What Are Three Miracles Of Lourdes?
Lourdes is the name of a town in Southwest France, at the foot of Pyrenees. It is extremely famous for its Roman Catholic Shrine where Our Lady of Lourdes is believed to have St. Bernadette.
Bernadette was a daughter of a peasant whose vision of the Virgin Mary led to the setting-up of the shrine at Lourdes. In the year 1858, when the girl was just 14, she had repeated visions of Mother Mary. This was the first miracle of Lourdes. These visions were affirmed as authentic by Pope Pius IX in the year 1862. The underground spring in the cavern where Bernadette had the vision is known to have miraculous qualities. Nearly three million Catholics are known to visit Lourdes every year.
The second miracle was of Gabriel Gargam who was healed physically as well as spiritually. He was involved in a train accident in the year 1899 which rendered him physically invalid for some time and a cripple thereafter. The monetary compensation given was inadequate and the family was resigned to the cruel fate which had befallen the poor boy. His aunt who was a nun to the Order of the Sacred Heart begged Gabriel and his mother to go the Lourdes. Finally the boy agreed and it was for the first time in two years, the boy was actually stepping out his bed, leave alone the house. In the Lourdes, he collapsed out of physical exhaustion and he was declared dead. On the way back as they were wheeling the carriage back to the home, the family saw a procession of the Blessed Sacrament approaching from the other side. As the priest pronounced benediction over the covered body, there was movement under the covering where Gabriel lay. To the amazement of the bystanders, the body began to stir and raise itself into a sitting posture. Gabriel regained his voice, his strength and his life. People were astounded on seeing him waking from death. His condition improved dramatically and the doctors who examined Gargam on August 20, 1901 said that the cure was so good that he never appeared sick in the first place.
Quite like the miracle of Gabriel Gargam, the story of John Traynor revolves around the miracle of the Lourdes. A brave soldier from World War I, young John was hit in the head by shrapnel in the Antwerp expedition on October 1914. He was permanently disabled and was a victim of epilepsy. He was however determined to take the pilgrimage trip to Lourdes on July 22, 1923, because he was a faithful devotee of Virgin Mary. The trip proved to be suicidal as John's condition was seriously aggravated. He had epileptic fits and haemorrhage attacks striking frequently. Traynor was taken to the grotto of Lourdes and the young man somehow prayed to the Lady with all his feeble strength. Twenty minutes later, he rose to his knees and was able to walk all by himself.
Bernadette was a daughter of a peasant whose vision of the Virgin Mary led to the setting-up of the shrine at Lourdes. In the year 1858, when the girl was just 14, she had repeated visions of Mother Mary. This was the first miracle of Lourdes. These visions were affirmed as authentic by Pope Pius IX in the year 1862. The underground spring in the cavern where Bernadette had the vision is known to have miraculous qualities. Nearly three million Catholics are known to visit Lourdes every year.
The second miracle was of Gabriel Gargam who was healed physically as well as spiritually. He was involved in a train accident in the year 1899 which rendered him physically invalid for some time and a cripple thereafter. The monetary compensation given was inadequate and the family was resigned to the cruel fate which had befallen the poor boy. His aunt who was a nun to the Order of the Sacred Heart begged Gabriel and his mother to go the Lourdes. Finally the boy agreed and it was for the first time in two years, the boy was actually stepping out his bed, leave alone the house. In the Lourdes, he collapsed out of physical exhaustion and he was declared dead. On the way back as they were wheeling the carriage back to the home, the family saw a procession of the Blessed Sacrament approaching from the other side. As the priest pronounced benediction over the covered body, there was movement under the covering where Gabriel lay. To the amazement of the bystanders, the body began to stir and raise itself into a sitting posture. Gabriel regained his voice, his strength and his life. People were astounded on seeing him waking from death. His condition improved dramatically and the doctors who examined Gargam on August 20, 1901 said that the cure was so good that he never appeared sick in the first place.
Quite like the miracle of Gabriel Gargam, the story of John Traynor revolves around the miracle of the Lourdes. A brave soldier from World War I, young John was hit in the head by shrapnel in the Antwerp expedition on October 1914. He was permanently disabled and was a victim of epilepsy. He was however determined to take the pilgrimage trip to Lourdes on July 22, 1923, because he was a faithful devotee of Virgin Mary. The trip proved to be suicidal as John's condition was seriously aggravated. He had epileptic fits and haemorrhage attacks striking frequently. Traynor was taken to the grotto of Lourdes and the young man somehow prayed to the Lady with all his feeble strength. Twenty minutes later, he rose to his knees and was able to walk all by himself.
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