The Lady looked at Bernadette, smiled and signaled Bernadette to advance, the same way a mother would motion her child to approach her. Bernadette noticed that the Lady had a rosary on her right arm, so she took out her Rosary and knelt before the Lady. Bernadette then tried to recite the rosary. As she tried to make the sign of the cross, she found that her right arm was paralyzed.
Nagsimula siyang magdasal. Nang tangkain niyang gawin ang tanda ng krus, namangha siya dahil paralisado ang kanyang kanang bisig. Naigalaw lang niya itong muli pagkatapos gawin ng Birhen ang tanda kng krus.