Healing at Lourdes
Today is the feast day of St. Bernadette, a Catholic saint who lived in Lourdes, France in the 1800s. Over the course of several weeks, the girl saw 18 separate apparitions of the Virgin Mary in a little cave nearby - with large crowds curiously watching. On one occasion, the apparition told Bernadette to drink from a spring beneath her. As there was no visible spring, she began to dig until she came upon water. The spring was (and is to this day!) said to heal any infirmity - thousands flock to Lourdes each year to drink and bath in this "holy" water. In 1883, under order from the Pope, the Lourdes Medical Bureau was established to investigate the claims of healing. So far, roughly 68 cases have been identified in which someone with a terminal illness has been cured by the Lourdes water.
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This is one of the books that my mother gave to me the day before she died. She wanted me to read and have the story of St. Bernadette, a Catholic saint who lived in Lourdes, France.
Today I saw this little bit written and had to post it. Thanks Mom for you continued faith and teaching by the way you lived your life. I love you, and I miss you.
