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today as we celebrate the feast day of St. Bernadette Soubirous - Patron of the
Sick!
SAINT BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS
Feast Day: April 16
Patron of the Sick
Bernadette Soubirous was born in Lourdes, France, in 1844. One day, as she was gathering firewood beside a river, Bernadette saw a beautiful Lady wearing a blue and white dress who was floating above a rose bush. The Lady smiled at her and made the sign of the cross with a golden rosary. Bernadette knelt down and began to pray. The Lady, who was the Virgin Mary, asked Bernadette to dig nearby. When she did so, a spring emerged with healing waters. Mary asked Bernadette to have a chapel built by the spot, so people could come there to wash and drink. The water from this spring continues to bring healings to many people. Our Lady also requested that a church be built there. Bernadette became a nun, and died a few years later. Pope Pius XI canonized Saint Bernadette in 1933.
Prayer to Saint Bernadette
Dear Saint Bernadette, thank you for being true to Mary, the Lady whom you
saw, and to Jesus, her Son. Please pray for all who are ill or suffering. Dear
God, through the prayers of Mother Mary and dear Saint Bernadette, please heal
the sick in body and soul. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Saint Bernadette, pray for
us.
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