Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Traditionally for Catholics the month of May is the Month of Mary. With this in mind, during this month Fides section on prayer will focus on prayers and devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. First of …
VATICAN - «Qué era Immaculada Councepciou» The 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (1)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The dogma of the Immaculate Conception was proclaimed by Pope Pius IX in 1850. Four years later in the small French town of Lourdes, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a little girl Bernadette Soubirous. The ‘Lady’ app…
VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (5)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday 20 February 1858: in silence, 5th Apparition. “With her mother, her aunt Basila, after Mass Bernadette went down to the Grotta. This time there are about thirty witnesses. Bernadette reached the grotto of Mass…
VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (6)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Sunday 21 February 1858: 6th Apparition. “The Lady appears early in the morning to Bernadette who is accompanied by about a hundred people. The local doctor tells the story: «Bernadette left his arm and went forward to…
Vatican City (Fides Service) - 2ND Apparition SUNDAY 14th FEBRUARY “The second apparition was on the following Sunday. I went because I felt inwardly drawn to return to the place. But my mother had forbidden me to go. After high Mass I and the other girls went to ask my mother’s permission. She was unwilling, she feared we might fall into the river. She thought I would not return in time for evening prayer. I promised I would and she let me go. I passed by the parish to fill a little bottle with holy water to throw at the vision at the grotto if I should see her again. When we reached the place we took out our rosaries and knelt down to pray. I had just finished the first decade when I saw …” Full article…
Vatican City (Fides Service) - 3rd Apparition THURSDAY 18th FEBRUARY "The third time was the following Thursday: some important people said I should take with me paper and pen and ask the Lady if she had something to tell me to kindly put it in writing. I did as they said. The Lady smiled and said that there was no need to write down her message. She them asked me to come every day for fifteen days. I said I would. She told me she did not promise to make me happy in this world but in the next:
I DO NOT PROMISE TO MAKE YOU HAPPY IN THIS WORLD BUT IN THE NEXT. WILL YOU COME HERE FOR A FORTNIGHT?"
Vatican City (Fides Service) - 4th Brief and silent Apparition FRIDAY 19th FEBRUARY.
After mass about 7 in the morning we saw Bernadette, her mother, her aunt Bernarda Castérot, Mrs Millet and a few other women at the Grotto. Bernadette makes the sign of the cross which she had seen the Lady make and began to recite her rosary. Eyewitnesses see she remains at the third hail Mary for about half an hour testimony la vedono dal terzo Ave “in ecstasy”, and watch waves of joy cross her face, "smiles which illuminate her face.” Seeing her so transfigured Bernadette’s mother cries: “Oh! My God please do not take her from me.” “Oh how beautiful she is!” people were saying. And what did Mary say? It would seem unimportant and yet it is so necessary for the formation of a soul. “She thanked me for coming and said that later she had something to tell me”. Bernadette narrates: “As I prayed I heard voices calling me like a thousand angry people. It was horrible. The strongest voice cried save your soul, save your soul! - But the Lady looked towards the river frowning and the voices vanished”.
VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes in 1858 (7)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Tuesday 23 February 1858: secret, 7th Apparition. “Despite disappointment that there had been no apparition on the 22 February, between 150 and 200 people went to the Grotto at six o-clock on 23 February. Many knelt in …
VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (8)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Wednesday 24 February 1858: penance, 8ª apparition. “Bernadette, we are told by M. Estrade, just after falling into ecstasy went to put her ear to the rock and then like someone receiving sad news let her arms fall, and…
VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (9)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Thursday 25 febbraio 1858: water from the source, “for sinners”, 9ª apparition. “Immaculate Mary on that day wanted Bernadette to humble herself. For those who cared to watch and listen, true meaning was discovered in B…
VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (10)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday 27 February 1858: silence, 10ª apparition. “ At half past six in the morning, a crowd of at least 800-900 people await the arrival of Bernadette at the Grotto. For fifteen minutes Bernadette moves on her knees…
VATICAN - The month of Mary Il - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at a Lourdes in 1858 (11)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Sunday 28 February 1858: Despite fine persistent rain and gelid cold, one or two thousands people gathered early in the morning at the Grotto. Bernadette arrived at 7 o’clock. As she kneels praying her rosary occasion…
VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (12)
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Monday 1st March 1858: first miracle, 12th apparition. “ Almost fifteen hundred people gathered. An astounding number of conversions were taking place, and the town parish was not certain what to make of it all. On t…
VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes in 1858 (13)
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Tuesday 2nd March 1858: 13th Apparition. Go and tell the priest to build a chapel here and to have people come in procession." At the end of her ecstasy on this fifteenth apparition, Bernadette heard these words. The…
VATICAN - The Month of Mary - «Qué Soy Era Immaculada Councepciou»: the 18 Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes in 1858 (14)
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Wednesday 3 March: the smile 14th apparition. “According to the local police officer, that morning 4000 people waited for Bernadette who arrived about 6.45am. After praying on her knees for a long time, she stood up, …
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