Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Go and tell the priests to build a chapel here

* March 2 – 8th and last apparition of Banneux (Belgium, 1933) – 13th apparition of Lourdes (France, 1858) ---

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March 2 – 8th and last apparition of Banneux (Belgium, 1933) – 13th apparition of Lourdes (France, 1858)

Go and tell the priests to build a chapel here

In Lourdes (France) on the morning of Tuesday, March 2, 1858, the 13th apparition of the Virgin Mary to the young Bernadette Soubirous took place. That morning, at the usual hour, Bernadette had a brief vision of the Lady. About 3,000 people had the good fortune to be present. The Lady renewed her message of February 27th, saying: "Go and ask the priests to build a chapel here ..." but this time she added: "As soon as possible, even if it is very small. I want the people to come here in procession."

Bernadette, who had already been scolded a couple of times by the parish priest, found the courage to go talk to him twice that day, in the morning and in the evening. She accomplished this disagreeable task because she loved the Lady. To the one who loves anything is possible. “One who loves,” says Bernadette, “does not notice his trials; or perhaps more accurately, he is able to love them.”

So Bernadette spoke to Father Peyramale, parish priest of Lourdes. The latter wanted to know one thing—the name of the Lady. He also required some proof. He wanted to see the rose bush at the grotto bloom in winter.

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Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death.
Amen.

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PSALM 71 SPEAKS TO MY HEART

Forsake Me Not When My Strength Is Spent

In you, O Lord, do I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame!
In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me;
incline your ear to me, and save me!

Be to me a rock of refuge,
to which I may continually come;
you have given the command to save me,
for you are my rock and my fortress.

Rescue me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
from the grasp of the unjust and cruel man.
For you, O Lord, are my hope,
my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
Upon you I have leaned from before my birth;
you are he who took me from my mother's womb.
My praise is continually of you.

I have been as a portent to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
My mouth is filled with your praise,
and with your glory all the day.
Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
forsake me not when my strength is spent.

For my enemies speak concerning me;
those who watch for my life consult together
and say, “God has forsaken him;
pursue and seize him,
for there is none to deliver him.”

O God, be not far from me;
O my God, make haste to help me!
May my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
with scorn and disgrace may they be covered
who seek my hurt.

But I will hope continually
and will praise you yet more and more.
My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all the day,
for their number is past my knowledge.

With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come;
I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.

O God, from my youth you have taught me,
and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

So even to old age and gray hairs,
O God, do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might to another generation,
your power to all those to come.
Your righteousness, O God,
reaches the high heavens.
You who have done great things,
O God, who is like you?

You who have made me see many troubles and calamities
will revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
you will bring me up again.
You will increase my greatness
and comfort me again.

I will also praise you with the harp
for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praises to you with the lyre,
O Holy One of Israel.
My lips will shout for joy,
when I sing praises to you;
my soul also, which you have redeemed.

And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long,
for they have been put to shame and disappointed
who sought to do me hurt.

Wednesday, March 02, 2016