| If you love reading books, don't miss reading this one, | | | | incident, a gush of spring water came out of that spot, |
| "The Song Of Bernadette" written by Franz Werfel. It | | | | of which today has brought forth the miraculous |
| is a beautiful, magnificent book that will just fill your | | | | healing water of Lourdes. Bernadette was then |
| heart with wonder. I love this book and I thoroughly | | | | instructed by the Lady on one of the apparitions "to go |
| enjoyed my read. This book will touch you in many | | | | to the Priests and to tell them that a Chapel be built at |
| ways and will lift your spirits up. Truly moving and | | | | the Grotto in Massabielle and for people to come there |
| life-changing. The story of "The Song Of Bernadette" | | | | in processions". It was a frightening moment for |
| is an inspiration. | | | | Bernadette as the Priest Peyramale whom she told at |
| The book is about the story of a simple peasant girl | | | | that time, didn't believe her and ask her who the name |
| who lived in the little town of Lourdes, France. In | | | | of the Lady was and made a condition for the |
| February 11, 1858 while gathering firewood at the foot | | | | beautiful lady to do. The peasant girl Bernadette told |
| of the hill in Massabielle (the rock) with her sister Marie | | | | the Lady everything the priest said. Bernadette didn't |
| and a classmate named Jean Abadie, the 14-year old | | | | know the name of the beautiful lady yet but on the |
| Bernadette Soubirous, saw an apparition of a lady with | | | | 16th apparition, the Lady revealed her name to |
| incomparable beauty at the mouth of the rock. At first | | | | Bernadette and said that "I am the Immaculate |
| the girl did not know who the beautiful lady was, she | | | | Concepcion". |
| only know that the beautiful lady is bathed in light, with | | | | At that time, the little peasant girl Bernadette faced |
| 2 roses at her feet, and carrying a long rosary with | | | | enormous opposition from the town and the church. |
| white pearly beads on her right arm. That was the | | | | Many doubted her visions and told her time and time |
| start of the first apparition that shook the world. | | | | again to tell her story, repeat and tell the truth. |
| The beautiful lady appeared 18 times to the little | | | | Bernadette stood her ground amidst all the people |
| peasant girl during the following weeks. On one of the | | | | who tried to break her. Time was her ally. The |
| Lady's appearance to Bernadette, she instructed the | | | | miraculous healings of the spring water that came out |
| peasant girl "to drink in the spring and wash in the | | | | of the grotto in Lourdes and the many events that |
| water". Since there was no water to be found, | | | | supported Bernadette's claim to be true finally made |
| Bernadette scratch the earth located at the right side | | | | the Bishop of Tarbes declared the apparitions to be |
| of the grotto and drank the little puddle of water she | | | | genuine. |
| found below the earth's surface. A day after that | | | | |