SW News: It’s been confirmed that the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, will offer Holy Mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France on August 15th, the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady into heaven. With COVID-19 restrictions still in place across France, there will be no lay faithful present at the feast day Mass. It’s hoped, however, that many people worldwide will prayerfully participate in the sacred liturgy via online streaming. The invitation to Cardinal Parolin to visit Lourdes upon the Feast of the Assumption was issued prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it’s now hoped that his visit will prove to be a sign of support for shrine which has been closed to pilgrims for much of the year due to those COVID-19 restrictions. The shrine is erected on the spot where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a young local girl, St. Bernadette Soubirous, on a repeated basis in the year 1858.

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