pray the rosery...love one another...the prudent will join in god's consciousness...prepare for the new life.
She appeared to Bernadette near Lourdes, France.
Mary appeared to Bernadette in 1858 at Lourdes, France.
Bernadette spent her entire life in France.
Mary appeared to Bernadette in 1858 at Lourdes, France.
Bernadette Birkett's birth name is Mary Bernadette Birkett.
Bernadette experienced 18 apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
Mary appeared to Bernadette in Lourdes, France in 1858 because she wanted to convey a message of hope, faith, and love to the world through Bernadette.
Bernadette had 18 visits from the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Bernadette was 13 years old at the time of the visions.
Saint Bernadette was visited by the Blessed Virgin Mary seventeen times. Mary told Bernadette to dig in the mud, and when Bernadette did a spring appeared. Many miracles happened when people used the spring.
In the apparitions at Lourdes, Mary, identified as the Immaculate Conception, spoke to Bernadette Soubirous with messages of prayer, penance, and the importance of faith. She instructed Bernadette to tell the priests to build a chapel at the site and to encourage people to come in procession. Mary emphasized the need for people to repent and return to God, highlighting her role as a messenger of divine compassion and healing.
In 1858 Bernadette had a series of apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Click on this link for more information about St. Bernadette.