In 1858, in the grotto of Massabielle, near Lourdes in southern France, Our Lady appeared 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous, a young peasant girl. She revealed herself as the Immaculate Conception, asked that a chapel be built on the site of the vision, and told the girl to drink from a fountain in the grotto.
No fountain was to be seen, but when Bernadette dug at a spot designated by the apparition, a spring began to flow. The water from this still flowing spring has shown remarkable healing power, though it contains no curative property that science can identify. Lourdes has become the most famous modern shrine of Our Lady.
Coloring pages HERE (Scroll down to February 11 entry) and Faith Keepers CD which I bought from HERE. Read more about this Feast Day HERE
These are beautiful coloring pages to use during the month of May, too, in celebration of Our Lady.
Our Lady said to young Bernadette, "I am the Immaculate Conception."
The prayer we chose is this hymm:
Immaculate Mary, thy praises we sing;
Who reignest in splendor with Jesus our King:
Ave, ave, ava Maria.
Ave, ave Maria.
In heaven the blessed thy glory proclaim;
On earth, we, thy children, invoke your sweet name.
Ave, ave, ave Maria.
Ave, ave Maria.
Thy name is our power, thy virtues our light,
Thy love is our comfort, thy pleading our might.
Ave, ave, ave Maria.
Ave, ave Maria.
We pray for our mother, the Church upon earth;
And bless, Holy Mary, the land of our birth.
Ave, ave, ave Maria.
Ave, ave Maria.
I just posted (below this post) my folder for the Feast Day of Mary, the Mother of God, if you wish to continue reading.
Click on HERE to see a listing, in order, of all the Saints and Feast Day folders I've made for the liturgical year to get ideas for coloring pages, and prayers and saint biographies; or check out the top right of my sidebar and click on the picture of the Archangels folder.
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