11 Feb
Feastday of Our Lady of Lourdes
To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to St. Bernadette, I would like to direct you to the official celebration website, where, among other things, you can watch a selection of lovely, short videos direct from Lourdes. Just click on the link in the section marked “Multimedia Space”, and then go to the “Video Reports” button, and you will see a variety of videos listed in a menu on the left-hand side.
If you would like to read an excerpt from a speech given in Lourdes by Pope John XXIII (then Cardinal and Patriarch of Venice) in March 1958, please see my post today at Consecrated to Mary.
I really wish I can get to Lourdes some day. I know a “small one” who visited Lourdes last year. (He is about 2 or 3 years old, so his parents brought him) Please ask Our Lady of Lourdes to intercede for him and his parents this year. His mother have an (very occasional) blog if you want to read more about this small soldier of God: http://luukasstory.blogspot.com/ As I understand it there is no need for the emergency prayers anymore. But I’m sure the day to day living need at least as much prayers as when he had more acute diseases.
February 11th, 2008 at 6:07 pm_____
And Gab, thank you. I think we’re all mostly silently reading and absorbing, then absorbing, and absorbing.. like a very dry sponge. Thank you. I hope all is going very well there. Have all we who bear some French blood/great poverty ever felt a close affinity for Bernadette and her family? Hers has always reminded me of my own growing up home.
February 12th, 2008 at 12:47 amI’m hanging in, JustMe (by a thread, ha ha). I think I’ll have to give up reading for Lent.
Re Bernadette, actually, all I know is I loved the movie as a child! I’ve never actually read about her family background, etc. I also know she and Terry have the same birthday. 
(I mean, his birthday is Bernadette’s feastday, I think – her birthday into heaven)…
February 12th, 2008 at 1:41 am
Two lines especially in this 150th Jubilee prayer posted at the site, knocked my socks off. One says to Mary, “You are God’s smile..” Oh my, how true. And how many need to see God’s smile, having seen everything but that for them on His face. The others is sweet in its power to bring us the future back to an original barque under close clouds, “Inspire the Church which Christ is building on Peter’s faith:
February 12th, 2008 at 12:35 pmthat it may be one.”
Whew. Amen. “building on Peter’s faith” Peter’s faith–that is what Jesus set His church upon, that is what He saw in Peter’s eyes so long ago, before Peter even opened his mouth. How important was and is faith!
It really is a beautiful prayer. There are so many descriptions of Mary in it too; God’s smile, as you say, and the Gate of Heaven, the materal face of the Church, and Mary saddened by our sins but radiant with Your light. It’s not an overly-long prayer, but manages to include so much; just lovely.
February 12th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
you can watch the trailer of my new movie OUR LADY OF LOURDES on my web ourladyoflourdesmovie.com or on you tube.the movie is available in english and french.
June 7th, 2008 at 1:31 pmI will do a post on this sometime during the upcoming week, I hope, and also one on my other blog, Consecrated to Mary. If you read this, I would be pleased if you would email me with some details regarding the miracles you said you witnessed during the making of this movie, and I would love to learn more about how, as a Hindu, Mother Mary has affected your life. My email is on my “About” Page here.
June 8th, 2008 at 1:05 am
it is my pleasure to share my experiences with you all. please email your id so that i can send more information .i did not find your email.id. regards.-kamalakar
June 11th, 2008 at 3:27 am
Yes, I will do that. Sorry for the delay in responding or posting; I’ve been very busy at work, but look forward to hearing more!
June 13th, 2008 at 1:03 am
The French version of my movie NOTRE DAME DE LOURDES was screened at LOURDES on 11TH OCTOBER 2009 as part of the CINEMA FESTIVAL of LOURDES which are made on SAINT BERNADETTE. AMONG THE MANY who appreciated the film is Mgr Jacques Perrier- the bishop.I gave brief speech before the commencement of the show of the film.Also who attended the show is the actress who played the main character SAINT BERNADETTE in the film il suffit d’aimer (1961).It was really nice to show the film at LOURDES.
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Congratulations, Mr. Ponnapalli! I’m very happy for you, and for all who were able to view/enjoy your movie at Lourdes. It must have been thrilling to be a part of the Lourdes film festival.
November 18th, 2008 at 3:34 pm