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Lourdes Shrine
Statues of saints welcome pilgrims to the shrine from hillsides.
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The Grotto where Bernadette encountered Our Lady
Every day candles are lit, they burn through the night offering the prayers of the day.
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St. Bernadette
A portrait of Bernadette Soubirous.
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Gathering holy water
A man collects holy water.
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Church at Lourdes
Our Lady asked that a church be built. It was enlarged frequently to accommodate the faithful.
Lourdes Center in Boston, Massachusetts
Distributing holy water from the grotto in Lourdes, France, throughout America
Read the latest
Learn about Bernadette, our history with Lourdes, and read the latest Echoes Newsletter — our bi-monthly publication written by the Marists fathers.
Helping others
We welcome donations to help defray the rising costs of shipping, to help the Marist Fathers who volunteer at the Center, and to support the Shrine at Lourdes, France.
Our online store
Here you can order Lourdes' water which is always free, and we will ship it to you at our shipping cost. You may also purchase other religious articles here.
Our Community
Marist fathers say mass at our chapel in Boston every day to which the public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Send us your prayer petitions – or how your prayers were answered – and we will pray for you and your loved ones.