Travelling to the Grotto Lourdes, France
8/1/12
Before 1858 Lourdes was a typical village, but a
young 14 year old girl Bernadette had her first of eighteen visions of the
Virgin Mary in the Grotto de Massabielle.
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| Map of Lourdes France, Grotto of Massabielle |
All kinds of people around the world now visit the
famous pilgrimage site to hope for a miracle cure their incurable illnesses and
now I am one of them. I had heard from an old friend that St Bernadette dug
into the grotto, releasing water that was located where no spring had ever ran.
The water is said to have unexplained healing powers.
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| Healing Water, Grotto Lourdes, France |
I am now travelling
thousands of miles to a place unknown to me for the slight chance that I will
be healed. I have no choice though, I have seen 20 doctor and they said “there
is nothing more we can do.” All of the doctors diagnosed me with rare brain
defect and they say I don’t have much time but I have faith my God and the Virgin
Mary will carry through this pilgrimage.
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| Pilgrimage site Grotto Lourdes, France |
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