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Lourdes: Mary’s Warning for This Advent

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Mary’s warning at Lourdes wasn’t only for 1858 — it’s for us right now, in a world distracted, divided, and starving for grace.

In 1858, a 14-year-old girl named Bernadette Soubirous encountered a mysterious Lady in the grotto of Massabielle. Officials tried to silence her. Crowds mocked her. Doctors couldn’t explain her. But Bernadette stayed faithful — and Heaven kept speaking. Then came the message: “Penance, penance, penance. Pray to God for sinners.” In this episode, we explore:
✦ What really happened during the Lourdes apparitions
✦ What Mary told Bernadette — and why she said it
✦ Why “penance” is a message the modern world ignores
✦ How the miraculous spring appeared
✦ The first medically documented cures at Lourdes
✦ The moment Mary revealed: “I am the Immaculate Conception”
✦ How the Church investigated and confirmed the apparitions
✦ Why this message is perfectly timed for Advent preparation

Source: Catholic Minute – Catholic speaker Ken Yasinski

Morgan Sharpe’s talk with Gerry Bennett “Lourdes Council Member” on Radio Maria, Feb 2022

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Morgan Sharpe recounts the series of incidents that took place at Lourdes in 1858, which led to ‘Our Lady’ of Lourdes becoming one of the most visited pilgrim sites in the world. The site has been the source of countless reported miraculous cures, 70 of which have been documented by medical science. This radio presentation is courtesy of Radio Maria Ireland.

The Statues

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Author: Morgan Sharpe

It was in the year 2014 when I travelled to Annascaul, Co Kerry to attend the “wake” and funeral of my brother in- law. Annascual is a picturesque little village situated between Tralee and Dingle on the Dingle Peninsula itself.

As is usual with these “Housewakes” the neighbours sit around sipping tea or sometimes something stronger if available and talk about the corpse lying in the coffin. As time passes this small talk dries up and a silence descends on the mourners.

This is exactly what happened in my case, so I escaped to the back yard. 

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