259 Prayers to Our Lady of Lourdes for Healing of Body, Mind, and Soul

A young girl knelt in a cold grotto. She did not expect to see a vision. She certainly did not expect the world to remember her name 150 years later. Bernadette Soubirous was poor, sickly, and uneducated. But Mary chose her anyway. The Lady at Lourdes asked for prayer, penance, and a chapel built. Then she revealed a spring. Water from that spring has healed thousands.

Lourdes has become the most famous healing shrine in the world. Millions have made pilgrimages. Many have returned with bodies restored. More have returned with souls renewed. The Catholic Church has authenticated dozens of miracles. Hundreds more remain unexplained but undeniable. Even non believers visit Lourdes seeking something they cannot name.

You may never travel to France. You may never bathe in the waters of the grotto. But you can still pray to Our Lady of Lourdes. Mary hears prayers wherever they are offered. She intercedes for her children. She points always to Jesus. The same Jesus who healed the blind, the lame, the leprous still heals today. Mary brings your requests to Him.

These 259 prayers cover every kind of healing. Physical sickness of every body part. Mental illness that darkens the mind. Emotional wounds that refuse to close. Spiritual dryness that parches the soul. Addictions that hold the body hostage. No illness is too small for her attention. No disease is too large for her intercession.

Pray these prayers with faith, not superstition. Mary is not magic. She is a mother. A mother takes your hand and leads you to the Physician. She does not heal you herself. She asks her Son. And her Son never refuses His mother. That is the secret of Lourdes. Not the water. Not the grotto. The mother.

Keep a rosary nearby as you pray. Use holy water blessed at Lourdes if you have it. Light a candle as a sign of your petition. But mostly, pray with a humble heart. Mary appears to the humble. She healed the humble. She will hear the humble.

Let us begin.

Prayers to Our Lady of Lourdes for Healing from Physical Illness

Start here. These prayers ask Mary to intercede for healing of the body.

1. Our Lady of Lourdes, you appeared to Bernadette as the Immaculate Conception. Pray for my healing.

2. Blessed Mother, you told Bernadette to drink from the spring. Intercede for my body to receive healing water from heaven.

3. Mary, you chose a sickly child to receive your vision. You do not despise the weak. Heal me.

4. Our Lady of Lourdes, countless miracles have happened at your grotto. Ask your Son for one more for me.

5. Mother of Mercy, you looked with kindness on Bernadette. Look with kindness on my suffering.

6. Immaculate Virgin, your body was free from sin and sickness. Pray that my body be freed from its affliction.

7. Our Lady of Lourdes, you are the health of the sick. I place my illness before you.

8. Blessed Mother, the waters of Lourdes have given sight to the blind. Restore whatever I have lost.

9. Mary, at Lourdes you told Bernadette to pray for sinners. I am a sinner. Pray for me.

10. Our Lady of Lourdes, you promised happiness not in this world but in the next. But please also heal me now.

11. Mother of the Church, you have healed tumors, paralysis, and infections. Heal what afflicts me.

12. Immaculate Conception, your name declared at Lourdes reminds us that God can do anything. Do the impossible for me.

13. Our Lady of Lourdes, I cannot travel to your grotto. But you can travel to me. Visit me with healing.

14. Blessed Mother, you know physical pain. You watched your Son suffer. Comfort me in my pain.

15. Mary, you stood at the foot of the cross. Your heart knows suffering. Intercede for my suffering body.

16. Our Lady of Lourdes, the spring you revealed still flows. Let healing grace flow into my body.

17. Mother of the Sick, I am sick. I am tired. I am desperate. Help me.

18. Immaculate Virgin, your body was assumed into heaven without decay. Prepare my body for wholeness.

19. Our Lady of Lourdes, doctors have done what they can. Now I ask for what only God can do.

20. Blessed Mother, if it is God’s will, heal me completely. If not, give me grace to bear this cross.

21. Mary, you told Bernadette to do penance. I offer my illness as penance for my sins.

22. Our Lady of Lourdes, your intercession has raised the dead in spirit. Raise my dying body.

23. Mother of the Church, I unite my suffering to the suffering of Christ. Make it redemptive.

24. Immaculate Conception, you appeared in a grotto, humble and hidden. Come to my humble home.

25. Our Lady of Lourdes, the candle flames at your shrine never stop burning. Let my prayer never stop rising.

26. Blessed Mother, you are the gate of heaven. Open the gate of healing for me.

27. Mary, you are the refuge of sinners. I take refuge in you now.

28. Our Lady of Lourdes, you are the comforter of the afflicted. Comfort me.

29. Mother of Mercy, you are the help of Christians. Help me.

30. Immaculate Virgin, you are the queen of heaven. Ask your Son to heal your child.

Prayers for Healing from Chronic Illness

Long term illness wears down the spirit. These prayers ask for strength and maybe healing.

31. Our Lady of Lourdes, I have been sick for years. Do not let me lose hope.

32. Blessed Mother, chronic pain has become my companion. Pray that I can bear it with grace.

33. Mary, I am tired of being sick. Tired of appointments, tired of medications, tired of limitations.

34. Our Lady of Lourdes, you understand weariness. You walked long roads to Bethlehem and Egypt.

35. Mother of the Sick, give me strength for one more day. Tomorrow I will ask again.

36. Immaculate Virgin, I do not know if healing will come in this life. Help me accept that.

37. Our Lady of Lourdes, if healing does not come, give me the grace to be a witness of suffering united to Christ.

38. Blessed Mother, you watched your Son suffer for years before His passion. Suffering was not wasted. Let mine not be wasted.

39. Mary, chronic illness has taken so much from me. Restore what can be restored.

40. Our Lady of Lourdes, I have prayed for healing and it has not come. Do not let my faith die.

41. Mother of the Church, when Bernadette suffered, you did not take her suffering away. But you gave her strength.

42. Immaculate Virgin, give me the same strength. Let me bear my cross as she bore hers.

43. Our Lady of Lourdes, I offer this day of illness for the salvation of souls.

44. Blessed Mother, unite my daily pain to the daily offering of the Mass.

45. Mary, you are the ark of the covenant. Carry my prayers to the throne of God.

46. Our Lady of Lourdes, I am not asking for a miracle. Just enough strength to get through today.

47. Mother of the Sick, you know the names of every sick person who has visited your grotto. Know my name.

48. Immaculate Virgin, write my name in the book of the healed, if not on earth then in heaven.

49. Our Lady of Lourdes, I will keep praying even if healing never comes. But please let it come.

50. Blessed Mother, when I cannot pray because of pain, pray for me.

51. Mary, when I am too tired to hope, hope through me.

52. Our Lady of Lourdes, chronic illness makes me feel useless. Show me how I can still serve.

53. Mother of the Church, use my suffering for Your purposes.

54. Immaculate Virgin, I ask for physical healing. But more than that, I ask for spiritual healing.

55. Our Lady of Lourdes, let my illness draw me closer to your Son, not drive me away.

56. Blessed Mother, let me meet Jesus in my suffering the way you met Him at the cross.

57. Mary, even if my body never gets better, let my soul get stronger.

58. Our Lady of Lourdes, you promised happiness in the next world. Remind me of that promise.

59. Mother of the Sick, carry me through this long night of illness.

60. Immaculate Virgin, let me see the sunrise of healing, whether here or in heaven.

Prayers for Healing from Mental and Emotional Illness

The mind suffers too. These prayers ask Mary to intercede for mental health.

61. Our Lady of Lourdes, my mind feels broken. Pray for healing of my thoughts.

62. Blessed Mother, depression has stolen my joy. Ask your Son to give it back.

63. Mary, anxiety grips my chest. Loosen its hold through your intercession.

64. Our Lady of Lourdes, I cannot stop the dark thoughts. Send angels to redirect my mind.

65. Mother of the Church, I feel nothing. No joy, no sadness, no hope. Pray for my numb heart.

66. Immaculate Virgin, you are the seat of wisdom. Give me wisdom to seek help when I need it.

67. Our Lady of Lourdes, mental illness carries stigma. Help me not be ashamed.

68. Blessed Mother, you are the mirror of justice. Let me see myself as God sees me, not as my illness tells me.

69. Mary, you are the cause of our joy. Cause joy to return to my life.

70. Our Lady of Lourdes, I have intrusive thoughts I cannot control. Quiet them through your intercession.

71. Mother of the Sick, my mind tells me lies. That I am worthless. That no one loves me. That I should give up.

72. Immaculate Virgin, replace those lies with truth. I am valuable. I am loved. I must not give up.

73. Our Lady of Lourdes, I have considered hurting myself. Pray that I never act on those thoughts.

74. Blessed Mother, you held the body of your dead Son. You know grief. Comfort my grieving mind.

75. Mary, mental illness runs in my family. Break this generational pattern.

76. Our Lady of Lourdes, I am afraid to tell anyone how bad it has become. Give me courage to speak.

77. Mother of the Church, send a therapist, a doctor, a friend who can help.

78. Immaculate Virgin, let me find the right medication if medication is what I need.

79. Our Lady of Lourdes, let me not believe that mental illness means weak faith.

80. Blessed Mother, you are the mystical rose. Let the fragrance of your intercession soothe my troubled mind.

81. Mary, you are the tower of David. Defend my mind from enemy attack.

82. Our Lady of Lourdes, you are the house of gold. Make my mind a worthy dwelling for the Holy Spirit.

83. Mother of the Sick, I surrender my mental health to you. Heal what you can. Help me manage the rest.

84. Immaculate Virgin, let me sleep tonight without nightmares.

85. Our Lady of Lourdes, let me wake tomorrow with a little more hope than today.

86. Blessed Mother, even if my mental illness never fully leaves, give me tools to live well.

87. Mary, you are the health of the sick. Heal my sick mind.

88. Our Lady of Lourdes, you are the refuge of sinners. I take refuge in you.

89. Mother of the Church, you are the comforter of the afflicted. Comfort my afflicted mind.

90. Immaculate Virgin, you are the queen of heaven. Ask your Son to heal your child’s mind.

Prayers for Healing from Addiction

Addiction is a prison. These prayers ask Mary to help break the chains.

91. Our Lady of Lourdes, I am addicted. Alcohol, drugs, gambling, something has mastered me.

92. Blessed Mother, you appeared at Lourdes to a poor girl who had nothing. I have nothing without God.

93. Mary, addiction has stripped me of dignity. Restore my dignity.

94. Our Lady of Lourdes, I have tried to quit on my own and failed. I need help from heaven.

95. Mother of the Sick, addiction is a sickness of the will. Heal my will.

96. Immaculate Virgin, your immaculate heart was never enslaved to sin. Free my enslaved heart.

97. Our Lady of Lourdes, the cravings are so strong. Intercede for strength to resist.

98. Blessed Mother, when I want to use, remind me of your grotto. Remind me that I am worth more than this.

99. Mary, you watched your Son suffer withdrawal of every comfort on the cross. You understand.

100. Our Lady of Lourdes, I have hurt people because of my addiction. Pray for my victims.

101. Mother of the Church, let me make amends without making things worse.

102. Immaculate Virgin, give me the humility to go to a meeting, to ask for help, to admit I cannot do this alone.

103. Our Lady of Lourdes, let me find a sponsor, a counselor, a program that works.

104. Blessed Mother, protect me from relapse. When the urge comes, hold me back.

105. Mary, you are the gate of heaven. Let me enter the gate of recovery.

106. Our Lady of Lourdes, I have relapsed many times. Do not let me give up.

107. Mother of the Sick, every day sober is a victory. Help me stack victories.

108. Immaculate Virgin, let me replace addiction with prayer. When I crave, let me pray.

109. Our Lady of Lourdes, let me find community with others who are fighting the same battle.

110. Blessed Mother, you are the ark of the covenant. Carry my sobriety safely through the flood of temptation.

111. Mary, you are the morning star. Let dawn come to this dark night of addiction.

112. Our Lady of Lourdes, I offer you my cravings. Turn them into prayers.

113. Mother of the Church, if I stumble, pick me up. Do not let me stay down.

114. Immaculate Virgin, let me become an instrument of healing for other addicts.

115. Our Lady of Lourdes, break the generational addiction in my family. Let it stop with me.

116. Blessed Mother, you are the virgin most faithful. Make me faithful to my recovery.

117. Mary, you are the mother of good counsel. Counsel me toward sobriety.

118. Our Lady of Lourdes, the spring at Lourdes still flows. Let the water of recovery flow through me.

119. Mother of the Sick, I cannot do this without you. I cannot do this without your Son.

120. Immaculate Virgin, set me free.

Prayers for Healing of Relationships

Sickness strains relationships. These prayers ask Mary to heal what broke.

121. Our Lady of Lourdes, my illness has strained my marriage. Heal what sickness damaged.

122. Blessed Mother, you were married to Joseph. You understand marriage. Intercede for mine.

123. Mary, my children have pulled away because they cannot handle my illness. Soften their hearts.

124. Our Lady of Lourdes, I have become bitter because of my suffering. Forgive me.

125. Mother of the Church, let me forgive those who have not supported me.

126. Immaculate Virgin, heal the resentment I feel toward God for letting me suffer.

127. Our Lady of Lourdes, my friends have disappeared since I got sick. Send new friends.

128. Blessed Mother, you stood at the cross when most disciples ran. Give me faithful companions.

129. Mary, heal the loneliness that illness has brought.

130. Our Lady of Lourdes, my family argues about how to care for me. Bring peace.

131. Mother of the Sick, let my loved ones see my suffering as a call to love, not a burden.

132. Immaculate Virgin, you are the mother of my Savior. Help me be a good patient to those who care for me.

133. Our Lady of Lourdes, let me not take out my pain on those closest to me.

134. Blessed Mother, give my caregivers patience when I am difficult.

135. Mary, you are the queen of peace. Bring peace to my home.

136. Our Lady of Lourdes, heal the resentment I have toward doctors who could not fix me.

137. Mother of the Church, let me trust medical professionals even when they have bad news.

138. Immaculate Virgin, you are the virgin most sorrowful. Comfort those who sorrow because of my illness.

139. Our Lady of Lourdes, let my suffering draw my family closer to each other, not apart.

140. Blessed Mother, when I go to the hospital, visit me there.

141. Mary, when I am isolated at home, send visitors.

142. Our Lady of Lourdes, when I cannot attend church, bring church to me.

143. Mother of the Sick, let me be a blessing to my family even in my weakness.

144. Immaculate Virgin, let me pray for my family instead of burdening them with my complaints.

145. Our Lady of Lourdes, heal every relationship that sickness has poisoned.

146. Blessed Mother, you are the mother of mercy. Show mercy to my struggling family.

147. Mary, you are the mother of hope. Give my family hope that things can get better.

148. Our Lady of Lourdes, if my illness ends in death, prepare my family for that grief.

149. Mother of the Church, let them know that I am healed in heaven even if not on earth.

150. Immaculate Virgin, hold my family together when I cannot hold them myself.

Prayers for Healing of Spiritual Sickness

The soul can be sicker than the body. These prayers ask Mary for spiritual healing.

151. Our Lady of Lourdes, my soul is sick with sin. Pray for my confession and absolution.

152. Blessed Mother, you are the immaculate conception, conceived without sin. Pray that I be cleansed.

153. Mary, I have not been to confession in years. Give me the courage to go.

154. Our Lady of Lourdes, I am attached to sins I cannot seem to leave. Break these attachments.

155. Mother of the Sick, I have lost my faith during this illness. Restore it.

156. Immaculate Virgin, I am angry at God. Heal my anger.

157. Our Lady of Lourdes, I have stopped praying. Teach me to pray again.

158. Blessed Mother, you are the seat of wisdom. Give me wisdom about my spiritual condition.

159. Mary, you are the mystical rose. Let the fragrance of grace return to my soul.

160. Our Lady of Lourdes, I have doubted the Church’s teachings. Strengthen my belief.

161. Mother of the Church, I have neglected the sacraments. Draw me back.

162. Immaculate Virgin, I have received communion unworthily. Let me never do that again.

163. Our Lady of Lourdes, I have committed sacrilege. Pray for my repentance.

164. Blessed Mother, I have been lukewarm. Light a fire in my soul.

165. Mary, you are the tower of David. Defend me from the enemy who attacks my soul.

166. Our Lady of Lourdes, you are the house of gold. Make my soul a worthy dwelling for God.

167. Mother of the Sick, you are the ark of the covenant. Carry my soul to safety.

168. Immaculate Virgin, you are the gate of heaven. Open the gate for my soul.

169. Our Lady of Lourdes, you are the morning star. Let dawn break over my dark soul.

170. Blessed Mother, you are the health of the sick. Heal my sick soul.

171. Mary, you are the refuge of sinners. I am a sinner. Take me in.

172. Our Lady of Lourdes, you are the comforter of the afflicted. Comfort my afflicted soul.

173. Mother of the Church, you are the help of Christians. Help me be a real Christian.

174. Immaculate Virgin, you are the queen of heaven. Ask your Son to heal your child’s soul.

175. Our Lady of Lourdes, let me make a good confession before I die.

176. Blessed Mother, let me receive viaticum when my time comes.

177. Mary, let me die in a state of grace, in the arms of the Church, with your name on my lips.

178. Our Lady of Lourdes, heal my soul completely so that I may see God face to face.

179. Mother of the Sick, pray for me now and at the hour of my death.

180. Immaculate Virgin, lead me to your Son. He is the only healer my soul truly needs.

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Prayers for Healing of Children

Parents suffer when their children suffer. These prayers ask Mary to heal little ones.

181. Our Lady of Lourdes, my child is sick. You loved children. Pray for my child.

182. Blessed Mother, you held the infant Jesus. Hold my sick child in your arms.

183. Mary, you lost your Son to death for three days. You know a parent’s grief.

184. Our Lady of Lourdes, heal my child completely. Let them run and play again.

185. Mother of the Church, give me the strength to care for my sick child without falling apart.

186. Immaculate Virgin, let my child not be afraid. Send angels to comfort them.

187. Our Lady of Lourdes, if my child must suffer, let them suffer like Bernadette, with patience and faith.

188. Blessed Mother, you appeared to a child at Lourdes. Appear to my child in dreams.

189. Mary, you are the mother of children everywhere. Be mother to my child now.

190. Our Lady of Lourdes, heal my child’s fever, their pain, their fear.

191. Mother of the Sick, let doctors find what is wrong and fix it.

192. Immaculate Virgin, let nurses be kind and gentle.

193. Our Lady of Lourdes, let my child sleep peacefully tonight.

194. Blessed Mother, let them wake up better tomorrow.

195. Mary, you are the virgin most powerful. Use your power to help my powerless child.

196. Our Lady of Lourdes, if healing means my child lives with a chronic condition, give them courage.

197. Mother of the Church, let them never doubt that you love them.

198. Immaculate Virgin, let them grow up to know you and love you.

199. Our Lady of Lourdes, let my child’s suffering be brief and their recovery complete.

200. Blessed Mother, I place my child in your arms. I cannot carry this weight alone.

201. Mary, you carried Jesus. Carry my child and me.

202. Our Lady of Lourdes, let my child be a witness to your healing power.

203. Mother of the Sick, let other parents see my child’s healing and believe.

204. Immaculate Virgin, thank you for every prayer you have already answered for my child.

205. Our Lady of Lourdes, I will bring my child to your grotto someday to give thanks.

206. Blessed Mother, until then, protect my child from every evil.

207. Mary, you are the health of the sick. Heal my sick child.

208. Our Lady of Lourdes, you are the refuge of sinners. I am a sinner begging for my child.

209. Mother of the Church, hear a mother’s prayer. Hear a father’s cry.

210. Immaculate Virgin, ask your Son to heal your little child.

Prayers for Healing of the Dying

When death approaches, healing may mean heaven. These prayers ask Mary to accompany the dying.

211. Our Lady of Lourdes, I am dying. Be with me in these final days.

212. Blessed Mother, you were present at the death of your Son. Be present at my death.

213. Mary, you died and were assumed into heaven. Pray that I die in a state of grace.

214. Our Lady of Lourdes, if healing means more years, I accept them. If healing means heaven, I accept that too.

215. Mother of the Sick, take away my fear of death.

216. Immaculate Virgin, let me see death as the door to life, not the end of life.

217. Our Lady of Lourdes, send a priest to hear my confession.

218. Blessed Mother, let me receive the last rites with full consciousness and faith.

219. Mary, you are the gate of heaven. Open the gate for me.

220. Our Lady of Lourdes, let my family be at peace when I go. Do not let them despair.

221. Mother of the Church, comfort them when I am gone.

222. Immaculate Virgin, let them know that I am healed, fully healed, in your Son’s presence.

223. Our Lady of Lourdes, if I am unconscious at the end, pray for me then.

224. Blessed Mother, if I cannot pray, pray in my place.

225. Mary, you are the health of the sick. Heal me by taking me home.

226. Our Lady of Lourdes, you are the comforter of the afflicted. Comfort me in my final hours.

227. Mother of the Sick, you are the help of Christians. Help me die a Christian death.

228. Immaculate Virgin, you are the queen of heaven. Welcome me when I arrive.

229. Our Lady of Lourdes, let me see your face when I open my eyes in eternity.

230. Blessed Mother, let me thank you forever for your intercession.

231. Mary, you are the mother of my Lord. Be mother to me at the hour of my death.

232. Our Lady of Lourdes, I am ready to go. But I am afraid. Hold my hand.

233. Mother of the Church, the darkness is coming. Be my light.

234. Immaculate Virgin, the pain is increasing. Be my relief.

235. Our Lady of Lourdes, into your hands I commend my spirit.

236. Blessed Mother, present my soul to your Son.

237. Mary, ask Jesus to say the words I long to hear. Well done, good and faithful servant.

238. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for me now and at the hour of my death.

239. Mother of the Sick, this is my hour. Do not abandon me.

240. Immaculate Virgin, receive your child.

Prayers of Thanksgiving for Healing

If you have been healed, give thanks. These prayers express gratitude.

241. Our Lady of Lourdes, you interceded for my healing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

242. Blessed Mother, I was sick. Now I am well. I owe you more than words can say.

243. Mary, I came to you in desperation. You did not turn me away.

244. Our Lady of Lourdes, I promised to thank you if I was healed. Here I am. Thank you.

245. Mother of the Church, I will tell others what you have done for me.

246. Immaculate Virgin, I will make a pilgrimage to Lourdes if I can. If not, I will make a pilgrimage of the heart.

247. Our Lady of Lourdes, I will light a candle in your honor.

248. Blessed Mother, I will pray a rosary every day for a month in thanksgiving.

249. Mary, I will be more faithful to the sacraments because you gave me more time.

250. Our Lady of Lourdes, let my healed body be a witness to your power.

251. Mother of the Sick, let my testimony bring others to seek your intercession.

252. Immaculate Virgin, I do not deserve this healing. But you gave it anyway. Thank you.

253. Our Lady of Lourdes, I will not waste this second chance. I will live for your Son.

254. Blessed Mother, I will serve the sick because you served me.

255. Mary, I will visit hospitals and nursing homes because you visited me in my illness.

256. Our Lady of Lourdes, take my thanks to your Son. He is the real healer. You are the one who asked.

257. Mother of the Church, I will praise you forever. I will praise your Son forever.

258. Immaculate Virgin, if I ever forget to be grateful, remind me of this day.

259. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for me that I remain faithful until death. Then welcome me home.