Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes*
February 11
31st World Day of the Sick
Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, France
“All the shrines of Mary,
scattered throughout the world,
have become above all
centers of devotion to the Eucharist,
as if the Mother of Jesus had appeared,
here or there,
in order to lead the faithful to the
adoration and love of her blessed Son.”
Pope St John XXIII
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*Lourdes, France, has become a place of pilgrimage and healing,
but even more of faith. It is a continuation of Jesus’ healing miracles.
Many who visit Lourdes
faith and a readiness to more generously serve God.
There still may be people who doubt the apparitions of Lourdes
Perhaps the best that can be said are the words
that introduce the film, Song of Bernadette:
"For those who believe in God,
no explanation is necessary.
For those who do not believe,
no explanation is possible."
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Only known picture of St Bernadette at the Grotto
(taken after the apparitions of 1858)
Our Lady of Lourdes
pray for us,
and especially the sick and suffering!
pray for us,
and especially the sick and suffering!
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