Kostyuk prays for Ukraine at Lourdes shrine and is moved
Marta Kostyuk, 24, visited the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France and shared the trip on social media. The Ukrainian, a 2024 Roland Garros semi-finalist, said she prayed for Ukraine and for peace, and left with her heart overflowing.
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Em Lourdes, na França, Marta Kostyuk visitou o Santuário de Nossa Senhora, um dos destinos religiosos mais importantes do mundo. A ucraniana de 24 anos, semifinalista de Roland Garros em 2024, registrou a visita nas redes sociais.
"É tão bonito e especial ver tantas pessoas aqui, unidas pela fé, pela esperança e pelo amor. Acho que, muitas vezes, vamos a lugares sagrados perguntando o que podemos receber, mas talvez devêssemos pensar também no que podemos levar de volta para o mundo", escreveu ela no Instagram. "Rezei pela Ucrânia, pela paz e para que todos nós façamos a nossa parte para tornar este mundo um pouco mais gentil, mais seguro e mais amoroso. Saio daqui com o coração transbordando".
A devoção em Lourdes começou em 1858, quando a camponesa Bernadete Soubirous relatou ter tido 18 aparições da Virgem na Gruta de Massabielle. Nas aparições, Maria teria pedido que ela cavasse o chão, de onde jorrou uma fonte procurada por peregrinos em busca de cura.
Antes da viagem, Kostyuk abandonou as oitavas do WTA 500 de Ningbo contra a russa Ekaterina Alexandrova após perder o primeiro set por 6/4, o que pôs fim à chance de vaga no WTA Finals de Indian Wells.
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