We are human and we sin. To put ourselves in the proper condition for the celebration of the Mass it is desirable to confess our sins and pray for forgiveness.…
Greeting At The Opening Of MassThe following exchange between the celebrant and the parish is the opening of the Mass. The parish congregation answers with proclamations in bold print. In…
The celebrant prepares the alter and the gifts for the presentation to God.– if there is no music the celebrant may say the following prayer allowed – Blessed are you,…
Our Lady Of Lourdes Apparitions Of The Blessed Virgin Mary To Bernadette SoubirousIn 1858, in the grotto of Massabielle, near Lourdes in southern France, Our Lady appeared 18 times…
In 1906, Mother Forestier of Saint Gildard paid a visit to Mother Marie Therese Vauzou in the Hospice at Lourdes, where she was dying. Mother Forestier had been in Rome;…
The Grotto To the west of Lourdes, beyond the river Gave, is an old rock promontory, jutting up from the ground. This rock was known locally as the ‘Big Rock’,…
On 18th January 1862, the Bishops Commission finally published the conclusions it had reached.“The Charge of Monseigneur the Bishop of Tarbes, giving judgment on the Appearance which has taken place…
Finally, on 8 December 1933, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, Bernadette was declared a Saint by Pope Pius XI. Present for this ceremony were the Reverend Mother General and…
Bishop’s Commission ReportAfter many requests, many of them from the clergy of Lourdes, Bishop Laurence of Tarbes, the diocese covering Lourdes, announced that he would set up an investigative commission.…
The marriage of FrancoisSoubirous and Louise Casterot produced six children. The eldest of these was Bernadette. She was born of 7th January 1844, and was baptised the next day by…