Saint Dominic Received the Rosary Here!
Saint Dominic Received the Rosary Here!
Just two hours from the famous apparition site of Lourdes is the monastery of Notre Dame de Prouille. Here St. Dominic founded the Dominican order and Our Lady appeared to him to give him the prayer of the Rosary.
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Happy Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes! We continue our virtual Marian pilgrimage through France with Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC. Father Joseph shares how Mary always leads us to Jesus whenever she has an apparition.
The pastor in Lourdes didn't believe that St. Bernadette was receiving apparitions of Our Lady. To prove that it really was Our Lady, St. Bernadette was told to ask Our Lady one thing.Our Lady's reply to Bernadette: "I am the Immaculate Conception"Father Joe shares about this just outside the rectory where St. Bernadette's pastor lived in Lourdes.
God was preparing Lucia before the visions took place. Father Joe notes that Lucia's mother urged her to ask God to make her a saint, and Lucia made a self-offering.
