{"id":1037186,"date":"2025-07-24T09:51:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/?page_id=1037186"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:46:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:46:20","slug":"friends-of-lourdes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/friends-of-lourdes\/","title":{"rendered":"Devenir Amis de Lourdes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1037186\" class=\"elementor elementor-1037186 elementor-1025212\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6893f6b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6893f6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcf85db\" data-id=\"dcf85db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-684da66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"684da66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b2426a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b2426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85961b6\" data-id=\"85961b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c02e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"45c02e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9baf952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9baf952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Become a Friend of Lourdes<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1648b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1648b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">_________________<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abe8b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4abe8b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Friends of Lourdes are a community of benefactors united by prayer and fidelity to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-message-of-lourdes\/\">message of the Virgin Mary<\/a>. Their spiritual and material commitment provides concrete support for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/\">Sanctuary&#8217;s<\/a> missions. Thanks to their regular donations, thousands of pilgrims, especially the most vulnerable, can be welcomed each year.<\/p><h2>Why join the Friends of Lourdes?<\/h2><p>Joining the Friends of Lourdes goes far beyond a simple donation. It means entering a living spiritual community, united by faith and prayer.<\/p><h2>Supporting the mission of the Sanctuary in the long term<\/h2><p>Each donation helps to sustain a unique place of hope and consolation for millions of pilgrims, especially people who are sick, vulnerable, needy and the young. By becoming a Friend of Lourdes, you directly support the spiritual, pastoral and hospitality activities of the Sanctuary.<\/p><h2>Be part of a network of faith and prayer<\/h2><p>The Friends of Lourdes live in fraternal communion around the Virgin Mary, even though they reside physically throughout the world. Each member is carried in daily prayer at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-grotto\/\">Grotto<\/a>, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-chapelains\/\">chapelains<\/a> of the Sanctuary faithfully present their intentions.<\/p><h2>Take meaningful action<\/h2><p>Becoming a Friend of Lourdes allows you to anchor your faith in concrete action, transforming personal attachment into missionary commitment. This approach responds to Mary&#8217;s call to <em>\u2018Come here in procession.\u2019<\/em><\/p><h2>Wherever they are in the world&#8230;<\/h2><ul><li>Every month, Friends of Lourdes receive a <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/lourdes-france\/ncmr2j08ap\">letter from the Sanctuary,<\/a> translated into six languages, to remain united in prayer and informed about life in Lourdes<\/li><li><b>A Mass is celebrated on the 11th of each month <\/b>at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary for the intentions of all the Friends of Lourdes and benefactors of the Sanctuary. This Mass is broadcast live on the Lourdes+ Sanctuary website and on the Sanctuary&#8217;s \u2018Prier avec Lourdes\u2019 (Pray with Lourdes) app.<\/li><li>Every day, at any time, Friends of Lourdes can follow the celebrations live from the Grotto, submit a prayer intention, or ask for a candle to be lit in the Chapels of Light by downloading the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/application-prier-avec-lourdes\/\">Prier avec Lourdes<\/a>\u201d (Pray with Lourdes) app.<\/li><\/ul><p>Joining the Friends of Lourdes means becoming actively faithful to the call of the Virgin Mary. 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