart of the religious center of Lourdes. Its exceptional location will greatly enhance your stay. Situated only 100 meters from the Sanctuaries and 30 minutes from the Spanish Bridge.

Hotel Miramont - Hotel Miramont is a three star hotel located in the vicinity of the Sanctuaries, near the River Gave and facing the Pyrenees mountains.

General Lourdes Sites

Lourdes the town - from 1858 to the present - This area of the site is a general description of the town of Lourdes. Covered here is the history and development of the Domain area, and an account of the Apparitions

Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine - One of the greatest pilgrimage sites in the world today is that of Lourdes. Every year five million people of all faiths and backgrounds travel to this southern French town to pray at the grotto where the Mother of God appeared in 1858 to a young peasant girl. The site includes some travel and accomodation information.

123Voyage - Lourdes - General tourist information

Lourdes - Site brought to you by the French Travel Gallery. Includes a section on the Castle and the Pyrenean Museum.

Lourdes - Stronghold to Holy Site - Located in the shadow of the Pyrénées Mountains, Lourdes reaches beyond the heights of earthly majesty and enters into the heavenly realm of spirituality. Approximately, five million pilgrims travel to Lourdes each year to experience and possibly receive healing from sickness and disease.

Books

SAINT BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS - Abbé François Trochu. St. Bernadette Soubirous is a two-fold story: that of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes, France in 1858, as well as of the 14-year-old peasant girl raised in dire poverty and unable to read to whom Our Lady appeared

Bibliography (in German) - A large bibliography in German

	Lourdes France Official Website - An excellent well designed and up to date site with a huge amount of information. You can place your own petition in the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes here. This Website was created by a partnership of the Town of Lourdes and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.
	Our Lady of Lourdes - Read the whole story of the Miracles at Lourdes and about St. Bernadette. This site is maintained by Catholic Online and is full of information including detailed accounts of the eighteen apparitions.

	Saint Bernadette Soubirous and Our Lady of Lourdes - A huge page telling the full story of Bernadette and the Visions in the Grotto at Lourdes
	Bernadette of Lourdes - Oldest of 6 children in a very poor family headed by Francois and Louise Casterot. Hired out as a servant from age 12 to 14.
	Lourdes, France " Our Lady of Lourdes " - On the 11th February 1858 Bernadette Soubirous a young girl of 14 years left the Cachot, the refuge of her family now reduced to poverty, to go and collect firewood with her Bernadette heard"the sound of the wind" and then saw a light which soon lit up the silhouette of a young girl "as young and small as herself"; 1,40m at 14 years! The girl smiled smiled at her and invited her to pray.
	History of the Apparitions at Lourdes, France " Bernadette Soubirous was born on January 7, 1844. Her family suffered many misfortunes as she grew up, and in 1858 they were living in a one room house that had one time served as the village jail. On the morning of February 11, 1858........
	St. Bernadette Soubirous - Famed visionary of Lourdes, baptized Mary Bernard. She was born in Lourdes, France, on January 7, 1844, the daughter of Francis and Louise Soubirous. Bernadette, a severe asthma sufferer, lived in abject poverty.
	St. Bernadette Soubirous - A fourteen year old shepherd girl who lived in Lourdes, France.
	Notable Women - Sister Marie-Bernard, Saint Bernadette: Beatified June 14, 1925, canonized December 8, 1933. Roman Catholic Saint, known for her visions at Lourdes declaring the spring waters to have healing powers given by the Virgin Mary
	St. Bernadette - St. Bernadette was born at Lourdes, France. Her parents were very poor and she herself was in poor health
	Our Lady of Lourdes - On Thursday, February 11, 1858, a poor, sickly, unlettered peasant girl of Lourdes, France went with her sister and another girl to fetch sticks.

	HCPT The Pilgrimage Trust - The HCPT HQ homepage. Includes pictures from the Easter 2000 Pilgrimage and shows how you can help via A Legacy of Hope The people who would benefit most from a bequest made to HCPT are the thousands of children and adults who each year are offered the opportunity of a refreshing and exhilarating holiday in the breathtaking surroundings of the French Pyrenees.
	HCPT Group 1 - It all started in 1958 - or did it? We are not quite sure when HCPT groups took on numbers. Harry Hewett, Marianne Strode's father, led the first group under the Group One banner.
	HCPT Group 26 - Welcome to the Group 26 Official Web Site
	HCPT Group 35 - We've returned. After a very eventful week and exhausting train journey, the intrepid pilgrims of Group 35 have returned home. There are new pictures posted on the site. To view these go to the Pictures section. An account of what happened during the week can be found in the "2000 Trip section"
	HCPT Group 89 One of the Scottish groups - Group 89 take children who are physically, mentally or socially disadvantaged to Lourdes every Easter with HCPT - The Pilgrimage Trust
	HCPT Group 101 - Doncaster - When group 101 was formed 21 years ago, Yorkshire still had a thriving carrier pigeon industry, and it was not until the early 1980's that Yorkshire folk even began using the Royal Mail, and this was only because smoke signals had been outlawed by the local council because they caused too much pollution!!
	HCPT Group 116 - Group 116 is much like all HCPT groups. It is made up of 3 subgroups. Most importantly there are the Children, they are the whole purpose of HCPT and come from a variety of different backgrounds. They often range from the severely mentally and physically handicapped to those w ho may be just socially disadvantaged. They range in age from about 9 to 17 and we take out a different group every year.
	IHCPT Group 163 - Our Group 163 is a Western Region group, depending on who is asked we are from Galway or Clare
	HCPT Group 519 West Cumbria - The homepage of the West Cumbria group of HCPT - The Pilgrimage Trust, a charity which hosts pilgrimage holidays to Lourdes for disabled children and adults.
	St Bonaventure's HCPT Group - St Bonaventure's HCPT Group was formed in 1997. Each year, at Easter, a group of helpers from the parish take a group of children with special needs on holiday to Lourdes in South West France as part of a national pilgrimageled by HCPT.
	IHCPT - The Irish Pilgrimage Trust - In 1972 some Irish people who had been introduced to HCPT in the UK returned to Ireland and established IHCPT - an independent sister organisation.
	American Special Children's Pilgrimage Group - ASCPG is a non-profit organization that sponsors a trip to Lourdes, France, each Easter for special children (ages 9-18) and volunteer adult caregivers

	A Visit to Lourdes - by Rev. Msgr. Kevin Wallin
	Visit to Lourdes - Same story as above different site - by Rev. Msgr. Kevin Wallin
	Searching for a miracle - Son's worry: What if Dad is not healed? An article posted in the Charlotte Observer May 17 1997
	Randy Lofficier's Lourdes page - To say that I went to LOURDES with preconceived notions would not be entirely correct. However, after years of talking about it with Jean-Marc, I did expect to find a “religious Disneyland” filled with grasping merchants trying to make as much money off of the sick and believing as possible

	American Special Children's Pilgrimage Group - ASCPG is a non-profit organization that sponsors a trip to Lourdes, France, each Easter for special children (ages 9-18) and volunteer adult caregivers
	Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes - This site is a description of the pilgrimage to Lourdes, France by people from Dublin every 7th - 12th September. It's written & maintained by Jim Gallagher
	G.L.A. Pilgrimage Travel - An Irish Tour Operator who operate Pilgrimages from Ireland to Lourdes between the months of May and October every year
	St Clares Travel and Pilgrimages Ltd - Pilgrimages and tours for individuals and groups
	St. Peters Pilgrims, London, England. - We are a specialist Pilgrimage organisation not a general travel agent

	Pilgerfahrt nach Lourdes - A Lourdes site in German (with music) including sections on the town, pilgrimages and Bernadette. The site has a downloadable street map of Lourdes
	Lourdes France Official Website (in French) - An excellent well designed and up to date site with a huge amount of information. You can place your own petition in the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes here. This Website was created by a partnership of the Town of Lourdes and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.
	Lourdes France Official Website (in Spanish) - An excellent well designed and up to date site with a huge amount of information. You can place your own petition in the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes here. This Website was created by a partnership of the Town of Lourdes and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.
	Sainte Bernadette Soubirous (in French) - Le 11 février 1858, Bernadette Soubirous, alors âgée de 14 ans, ramasse du bois mort le long du Gave, à Lourdes. Elle est accompagnée de sa soeur cadette Marie et de leur amie Jeanne Adadie

	It all began in 1858, with Bernadette - A short article in the Charlotte Observer by Tim Funk Staff Writer
	Teen Essay Winner: MEETING ST. BERNADETTE - If I could travel back in time to meet one person in Church history, there is no doubt in my mind that I would go back to the year 1858 so I could meet Bernadette Soubirous (St. Bernadette).

	Hotel Aneto - The Hotel Aneto is a three star hotel, located in the heart of the Peyramale Quarter of Lourdes.
	Hotel Golgotha - Hotel Golgotha is situated in the heart of the religious center of Lourdes. Its exceptional location will greatly enhance your stay. Situated only 100 meters from the Sanctuaries and 30 minutes from the Spanish Bridge.
	Hotel Miramont - Hotel Miramont is a three star hotel located in the vicinity of the Sanctuaries, near the River Gave and facing the Pyrenees mountains.

	Lourdes the town - from 1858 to the present - This area of the site is a general description of the town of Lourdes. Covered here is the history and development of the Domain area, and an account of the Apparitions
	Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine - One of the greatest pilgrimage sites in the world today is that of Lourdes. Every year five million people of all faiths and backgrounds travel to this southern French town to pray at the grotto where the Mother of God appeared in 1858 to a young peasant girl. The site includes some travel and accomodation information.
	123Voyage - Lourdes - General tourist information
	Lourdes - Site brought to you by the French Travel Gallery. Includes a section on the Castle and the Pyrenean Museum.
	Lourdes - Stronghold to Holy Site - Located in the shadow of the Pyrénées Mountains, Lourdes reaches beyond the heights of earthly majesty and enters into the heavenly realm of spirituality. Approximately, five million pilgrims travel to Lourdes each year to experience and possibly receive healing from sickness and disease.

	SAINT BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS - Abbé François Trochu. St. Bernadette Soubirous is a two-fold story: that of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes, France in 1858, as well as of the 14-year-old peasant girl raised in dire poverty and unable to read to whom Our Lady appeared
	Bibliography (in German) - A large bibliography in German