{"id":871415,"date":"2022-04-22T14:26:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/organisation-du-sanctuaire\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:14:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:14:46","slug":"organisation-sanctuary-of-lourdes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/organisation-sanctuary-of-lourdes\/","title":{"rendered":"Organisation of the Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Organisation of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In order to welcome its pilgrims and visitors in the best way possible and to maintain an area of 53 hectares, the community of the Sanctuary is made up of men and women, religious or secular, volunteers or employees, who take part in the Sanctuary\u2019s everyday life.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A national Sanctuary<\/h2>

On 11 February 2021, the Sanctuary<\/a> was elevated to the rank of national shrine by the Bishops of France, by the promulgation of new canonical statutes.
The Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes<\/a> presides over the life of the Sanctuary with the help of the Rector, who is assisted by a Vice-Rector, people in the service of the Sanctuary, including the \u201cchaplains\u201d (…), and a Council.
The National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is under the supervision of the Episcopal Orientation Council which depends on the Bishops’ Conference of France and is chaired by the Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes.
The Council of Economic Affairs of the Sanctuary (\u201cCAES\u201d) is chaired by the Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes. The latter appoints a director for the ordinary administration of the Sanctuary on the Rector\u2019s proposal and after consulting the CAES. (Article 4)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Who works in the Sanctuary?<\/h2>

The Sanctuary\u2019s chaplains
<\/b><\/span>They are priests from various communities and dioceses and come from different countries such as France, Italy, Poland, Romania, Argentina, Benin, Congo, Nigeria or Sri Lanka. They work for the pastoral care of the Sanctuary and welcome pilgrims from all over the world; they celebrate masses<\/a>, organise processions<\/a> and administer the sacraments, especially the Sacrament of Reconciliation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The employees
<\/b><\/span>Under the direction of the general manager who works in close collaboration with the rector, the staff numbers 240 employees and 80 seasonal workers<\/strong>. Guards, florists, sacristans, feutiers, cooks, plumbers, electricians\u2026 there are 50 different trades at work in the Sanctuary.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The \u201cUES\u201d (economic and social unit) of the Sanctuary is organized in 4 structures:
<\/b><\/span>\u2022 the Diocesan Association of Tarbes and Lourdes (all professions),
\u2022 the Ave Maria Association (accommodation and catering),
\u2022 the \u201cEURL\u201d (one-person limited company) of the Basilica of the Rosary (bookshop, events, sales and IT services),
\u2022 the Sanctuary\u2019s limited liability company (accommodation of the sick).<\/p>

The Hospitalit\u00e9 Notre-Dame de Lourdes
<\/b><\/span>The HNDL hospitallers<\/a> are volunteers from all over the world. Their mission is to welcome and accompany thousands of pilgrims, especially the sick and disabled who come to Lourdes.<\/p>

The volunteers
<\/b><\/span>Coming mainly from France and Europe, the Sanctuary\u2019s volunteers<\/a> welcome the pilgrims of Lourdes in all their diversity and pay particular attention to the most fragile people.
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The religious communities
<\/b><\/span>Some missions within the Sanctuary are assigned to religious communities:
\u2022 the Sisters of Charity and Christian Instruction of Nevers (pastoral animation at the Accueil Notre-Dame)
\u2022 the Daughters of the Church (adoration prayer in the Sanctuary and reception at the Boly Mill)
\u2022 the Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes (who welcome the pilgrims at the mass and donation Office)
\u2022 the Missionary Workers of the Immaculate Conception (who welcome the pilgrims at St. Peter & St. Paul House)
\u2022 the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (who welcome the pilgrims at the Information Centre)
\u2022 the Lebanese Franciscan Sisters of the Cross (sacristy of the Grotto of the Apparitions)
\u2022 the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Marc (who welcome the pilgrims at the mass and donation Office)
\u2022 the Immacolatine Sisters (who welcome the pilgrims at the Information Centre)
\u2022 the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (who welcome the pilgrims at Bartr\u00e8s Village)
\u2022 the Casa di Maria (spiritual accompaniment of groups of pilgrims; reception at the mass and donation Office)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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INFOS PRATIQUES :<\/strong> Service des donateurs \u2013 1 avenue Mgr Th\u00e9as \u2013 65108 Lourdes cedex
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