Pope Leo XIV Prays with Sick at Vatican Lourdes Grotto "we want to pray in communion with all those who suffer throughout the world"

This World Day of the Sick and feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV welcomes a group of sick people in front of the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens, and reminds them that the Blessed Mother teaches us the meaning of suffering and love.A TRIBUTE TO THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
ON THE OCCASION OF THE WORLD DAY OF THE SICK
FULL TEXT OF THE HOLY FATHER LEO XIV
at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens on 
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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Today, on this day dedicated to the sick, we want to pray in communion with all those who suffer throughout the world. We pray for you.

I sincerely thank you for making the effort to come and accompany us in this moment of prayer, here before our mother, Mary, on her liturgical memorial, Our Lady of Lourdes.

It is a beautiful day that reminds us of the closeness of Mary, our mother, who always accompanies us and teaches us so much: the meaning of suffering, love, and the surrender of our lives into the hands of the Lord.

So, we also ask the Lord's blessing for you, for all the sick today and always, and for all those who accompany them: medical sciences, doctors, nurses, the many people who are close to us, especially in the most difficult moments.

Let us pray together: Hail Mary…

Blessing

Thank you!

May God always be with you.