In 1858, in the grotto of Massabielle, near Lourdes in southern France, Our Lady appeared 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous, a young peasant girl. She revealed herself as the Immaculate Conception ...

In 1922, Cleveland nuns from the order of Good Shepherd Sisters traveled to the shrine at Lourdes, France -- renowned among the faithful for its healing powers. They brought back a piece of the ...

Opening prayer – to be prayed before each day’s special prayer Be blessed, O most pure Virgin, for having vouchsafed to manifest your shining with life, sweetness and beauty, in the Grotto of ...