OUR LADY OF LOURDES

Lourdes, France

Things to know:

• February 11th marks the first of 18 apparitions of Our Lady at a grotto in Lourdes, France.

• Our Lady chose a young, uneducated girl named Bernadette to deliver her message to the world.

• 9th Apparition: Our Lady prompted Bernadette to uncover the healing spring in the grotto.

• 11th Apparition: Our Lady requested a chapel to be built near the grotto. Millions are reported to visit the sit each year.

• Numerous reported healings...some have been verified miracles! Pope Pius X established Lourdes Medical Bureau to investigate medical miracles.

• 16th Apparition: Mary revealed herself as the Immaculate Conception.