{"id":537430,"date":"2021-03-15T09:15:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T08:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/25-mars-lannonciation\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:07:55","slug":"25th-march-the-annunciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/25th-march-the-annunciation\/","title":{"rendered":"25th March: The Annunciation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"537430\" class=\"elementor elementor-537430 elementor-531960\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31e5573c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31e5573c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1573370\" data-id=\"1573370\" 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-b41bd95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b41bd95\" 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<h2>The Annunciation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc04535 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc04535\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da9204c\" data-id=\"da9204c\" 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-a634615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a634615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VITRAIL_7_VINCENT-686x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-531996\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VITRAIL_7_VINCENT-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VITRAIL_7_VINCENT-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VITRAIL_7_VINCENT-768x1146.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VITRAIL_7_VINCENT-1030x1536.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VITRAIL_7_VINCENT-1373x2048.jpg 1373w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VITRAIL_7_VINCENT-188x280.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/VITRAIL_7_VINCENT-scaled.jpg 1716w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c2855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"29c2855\" 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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e75661\" data-id=\"2e75661\" 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-492cbd74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"492cbd74\" 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>On the feast of the Annunciation, 25th March, Mary learns that she is chosen to give life to the Son of God, because she is free from all sin, and has been from her conception. In Lourdes, when the Lady says her name, she opens her heart at the same time, she says who she is in the eyes of God, who she is for us: the Immaculate Conception, the perfect reflection of the Love that illuminates her.<\/p>\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df3c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6df3c6f\" 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<h2>The Immaculate Conception<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-60fb141b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60fb141b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-732004a4\" data-id=\"732004a4\" 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-19e6426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19e6426\" 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>On 25th March 1858, the Lady revealed her name to Saint Bernadette. The dogma of the Immaculate Conception was promulgated by Pope Pius IX on 8th December 1854. Bernadette, not knowing how to read or write and therefore having learned her catechism, could not have known about it. It defines the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary as follows: <em>The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d46b359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d46b359\" 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>This year, we would like to really celebrate the day of 25th March with a more festive mass and rosary at the Grotto. We would like to involve you in this by mentioning your participation, so please send us your prayer intentions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a33d2ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a33d2ac\" 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><span style=\"color: #e8a702;\"><strong>10 am<\/strong><\/span> Solemn Mass at the Grotto <br \/><strong>broadcast on TV Lourdes and KTO<br \/><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"color: #e8a702;\"><strong>3:30 pm<\/strong><\/span> Rosary at the Grotto <strong><br \/>broadcast on TV Lourdes and KTO<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4b8ac0\" data-id=\"d4b8ac0\" 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-20af636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20af636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaViergedelaGrotte2-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-531989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaViergedelaGrotte2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaViergedelaGrotte2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaViergedelaGrotte2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaViergedelaGrotte2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaViergedelaGrotte2-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaViergedelaGrotte2-187x280.jpg 187w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LaViergedelaGrotte2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Annunciation On the feast of the Annunciation, 25th March, Mary learns that she is chosen to give life to the Son of God, because she is free from all sin, and has been from her conception. 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