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List of MIRACULOUS HEALINGS
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Thursday 11th february 1858: the first meeting
Accompanied by her sister and a friend, Bernadette went to Massabielle on the banks of the Gave to collect bones and dead wood. Removing her socks in order to cross the stream, she heard a noise like a gust of wind, she looked up towards the Grotto : “I saw a lady dressed in white, she wore a white dress, and equally white veils, a blue belt and a yellow rose on each foot.” Bernadette made the Sign of the Cross and said the Rosary with the lady. When the prayer ended the Lady suddenly vanished.
Sunday 14th february 1858: holy water
Bernadette felt an inner force drawing her to the Grotto in spite of the fact that she was forbidden to go there by her parents. At her insistence, her mother allowed her; after the first decade of the Rosary, she saw the same lady appearing. She sprinkled holy water at her. The lady smiled and bent her head. When the Rosary ended she disappeared.
Thursday 18th february 1858: the Lady speaks
For the first time, the Lady spoke. Bernadette held out a pen and paper asking her to write her name. She replied; “It is not necessary” and she added: “I do not promise to make you happy in this world but in the other. Would you be kind enough to come here for a fortnight?”
Friday 19th february 1858: the first candle
Bernadette came to the Grotto with a lighted blessed candle. This is the origin of carrying candles and lighting them in front of the Grotto.
Saturday 20th february 1858: in silence
The Lady taught her a personal prayer. At the end of the vision Bernadette is overcome with a great sadness.
Sunday 21th february 1858: “Aquero”
The Lady appeared to Bernadette very early in the morning. About one hundred people were present. Afterwards the Police Commissioner, Jacomet, questioned her. He wanted Bernadette to tell what she saw. Bernadette would only speak of “AQUÉRO” (“that thing” in local dialect)
Tuesday 23th february 1858: the secret
Surrounded by 150 persons, Bernadette arrived at the Grotto. The Apparition reveals to her a secret “only for her alone”.
Wednesday 24th february 1858: «Penance !»
The message of the Lady: “Penance! Penance! Penance! Pray to God for sinners. Kiss the ground as an act of penance for sinners!”
Thursday 25th february 1858: the spring
Three hundred people were present. Bernadette relates; “She told me to go, drink of the spring (….) I only found a little muddy water. At the fourth attempt I was able to drink. She also made me eat the bitter herbs that were found near the spring, and then the vision left and went away.” In front of the crowd that was asking “Do you think that she is mad doing things like that?” she replied; “It is for sinners.”
Saturday 27th february 1858: silence
Eight hundred people were present. The Apparition was silent. Bernadette drank the water from the spring and carried out her usual acts of penance.
Sunday 28th february 1858: the ecstasy
Over one thousand people were present at the ecstasy. Bernadette prayed, kissed the ground and moved on her knees as a sign of penance. She was then taken to the house of Judge Ribes who threatened to put her in prison.
Monday 1st march 1858: the first miracle
Over one thousand five hundred people assembled and among them, for the first time, a priest. In the night, Catherine Latapie, a woman from Loubajac, 7 kilometres away , went to the Grotto, she plunged her dislocated arm into the water of the spring: her arm and her hand regained their movement.
Tuesday 2nd march 1858: message to the priests
The crowd becomes larger and larger. The Lady asked her: “Go and tell the priests that people are to come here in procession and to build a chapel here.” Bernadette spoke of this to Fr. Peyramale, the Parish Priest of Lourdes. He wanted to know only one thing: the Lady’s name. He demanded another test; to see the wild rose bush flower at the Grotto in the middle of winter.
Wednesday 3rd march 1858: a smile
From 7 o’clock in the morning, in the presence of three thousand people, Bernadette arrived at the Grotto, but the vision did not appear! After school, she heard the inner invitation of the Lady. She went to the Grotto and asked her again for her name. The response was a smile. The Parish Priest told her again: “If the Lady really wishes that a chapel be built, then she must tell us her name and make the rose bush bloom at the Grotto.”
Thursday 4th march 1858: the day all were waiting for !
The ever-greater crowd (about eight thousand people) waited for a miracle at the end of the fortnight. The vision was silent. Fr. Peyramale stuck to his position. For twenty days Bernadette did not go to the Grotto, she no longer felt the irresistible invitation.
Thursday 25th march 1858: the name they waited for !
The vision finally revealed her name, but the wild rose bush, on which she stood during the Apparitions, did not bloom. Bernadette recounted : “She extended her arms towards the ground, then joined them as though in prayer and said Que soy era Immaculada Concepciou (I am the Immaculate Conception)”. The young visionary left and, running all the way, repeated continuously the words that she did not understand. These words troubled the brave Parish Priest. Bernadette was ignorant of the fact that this theological expression was assigned to the Blessed Virgin. Four years earlier, in 1854, Pope Pius IX declared this a truth of the Catholic Faith (a dogma).
Wednesday 7th april 1858: the miracle of the candle
During this apparition, Bernadette had to keep her candle alight. The flame licked along her hand without burning it. A medical doctor, Dr. Douzous, immediately witnessed this fact.
Friday 16th july 1858 : the final apparition
Bernadette received the mysterious call to the Grotto, but her way was blocked and closed off by a barrier. She thus arrived across from the Grotto to the other side of the Gave. “I felt that I was in front of the Grotto, at the same distance as before, I saw only the Blessed Virgin, and she was more beautiful than ever!”
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Bernadette was a sickly child of poor parents. Their practice of the Catholic faith was scarcely more than lukewarm. Bernadette could pray the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Creed. She also knew the prayer of the Miraculous Medal: “O Mary conceived without sin.”
During interrogations Bernadette gave an account of what she saw. It was “something white in the shape of a girl.” She used the word aquero, a dialect term meaning “this thing.” It was “a pretty young girl with a rosary over her arm.” Her white robe was encircled by a blue girdle. She wore a white veil. There was a yellow rose on each foot. A rosary was in her hand. Bernadette was also impressed by the fact that the lady did not use the informal form of address (tu), but the polite form (vous). The humble virgin appeared to a humble girl and treated her with dignity.
Through that humble girl, Mary revitalized and continues to revitalize the faith of millions of people. People began to flock to Lourdes from other parts of France and from all over the world. In 1862 Church authorities confirmed the authenticity of the apparitions and authorized the cult of Our Lady of Lourdes for the diocese. The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes became worldwide in 1907.
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Fis-sena 1858, erba’ snin wara l-proklamazzjoni tad-Domma tal-Kunċizzjoni, il-Madonna dehret ġewwa Lourdes fi Franza lil tfalja ta’ 14-il sena, illum qaddisa, Bernadette Soubirous. Mill-11 ta’ Frar sas-16 ta’ Lulju 1858 il-Madonna dehret 18-il darba fil-vilaġġ ta’ Lourdes li jinsab fin-nofsinhar ta’ Franza fil-Hautes-Pyrenees.
Il-Madonna dehret dejjem b’libsa bajda b’ċintorin ċelesti u bil-ward b’kulur id-deheb fuq saqajha t-tnejn u b’kuruna f’idha. Fit-18 ta’ Jannar tal-1860 dawn id-dehriet ġew rikonoxxuti mill-Isqof tal-post, ta’ Tarbes, Monsinjur Laurence.
Il-Papa Beatu Piju IX approva d-dehriet fl-1862. Il-Papa Ljun XIII kiteb l-Ittra Appostolika Parte Humanae Generi fl-okkażjoni tad-dedikazzjoni tal-Katidral il-ġdid ġewwa Lourdes fl-1879. Il-Papa San Piju X waqqaf il-festa tal-Madonna ta’ Lourdes. Il-Papa Piju XI ibbeatifika lil Bernadette Soubirous fl-14 ta’ Gunju 1925 u għamilha qaddisa fit-8 ta’ Diċembru 1933. Il-Papa Piju XII semma l-Madonna ta’ Lourdes fl-enċiklika tiegħu tal-1954 Fulgens Corona. Il-Papa San Ġwanni Pawlu II żar dan il-post qaddis tliet darbiet u l-Papa Benedittu XVI mar Lourdes fil-15 ta’ Settembru 2008 fl-okkazjoni tal-150 sena tad-dehriet.
Id-dehriet ġraw fil-11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27 u 28 ta’ Frar u fl-1, 2, 3, 4 u 25 ta’ Marzu, fis-7 ta’ April u fis-16 ta’ Lulju.
L-ewwel dehra tkun proprju l-Ħamis 11 ta’ Frar, ta’ qabel Ras ir-Randan tal-1858. Dakinhar Bernadette (isem proprju Marie-Bernarde) flimkien ma’ oħtha u ħabiba, marret tiġbor ftit zkuk u ħatab minn ħdejn il-għar ta’ Massabielle (Tuta de Massavielha) ftit ‘il barra minn Lourdes biex tkun tista’ tbigħhom u tixtri ftit ħobż. Waqt li kienet waħeda dehritilha l-Madonna fil-blat bħala mara sabiħa.
Fir-raba’ dehra t-tfajla ħadet ukoll lil ommha, żewġ zijiet u n-nanna tagħha.
Fid-disa’ dehra l-Madonna talbet lil Bernadette biex tixrob l-ilma mill-ħamrija u tiekol il-ħaxix fl-art.
Fl-għaxar dehra kienu preżenti madwar 800 ruħ u fil-ħdax-il dehra kien hemm ‘il fuq minn elf persuna.
Fit-tlettax-il dehra l-Madonna ordnat lit-tfajla tgħid lis-saċerdoti biex jiġu hemmhekk f’purċissjoni u jibnulha kappella imma l-qassis Abbè Dominique Peyramale ma emminix.
It-tfajla marret tiġri tgħid dan l-isem lill-kappillan.
Fl-aħħar dehra, minħabba li s-Sindku ta’ Lourdes għalaq l-aċċess għall-grotta tal-Madonna, Bernadette rat ukoll il-Madonna minkejja li kienet għarkupptejja ‘l barra mill-grotta.
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Hu stmat li mal-200 miljun pellegrin marru Lourdes sa mis-sena 1860. Illum ġewwa Lourdes issib 22 knisja jew kappella.
Fost postijiet qaddisa nsibu l-knisja dedikata lill-Qalb ta’ Ġesù fejn tgħammdet Bernadette fid-9 ta’ Jannar 1844; il-grotta ta’ Massabielle fejn għal 18-il darba l-Madonna dehret lil Bernadette, is-Santwarju ta’ Lourdes li fih il-Bażilika tal-Immakulata, il-kripta u l-Bażilika tar-Rużarju. Insibu ukoll il-Bażilika Santa Bernadette kif ukoll d-dar fejn twieldet fis-7 ta’ Jannar 1844.
Illum wieħed jista’ ukoll jara l-kapulavur ta’ możajċi magħmula taħt id-direzzoni ta’ Monsinjur Rupnik. Jingħad li nsibu mas-7,000 każ ta’ mirakli ta’ fejqan bl-interċessjoni tal-Madonna ta’ Lourdes.
Lourdes jibqa’ il-post tal-pellegrinaġġi li l-iktar jiġbed lejh pellegrini matul is-sena kollha. Madwar sitt miljun ruħ fis-sena.
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Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy; Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.
Christ hear us; Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven; Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world; Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit; Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God; Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary; Pray for us.
Holy Mother of God; Pray for us.
Mother of Christ; Pray for us.
Mother of our Savior; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, help of Christians; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, source of love; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of the poor; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of the handicapped; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of orphans; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of all children; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of all nations; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, mother of the Church; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, friend of the lonely; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, comforter of those who mourn; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, shelter of the homeless; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, guide of travelers; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, strength of the weak; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, refuge of sinners; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, comforter of the suffering; Pray for us.
Our Lady of Lourdes, help of the dying; Pray for us.
Queen of heaven; Pray for us.
Queen of peace; Pray for us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; Spare us O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; Have mercy on us.
Christ hear us; Christ graciously hear us.
Let us pray: Grant us, your servants, we pray you, Lord God, to enjoy perpetual health
of mind and body. By the glorious intercession of Blessed Mary ever Virgin, may we be delivered from present sorrows, and enjoy everlasting happiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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