We celebrate St. Bernadette around the time of her feast day April 16th. We write a report about St. Bernadette's life and watch the film, "Song of Bernadette." 6th Grade looks to Saint Bernadette as an example of our faith.
Bernadette Soubirous is the saint
of Lourdes, France. Visionary and
messenger of the Immaculate
Conception, she told us the very
words of the Virgin Mary, spoken
in the native Basque tongue of
Southern France and Northern
Spain. She spoke words teaching
of the merits of prayer, penance,
poverty and church. In the first
and most widely recognized Marian
apparition of modern times, a
personal message was delivered
also to Bernadette—She would not
find happiness in this world, but
only in the next.
She was to die twenty–one years
later in 1879 after a prolonged
and painful illness. She remained
hidden in a convent about 300
miles from home, a refuge from
the interrogations and the
pilgrims that never ceased
seeking her. At thirty–five, her
strong–willed manner gave way to
her frail body, and she finally
entered into her eternal
happiness. |
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