Thanks to everyone for the amazing turnout at yesterday’s celebration of the Feast of St. Bernadette. It was our mission’s first feast in honour of our patron saint, and it couldn’t have gone better. Your participation was faultless, making it a fantastic event. Huge thanks to all!
St. Bernadette of Lourdes is renowned for her profound humility and enduring suffering throughout her life. Despite experiencing extraordinary visions of the Virgin Mary as a young girl, Bernadette remained humble, attributing the experiences to the divine rather than seeking personal glory.
Her humility was evident in her simple and modest lifestyle, even after the attention and scrutiny brought upon her by the Marian apparitions. Bernadette embraced a life of poverty and service, choosing to live in obscurity as a nun within the Sisters of Charity of Nevers.
Throughout her life, Bernadette faced numerous physical ailments and challenges, including chronic illness and pain. Despite these hardships, she bore her suffering with remarkable grace and patience, viewing it as a means of spiritual purification and union with the suffering of Christ.
Bernadette’s humility and endurance in the face of suffering have inspired countless individuals to embrace their trials with faith and resilience, making her a revered figure in the Christian tradition.
Please pray for all those who have died recently:
Thomas Mani (87), George Kakkassery (75) Thomas Chummar (81) P V Varghese Punnackapadavil (88)
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