On April 16, feast day of St. Bernadette Soubirous, Fr. Joe Roesch, MIC, tells us that the Soubirous family lost their mill and their livelihood while Bernadette was a child. They ended up in a place unfit for prisoners.
In Paris, there is a basilica that bears a special title of Our Lady. Many saints have visited this Marian shrine and many miracles are attributed to her intercession under this title.
Our Lady chose to come to a poor, small, uneducated girl in an obscure town in the southwest of France. Learn more about these miraculous apparitions from Fr. Joe Roesch, MIC, as we continue our Marian pilgrimage through France.
In the heart of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is one of the most beautiful basilicas you've ever seen. Filled with spectacular mosaics of the Mysteries of the Rosary, it reminds us that Mary always leads us to Jesus. Father Joe Roesch, MIC, explains in today's' video.
Did you know the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes has four levels of basilicas and chapels? Father Joe Roesch, MIC, explains the significance of this impressive structure.
The Baths in Lourdes are known for the miraculous healing waters from the spring which came forth when Our Lady appeared to St. Bernadette. Father Joe shares about these baths in this week's video.
Father Joe Roesch, MIC, shares about the beauty of lighting a candle in Lourdes as a sign of our prayers going to Heaven.
Father Joseph Roesch, MIC, shares with us from Lourdes how Jesus and Mary always work together when Mary has an apparition on earth.
Father Joseph Roesch, MIC, continues our virtual pilgrimage through France in Lourdes. Learn about this special place where Our Lady appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858.
