# World Day of the Sick and Our Lady of Lourdes
*2022-02-11*

> Bill and John pray for the sick, honor Our Lady of Lourdes, and pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, including prayers for souls in purgatory and the Holy Spirit.

## Opening and Updates

Bill welcomes listeners and catches up with John after a busy day of appointments. They mention a recent Zoom meeting for the Legion of Mary and a consecration to St. Joseph that John missed. Bill recommends a one‑hour video on St. Joseph’s consecration featuring Dr. Scott Hahn and a priest, noting that it’s valuable even for those who haven’t taken the consecration yet.

## World Day of the Sick and Our Lady of Lourdes

Bill notes that February 11 is the World Day of the Sick, a liturgical memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title Our Lady of Lourdes. He invites John to lead a prayer. Together they pray a Marian prayer, asking Mary to intercede for the suffering, to keep faith firm, and to bring hope and joy after trials. They conclude with a short prayer to the Holy Trinity, asking for protection and deliverance from danger.

## Prayer for the Souls in Purgatory

John leads a prayer for the souls in purgatory, invoking the precious blood of Christ and asking that no neglect on our part hinder those souls from praising God.

## Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Bill and John pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, beginning with the sign of the cross and reciting the traditional prayers: the Eternal Father, the Hail Mary, the Divine Mercy Prayer, and the Litany of Divine Mercy. They repeat the litany’s refrain, “I trust in you, O Divine Mercy,” for each attribute of God’s mercy.

## Marian and Holy Spirit Prayers

They continue with a Fatima‑style sacrificial prayer, a Marian creed affirming belief in Mary’s perpetual virginity, immaculate conception, assumption, and queenship, and a heartfelt prayer to the Holy Spirit asking for renewal, courage, and the grace to defend the Church.

*May the mercy of Christ and the intercession of Mary bring healing to the sick and peace to all souls.*