Happy Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. The first apparitions to St. Bernadette Soubirous, a poor girl living in Lourdes, a small town in the "High Pyrenees" in Southern France, began on this date 151 years ago.
Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
Show Comments ()
2
Comments are automatically closed two weeks after an article's initial publication. See our comments policy for more.
14 years 9 months ago
As always, Father Martin, you have given us a beautiful reflection. I have loved Bernadette since I was a little girl and of course, I loved the movie. When will you be making your annual pilgrimage to Lourdes? How I wish God would wisk my children and me to Lourdes! But, since that seems to be a tad unrealistic, we will be with you in spirit and prayer during your next visit. God bless you.
14 years 9 months ago
"O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee, and for those who do not have recourse to thee, especially the enemies of the Church and those recommended .
The latest from america
I use a motorized wheelchair and communication device because of my disability, cerebral palsy. Parishes were not prepared to accommodate my needs nor were they always willing to recognize my abilities.
Age and its relationship to stardom is the animating subject of “Sunset Blvd,” “Tammy Faye” and “Death Becomes Her.”
What separates “Bonhoeffer” from the myriad instructive Holocaust biographies and melodramas is its timing.
“Wicked” arrives on a whirlwind of eager (and anxious) anticipation among fans of the musical.