The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-20
Translated for the Morning Star from the French of
Mgs. de Segnr
THE WONDERS OF L0URDES.
CONTINUED !
MIRACLES OF OUR LADY OF LouRDEs.


MIRACLES OF OUR LADY OF LoURDEs
Miracles Of all kinds cease not to reward the
confidence of the faithful, either at the grotto,
or at distance, by the usage of the water, or
by the mere invocation of our Lady of Lourdes.
1--WE no longer count them they are too
many" recently said to me the worthy Superior
of the missionaries.
At the time that Mgr. Laurence pronounced
his episcopal decision he ordered the simulta-
neous publication of q pamphlet containing
the relation of seven cures, all in the year
1858. These cures had been proclaimed abso-
lute7y miraculous, by the physicians who had
formed part of the committee of enquiry OF
the seven, we have already described three
the sudden restoration of sight to the eye of
Louis Bourriette, the resuscitation of little
Justin, the instantaneous disappearance of the
horrid sores and incnrable infirmities of Henry
Buequet. The four others were as follows:
Blaisette Soupenne, of Lourdes, was afflicted
with an inveterate distemper in the eyes. For
three years it baAied all the resources of the
medical art. Finally surgical operation was
resolved upon, but it was never executed, for
Blaisette bathed her eyes on two successive
days at the grotto, and obtained complete
humiliation of the disorder.
Catherine LstapieChouat of Loubajac Cup
per Pyrenees), suffered cruelty from the effects
of q dislocation. Her right arm was almost
powerless two of her fingers, crooked and
stiffened, detied all attempts to restore their
normal flexibility. Impelled by sudden in
SEPARATION, she hastens to the grotto, and plum
ges her hand into the water of the spring. On
the spot her fingers recover their elasticity
~ Aa1o
Rizan, a widow lady of Nay, had experienced
in 1884 q violent attack of cholera. Since that
epoch her whole body was subject to multi
piled disorders. She walked with limp
her left hand panied her constantly her
limbs were always icy cold abe could scarcely
eat, and what little she managed to swallow,
remained undigested on her stomach, or was
rejected by frequent vomitings fainting fits
were almost of daily occurrence. In 1858 she
was so exhausted az to cause serious apprehen.
sions to her friends. She began to spit blood,
her limbs were greatly swollen, and had lost
all movement, she was obliged to lie stiff and
motionless on her bed.
She drinks some of the water from the grot-
to. Her hand is instantly cured The water
lie spread over the diseased portions of her
body, wherever the miraculous fluid touches,
thence flies every symptom of pain or infirmi-
ty. The invalid rises from her bed, cate with
the freshest of appetites, and begins to feel q
new life awakened in her frame. No one could
boast of better health.
Miss Mary Moreau of Tartes, (Landes) for
ten months snffers from an ailment of the eyes,
The most skilfnl treatment, in conjunction
with free use of see bathing, had produced
no effect The young girl was doomed to lose
her sight. Her family began a novena to Our
Lady of Lourdes they had heard of the I'M
hoped-for cure of Nine. Rizsn.
On the evening of the first day, the young
lady, on retiring for the night, placed up.
on her eyes q compress saturated with water
of Lourdes. On awakening the next morn
ing, her sight was clear and undimmed,
all trace of infrmity had disappeared.
During the first four yeare, one kuadred aud
forty four miracles of the highest order were
verified and registered. Hundreds, nay thou
sands of others are omitted in this calculation,
not for want of genuineness, but because they
were less striking.
This supernatural fecundity has not been OK
hausted. From all quarters of the globe
swells grand chorus of thankful song, pOur-
ed forth from hearts that have been visited by
an efuson of the mercies of Our Lady. Lourdes,
that once Insignificant town, buried in the
shadows of the rugged Pyrenees, is to-day 9
name pronounced with love and reverence,
and gratitude within the circle Of every Cath
Ollie congregation.
We will close this simple narrative by few
remarks. Tho miracles of Lourdes have been
multiplied beyond calculation the salutaEy