This Made Them Believe in the Apparitions of Lourdes
This Made Them Believe in the Apparitions of Lourdes
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.
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