Holy Spirit, you are the Spirit of love and unity. Here in Lourdes, through Bernadette, Mary asked for a chapel to be built and for people to come in procession.
Inspire the Church that Christ built on the faith of Peter: gather her in unity and give all her members nourished by the bread of life the knowledge to face this international health emergency full of faith.
Our Lady of Lourdes, you who are filled with the Holy Spirit, model of Christians and maternal face of the Church, we pray to you.
Our Father; 10 Hail Marys; Glory Be.
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee!
The third mystery reminds us of the ecclesial dimension of the apparitions. Mary asked Bernadette to “build a chapel” and to come in procession.
All about the Third Mystery
When to pray this mystery?
In the middle of the rosary, or particularly during the feasts of Pentecost and for the intentions of the Pope and the Church.
What is the meaning of this prayer?
It links Lourdes to the Universal Church. “Building a chapel” means building the Christian community united by the Holy Spirit, solid as the rock of Massabielle.
Who is this mystery for?
For the faithful concerned about the unity of the Church, for priests, and for all who wish to pray for the Christian community.