Initially, St. Bernadette's pastor didn't believe that she was seeing the Blessed Virgin Mary appear to her; no doubt it would be a difficult thing to believe!
Father Joe talks in front of the parish church where St. Bernadette was baptized and received her First Holy Communion.
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.
Father Joe tells how Francisco was a "little contemplative"; he would retreat to the attic of his house to escape the crowds, be quiet, and listen to God.
Father Joe shares about the Grotto sanctuary in Lourdes and the apparitions of Our Lady to St. Bernadette.