To Our Lady of Lourdes

O EVER IMMACULATE VIRGIN,

Mother of Mercy, Health of the Sick,
Refuge of Sinners, Comfortress of the Afflicted,
you know my wants, my troubles, my sufferings;
deign to cast upon me a look of mercy.
By appearing in the grotto of Lourdes
you were pleased to make it a privileged
whence you dispense your favours,
and where many sufferers have obtained
the cure of their infirmities, both spiritual and corporal.
I come, therefore, with unbounded confidence
to implore your maternal intercession.
Obtain O loving Mother, the grant of my request.
I will endeavour to imitate your virtues,
that I may one day share your glory
and bless you in eternity. Amen.