Lessons from Lourdes: Messages for Today. gabiafterhours. The memorial commemorates the eighteen (18) apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Bernadette Soubiroux that occurred between 11 …More
Lessons from Lourdes: Messages for Today.
gabiafterhours. The memorial commemorates the eighteen (18) apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Bernadette Soubiroux that occurred between 11 February and 16 July of 1858 near the town of Lourdes in the Hautes-Pyrenees region of France. Though there would be other people with her, only Saint Bernadette could see the Lady.
During the 9th appearance, on 25 February, the Lady told Bernadette to drink from a spring that suddenly appeared in the grotto where the apparitions occurred. During the 12th appearance, on 1 March, a visitor washed her arm in water from the spring, and some nerve damage in it was immediately cured. There is a tradition of miraculous cures at the grotto, or received by those who drink or are bathed in its waters. Bernadette later said that the water had no special properties, but it helped focus the faithful who received the cures through faith and prayer.
During the 13th appearance, on 2 March, the Lady told Bernadette to tell local priests that they should build a chapel at the grotto, and have processions to be made to it; the priests were understandably skeptical, but due to the numbers of pilgrims coming to the area, construction of several churches was started within a few years.
During the 16th appearance, on 25 March, the Lady identified herself as “the Immaculate Conception“.
Due to the number of people gathering at the site, and making treks to the area, on 8 June 1858, the mayor of Lourdes barricaded the grotto and stationed guards to prevent public access; visitors were fined for kneeling near the grotto or talking about it, and Bernadette saw the last appearance of the Lady from outside the barricade. The grotto was re-opened to the public in October 1858 by order of Emperor Louis Napoleon III, and the pilgrims have not stopped coming since.
Approval
on 18 January 1862 Bishop Bertrand-Sévère Mascarou-Laurence, with the authorization of Pope Pius IX, declared that the faithful are “justified in believing the reality of the apparition”
national French pilgrimages to the site began in 1873
the basilica of Notre-Dame de Lourdes was consecrated in 1876
Pope Pius IX formally granted a canonical coronation to the statue of Our Lady in the courtyard of the basilica on 3 July 1876
Church of the Rosary consecrated in 1901
a special office and Mass were authorized by Pope Leo XIII
observance of the feast extended to the whole Church by Pope Pius X in 1907
Patronage
sick people
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France
—
Tennessee
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Lancaster, England, diocese of
—
Il-Qrendi, Malta
Lourdes, France
Paola, Malta
Petit Goave, Haiti
San Gwann, Malta
catholicsaints.info/our-lady-of-lourdes/
gabiafterhours. The memorial commemorates the eighteen (18) apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Bernadette Soubiroux that occurred between 11 February and 16 July of 1858 near the town of Lourdes in the Hautes-Pyrenees region of France. Though there would be other people with her, only Saint Bernadette could see the Lady.
During the 9th appearance, on 25 February, the Lady told Bernadette to drink from a spring that suddenly appeared in the grotto where the apparitions occurred. During the 12th appearance, on 1 March, a visitor washed her arm in water from the spring, and some nerve damage in it was immediately cured. There is a tradition of miraculous cures at the grotto, or received by those who drink or are bathed in its waters. Bernadette later said that the water had no special properties, but it helped focus the faithful who received the cures through faith and prayer.
During the 13th appearance, on 2 March, the Lady told Bernadette to tell local priests that they should build a chapel at the grotto, and have processions to be made to it; the priests were understandably skeptical, but due to the numbers of pilgrims coming to the area, construction of several churches was started within a few years.
During the 16th appearance, on 25 March, the Lady identified herself as “the Immaculate Conception“.
Due to the number of people gathering at the site, and making treks to the area, on 8 June 1858, the mayor of Lourdes barricaded the grotto and stationed guards to prevent public access; visitors were fined for kneeling near the grotto or talking about it, and Bernadette saw the last appearance of the Lady from outside the barricade. The grotto was re-opened to the public in October 1858 by order of Emperor Louis Napoleon III, and the pilgrims have not stopped coming since.
Approval
on 18 January 1862 Bishop Bertrand-Sévère Mascarou-Laurence, with the authorization of Pope Pius IX, declared that the faithful are “justified in believing the reality of the apparition”
national French pilgrimages to the site began in 1873
the basilica of Notre-Dame de Lourdes was consecrated in 1876
Pope Pius IX formally granted a canonical coronation to the statue of Our Lady in the courtyard of the basilica on 3 July 1876
Church of the Rosary consecrated in 1901
a special office and Mass were authorized by Pope Leo XIII
observance of the feast extended to the whole Church by Pope Pius X in 1907
Patronage
sick people
—
France
—
Tennessee
—
Lancaster, England, diocese of
—
Il-Qrendi, Malta
Lourdes, France
Paola, Malta
Petit Goave, Haiti
San Gwann, Malta
catholicsaints.info/our-lady-of-lourdes/
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Saints of the Day:
Our Lady of Lourdes (Optional Memorial)
World Day of the Sick
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Ampelius of Africa
Ardanus of Tournus
Bartholomew of Olmedo
Caedmon
Calocerus of Ravenna
Castrensis of Capua
Dativus the Senator
Elizabeth Salviati
Etchen of Clonfad
Eutropius of Adrianopolis
Felix the Senator
Gobnata
Gregory II, Pope
Gaudencia Benavides Herrero
Helwisa
Jonas of Muchon
Lucius of Adrianople
Paschal I…More
Our Lady of Lourdes (Optional Memorial)
World Day of the Sick
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Ampelius of Africa
Ardanus of Tournus
Bartholomew of Olmedo
Caedmon
Calocerus of Ravenna
Castrensis of Capua
Dativus the Senator
Elizabeth Salviati
Etchen of Clonfad
Eutropius of Adrianopolis
Felix the Senator
Gobnata
Gregory II, Pope
Gaudencia Benavides Herrero
Helwisa
Jonas of Muchon
Lucius of Adrianople
Paschal I, Pope
Pedro de Jesús Maldonado-Lucero
Saturninus of Africa
Secundus of Puglia
Severinus of Agaunum
Soter of Rome
Theodora the Empress
Tobias Francisco Borrás Román
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Guardians of the Holy Scriptures
Martyrs of Africa – 5 saints
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Anselm of Rot
Demetrius of Priluki
Evagrius Ponticus
Henry of Vitskøl
Peter of Cuneo
Simplicius of Vienne
Victoria
Vsevolod of Pskov
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