FEAST of Our Lady of Lourdes*
February
11
24th
WORLD DAY of the SICK
"To all those who assist the sick and suffering I express my confident hope
that they will draw inspiration from Mary, the Mother of Mercy. "May the
sweetness of her countenance watch over us in this Holy Year, so that all of us
may rediscover the joy of God's tenderness" (Misericordiae Vultus,24), allow it to
dwell in our hearts and express it in our actions! Let us entrust to the Virgin Mary our
trials and tribulations, together with our joys and consolations. Let us beg her to turn
her eyes of mercy towards us, especially in times of pain, and make us worthy
of beholding, today and always, the merciful face of her Son Jesus!
With this prayer for all of you, I send my Apostolic Blessing." - Pope Francis,
(Full text of Letter for XXIV World Day of Sick, 2016 - BELOW)
"To all those who assist the sick and suffering I express my confident hope
that they will draw inspiration from Mary, the Mother of Mercy. "May the
sweetness of her countenance watch over us in this Holy Year, so that all of us
may rediscover the joy of God's tenderness" (Misericordiae Vultus,24), allow it to
dwell in our hearts and express it in our actions! Let us entrust to the Virgin Mary our
trials and tribulations, together with our joys and consolations. Let us beg her to turn
her eyes of mercy towards us, especially in times of pain, and make us worthy
of beholding, today and always, the merciful face of her Son Jesus!
With this prayer for all of you, I send my Apostolic Blessing." - Pope Francis,
(Full text of Letter for XXIV World Day of Sick, 2016 - BELOW)
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
*Lourdes , France
It is a continuation of Jesus’ healing miracles. Many who visitLourdes
with renewed faith and a readiness to more generously serve God.
There still may be people who doubt the apparitions ofLourdes
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."
Only known picture of St Bernadette at the Grotto
(taken after the apparitions of 1858)
It is a continuation of Jesus’ healing miracles. Many who visit
with renewed faith and a readiness to more generously serve God.
There still may be people who doubt the apparitions of
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."
Only known picture of St Bernadette at the Grotto
(taken after the apparitions of 1858)
Our Lady
of Lourdes
and especially the sick and suffering!
and especially the sick and suffering!
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