This year 2008 marks a special year of celebration for the Lourdes Grotto at Mirador Hill. This year is the 150th anniversary of the first apparition of the Virgin Mary to St. Bernadette at Lourdes, France. The first apparition happened on 11 February 1858. Pope Benedict XVI has declared the year from 8 December 2007 to 8 December 2008 as a special year of celebration.
For the past five years, a novena of Masses has been celebrated at the Lourdes Grotto at Mirador. The novena begins on 2 February and goes for nine days. The tenth day, 11 February is the fiesta of our Lady of Lourdes. In 2008, 2 February is a Saturday and 11 February is a Monday.
The novena and fiesta Masses are organized and sponsored by the Parish of St. Vincent on Naguilian Road, under whose jurisdiction the Grotto falls. The youth group of the parish is the lead organization responsible for the celebration. They work in cooperation with the Mirador Jesuit Villa and with the Lourdes Vendors' Association.
The Mass is in the afternoon and is preceded by the recitation of the Holy Rosary at 4:00 P.M.
You are invited to join the celebrations, honoring Mary our Mother and the Mother of Jesus. May she pray for us and our loved ones. Holy Mary, our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.
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