The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-10-17
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she had that day, when separated from them
seen q bright or lumiuons lady IN the aleoy6.
lhe two girls reported what was told sb6m;
the bright lady was seen again in HheSAicOve
by Bernadebte, and the news of the aa5fDaritson
began to he spread abroad. After ths third or
fourth Appearance Of the lady, an tho inhnhi-
tants Of Lourdes, and soon all those Of the sur
rounding country, believed IN the reality OF
the apparition, and were of opinion that IL
of every condition Followed Beryadettep when
| slre went to the meadow; they fell down on
their knees and prayed in, silence. They did
to So aaS .s NOT ga sney ptesena
WINGED of the reality of this npparftipn. What
they saw and what convinced them, was mot
fpearaace during the time of the appasitions
| She was then transfgured; tho neh0fders,
a~ed and overcome by the spiendor Of her
ltountenanees believed that she was IN the
1 presence of o heavenly being, and saw il In its
1 glory in the Same manner people In q wall
1 Icy on cloudy day who see not the sun but
| believe in its presence abgHt them, becausS
thcy behold its brightness dispiaEed On tho
mountain tops. Witlfin two EaenSha the slnnii-
mons lady appearedsin the elcovetO HeenndettD
about thirty times syhilat There WIS enrh tifne
around the rock II laslffl uae or nqflles Short
lys5 bHf0Fe the Rpplrl1SaH 143l .boffiAHS
streams of water bssan 81
(. 5. 4. u "a llsa til It'd ss lSs5Js
a church to he built at 6le place Of lnr
risior. From that tiufe the visions hayoseenseds
but the water has continued to flow at the
rate OF about l60 GOO rallons a day, and instan-
taneous and unaccouRtable cures have been
wrought there. At the present days lnnre than
eleven wears after tho hppariti0ns, the water
still flows and produces the same extraordtnn-
l re- cures.32 A church. has risen up on the spot,
, vast pnd magnificent, on which nearly EbpVUv
1 have been spent, and for the oompeetion OF
r which more than that amount will be required:
4 Yet it win be comprehensive eighty Thousand
! pilgrims who flock in the course OF each year
10 the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes will not
long leave il unfinished Tbs poor child who
has been the instrument of this wonder IS no "
D known Sister Mary Bernard, In an institute
s, of Christian instruction at Nevers. She Is no
II longer on Mount Thabor seeing with her NOR.
10 tai eyes a reflection eff heavenly splendor, but
rs is now on Calvary, the victim of frequent and
IL nponizing pain, which she ever bears with pa
n thence and almost with JOY, dead to all thing
,r here below. The book in which so much y
lt said of her sbe will never read. Her parents
IN are now Just what they were tweive years ago
IN DOR and good, as they have ever been--earn
p ing with difficulty by the sweat Of their brow
80 mtnns sufficient for subsistence, and Away
rk scyu Ijulonsly faithful in their duties to Got
UT and to their neighbors. 1t IL earnestly to b.
it's hoped that "Notre Dame do IOurtes' VIII, De
Ill fore long, by agreement with ITS nathoFi as
ng suIne an EsfglsiI dress; and also, that the au
M thor " no sltste
IL the jaureIs with which this productions ctfiitio
ar fail TO surround him, but Will again nnU agal
of et1uloy the talents given him by Gad IN ~
in service of the Gfver. In conc1uptop iet9Is 80
or, that Lourdes is situated in the old land OF IN
to Trou badours, in land onpe under Englls
he SWAY, where our Black Prince achieved b
so rreat feats of arms. Away from the lteention
M hess of Paris and the communism OF Lyon
n the inilabitants OF that MOUNTAINOUS TeBIt
Inc possess at the present day ali the living an
we earuest faith Of their sheTs.-t 0lrssp0's
of eHt LOitdoR BRircrse.