(The bed of St. Bernadette in her first home: her father's mill)

Last Sunday was the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes; this Sunday is the feast of St. Bernadette. In this picture, we see that her bed was by the window because of her asthma. She was the least proficient in her class, she was poor, she was asthmatic. But she LOVED. That's why she was chosen for the glorious mission of seeing Our Lady and relaying her message to the world.


"I shall spend every moment loving. One who loves does not notice her trials; or perhaps more accurately, she is able to love them." ~ St. Bernadette Soubirous

 (Her shoes, veil and rosary, revered in the Cachot, the poverty-stricken home where she lived at the time of the apparitions.)

(The fireplace in the Cachot)