Mary, because you are the smile of God, the reflection of the light of Christ, the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, because you chose Bernadette in her poverty, because you are the morning star, the gate of heaven, and the first resurrected creature, we pray to you and entrust our lives to you at a time when so many men and women fear for their health.

Assist the sick and the healthcare personnel, welcome those who have died, and be the comfort of families.

Mary, Our Lady of Lourdes,
You who appeared in the hollow of the rock of Massabielle
To Bernadette, a small and simple shepherdess from Bigorre,
You brought her the radiant light of your smile,
The sweet and radiant glow of your presence.

You wove with her over the days a relationship
Where you looked at her as one person speaks to another.
Here we are before you, poor as we are, and we pray to you humbly.

Give those who doubt the joy of trust,
Give those who despair a taste of your discreet presence.

Mary, Our Lady of Lourdes,
You who revealed your name to Bernadette
By simply saying “I am the Immaculate Conception.”

Help us discover the joy of forgiveness offered constantly,
Put in us the desire for recovered innocence and joyful holiness.
Come to the aid of blinded sinners.

You gave birth to the Savior of the world,
Look with tenderness on our splendid and dramatic world.
Open in us the paths of hope,
Guide us to the One who is the living Source,
Jesus, your Son, who teaches us to say Our Father…