COMMENTARY: After the Blessed Mother appeared to her in 1858, the French peasant girl sought simple religious life 400 miles ...

Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us. Exalted model of all mothers, Our Lady of Lourdes, Pray for us. Mother who did suffer so much, Pray for us. Mother poor and without shelter, Pray for us.

In Lourdes, France, in 1844 a baby girl named ... Several months had passed, and after receiving communion on the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Bernadette felt an irresistible urge to return ...