So after a late night of
processions, we had a late start to the day, and were lucky enough to go on a
walking tour of the Boly Mill, which was where Bernadette was born (January 7,
1884), as well as going to the Cachot, which is an abandoned prison
where Bernadette’s family lived.
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| The Boly Mill |
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| The Cachot |
After visiting the Boly Mill
and Cachot, we went to see the nursing home where Bernadette attended school
and made her First Holy Communion.
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| Bernadette Soubirous |
We also had the opportunity
to visit the parish church and see Bernadette’s original Baptismal font and the
cemetery where her parents and relatives now lay in peace.
Bernadette, however, passed
away in a convent in the year of 1879. She was beautified in 1925 and canonized
in 1933.
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| 80 years of the canonization of Bernadette Soubirous Here is a link to a YouTube video that was shown to us by our tour guide in relation to Bernadette's canonization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWTG6dwwBxk |
I found that today was quite a solemn one, as we were walking in the houses and in the footsteps of Bernadette Souribous - she was a young believer, and it would've been horrible at her time to have been persecuted and under judgement for her beliefs and faith in Our Lady. However, her determination to Our Lady proves that if you have faith, you are able to pull through the tough times and prove those who didn't believe you wrong.
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