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.
On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes (Feb. 11), join the Superior General of the Marian Congregation, the Most Rev. Joseph Roesch, MIC, on a video pilgrimage to the sacred shrine in France.
We've traveled all over France in our virtual pilgrimage. Here Fr. Joe Roesch, MIC, takes us through all of the places we visited and shares the message Our Lady is sending us from Heaven today.
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.
Saint Bernadette's pastor didn't believe that Our Lady was appearing to her. This one answer to his question convinced him that her claims were true.
Saint Bernadette struggled to convince her pastor that Our Lady was really appearing to her. Father Joe explains.
The Soubirous family lost their mill and their livelihood while Bernadette was a child. They ended up in a place unfit for prisoners.
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.
