Father Joe discusses the "Miracle of the Sun" and the purpose of miracles, which draw us to a deeper faith and, if not a physical healing, then a spiritual one, the healing of our heart and soul.
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.
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!
Join Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, and Fr. Chris Alar, MIC, as they take you for a journey around the world visiting a few of our Marians in other countries, including: Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Cameroon, Kazakhstan, India, Philippines, and Brazil.