Podcasts about Bernadette Soubirous

In this classic interview from 2007, Bruce and Kris McGregor speak with actress Sydney Penny about her portrayal of St. Bernadette Soubirous in the films Bernadette and The Passion of Bernadette. The post “Bernadette” and “The Passion of Bernadette”- In Conversation with Sydney Penny – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

Full Text of ReadingsWednesday of Holy Week Lectionary: 259The Saint of the day is Saint Bernadette SoubirousSaint Bernadette Soubirous' Story Bernadette Soubirous was born in 1844, the first child of an extremely poor miller in the town of Lourdes in southern France. The family was living in the basement of a dilapidated building when on February 11, 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette in a cave above the banks of the Gave River near Lourdes. Bernadette, 14 years old, was known as a virtuous girl though a dull student who had not even made her first Holy Communion. In poor health, she had suffered from asthma from an early age. There were 18 appearances in all, the final one occurring on the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, July 16. Although Bernadette's initial reports provoked skepticism, her daily visions of “the Lady” brought great crowds of the curious. The Lady, Bernadette explained, had instructed her to have a chapel built on the spot of the visions. There, the people were to come to wash in and drink of the water of the spring that had welled up from the very spot where Bernadette had been instructed to dig. According to Bernadette, the Lady of her visions was a girl of 16 or 17 who wore a white robe with a blue sash. Yellow roses covered her feet, a large rosary was on her right arm. In the vision on March 25 she told Bernadette, “I am the Immaculate Conception.” It was only when the words were explained to her that Bernadette came to realize who the Lady was. Few visions have ever undergone the scrutiny that these appearances of the Immaculate Virgin were subject to. Lourdes became one of the most popular Marian shrines in the world, attracting millions of visitors. Miracles were reported at the shrine and in the waters of the spring. After thorough investigation, Church authorities confirmed the authenticity of the apparitions in 1862. During her life, Bernadette suffered much. She was hounded by the public as well as by civic officials until at last she was protected in a convent of nuns. Five years later, she petitioned to enter the Sisters of Notre Dame of Nevers. After a period of illness she was able to make the journey from Lourdes and enter the novitiate. But within four months of her arrival she was given the last rites of the Church and allowed to profess her vows. She recovered enough to become infirmarian and then sacristan, but chronic health problems persisted. She died on April 16, 1879, at the age of 35. Bernadette Soubirous was canonized in 1933. Reflection Millions of people have come to the spring Bernadette uncovered for healing of body and spirit, but she found no relief from ill health there. Bernadette moved through life, guided only by blind faith in things she did not understand—as we all must do from time to time. Learn more about Saint Bernadette! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

In this classic interview from 2007, Bruce and Kris McGregor speak with actress Sydney Penny about her portrayal of St. Bernadette Soubirous in the films Bernadette and The Passion of Bernadette. The post “Bernadette” and “The Passion of Bernadette”- In Conversation with Sydney Penny – Discerning Hearts Podcast appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

Wednesday of Holy Week Saint of the Day: St. Bernadette Soubirous, 1844-1879; first child of an extremely poor miller in the town of Lourdes in southern France; on February 11, 1858, she received the first of 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary; few visions have ever undergone the scrutiny that these appearances of the Immaculate Virgin were subject to; Lourdes became one of the most popular Marian shrines in the world, attracting millions of visitors Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/16/25 Gospel: Matthew 26:14-25

Ang modern world ay puno ng pagdududa at pagwawalang-bahala sa pananampalataya, ngunit may mga bagay na hindi kayang ipaliwanag ng agham. Isa na rito ay ang katawan ng ilang mga santo na nanatiling buo at hindi nabubulok sa kabila ng paglipas ng ilang mga siglo—isang hindi maipaliwanag na hiwaga ng Simbahang Katoliko. Sa episode na ito, tatalakayin natin ang sampung pinaka-kahanga-hangang kaso ng mga incorrupt na katawan ng mga santo, kabilang sina St. Bernadette Soubirous, St. Padre Pio, St. Francis Xavier, at marami pang iba. Milagro ba ito o isa lang sa mga hiwagang tinatamad pang pagtuunan ng pansin ng modern world? Panoorin ang video na ito at tuklasin ang mga ebidensyang patuloy na nagpapa-nganga ng bunganga sa mga nagsasabing ang pananampalataya ay walang saysay. Huwag kalimutang i-like, mag-subscribe, at ibahagi ito sa iba! #CatholicMiracles #IncorruptSaints #FaithAndScience 7 Saints na HINDI NAAAGNAS ANG KATAWAN | Incorrupt Bodies of Saints of the Catholic Church Join Filipino podcaster and vlogger, Jay Aruga host of The Jay Aruga Show, the first conservative podcast and vlog in the Philippines.SUPPORT The Jay Aruga Show through the Shopee – Arugaan Online Shop: Jay Aruga's Book "Conservative Ka Ba? A 3-Step Approach to Protecting the Family from Woke Ideology" is NOW Available in Shopee:https://shopee.ph/product/274489164/25685460706/Fight this toxic culture in style! Order your THE JAY ARUGA SHOW podcast T-shirt now: https://shopee.ph/product/274489164/24822983311/ Buying me a coffee thru: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thejayarugashow Hallow - Try Hallow's Premium contents for FREE: https://hallow.com/jayaruga Follow The Sentinel Ph Facebook Page and watch our live streams with AJ Perez every Saturdays at 9PM: https://www.facebook.com/TheSentinelPh LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos. https://www.youtube.com/@JayAruga?sub_confirmation=1Listen and learn from previous episodes of The Jay Aruga Show podcast here https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thejayarugashow Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jagaruga Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jay.aruga Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheJayArugaShow Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JayAruga?sub_confirmation=1

Episode 212 it is - we're cruising into 1858 but wait! The sounds of gunfire! Yes, it's that old South African tune, war, set to the music of the guns. Our society is steeped in action, movement, confrontation. This is not a place for the insipid, the weak, the fearful. Whatever our belief system or our personal politics, what cannot be disputed is that the country and our ways are those of the warrior. This is an uncomfortable truth for metropolitans who are more used to single latte's than sling shots. Globally, 1858 is full of momentous events and incidents. It was the year in which Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace present their papers on evolution by natural selection in London. In India, a peace treaty ends the Indian Rebellion and later in the year the British parliament passes the Government of India Act. This transfers the territories of the British East India Company and their administration to the Direct Rule of the British Crown. The great stink in London led parliament to a bill to create modern sewerage system after the dreadful odours wafting about the British capital during the summer. Another young girl dreams up appiritions in the mode of Nongqawuse who dreamed up the cattle Killings - this time its Bernadette Soubirous who claims she saw several appritions appeared before her in the southern French town of Lourdes. Without going into too many gory details, around Ash Wednesday a woman appeared before her inside a grotto and after three appearances over time, began to talk. By October, the government had shut down the grotto there were so many people pitching up to take part in what was called a miracle. A miracle only she could see. Strange how these stories in this period repeated themselves. Back in Africa, David Livingstones six-year long second Zambezi expedition arrived on the Indian Ocean coast. Which is an important moment because inland, the tension between the Boers of the Free State and King Moshoeshoe of Basutoland had been exacerbated. A drought was reported in the region in 1858 which exacerbated everything. The Volksraad met in February 1858. They were faced with a request for help to deal with Posholi signed by a field-cornet and sixty five other burghers in the disputed area.Later in February 1858 Smithfield Landdrost Jacobus Sauer sent more news from the badlands - Posholi was, in his words, parading through Smithfield district with warriors and when accosted, said he was on a hunting expedition. When the Commando eventually gathered, there were one thousand armed and mounted Boers. Which was exactly ten percent the size of the Basotho force of ten thousand, all mounted with at least five hundred firearms. Back at the Thaba Bosiu ranch, Moshoeshoe was a sea of calm. It was now war and the king along with the territorial chiefs and councillors, put their plans into motion. They'd faced this kind of attack before, the British had raided them in 1852 if you recall. That had ended in disaster for the empire, so Moshoeshoe was not rattled by the latest assault on his independence.

Our Lady of Lourdes Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  First, I want to share with you all a wonderful opportunity to engage in fellowship. On Sunday February 23rd from 1-3:30 pm our Family Faith Formation staff and volunteers are hosting a "Children's Outdoor Fun Day." We'll have food trucks, drink carts, face painting and many other activities for everyone! See you there.  Second, our annual Charity and Development Appeal (CDA) has begun. This is our diocese's annual appeal to support charitable works throughout our diocese including (but not limited to) supporting the education and formation of our seminarians, future priests for the Diocese of Phoenix. Thank you all for your generosity to the CDA. You can learn more about the CDA here: https://dphx.org/cda/ Lastly, we celebrated earlier in February two pretty cool saint days, at least for me, Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Bernadette Soubirous- the visionary of Lourdes. This was the Marian apparition that sparked in me a deeper desire and love of Mary and Marian devotions. I share more about it in the video, no spoilers here!  God bless,  Fr. Chris Visit us: https://www.smarymag.org Support us online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Episode 212 it is - we're cruising into 1858 but wait! The sounds of gunfire! Yes, it's that old South African tune, war, set to the music of the guns. Our society is steeped in action, movement, confrontation. This is not a place for the insipid, the weak, the fearful. Whatever our belief system or our personal politics, what cannot be disputed is that the country and our ways are those of the warrior. This is an uncomfortable truth for metropolitans who are more used to single latte's than sling shots. Globally, 1858 is full of momentous events and incidents. It was the year in which Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace present their papers on evolution by natural selection in London. In India, a peace treaty ends the Indian Rebellion and later in the year the British parliament passes the Government of India Act. This transfers the territories of the British East India Company and their administration to the Direct Rule of the British Crown. The great stink in London led parliament to a bill to create modern sewerage system after the dreadful odours wafting about the British capital during the summer. Another young girl dreams up appiritions in the mode of Nongqawuse who dreamed up the cattle Killings - this time its Bernadette Soubirous who claims she saw several appritions appeared before her in the southern French town of Lourdes. Without going into too many gory details, around Ash Wednesday a woman appeared before her inside a grotto and after three appearances over time, began to talk. By October, the government had shut down the grotto there were so many people pitching up to take part in what was called a miracle. A miracle only she could see. Strange how these stories in this period repeated themselves. Back in Africa, David Livingstones six-year long second Zambezi expedition arrived on the Indian Ocean coast. Which is an important moment because inland, the tension between the Boers of the Free State and King Moshoeshoe of Basutoland had been exacerbated. A drought was reported in the region in 1858 which exacerbated everything. The Volksraad met in February 1858. They were faced with a request for help to deal with Posholi signed by a field-cornet and sixty five other burghers in the disputed area.Later in February 1858 Smithfield Landdrost Jacobus Sauer sent more news from the badlands - Posholi was, in his words, parading through Smithfield district with warriors and when accosted, said he was on a hunting expedition. When the Commando eventually gathered, there were one thousand armed and mounted Boers. Which was exactly ten percent the size of the Basotho force of ten thousand, all mounted with at least five hundred firearms. Back at the Thaba Bosiu ranch, Moshoeshoe was a sea of calm. It was now war and the king along with the territorial chiefs and councillors, put their plans into motion. They'd faced this kind of attack before, the British had raided them in 1852 if you recall. That had ended in disaster for the empire, so Moshoeshoe was not rattled by the latest assault on his independence.

Saints du jour 2025-02-18 Ste Bernadette Soubirous by Radio Maria France

Full Text of ReadingsTuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 330The Saint of the day is Our Lady of LourdesThe Story of Our Lady of Lourdes On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus. A little more than three years later, on February 11, 1858, a young lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous. This began a series of visions. During the apparition on March 25, the lady identified herself with the words: “I am the Immaculate Conception.” Bernadette was a sickly child of poor parents. Their practice of the Catholic faith was scarcely more than lukewarm. Bernadette could pray the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Creed. She also knew the prayer of the Miraculous Medal: “O Mary conceived without sin.” During interrogations Bernadette gave an account of what she saw. It was “something white in the shape of a girl.” She used the word aquero, a dialect term meaning “this thing.” It was “a pretty young girl with a rosary over her arm.” Her white robe was encircled by a blue girdle. She wore a white veil. There was a yellow rose on each foot. A rosary was in her hand. Bernadette was also impressed by the fact that the lady did not use the informal form of address (tu), but the polite form (vous). The humble virgin appeared to a humble girl and treated her with dignity. Through that humble girl, Mary revitalized and continues to revitalize the faith of millions of people. People began to flock to Lourdes from other parts of France and from all over the world. In 1862 Church authorities confirmed the authenticity of the apparitions and authorized the cult of Our Lady of Lourdes for the diocese. The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes became worldwide in 1907. Reflection Lourdes has become a place of pilgrimage and healing, but even more of faith. Church authorities have recognized over 60 miraculous cures, although there have probably been many more. To people of faith this is not surprising. It is a continuation of Jesus' healing miracles—now performed at the intercession of his mother. Some would say that the greater miracles are hidden. Many who visit Lourdes return home with renewed faith and a readiness to serve God in their needy brothers and sisters. There still may be people who doubt the apparitions of Lourdes. Perhaps the best that can be said to them are the words that introduce the film The Song of Bernadette: “For those who believe in God, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not believe, no explanation is possible.” Our Lady of Lourdes is the Patron Saint of: Relief from physical ills Enjoy this meditation on Lourdes! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Mitte der 70er Jahre gab es mal einen kleinen Schlager: "Ich glaube an Wunder" und es geht am Ende um die Liebe zwischen ihm und ihr, die einfach wunderbar ist. Glauben Sie eigentlich an Wunder? Wir nüchternen Deutschen sind da doch eher skeptisch. Aber auch viele von uns haben schon Dinge erlebt, die so unerklärlich und so gegen jede Logik und jede Art von wissenschaftlichem Denken sind, dass wir gelegentlich eine Ahnung haben, dass es Dinge zwischen Himmel und Erde gibt, die wir nicht nüchtern und rational erklären können. Am 11. Februar 1858 sieht das vierzehnjährige Hirtenmädchen Bernadette Soubirous in einer Felsgrotte bei Lourdes zum ersten Mal die "Dame", die sich als "die Unbefleckte Empfängnis" vorstellte. Bernadette hatte diesen Namen für Maria noch nie gehört und es machte ihr Mühe, ihn richtig weiter zu geben. Die Erscheinung wiederholte sich bis zum 16. Juli an weiteren siebzehn Tagen. Dabei hat Maria die Menschen zur Wallfahrt an diesen Ort, vor allem aber zu Gebet und Umkehr zu Gott eingeladen. Zu der Grotte, in der auch eine Quelle entspringt, sind seither Millionen von Pilgern mit ihren leiblichen und seelischen Nöten gekommen. Seitdem soll es dort rund 30.000 Heilungen gegeben haben; 6.000 sind dokumentiert und 2.000 davon gelten als "medizinisch unerklärlich". Nur 70 Heilungen wurden von der Kirche als Wunder eingestuft. Aber der Glaube der Pilger weiß viel mehr. Ich habe Menschen erlebt, die eine Reise nach Lourdes geschenkt bekommen haben und tatsächlich aus Neugier gefahren sind. Und sie sind nach Hause gekommen mit einem inneren Getröstetsein, mit einer Gewissheit von Gottes Nähe und Güte, dass man das sogar als Außenstehende das gespürt hat. Trauen wir Gott eigentlich wunderbare Geschehnisse zu? Ein Gast hier bei uns im Konvent hat mir mal eine Postkarte dagelassen, die mich seitdem sehr unmissverständlich auffordert. Da steht nämlich ganz einfach: "Sei realistisch. Plane ein Wunder."

In het jaar 1858 verscheen de onbevlekte maagd Maria in de grot van Massabielle bij Lourdes aan Bernadette Soubirous. Niet het historische feit van de verschijningen wordt liturgisch gevierd, maar de persoon van Maria, die door dit eenvoudige meisje zondaars tot bekering roept en in de kerk nieuwe bezieling wekt voor gebed en naastenliefde, vooral […]

Welkom bij 'Helende gesprekken', dé video-podcast (kijk voor de video op YouTube: @stephaniekaars) waarin ik om de week in gesprek ga met iemand die een bijzonder verhaal te vertellen heeft dat hoop, licht en inspiratie brengt.Op deze speciale dag praat ik met Karin Anbergen. In 1998 ging Karin voor het eerst naar het Franse bedevaartsoord Lourdes, waar Maria volgens de overlevering maar liefst achttien keer verscheen aan het arme herderinnetje Bernadette Soubirous. Karins dochtertje Annemiek was destijds ernstig ziek, daarom mocht Karin deze reis vanuit haar kerk maken. Hoewel de bedevaart geen lichamelijke genezing voor Annemiek bracht, was deze toch onvoorstelbaar helend. In dit hoopvolle gesprek vertelt Karin wat Lourdes haar brengt en waarom ze er inmiddels al tien keer is geweest en nu zelfs groepsreizen organiseert naar deze troostrijke plek. Wil je meer informatie over Karin en/of deze bijzondere reizen, kijk dan op www.lichtgidsen.nlOok benieuwd naar mijn verhaal? Luister dan de tien afleveringen van 'Mijn helende verhaal' op dit kanaal, plus de toegift van mijn dochter Sterre.Laat alsjeblieft een review achter en abonneer je op deze podcast als je niets wilt missen. 

TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ https://www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=7962MIRACOLI RARI: I SANTI CON I CORPI INCORROTTI di Roberto de MatteiLo scorso 12 settembre 2024, al termine del Sinodo della Chiesa Armena Cattolica, è avvenuta la traslazione da Roma a Beirut, in Libano, delle spoglie mortali del Servo di Dio, cardinale Gregorio Pietro (in armeno Krikor Bedros) Agagianian, quindicesimo patriarca di quella Chiesa, morto a Roma nel 1971. Il feretro è stato accolto nella capitale libanese dal Patriarca Minassian, dal Primo ministro Najīb Mīqātī e dalle massime personalità religiose e politiche. Ciò che ha reso straordinaria questa traslazione è che il corpo del cardinale Agagianian, oltre mezzo secolo dopo la sua morte, malgrado non sia stato imbalsamato, è incorrotto, perfettamente integro. Il suo volto è tranquillo e sorridente. Sul blog di Padre Livio troverete alcune immagini veramente sorprendenti.Il corpo del cardinale Agagianian, ha attraversato la città di Beirut, in un 'urna trasparente, applaudito dalla folla che lanciava petali di rose come al passaggio di un santo, fino alla cattedrale armena dei Santi Elia e Gregorio Illuminatore, dove è stato sepolto.IL CARDINALE AGAGIANIANMa chi era il cardinale Agagianian? Nato in Georgia nel 1895, Gregorio Pietro Agagianian studiò a Roma fin da giovanissimo presso il Pontificio Collegio Armeno, di cui fu in seguito sia vice-rettore che Rettore e venne ordinato sacerdote nel 1917. Nominato Vescovo  l '11 luglio 1935 da Papa Pio XI, il 30 novembre 1937 fu eletto Patriarca di Cilicia degli Armeni cattolici.Il 18 febbraio 1946 Papa Pio XII lo creò cardinale assegnandogli il titolo di San Bartolomeo all 'Isola. Alla morte di Pio XII, Silvio Negro, vaticanista del "Corriere della Sera", lo indicava come favorito dai pronostici in conclave, per la sua conoscenza della curia, la sua competenza di giurista e la sua pietà esemplare. Fu eletto invece Giovanni XXIII. Il cardinale Agagianian, sostenuto dai conservatori, fu un papabile anche nel conclave del 1963 che elesse Paolo VI. Guidò in veste di prefetto, la Congregazione di Propaganda Fide dal 1958 al 1970 e partecipò al Concilio Vaticano II. Morì a Roma il 16 maggio 1971, in fama di santità. Nel 2022 è stata avviata la sua causa di beatificazione e ha quindi il titolo di Servo di Dio.Nei processi di beatificazione e canonizzazione è prevista la ricognizione canonica dei resti dei candidati alla santità e quando, al momento della riesumazione, il corpo appare non decomposto, senza che vi sia stata un 'imbalsamazione, la Chiesa considera il corpo incorrotto come un segno soprannaturale. Il corpo incorrotto non è in sé stesso una prova di santità, ma ne costituisce una conferma, tanto che la Chiesa lo dichiara al momento della canonizzazione.I santi con i corpi incorrotti sono comunque rari. Infatti i santi canonizzati dalla Chiesa negli ultimi cinque secoli sono stati circa 1700 e di essi poco più di un centinaio sono stati trovati incorrotti. Tra questi santa Cecilia, il cui corpo fu scoperto intatto oltre 1500 anni dopo la morte, santa Chiara da Montefalco e santa Caterina da Bologna, santa Caterina Labouré e santa Bernadette Soubirous, san Giovanni Bosco e san Luigi Orione. Nel bel libro di don Charles Murr L 'anima segreta del Vaticano (Fede e Cultura, Verona 2024), tra i numerosi episodi che Suor Pascalina racconta al giovane sacerdote americano suo amico vi è anche questo. Quando nel 1956 Pio XII volle aprire la causa di beatificazione di Pio IX e fu riesumato il suo corpo, mandò la sua collaboratrice a rivestire il corpo del Papa, dopo che monsignor Enrico Dante e la commissione ne ebbero esaminato lo stato. «Quando la bara fu aperta - ricorda suor Pascalina - non riuscivo a credere ai miei occhi. Sembrava non morto, ma addormentato! Il corpo era perfettamente intatto! Non solo, ma le dita, i polsi, le braccia erano morbidi, flessibili». Suor Pascalina dovette tagliare i capelli, radere la barba e spuntare le unghie di Pio IX, prima di rivestirlo con gli abiti pontifici.Si è parlato di incorruttibilità del corpo anche per Giovanni XXIII, ma il corpo di papa Roncalli, a differenza di quello di Pio IX fu imbalsamato e quando i corpi dei Papi subiscono questo trattamento il fenomeno non può essere definito di origine soprannaturale e l 'ipotesi dell 'incorruttibilità viene esclusa.IL GIUDIZIO UNIVERSALEPerché il numero dei santi che sono sfuggiti al processo di decomposizione è così esiguo? La risposta sta nel dogma centrale della Chiesa cattolica, che è quello della Risurrezione dei morti. I corpi degli uomini sono destinati a decomporsi dopo la morte per poi ricongiungersi con le loro anime alla fine del mondo. La morte è la separazione dell 'anima dal corpo e quando il corpo degli uomini è privato dell 'anima, che è il suo principio unitario e vivificatore, si decompone e torna in cenere. Però, il giorno del Giudizio universale, tutte le anime si riuniranno con i loro corpi che verranno resi incorruttibili, sia quelle degli eletti che quelle dei dannati. In Paradiso e all 'Inferno si andrà con anima e corpo per l 'eternità. Tuttavia, solo i corpi di coloro che saranno in Paradiso riceveranno un corpo glorioso, spirituale, conforme a quello di Cristo risorto. Per questo san Paolo dice «E i morti risorgeranno incorruttibili e noi saremo trasformati. È necessario infatti che questo corpo corruttibile si vesta d 'incorruttibilità e questo corpo mortale si vesta d 'immortalità» (1 Cor 15, 52-53).Dio, che destina gli uomini alla corruzione dei corpi, per renderli incorruttibili quando risorgeranno, ha disposto tuttavia che alcuni di essi, eccezionalmente, sfuggano al processo di decomposizione. I loro corpi possono essere accompagnati anche da altri fenomeni soprannaturali, quali il profumo che emanano, il ringiovanimento e talora il movimento. Nel caso del cardinale Agagianian colpisce, ad esempio il ringiovanimento. Basta paragonare le immagini del suo volto riesumato e quelle delle sue ultime fotografie per rendersi conto che il corpo del cardinale dimostra molto meno dei 76 anni che aveva quando è morto. Ciò che è inspiegabile deve rimandarci all 'esistenza di Dio Creatore, che nella sua infinita Sapienza ha la capacità di modificare le leggi della natura per il bene delle anime. Per questo non dobbiamo trascurare i segni che la Divina Provvidenza mette spesso davanti ai nostri occhi. Nel caso del Servo di Dio Gregorio Pietro Agagianian fa riflettere anche il suo arrivo nella Terra dei Cedri, il Libano, proprio nel momento in cui il Medio Oriente è in fiamme, come a significare che solo la santità può spegnere quelle fiamme che rischiano di incendiare il mondo.

Full Text of ReadingsMonday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 467The Saint of the day is Blessed Carlo AcutisBlessed Carlo Acutis’ Story Born in London and raised in Milan, Carlo's wealthy parents were not particularly religious. Upon receiving his first communion at age seven, Carlo became a frequent communicant, making a point of praying before the tabernacle before or after every Mass. In addition to Francis of Assisi, Carlo took several of the younger saints as his models, including Bernadette Soubirous, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, and Dominic Savio. At school Carlo tried to comfort friends whose parents were undergoing divorce, as well as stepping in to defend disabled students from bullies. After school hours he volunteered his time with the city’s homeless and destitute. Considered a computer geek by some, Carlo spent four years creating a website dedicated to cataloguing every reported Eucharistic miracle around the world. He also enjoyed films, comics, soccer, and playing popular video games. Diagnosed with leukemia, Carlo offered his sufferings to God for the intentions of the sitting pope—Benedict XVI—and the entire Church. His longtime desire to visit as many sites of Eucharistic miracles as possible was cut short by his illness. Carlo died in 2006 and was beatified in 2020. As he had wished, Carlo was buried in Assisi at St. Mary Major's “Chapel of the Stripping”, where Francis had returned his clothes to his father and began a more radical following of the Gospel. Among the thousands present for Carlo's beatification at Assisi's Basilica of St. Francis were many of his childhood friends. Presiding at the beatification service, Cardinal Agostino Vallini praised Carlo as an example of how young people can use technology to spread the Gospel “to reach as many people as possible and help them know the beauty of friendship with the Lord.” His liturgical feast is celebrated on October 12. Reflection Carlo Acutis did not strive to become famous but rather to cooperate as generously as possible with God's grace. That journey brought him many experiences, but they were all united by a burning desire to serve God and others as generously as possible. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Au pied des Pyrénées, à Lourdes, la jeune Bernadette Soubirous se met soudainement à prier longuement à la grotte de Massabielle. Les autorités ne savent pas comment réagir face à ce phénomène...Mention légales : Vos données de connexion, dont votre adresse IP, sont traités par Radio Classique, responsable de traitement, sur la base de son intérêt légitime, par l'intermédiaire de son sous-traitant Ausha, à des fins de réalisation de statistiques agréées et de lutte contre la fraude. Ces données sont supprimées en temps réel pour la finalité statistique et sous cinq mois à compter de la collecte à des fins de lutte contre la fraude. Pour plus d'informations sur les traitements réalisés par Radio Classique et exercer vos droits, consultez notre Politique de confidentialité.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In this episode of Creations Paths, host Charlie, a non-binary sci-fi fantasy writer and practicing Druid, delves into the concepts of the queenship and motherhood of Mary. Charlie explores the significance of Mary in Christian tradition, explaining how she serves as a substitute and stand-in for humanity, emphasizing her role in salvation history and her embodiment of divine feminine power. From Mary's Fiat to her presence as the Queen of Heaven, this video examines her profound impact and importance. Charlie discusses the paradigm shifts in modern, post-modern, and metamodern perspectives on faith and how Mary's queenship counters patriarchal instincts. The episode also touches upon the personal devotional impacts of Mary and how she serves as a source of healing and balance in faith practice.Tips or Donations here: https://ko-fi.com/cedorsett patreon.com/cedorsett Substack: https://www.creationspaths.com/ For Educational Resource: https://wisdomscry.com For all of the things we are doing at The Seraphic Grove go to Creation's Paths https://www.creationspaths.com/ Social Connections: BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/creationspaths.com Threads https://www.threads.net/@creationspaths Instagram https://www.instagram.com/creationspaths/Transcript:[00:00:00] Charlie- New: Salve Regina. Hail holy queen mother and queen blessed Mary mother of God, mother of the church, mother of us all, queen of our hearts. Yes today, we're going to be talking about the queenship of Mary and the motherhood of Mary. Why would a metamodern anarchist like me be all down for calling anybody a queen. Let's talk about that. On today's Creations Paths. Intro. [00:00:27] Charlie- New: Hello everyone. My name is Charlie. I'm a non-binary scifi fantasy writer. I'm also a practicing Druid as is my husband, Brian. Today we're going to be talking about the motherhood, the queenship of Mary. This is I think a hard one for modern folk. Harder for post-modern folk and. I think dirt simple for Metta modern folk. [00:01:01] Brian - New: Ah, the progressions. [00:01:02] Charlie- New: The progression, how the paradigms do shift. So might be confused by those three labels and don't worry. it's fine. a Modernist is somebody who believes in grand unifying ideas. A post-modern is all about deconstruction and tearing those ideas back into there little bitty pieces in a Metamodernism, just kind of dances. Through it all. [00:01:24] Brian - New: about the journey or the dance. [00:01:26] Charlie- New: Its about the journey. It just oscillate back and forth between the grand idea and the deconstruction of it. Here I am sitting here. I pray the Salve Regina, I often. will call out to the queen of heaven, to the queen of our hearts, to the queen of mercy. There's so many wonderful titles that Mary, has. Yet, if you were to tell me that I had to bow to an actual earthly queen, I would laugh at you unless I was at some kind of a ball or something. [00:01:54] Brian - New: Then she going to have to prove herself. [00:01:56] Charlie- New: she going to have to make it work. Why does it matter to us? in this. Day and age to talk about the queenship of Mary. Well, one. As we've talked before and we'll probably always be talking about. When it comes to Mary, Mary is the substitute, the stand in for us in these stories. She is the first who gave that beautiful Fiat. When she said, yes. So that the son of God could be born into the world. She is the one who proclaimed the gospel that the high will be thrown down and their Thrones will be scattered and that the lowly will be brought up. She is the one who was there through all of the. Mysteries of Christ's life. She is the one who was taken into heaven. She is the one who became one. With the father, as Christ is with the father. And is the matrix from whom we are all formed. Mary is so central. To the heart of the faith. If you came from a Protestant upbringing, This may seem. Foreign to you. I know it was when Brian and I first got together because. I have been a Marianist since I was about 16. [00:03:07] Brian - New: When first exposed to these concepts, I was like, what's the point? Like. If you got God, you got Jesus. Aren't you good. Isn't it all? I think. you did two things. One. When you pointed out, that could be good and for some of them that is all they need. That is great and wonderful. But for others, they might not feel. Worthy or they might not feel deserving. Of grace. Of being in the presence of God. Sometimes it's easier to go to the mother. And to be cradled and held by the mother. mothers tend to be non-judging and accepting. And then you handed me saint Louis de Montfort's book and said, read this. Sent me on my way. Which was very fascinating. Read. Pretty fascinating time, but. Not for this episode. [00:03:54] Charlie- New: Well, and he called it right. He did call her a secret of Mary. Is the secret of Marry. Come to your faith. Faithful one. Let me tell you the secret of Mary. As hard as the secret known to, but a few right. Mary is so core to all of this because she is the one who formed Christ. She formed. Jesus. She is the mother. Of Christ. And as such, if we are the body of Christ, she is our mother. But also as the mother of Christ, she is the one who forms us. She is the one that makes us. Who and what we are is Paul. Says she's the heavenly Jerusalem. When thinking about her and her place in the economy of salvation, she is. The pinpoint she's the startup. Yeah. She brought. The holy one, she brought Christ into the world. With her queenship. why should that matter? [00:04:46] Charlie- New: Well, one. I think it's very important to highlight the queenship of Mary. Because it fights against the. Patriarchal instincts of the Imperial church. That even when they want to call her a queen. We'll try to sideline her in many, many ways. And that she. And we, they tried to take her family away. They tried to do all kinds of things. To try to keep her from living in the fullness. That she does. Mary's queenship. Reminds us. Of the power of the feminine. The absolute power, that is there. We often talk about the kingdom of God. I know that there've been people who have tried to move away from that term. Matthew Fox has tried to move away from the term, a lot of, uh, Christian leaders of. Tried realm or. Matthew Fox likes to say queendom. Of God, which. It's just a word that. I don't know. Jingles in my brain in a strange way. If we were to look at the way that these words have been traditionally used. Cause. I think it is important to have a sense of continuity. She is the queen of the kingdom. She stands there. To me. Mary is the answer to the question that the sons of Zebedee ask Jesus, who will sit at your right hand. Oh, Mary. And to me, Jesus answers this question, the first shall be last. And the last shall be first. The one who shall be first will be the servant of all. Mary does not have a prominent role throughout the gospels. And is. Absent. To the point where a lot of people forget that she was there. And you have to point out. No, she's right there. She's right there. Through the entire story, but in her humility, she is. Doing her job, everything. My son tells you do it. She's always pointing. To the Christ. It's only afterwards. Where she is able to take her real true and proper place. Where we see. The role that she plays. I'm not saying that all of us need to just fade into the background. Though, if you're going to be like, Uh, shadow broker. Who's bringing good about into the world. Fade into the background. Make the good things happen. But the story, at least at that time was not about her. Now it is. Like I said that. The story is about Mary start very, very early on. From the Purdue week, Ben gallium. Telium of James. That spends a lot of time on her childhood and her parents. Anne and Joachim. Through to the door mission of Mary that tells us about her assumption into heaven for the first time. Mary becomes the center of the story very quickly in Christian history. And has remained in this primacy. Place. It's because. We need. That mother. Because the Imperial church. Robbed us of a. Maternal God, which by the way, is found throughout the Christian tradition. And the. scriptural one as well. As just a side note. I love giving people the revelation of divine. Knowing. And of divine love for the first time. By Julian of Norwich because when they see the phrase of mother Christ, For the first time, it just kind of shatters their expectations. And when you remember that this woman is a Saint in the Episcopalian and Catholic, like every church claims her. She uses the phrase mother Christ. We had a lot in that book actually. Because the divine feminine has always been there. But it gets hidden. Like Mary. Was it. This pivotal person. In the history of our faith. She raised. The Christ child. She was there when they fled into Egypt and she was there when they came back. She's the one that would have instilled his morals and ethics and to him as he's growing up. And yet we don't get to see. Hardly any of that. In scripture. By stressing that this unseen. Character. Is our queen. Because Queens are. majestic. They're powerful. It reminds us one. When we think about our own families. How very often. It was our mother and sisters and whatnot who kept everything flowing. Moving smoothly. Unseen by our hands you just woke up and there was breakfast cause. I don't know. You were a child and didn't think about where the breakfast came from. It was just there on the table when you got up. Now your mom got up before you and made that breakfast. Maybe. not all mothers. But you get the gist of what I'm trying to say. Power. It's not always loud. This is the other thing I love about the idea of the queenship of Mary. When we think of the kingship of God. You get images of like a Cecil B DeMille movie, god on the top of the mountain. Moses. These are my 10 commandments. It was booming voice coming down from heaven. We forget that we're told that the voice of God is. A whisper. It's a still small voice. It's a Russel. Leaves in the wind. It's a subtle voice. It's not this. Booming voice. In fact, when we actually read the story in. Exodus of them receiving the 10 sayings. It says, the voice of God was on the mountain and the people saw it. Which is a very interesting turn of phrase. Because they saw the voice, they didn't hear it. They saw the voice. It was a powerful image. We give this very. Strong vocal voice. Then when we think about. The queen. Especially with Mary, like I said, with her seeming absence yet. Ever presence in the gospels. It reminds us to listen for that actual real voice of God. That quiet. Still small voice of God that. Like what the experience of Elijah. God, wasn't in the fire, God wasn't in the earthquake. God, wasn't in the wind. But after all these three things, There was a still small voice. That's where we find the voice of God. That's where we find it in Mary. Mary is such an ever pervading presence in our lives. Queen of the angels queen of our hearts. These are not just words that I say because they're written in the litany somewhere. This is my experience of Mary. When I say I became a Marianist when I was 16. That's because. I was raised Baptist. I've talked about this bit, but I didn't convert to Catholicism. adulthood. I wasn't raised with Mary. Mary. Wasn't a part of my childhood. I found her. I found the secret of Mary. It gave me meaning and purpose. Like St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. When I thought about her. My heart. Warmed up. It brought me to life in a way that very few other thoughts had. It gave me meaning and purpose. Gave me something to strive for. When we say in the prayers, our life, our sweetness here below. That's Mary. Now there are thousands of words and pages written. About her, but when you look at the scripture, she's here, she's there. She doesn't have that profound presence. But she's there in all of it. Throughout the whole thing. That loving presence of that sweet divine mother. Guiding us and leading us. Ever forward. I love calling out to. Our queen. [00:11:59] Brian - New: It's also through Mary that. I find. Healing in the imagery of the kingdom of heaven. I know a lot of people nowadays. Bristle. At that term, as you pointed out earlier, But it is through Mary. As queen. We realize it puts things back into balance. It moves away from the falsehoods of misogyny. The false hoods of the significant figure in history that the one person that does. Man. Man history. Falsehoods and Mary helps to heal that because then you realize it's a king and a queen. It is in a way, going back to the time of judges. Which the old Testament. God said was the better way to have things. Anyhow, it's a council. It's not just this one dictation on high. That's not voice. It's the loud voice and the quiet voice. It's both together. It's the. action that you see. And the action that you don't see. [00:12:56] Charlie- New: It brings us back to the Elohim to God and. Cause the truest sense that divine counsel, that. True unity that said, let us make man in our image. And then he made them. Male and female. in unity and harmony and altogether. In one. That really is. The heart of what's missing and a lot of modern faith and a lot of modern practice. I have a very strong devotion to Mary. It's rivaled only by my devotion with Bridget. And if you've ever studied the prayers. Of our ancestors. Mary and Bridgid are almost always. Invoked together. In fact. It said that Bridgid. They say, this is about the saint, but I feel like this is more true of the goddess. was the foster mother of Jesus that she was the handmade. She was the midwife. That helped. Mary give birth to Jesus. And of course St. Bridget of Kildare could not have done that. But Bridgette could have done that. It's Bridget has always been and always will be. Like all the faces of God. So we see them together. When you see them together. Something magical happens because it erodes this idea of competition. It erodes the site idea of there being anything. Any vine for the attention or affections of the king. Mary is there. Bridget is there? Jesus is there. We are there. we don't have to fight about it. We don't have to beg to be seen. Because we are. personally like the terms king and queen for God. And Mary, just for one other reason. Because that's where the kingdom is. The kingdom of God is not of this world. By remembering that my true queen, my true king is not of this world. It makes it easier not to set up a queen or king in this world. So on this day, when we're remembering the queenship of Mary. I recommend maybe. watch Sister Act again. Right before we started this podcast, I played the salvia Regina. From the sister act soundtrack to get us. Ready. For this episode. Maybe watch one of my favorite movies. the song of Bernadette, which is about. Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Bernadette Soubirous. When she had the visions of Mary. love that movie so much. It's also a good movie. If you've never seen Vincent Price play anything, but in a horror movie. He still plays kind of the villain of the movie, it's an interesting role. That is not what I've come to expect to see as a Vincent Price would be. He's very good at it. Go out and. Just listen to nature. The queenship of Mary is everywhere. When we think about may, which is the traditional month where we celebrate Mary. So many of the songs invoke the lilies of the field and the flowers and the birds and the butterflies. That nature, because. The love of our divine mother. Is the most natural thing. I think I should just take just a moment. Cause I keep saying our divine mother and I know people that are coming from Protestant. Upbringing may have a problem with that. Mary is the mother of God. If you believe that Jesus has God. Mary is Jesus's mother. They're four by the transit of property. Mary is the mother of God. It's in the book. Whether there was a god. Before. Is a stupid question that gets asked by people that aren't really thinking, and they're just wanting to cause problems. Of course there was a god before. But Mary. Made that God. Mary. Is the vehicle through which Christ. That same cosmic Christ. That. Created everything and holds the universe together. Through Mary, that Christ came into this world. We meet him in the form of Jesus Christ. [00:16:51] Brian - New: When going back there was the Shekinah. Kina Shekinah. There you go. Thank you. [00:16:57] Charlie- New: have feelings about how Mary relates to the Shekinah, but that's a whole bag of worms, Mary as the lost princess. I really in my heart of hearts, believe that. I don't believe that anyone else has to believe that, but yes, in my heart of hearts, Yeah, Mary is the presence of God. The sweet. Shekinah the. The tent that covers us and holds us and one family. I guess 100% in my heart of hearts. I believe that. And for that alone makes her the queen. [00:17:27] Brian - New: the wind that supports us by day and the. Pillar, flame that lights our way and protects us. Our path at night. In the darkness. [00:17:36] Charlie- New: If you're into. More traditional things. Open up a prayer book. Say a rosary. Say a litany. Beautiful lit news. Just say the Regina Caeli. [00:17:47] Brian - New: For the Druids out there just take a moment today. Go outside. Sit under a tree. Sit in the mother's embrace. No, that we're all worth it. Raul. We're all. Okay. No matter how dark we are. We're all good. Some level. Mom always gives us a hug no matter what. Or how filthy we come in from playing outside. [00:18:06] Charlie- New: She is. Like the prayer says our life, our sweetness here below. Oh, Maria. This is a much more devotional episode than I thought it was going to end up being. But. It's hard for me to talk about Mary and not just. Break out into just extolling her brilliance and her virtues and just my absolute love and admiration for her. She has answered our prayers. With felt her presence in our darkest times. She she is with us. She cares for us. She is our mother and our queen. And I hope that. If you've. 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Part 10- This is the tenth installment of my 1st book entitled “The Constant Procession.” You'll hear it for free from cover to cover in 15-minute podcast segments! Chapter 18 goes into the apparitions at Our Lady of Lourdes with seer Bernadette Soubirous in the year 1858. These were years of heady times when the intellect and behavior of humanity was valued above those of the Holy Trinity. The Virgin's message? “Turn from Deadly Sin.” Also in this podcast is her appearance in the Ukraine, just before the start of WWI. There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Pray for this war in the Middle East to end. Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support them on my website: NikosSteves.com And you can use this link to preview for FREE and/or purchase my 2nd book, "The Very Fine Light" at Amazon.com   I value feedback through the comments section on my website, NikosSteves.com Or via email at NikosSteves@gmail.com Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity. The origin of these podcasts began with my first book, The Constant Procession. Constant Procession (the podcast) is published every Tuesday morning and has links, photos, video and more information for each episode at NikosSteves.com

Desde hace casi cien años, la Ciergerie de Lourdes fabrica velas y cirios para este santuario religioso al que acuden cada año millones de peregrinos. Una producción artesanal y local que le ha permitido ganar en el 2017 la certificación Entreprise de Patrimoine Vivant. Por Ivonne SánchezIr a Lourdes y prender una vela es uno de los rituales que miles de peregrinos hacen al visitar la famosa gruta de los pirineos franceses.Tocar la roca de la gruta, llevarse agua de la fuente y hacer la procesión nocturna de las antorchas forma parte del ADN de este santuario que acoge cada año a 3 y medio millones de visitantes.Fue en la gruta de Massabielle donde en 1858 la joven Bernadette Soubirous afirmó haber presenciado 18 apariciones de la Virgen María y donde, bajo las indicaciones de la Virgen, descubrió una fuente de agua considerada hasta la fecha milagrosa.Pero las velas también forman parte del relato religioso y es por ello que cada día miles de velas y de cirios de diferentes tamaños arden en unos espacios aledaños.Y si se mira de cerca, estas velas de color blanco lechoso están hechas en La Ciergerie de Lourdes. La vela hecha en esta empresa tiene su toque característico, en su base se puede ver el “azul mariano” que hace referencia al cinturón de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes y que sólo la Ciergerie de Lourdes tiene el derecho de utilizar.La empresa fue fundada en 1928 por dos familias de Lourdes. Pero después de la crisis de la Covid, fue comprada en el 2021 por el propio Santuario de Lourdes. Su identidad artesanal no ha cambiado, sigue siendo una fábrica local, pequeña, que emplea a 15 personas, entre ellas, a Catherine Cervantes.Remojo y moldeadoEn entrevista con RFI, Catherine Cervantes explica las dos técnicas artesanales utilizadas en la fabricación de velas, el remojo y el moldeado.Con estas dos técnicas se fabrican velas y cirios de diversos tamaños, incluso velas que alcanzan los 70 kilos. La producción anual alcanza las  4 toneladas de velas, haciendo de esta Ciergerie una de las más importantes a nivel europeo.Desde hace poco, la Ciergerie de Lourdes abre sus puertas al público para dar a conocer sus secretos de fabricación y es una de las atracciones turísticas de esta región de los pirineos franceses. Desde el 2017 tiene la certificación de "Empresa de Patrimonio Vivo".La votiva oficial de Notre Dame de ParísLa Ciergerie de Lourdes también acaba de ser seleccionada para fabricar la votiva (ofrenda) de Notre Dame de París, una vela que celebra la próxima apertura de la catedral parisina el 8 de diciembre de 2024, tras cinco años de estar cerrada, tras el trágico incendio del 2019. 

Los misterios, los enigmas y los milagrosJuan Jesús Vallejo nos cuenta la historia de un indígena mexicano llamado Juan Diego que se encontró en el cerro de Tepeyac con una mujer que le dijo que era la Virgen María. Tuvieron cuatro encuentros y en uno de esos quedó una prueba para que todo el mundo supiera que lo que había acontecido allí, era cierto.En este capítulo habla de casos como en Lourdes donde Bernadette Soubirous, una niña que hizo un milagro delante de todos los que estaban gracias al intercepción de la Virgen. Hizo que de una cueva saliese agua que es milagrosa y que ha curado a cientos y miles de peregrinos que han ido hasta allá.Conoce más detalles sobre estos milagros.¡Descubre más sobre estos enigmas en este episodio fascinante!

What do you know about Our Lady of Lourdes or St. Bernadette Soubirous? Jeff Cavins shares about the apparition and the visionary while on pilgrimage to Lourdes, France. He shares his own experience at the holy site and the beautiful things he has witnessed. Jeff also shares about the faith of those who seek healing from Jesus and those that encourage and support them. Snippet from the Show People are looking for healing…physical, emotional, and spiritual. Email us with comments or questions at thejeffcavinsshow@ascensionpress.com. Text “jeffcavins” to 33-777 to subscribe and get Jeff's shownotes delivered straight to your email! Or visit https://media.ascensionpress.com/?s=&page=2&category%5B0%5D=Ascension%20Podcasts&category%5B1%5D=The%20Jeff%20Cavins%20Show for full shownotes!

Part 3- This is the third installment of a free reading of my first book entitled “The Constant Procession.”  You'll hear it for free from cover to cover in 15-minute podcast segments this summer! This part of the book continues with more about the apparitions of the Virgin Mary at “Our Lady of Lourdes” in France. St. Bernadette Soubirous has her credibility questioned until revealing a specific thing the Virgin Mary said to her. And then the next stop on my journey is to the Nancy Fowler apparition site “One Mother of Many Names” in Conyers, Georgia, USA. There are links, photos and more about this on my website. Pray for this war in the Middle East to end. Also, Pray for the People of Ukraine. There are links for ways to support them on my website: NikosSteves.com   And you can use this link to preview for FREE and/or purchase my 2nd book, "The Very Fine Light" at Amazon.com   I value feedback through the comments section on my website, NikosSteves.com Or via email at NikosSteves@gmail.com Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity. The origin of these podcasts began with my first book, The Constant Procession. Constant Procession (the podcast) is published every Tuesday morning and has links, photos, video and more information for each episode at NikosSteves.com

In 1858, our Lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in a Grotto, in Lourdes, France. On May 21, 2024, I went with 15 volunteers to serve at the Shrine in Lourdes. We stayed there for seven days. Jack Fedewa and Anna Wilberding were two of the 16 volunteers. Today they share their experiences, their stories, and what they brought back with them from this amazing trip to Lourdes. - Here is a live webcam from Lourdes, France: live webcam. - You can find more about the miracles of Lourdes clicking here. - Fr. Patrick Wainwright is a priest of Miles Christi, a Catholic Religious Order. - Visit the Miles Christi Religious Order website: https://www.mileschristi.org - This Podcast's Website: www.forcollegecatholics.org - To learn about the Spiritual Exercises (silent weekend retreat) preached by the Priests of Miles Christi, visit: https://www.mileschristi.org/spiritual-exercises/ - Recorded at Miles Christi “Family Center” in South Lyon, Michigan. - Planning, recording, editing, and publishing by Fr. Patrick Wainwright, MC. - Gear: Two SHURE MV7 XLR and one SE Electronics V7 dynamic microphones; together with a ZOOM H6 recorder. - Intro music from pond5.com

Full Text of ReadingsTuesday of the Third Week of Easter Lectionary: 274The Saint of the day is Saint Bernadette SoubirousSaint Bernadette Soubirous' Story Bernadette Soubirous was born in 1844, the first child of an extremely poor miller in the town of Lourdes in southern France. The family was living in the basement of a dilapidated building when on February 11, 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette in a cave above the banks of the Gave River near Lourdes. Bernadette, 14 years old, was known as a virtuous girl though a dull student who had not even made her first Holy Communion. In poor health, she had suffered from asthma from an early age. There were 18 appearances in all, the final one occurring on the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, July 16. Although Bernadette's initial reports provoked skepticism, her daily visions of “the Lady” brought great crowds of the curious. The Lady, Bernadette explained, had instructed her to have a chapel built on the spot of the visions. There, the people were to come to wash in and drink of the water of the spring that had welled up from the very spot where Bernadette had been instructed to dig. According to Bernadette, the Lady of her visions was a girl of 16 or 17 who wore a white robe with a blue sash. Yellow roses covered her feet, a large rosary was on her right arm. In the vision on March 25 she told Bernadette, “I am the Immaculate Conception.” It was only when the words were explained to her that Bernadette came to realize who the Lady was. Few visions have ever undergone the scrutiny that these appearances of the Immaculate Virgin were subject to. Lourdes became one of the most popular Marian shrines in the world, attracting millions of visitors. Miracles were reported at the shrine and in the waters of the spring. After thorough investigation, Church authorities confirmed the authenticity of the apparitions in 1862. During her life, Bernadette suffered much. She was hounded by the public as well as by civic officials until at last she was protected in a convent of nuns. Five years later, she petitioned to enter the Sisters of Notre Dame of Nevers. After a period of illness she was able to make the journey from Lourdes and enter the novitiate. But within four months of her arrival she was given the last rites of the Church and allowed to profess her vows. She recovered enough to become infirmarian and then sacristan, but chronic health problems persisted. She died on April 16, 1879, at the age of 35. Bernadette Soubirous was canonized in 1933. Reflection Millions of people have come to the spring Bernadette uncovered for healing of body and spirit, but she found no relief from ill health there. Bernadette moved through life, guided only by blind faith in things she did not understand—as we all must do from time to time. Learn more about Saint Bernadette! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Bernadette Soubirous, 1844-1879; first child of a poor miller in Lourdes, France; in 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette 18 times; on March 25, she told her, "I am the Immaculate Conception"; the Church confirmed the authenticity of the apparitions in 1862; Bernadette suffered much, and was protected in a convent of nuns; she eventually entered the Sisters of Notre Dame of Nevers, and within four months was given last rites; chronic health problems persisted, and she died in 1879, at the age of 35 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/16/24 Gospel: John 6:30-35

Hey, friends! Today's episode is about an extremely poor and uneducated girl who had an encounter with the Blessed Virgin Mary that led to the creation of one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in the world. Let's find out about the Immaculate Conception with our new friend: Saint Bernadette Soubirous.

De heilige Bernadette Soubirous uit Lourdes gaat op tournee, of tenminste een stukje van haar lichaam. Op paaszondag begon dit relikwie aan een tocht langs de zeven bisdommen in Nederland. Waarom gaat het op reis en wat is de geschiedenis van rondreizende relieken? Te gast is mediëvist Carine van Rhijn.

Friends of the Rosary: Yesterday, February 11, was the 32nd World Day of the Sick, a commemoration instituted by Pope St. John Paul II. The World Day of the Sick takes place each year on the memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes. On this day in 1858 in Lourdes, France, the 14-year-old peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous saw the Virgin Mary, wearing a white dress and holding a rosary. It would be the first of 18 appearances of Holy Virgin in Lourdes. In one apparition, on the feast day of the Annunciation, Mary said, “I am the Immaculate Conception.” Since then, Lourdes has been a popular travel destination. Thousands of people say their medical conditions have been cured through pilgrimage, prayer, and the water flowing from a spring to which Bernadette was directed by the Blessed Virgin. Experts have verified 69 cases of miraculous healing at Lourdes since 1862. Ave Maria!Jesus, I Trust In You! To Jesus through Mary!Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will! + Mikel A. | RosaryNetwork.com, New York • ⁠February 12, 2024, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Full Text of ReadingsSixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 77The Saint of the day is Our Lady of LourdesThe Story of Our Lady of Lourdes On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus. A little more than three years later, on February 11, 1858, a young lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous. This began a series of visions. During the apparition on March 25, the lady identified herself with the words: “I am the Immaculate Conception.” Bernadette was a sickly child of poor parents. Their practice of the Catholic faith was scarcely more than lukewarm. Bernadette could pray the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Creed. She also knew the prayer of the Miraculous Medal: “O Mary conceived without sin.” During interrogations Bernadette gave an account of what she saw. It was “something white in the shape of a girl.” She used the word aquero, a dialect term meaning “this thing.” It was “a pretty young girl with a rosary over her arm.” Her white robe was encircled by a blue girdle. She wore a white veil. There was a yellow rose on each foot. A rosary was in her hand. Bernadette was also impressed by the fact that the lady did not use the informal form of address (tu), but the polite form (vous). The humble virgin appeared to a humble girl and treated her with dignity. Through that humble girl, Mary revitalized and continues to revitalize the faith of millions of people. People began to flock to Lourdes from other parts of France and from all over the world. In 1862 Church authorities confirmed the authenticity of the apparitions and authorized the cult of Our Lady of Lourdes for the diocese. The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes became worldwide in 1907. Reflection Lourdes has become a place of pilgrimage and healing, but even more of faith. Church authorities have recognized over 60 miraculous cures, although there have probably been many more. To people of faith this is not surprising. It is a continuation of Jesus' healing miracles—now performed at the intercession of his mother. Some would say that the greater miracles are hidden. Many who visit Lourdes return home with renewed faith and a readiness to serve God in their needy brothers and sisters. There still may be people who doubt the apparitions of Lourdes. Perhaps the best that can be said to them are the words that introduce the film The Song of Bernadette: “For those who believe in God, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not believe, no explanation is possible.” Our Lady of Lourdes is the Patron Saint of: Relief from Physical Ills Enjoy this meditation on Lourdes! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Friends of the Rosary: Yesterday, we celebrated the memorial day of Blessed Pope Pius IX (1792-1878). Pius IX defined the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on December 8, 1854. It stated, "It has been revealed by God that Mary was preserved from original sin from the moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God, and in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race." Three years after the proclamation of the dogma, on March 25, 1858, the Blessed Virgin, during one of her apparitions to Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, identified herself with the words: “I am the Immaculate Conception.” In 1996, Pope John Paul II said, "The freedom from every stain of original sin entails as a positive consequence the total freedom from all sin as well as the proclamation of Mary's perfect holiness, a doctrine to which the dogmatic definition makes a fundamental contribution." The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that Mary was "redeemed in a more exalted fashion, by reason of the merits of her Son." Ave Maria!Jesus, I Trust In You! To Jesus through Mary!Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will! + Mikel A. | RosaryNetwork.com, New York • ⁠February 8, 2024, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

Full Text of ReadingsSaturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 466The Saint of the day is Blessed Carlo AcutisBlessed Carlo Acutis’ Story Born in London and raised in Milan, Carlo's wealthy parents were not particularly religious. Upon receiving his first communion at age seven, Carlo became a frequent communicant, making a point of praying before the tabernacle before or after every Mass. In addition to Francis of Assisi, Carlo took several of the younger saints as his models, including Bernadette Soubirous, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, and Dominic Savio. At school Carlo tried to comfort friends whose parents were undergoing divorce, as well as stepping in to defend disabled students from bullies. After school hours he volunteered his time with the city’s homeless and destitute. Considered a computer geek by some, Carlo spent four years creating a website dedicated to cataloguing every reported Eucharistic miracle around the world. He also enjoyed films, comics, soccer, and playing popular video games. Diagnosed with leukemia, Carlo offered his sufferings to God for the intentions of the sitting pope—Benedict XVI—and the entire Church. His longtime desire to visit as many sites of Eucharistic miracles as possible was cut short by his illness. Carlo died in 2006 and was beatified in 2020. As he had wished, Carlo was buried in Assisi at St. Mary Major's “Chapel of the Stripping”, where Francis had returned his clothes to his father and began a more radical following of the Gospel. Among the thousands present for Carlo's beatification at Assisi's Basilica of St. Francis were many of his childhood friends. Presiding at the beatification service, Cardinal Agostino Vallini praised Carlo as an example of how young people can use technology to spread the Gospel “to reach as many people as possible and help them know the beauty of friendship with the Lord.” His liturgical feast is celebrated on October 12. Reflection Carlo Acutis did not strive to become famous but rather to cooperate as generously as possible with God's grace. That journey brought him many experiences, but they were all united by a burning desire to serve God and others as generously as possible. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Tune in to hear about Jacque's experience visiting Lourdes, the site of a Marian apparition, and our discussion on how apparitions and miracles are authenticated.  “Between February 11th and July 16th 1858, Bernadette Soubirous, a 14-year-old peasant girl, experienced 18 apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the nearby Massabielle grotto. During the 9th vision, an … Read More Read More

durée : 00:12:06 - Les Nuits de France Culture - par : Albane Penaranda - "Bernadette Soubirou et ses apparitions" est le dixième et dernier volet de la série "Rock à l'ail" de l'émission Coda diffusée en 1988 et consacrée à la scène rock underground française. Dernier volet d'une série de dix courts programmes musicaux autour du rock alternatif de la fin des années 80 en France, voici donc venu le temps du groupe Bernadette Soubirou et ses apparitions. On apprend dans cet épisode que le groupe prévoyait d'abord de s'appeler Charles Martel et les 732 Arabes de Poitiers... Qu'il donnait des concerts dans les catacombes mais aussi selon un membre du groupe qu'ils préfèrent "avoir des paroles qui ne veulent rien dire", "pour aller contre toutes les chansons à messages". Disparu après un album unique publié en 1991 et intitulé Je vous salis ma rue, cette formation cultivait un certain art de la provocation dans la grande tradition des groupes punk-rock de cette époque. Retrouvez l'ensemble du programme d'archives Salut à toi, rock alternatif !, proposé par Antoine Dhulster. Par Patricia Scott-Dunwoodie Avec le groupe Bernadette Soubirou et ses Apparitions Réalisation Catherine Robin Coda - Rock à l'ail 10/10 : Bernadette Soubirous et ses apparitions (1ère diffusion : 26/03/1988) Indexation web : Documentation de Radio France Archive Ina-Radio France

We are so excited to wrap up this final episode of 1521 with discussing Chapter 18 and Ate's Judy's brief Conclusion chapter! Citations stemming from St. Bernadette Soubirous to Roman Baths, Filipino bathing habits to holy water; Your Ates discuss how this chapter intricately touches into the sacredness of pre-colonial relations to water. Follow us on Instagram: Podcast - @babaylanbruhabookclub Stephanie - @st3ph.inrising Imee - @themayarimoon Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJpjbGCP5WwlB2vPmaQUWjA End music written, produced and recorded by Dayana Capulong. (C) Dayana Capulong, 2022 ____________________________________________________ Time Stamps: Grounding Prayer & Opening @ 1:25 Bruha Tings! @ 3:33 BROWN GIRL CLIFF NOTES @ 13:19 Vocabulary Words @ 16:15 Quotes + Conclusion@ 26:25 Closing Prayer @ 43:38

Full Text of ReadingsSecond Sunday of Easter (or Sunday of Divine Mercy) Lectionary: 43The Saint of the day is Saint Bernadette SoubirousSaint Bernadette Soubirous' Story Bernadette Soubirous was born in 1844, the first child of an extremely poor miller in the town of Lourdes in southern France. The family was living in the basement of a dilapidated building when on February 11, 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette in a cave above the banks of the Gave River near Lourdes. Bernadette, 14 years old, was known as a virtuous girl though a dull student who had not even made her first Holy Communion. In poor health, she had suffered from asthma from an early age. There were 18 appearances in all, the final one occurring on the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, July 16. Although Bernadette's initial reports provoked skepticism, her daily visions of “the Lady” brought great crowds of the curious. The Lady, Bernadette explained, had instructed her to have a chapel built on the spot of the visions. There, the people were to come to wash in and drink of the water of the spring that had welled up from the very spot where Bernadette had been instructed to dig. According to Bernadette, the Lady of her visions was a girl of 16 or 17 who wore a white robe with a blue sash. Yellow roses covered her feet, a large rosary was on her right arm. In the vision on March 25 she told Bernadette, “I am the Immaculate Conception.” It was only when the words were explained to her that Bernadette came to realize who the Lady was. Few visions have ever undergone the scrutiny that these appearances of the Immaculate Virgin were subject to. Lourdes became one of the most popular Marian shrines in the world, attracting millions of visitors. Miracles were reported at the shrine and in the waters of the spring. After thorough investigation, Church authorities confirmed the authenticity of the apparitions in 1862. During her life, Bernadette suffered much. She was hounded by the public as well as by civic officials until at last she was protected in a convent of nuns. Five years later, she petitioned to enter the Sisters of Notre Dame of Nevers. After a period of illness she was able to make the journey from Lourdes and enter the novitiate. But within four months of her arrival she was given the last rites of the Church and allowed to profess her vows. She recovered enough to become infirmarian and then sacristan, but chronic health problems persisted. She died on April 16, 1879, at the age of 35. Bernadette Soubirous was canonized in 1933. Reflection Millions of people have come to the spring Bernadette uncovered for healing of body and spirit, but she found no relief from ill health there. Bernadette moved through life, guided only by blind faith in things she did not understand—as we all must do from time to time. Learn more about Saint Bernadette! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Welcome to The Saint of the Day Podcast, a service of Good Catholic and The Catholic Company. Today's featured saint is St. Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes. If you like what you heard, share this podcast with someone you know, and make sure to subscribe!

Avec Chantal Touvet, auteur de « Histoire des sanctuaires de Lourdes » (éditions NDL, 3 tomes) et de « Tout commença par un souffle » (édtions Béatitudes)

The Virgin Mary appeared to St. Bernadette Soubirous 18 times, between February 11, 1858, and July 16, 1858, in a grotto within a massive granite formation called Massabielle. This is near the mountain town of Lourdes, on the French Pyrenees. Among other messages, Our Lady encouraged everyone to pray the Rosary and do penance for sinners. When asked what her name was, the ‘Lady of the Grotto' answered “I am the Immaculate Conception.” The site has been—for more than 165 years—a pilgrimage destination, and a place where many (thousands) of miracles of spiritual and physical healing occurred. In this episode I welcome Emma Shea and discuss with her some of her experiences when visiting the shrine, and some of the history and spirituality of the apparitions. We also talk about the Spiritual Testament of St. Bernadette Soubirous. - - - - - - Fr. Patrick Wainwright is a priest of Miles Christi, a Catholic Religious Order. - I mentioned in the podcast that the part of the spiritual testament of St. Bernadette Soubirous could be found in Trochu, Abbe Francois, Saint Bernadette Soubirous, however, the correct source is Marcelle Auclair, Bernadette, trans. by Kathryn Sullivan (Purchase, NY. Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, 1958), 194-195. - Visit the Miles Christi Religious Order website: https://www.mileschristi.org  - This Podcast's Website: https://www.forcollegecatholics.org  - To learn about the Spiritual Exercises (silent weekend retreat) preached by the Priests of Miles Christi, visit: https://www.mileschristi.org/spiritual-exercises/  - Recorded at our Family Center in South Lyon, Michigan. - Planning, recording, editing and publishing by Fr. Patrick Wainwright, MC. - Gear: Shure MV7 USB dynamic microphone - Intro music from pond5.com

Come on a spiritual pilgrimage with Deacon Tom and Mary Jane Fox and take a rosary journey to Lourdes with Mary! Lourdes is in Southwestern France where Mary, the Mother of God appeared to a young 14-year girl Bernadette Soubirous 18 times from Feb – July in the year 1858. Deacon Tom and Mary Jane Fox have had the privilege of leading numerous pilgrim groups to Lourdes. Their experiences in Lourdes have helped them grow closer to Mary and Jesus. On today's journey, you will discover: What the rosary meant for Bernadette We will also talk about the role of the Rosary for pilgrims who visit Lourdes today Why the rosary is important and powerful for us. Click here for resources to take this week's journey to the next level. Jewel for the Journey: “The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to Him, the more He thinks of me too.” – St. Bernadette We are so grateful to this month's sponsors, Ernest & Dorothy Morris, who made this podcast episode possible. Learn more at PilgrimCenterOfHope.org/Journeys Help us spread hope! PilgrimCenterOfHope.org/Donate

Full Text of ReadingsSaturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 334The Saint of the day is Our Lady of LourdesThe Story of Our Lady of Lourdes On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus. A little more than three years later, on February 11, 1858, a young lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous. This began a series of visions. During the apparition on March 25, the lady identified herself with the words: “I am the Immaculate Conception.” Bernadette was a sickly child of poor parents. Their practice of the Catholic faith was scarcely more than lukewarm. Bernadette could pray the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Creed. She also knew the prayer of the Miraculous Medal: “O Mary conceived without sin.” During interrogations Bernadette gave an account of what she saw. It was “something white in the shape of a girl.” She used the word aquero, a dialect term meaning “this thing.” It was “a pretty young girl with a rosary over her arm.” Her white robe was encircled by a blue girdle. She wore a white veil. There was a yellow rose on each foot. A rosary was in her hand. Bernadette was also impressed by the fact that the lady did not use the informal form of address (tu), but the polite form (vous). The humble virgin appeared to a humble girl and treated her with dignity. Through that humble girl, Mary revitalized and continues to revitalize the faith of millions of people. People began to flock to Lourdes from other parts of France and from all over the world. In 1862 Church authorities confirmed the authenticity of the apparitions and authorized the cult of Our Lady of Lourdes for the diocese. The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes became worldwide in 1907. Reflection Lourdes has become a place of pilgrimage and healing, but even more of faith. Church authorities have recognized over 60 miraculous cures, although there have probably been many more. To people of faith this is not surprising. It is a continuation of Jesus' healing miracles—now performed at the intercession of his mother. Some would say that the greater miracles are hidden. Many who visit Lourdes return home with renewed faith and a readiness to serve God in their needy brothers and sisters. There still may be people who doubt the apparitions of Lourdes. Perhaps the best that can be said to them are the words that introduce the film The Song of Bernadette: “For those who believe in God, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not believe, no explanation is possible.” Our Lady of Lourdes is the Patron Saint of: Relief from Physical Ills Click here for one man's inspiring journey to Lourdes. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Fr. Roger Landry Columbia Catholic Ministry, Notre Dame Church, Manhattan Reflection on St. Bernadette Soubirous February 11, 2023 To listen to an audio recording of this meditation, please click below:  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/catholicpreaching/2.11.23_St._Bernadette_Edited_1.mp3   This is the outline for the meditation:  Introduction February 18, 2004 Mass at the Grotto where Our Lady appeared to her. Five lessons […] The post Learning from the Holiness of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, Meditation for Columbia Students, February 11, 2023 appeared first on Catholic Preaching.

February 11th marks the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1858 to fourteen-year-old Marie Bernade (St. Bernadette) Soubirous. Between February 11 and July 16, 1858, the Blessed Virgin appeared eighteen times, and showed herself to St. Bernadette in the hollow of the rock at Lourdes. On March 25 she said to the little shepherdess: "I am the Immaculate Conception." Since then Lourdes has become a place of pilgrimage and many cures and conversions have taken place. The message of Lourdes is a call to personal conversion, prayer, and charity.This Podcast series is available on  all major platforms.See more resources, maps, and information at:https://www.dwworldhistory.comCheckout the video version at:https://www.youtube.com/DWWorldHistoryA PDF Publication is available for this episode at:https://www.patreon.com/DWWorldHistorySupport the show

February 11: Our Lady of Lourdes Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White (Violet on Lenten Weekday) Patroness of bodily ills A heavenly lady appears to a country girl, and miracles follow In 1858, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous told her friends that a beautiful young lady was appearing to her in a rock formation on the outskirts of her small town of Lourdes. A friend asked Bernadette to do her a favor—to hold the friend's rosary in her hands the next time Bernadette knelt before the beautiful young lady. Bernadette obliged. Later, Bernadette told her friend how the lady had reacted. The lady had noticed that Bernadette was not holding her own rosary but someone else's. The lady further said she was not there to make relics and told Bernadette to return next time with her own rosary instead of another's. Bernadette's unvarnished recounting of the lady's reaction was blunt but reasonable and, more importantly, authentic. This plainspokenness fit a pattern. Over and over again, whenever little, uneducated Bernadette was asked about the beautiful young lady she saw in the grotto, her answers never changed and included startling but authentic details. Bernadette reported that when she and the lady prayed the rosary together, the lady only said the Our Father and the Glory Be. Mary didn't pray the Hail Mary. How could she pray to herself? Would she say “Hail Me?” Bernadette reported that the lady spoke to her in the Lourdes' dialect which Bernadette herself grew up with, slightly different from standard French. Bernadette stated that a golden rose rested on each of the lady's feet. Of course! And when Bernadette respectfully asked the lady her name, she didn't understand the big words in the response: “I am the Immaculate Conception.” In addition to the miraculous cures associated with the healing waters of Lourdes, the very character of Bernadette, as well as the tone and content of her accounts, removed all doubt that the beautiful young lady she saw was indeed the Virgin Mary. Our Lady of Lourdes is perhaps the most powerful and prolific physical healer in the history of the Church after Christ himself. Through her intercession, and through the waters that flow in her magnificent shrine, many thousands have been cured of their infirmities, as medical records prove beyond any doubt. Holy Mary has appeared at various times and in various places, mostly to the simple and mostly in the country. She loves the faith of the simple and speaks to them in simple language. In this, Mary reflects the words of her Son Jesus. He speaks plainly. His message is clear. And Mary's simple words always point to the simple words of her own Son. God is like the sun whose fiery brilliance scorches the eyes of all who look right at Him. Get too close and you'll be burned. Like the sun, the Creator of the world can be distant, mysterious, and intimidating. But Mary is like the moon, bathed in a soft, pleasant glow. She's close to us, and easy on the eyes. The sun's heat and light may make life possible, but the sun itself is dangerous and remote. But Mary can be approached by man. And like the moon, she doesn't produce her own light but just reflects in a softer tone the powerful rays of the enormous star whose light generates life itself. Our Lady of Lourdes, give physical healing to all who invoke your intercession. The saving waters at your shrine have healed thousands of pilgrims. May all the prayers and supplications directed to you be immersed in the waters of your holy baths, so that what is asked may be granted through your intercession and according to God's will.

Welcome to another monthly episode of “What Are the Sisters Reading?" Two guests were interviewed: + Sister Julia Mary Darrenkamp, FSP, reflects on  renowned Marian scholar Father René Laurentin's book called "Bernadette Speaks: A Life of St. Bernadette Soubirous in Her Own Words," which is a different kind of saint's biography. It is one that reads almost like a novel. In these pages Bernadette lives again. We follow her from birth to death, hearing her speak, watching her interact, experiencing with her the life-changing impact of the 18 apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes. + Sister Kathryn Hermes, FSP, reflects upon a book called "Gods Mercy Awaits You: Finding Healing After Abortion," by Sister Patricia Marie Barnette, which helps women on a journey out of the darkness and shame and regret of post-abortion trauma and guilt and into the light of God's forgiveness and mercy. The book is highly practical, filled with prayers, advice, and web and print resources that consider the issue from every perspective. If you or someone you know is living in pain caused by an abortion, "God's Mercy Awaits You" is an invaluable resource to begin the process of healing. To check out more books on the Catholic faith and religious items of interest at the Pauline Books and Media Center at 1025 King Street in Alexandria, please click here.

Stéphane Bern, entouré de ses chroniqueurs historiquement drôles et parfaitement informés, s'amuse avec l'Histoire – la grande, la petite, la moyenne… - et retrace les destins extraordinaires de personnalités qui n'auraient jamais pu se croiser, pour deux heures où le savoir et l'humour avancent main dans la main. Aujourd'hui, Sainte - Bernadette Soubirous. 

Historiquement Vôtre réunit 3 personnages qui ont vu la Vierge : la soeur Catherine Labouré qui l'aurait vue 3 fois, en une seule année. Des visions à l'origine de la création, à la demande de la Vierge, de la médaille miraculeuse avec ses 12 étoiles. Puis - sainte - Bernadette Soubirous, celle qui l'aurait vue plus que tout autre, et toujours au même endroit, dans la grotte de Massabielle. Et un humoriste qui a vu la Vierge lui aussi, et a eu un véritable coup de foudre : Gad Elmaleh.

Full Text of ReadingsFriday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 471All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Blessed Carlo Acutis | Saint of the DayBorn in London and raised in Milan, Carlo's wealthy parents were not particularly religious. Upon receiving his first communion at age seven, Carlo became a frequent communicant, making a point of praying before the tabernacle before or after every Mass. In addition to Francis of Assisi, Carlo took several of the younger saints as his models, including Bernadette Soubirous, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, and Dominic Savio. At school Carlo tried to comfort friends whose parents were undergoing divorce, as well as stepping in to defend disabled students from bullies. After school hours he volunteered his time with the city's homeless and destitute. Considered a computer geek by some, Carlo spent four years creating a website dedicated to cataloguing every reported Eucharistic miracle around the world. He also enjoyed films, comics, soccer, and playing popular video games. Diagnosed with leukemia, Carlo offered his sufferings to God for the intentions of the sitting pope—Benedict XVI—and the entire Church. His longtime desire to visit as many sites of Eucharistic miracles as possible was cut short by his illness. Carlo died in 2006 and was beatified in 2020. As he had wished, Carlo was buried in Assisi at St. Mary Major's “Chapel of the Stripping”, where Francis had returned his clothes to his father and began a more radical following of the Gospel. Among the thousands present for Carlo's beatification at Assisi's Basilica of St. Francis were many of his childhood friends. Presiding at the beatification service, Cardinal Agostino Vallini praised Carlo as an example of how young people can use technology to spread the Gospel “to reach as many people as possible and help them know the beauty of friendship with the Lord.” His liturgical feast is celebrated on October 12. Reflection Carlo Acutis did not strive to become famous but rather to cooperate as generously as possible with God's grace. That journey brought him many experiences, but they were all united by a burning desire to serve God and others as generously as possible. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

If you were going to make a list of the most demanding and important jobs, nurses would be right near the top. The pandemic has revealed how much we ask of our nurses. They face exposure to illness, they juggle multiple patients simultaneously, all of whom have different needs and face a huge range of challenges. They work extremely long shifts and are on their feet most of the time. And so often they're accompanying people who are in the middle of the worst day or week or month of their lives. How do you prepare a college nursing student for all that? Georgetown professor Dr. Sarah Vittone has one surprising idea for nurse training: She takes the students to Lourdes. Lourdes, of course, is the French town in the Pyrenees made famous by Marian apparitions witnessed by a teenage girl named Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. Soon after the apparitions, visitors began to report miraculous healings after drinking or bathing in water from the grotto spring there. Millions of pilgrims continue to travel to Lourdes each year, many of whom are facing serious medical diagnoses. Dr. Vittone, her colleagues and the ten or so students who make each trip do a lot of things to support pilgrims while they're in Lourdes, but most of their time is spent assisting those who come to bathe in the waters. The trip is rooted in the Ignatian principle of “cura personalis,” or care for the whole person – Dr. Vittone hopes students who take part in the project will become nurses who are comfortable noticing and responding to the spiritual needs of their patients, no matter what those needs might be or how they are expressed. Dr. Vittone teaches students in ethics and professional formation in the School of Nursing, and she's a consultant at Georgetown' Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics. She talked with host Mike Jordan Laskey about her experiences with the students in Lourdes and how the project connects to her scholarly work as a healthcare ethicist. Dr. Vittone shares stories from her trips and the ways she has seen the experiences help shape nurses who are equipped to care not just for the physical needs of patients, but their mental and spiritual health as well. Learn more about the Georgetown Lourdes project for nursing students: https://gumc.georgetown.edu/gumc-stories/georgetown-nursing-students-focused-on-spiritual-health-of-pilgrims-in-lourdes-france/ Learn more about Dr. Vittone: https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/00336000014RdvBAAS/sarah-vittone AMDG is a production of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States.

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