More Sights at National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes

I promised to post more photos taken

in the summer of 2005

at  National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Here are a few....

Note: to learn more about each saint, click on 

each saint's name for a link.

St. Padre Pio

A Prayer

by Saint Pio of Pietrelcina

  

May Jesus comfort you
     in all your afflictions.
     May He sustain you in dangers,
     watch over you always with His grace,
     and indicate the safe path
     that leads to eternal salvation.
     And may He render you always
     dearer to His Divine Heart
     and always more worthy of Paradise.   

 Amen 

 St. Bernadette

Monument Dedication

St. Therese of the Child Jesus

Mornings with Mary: St. Bernadette

Many years ago
I took the name Bernadette,
for Confirmation.

I chose her name because
she had strong faith and courage.

Bernadette unschooled,
 was blessed (or cursed, some might say)
with the vision of our Mother.
She bore ridicule and unbelief by the local priest.
Some in the village
thought she should be put away;
they thought she was mentally ill.
She was even threatened with being arrested.

At one of her visions,
Mary told Bernadette
that she was the Immaculate Conception.
This was a term
with which Bernadette would not be familiar.
Nonetheless,
Bernadette never faltered
in her telling of what
she had seen.
More about Bernadette may be seen here.
 

The Soubirous Family.
Bernadette is circled.



                                       
                                                                                   



This image of Bernadette in her coffin is from this site.

View others' Mornings with Mary
at Rebecca's
Recuerda Mi Corazon