Few Catholics have never heard of Our Lady’s apparition in Lourdes, France, to Saint Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. Most famous are the many thousands of miracles that have taken place there through the miraculous spring that Our Lady produced in the Massabielle grotto on the outskirts of the village. It is perhaps the Marian apparition … Read more
The Royal Navy sailor is believed to be the first British Catholic to be cured at Lourdes On December 8, 2024, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, Archbishop Malcolm McMahon of Liverpool (England) reported the miraculous healing of John Traynor, a sailor in the British Royal Navy, on the 81st anniversary of his death. His … Read more
February 11 is the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Let us read some facts about the devotion to Our Lady of Saint Bernadette, the seer at Lourdes. In the biography, Saint Bernadette Soubirous: 1844-1879, author Monsignor Francis Trochu writes: “Her devotion to the Blessed Virgin was bound to be ‘particularly tender, particularly childlike.’ Mary, … Read more
Upon arriving in Lourdes on pilgrimage on a cold, rainy winter day, I was feeling very much the pilgrim. I was cold, tired, and wet. The long trip had been exhausting and the walk in the drizzling rain from the train station to the hotel had drained me of energy. As I headed to the … Read more
