圣母在露德显现给圣女伯尔纳德，传达讯息的中心：祈祷，悔改，罪人的皈依。
百多年后的今天，每年百万计的天主教信徒，为自己的心灵革新及病痛的治愈,而到此朝圣。
通常朝圣者会做的三件事：1。祈祷（包括诵念玫瑰经），2。领受和好圣事（告解）及圣体圣事，3。露德圣水浴及拜苦路。
露德还有着很多特点，其中：
1 1. 圣母显现的确实山洞存在。
2 2. 圣母吩咐伯尔纳德挖掘的泉水，今天还在不断的流淌。它为整个朝圣地提供饮用水及沐浴
的水，从不乾固。很多信徒还把它以罐或塑胶桶装载回去（露德圣水）。
朝圣者可以藉着山洞及泉水，回顾圣母显现的情景，感受到天主的临在。
3 3. 这里环境清幽，规划及管理良好，朝圣者身处于一个平安、和谐的气氛中，可以很投入的作祈祷及默想。
到了露德，每天都可以参加弥撒，各语言组的神父，在固定的时间里，欢迎朝圣者办告解（和好圣事）。
我最喜欢的是可以仿效伯尔纳德，在圣母山洞前诵念玫瑰经。
圣母山洞对面河岸，可以坐在舒服的板凳上，遥望圣母，淌淌河水，凉风习习，心旷神怡的诵念玫瑰经。三、五个小时，悄然而逝也不察觉。
在露德五天四夜里，我们总共参加了三晚的玫瑰经游行，情景严肃壮观，令我们毕生难忘。
法国圣母军在朝圣地附近有一间圣母军公所（Legion
House），有团员驻守。它主要的目的是透过参于朝圣地各种活动如圣体降福病人游行，晚上玫瑰经烛光游行等，为圣母军作宣传。
我在那儿遇见了来自香港，刚到露德服务的陈瑞娟。她是受爱尔兰总部委任为“外展工作团员”，在2013年，到爱尔兰总部及荷兰服务半年。今年的五月，再次受委任，到爱尔兰都柏林及法国露德服务，机缘巧合之下，我们碰面了。
八月七日，在我到露德的前一天，她来到露德，作短暂的接触外展工作，两个星期后，再到回爱尔兰，然后在九月，陪同总部两位职员，回到香港，庆祝创军65周年。
露德是一个令人改变及皈依的地方。圣母透过圣女伯尔纳德传播的讯息，一定会感动人心。
我的生活也一定有所改变。
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The central message of the Apparition of Mary in Lourdes to St. Bernadette is : Prayer, repentance, conversion of sinners.
More
than 150 years later, about 8 millions pilgrims annually came to
Lourdes to pray for spiritual renewal and physical healing.
There are 3 things pilgrims would do: Prayer (including Rosary), Receiving Sacraments of Reconciliation (confession) and Holy Communion, Bath in Lourdes water and the Way of the Cross.
Besides，Lourdes has many unique characteristics, such as:
1. The cave of Mary's apparition still exists
2. Stream dug by St. Bernadette still flows and providing drinking and bathing water to the pilgrims in visiting the Sanctuary. Many brought home in containers Lourdes water believing in its healing power.
3. The sanctuary is a beautiful place, due to good management and planning, providing a peaceful and harmonious environment for the pilgrims to pray and meditate.
Everyday, one can attend Mass throughout the day. Priests of various languages ready to hear confession at fixed hours.
I liked most was to recite the Rosary at the Grotto as St. Bernadette did.
Across the river, directly opposite the Grotto, reciting Rosary on the wooden bench, with cool wind blowing and flowing waters, hours just passing through without one's notice.
During our 5 day-4 nights stay in Lourdes, we participated 3 nights of Rosary procession. It was a great and awesome experience.
French Legion of Mary manged a Legion House just outside the Sanctuary. we met a Hong Kong fellow Legionary Sally Chan who is an appointed Extension Worker by the Concilium (Legion HQ in Dublin).
She was sent to serve in Dublin and Holland for 6 months in 2013. This year, she was again called to Dublin and Lourdes, where we have the opportunity to meet her.
Lourdes is a place that changes life. The message conveyed by St. Bernadette sure to touch every heart.
My life is sure to change.
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The central message of the Apparition of Mary in Lourdes to St. Bernadette is : Prayer, repentance, conversion of sinners.
There are 3 things pilgrims would do: Prayer (including Rosary), Receiving Sacraments of Reconciliation (confession) and Holy Communion, Bath in Lourdes water and the Way of the Cross.
Besides，Lourdes has many unique characteristics, such as:
1. The cave of Mary's apparition still exists
2. Stream dug by St. Bernadette still flows and providing drinking and bathing water to the pilgrims in visiting the Sanctuary. Many brought home in containers Lourdes water believing in its healing power.
3. The sanctuary is a beautiful place, due to good management and planning, providing a peaceful and harmonious environment for the pilgrims to pray and meditate.
Everyday, one can attend Mass throughout the day. Priests of various languages ready to hear confession at fixed hours.
I liked most was to recite the Rosary at the Grotto as St. Bernadette did.
Across the river, directly opposite the Grotto, reciting Rosary on the wooden bench, with cool wind blowing and flowing waters, hours just passing through without one's notice.
During our 5 day-4 nights stay in Lourdes, we participated 3 nights of Rosary procession. It was a great and awesome experience.
French Legion of Mary manged a Legion House just outside the Sanctuary. we met a Hong Kong fellow Legionary Sally Chan who is an appointed Extension Worker by the Concilium (Legion HQ in Dublin).
She was sent to serve in Dublin and Holland for 6 months in 2013. This year, she was again called to Dublin and Lourdes, where we have the opportunity to meet her.
Lourdes is a place that changes life. The message conveyed by St. Bernadette sure to touch every heart.
My life is sure to change.
（More pictures in Facebook)
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