We'll be off this evening around 7:00 for our pilgrimage to Lourdes. This is, of course, the 150th anniversary of our Lady's apparitions there to St. Bernadette in 1858.
Highly recommended reading this year must include the 1854 Apostolic Constitution Ineffabilis Deus of Blessed Pope Pius IX in which our Lady's Immaculate Conception is definitively defined. This provides the immediate context of our Lady's message to St. Bernadette: "I am the Immaculate Conception."
Then there is Pope St. Pius X's Ad Diem Illum Laetissimum in 1904 for the fiftieth anniversary of the dogma; Pope Pius XII's Fulgens Corona in 1953 for the centenary of the dogma; and the same Pope's Le Pelerinage de Lourdes in 1957 for the centenary of the apparitions at Lourdes. The last mentioned is quite short and readable - only about 8 printed pages. We're all reading this one in preparation for our trip, and we hope to read the others too over the remainder of the year.
Please pray for our trip! You'll hear from us again either Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.
2 comments:
John and the crew,
Your mom sent me to your page. I'm so glad you are having a good time and exploring over there. I hope all is well.
God bless,
Meg Lemieur
Just wanted to say it was a lovely birthday. Everyone is so good to me! Thank you much!
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