At
the ninth apparition, Mary asked Bernadette to scrape the ground,
saying to her "Go to the spring, drink of it and wash yourself there."
Wondering where the spring might be, Bernadette looked and only saw a
puddle nearby. There is only a little muddy water to begin with, enough
for Bernadette to drink. At first this water is muddy and dirty then,
little by little, it becomes clear. "You will pray
to God for sinners." The lady said. Bernadette was asked what the lady
said to her. Then the lady once more spoke: "Penance, penance, penance,
pray for sinners." The muddied face of Bernadette disgusted some of the
spectators. Some also doubt Bernadette's mental state. The moment is
harsh to her.
As Bernadette left the grotto, the tiny spring continued to well up and by the next day was flowing steadily down into the river. The people regarded its discovery by Bernadette as a miracle.
On March 25, Bernadette started for the grotto at dawn. When the vision appeared to her, Bernadette said: "Would you kindly tell me who you are?" When the girl had repeated the question twice more, the Lady replied: "I am the Immaculate Conception. I want a chapel here."
Bernadette never knew what "Immaculate Conception" is, since the subject is not taught even in the parishes. This answer, when reported by Bernadette, caused the local excitement to rise to a still higher pitch and the feeling grew that Bernadette's visitor was the Blessed Virgin, only four years before the dogma of the Immaculate Conception had been promulgated.
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As Bernadette left the grotto, the tiny spring continued to well up and by the next day was flowing steadily down into the river. The people regarded its discovery by Bernadette as a miracle.
On March 25, Bernadette started for the grotto at dawn. When the vision appeared to her, Bernadette said: "Would you kindly tell me who you are?" When the girl had repeated the question twice more, the Lady replied: "I am the Immaculate Conception. I want a chapel here."
Bernadette never knew what "Immaculate Conception" is, since the subject is not taught even in the parishes. This answer, when reported by Bernadette, caused the local excitement to rise to a still higher pitch and the feeling grew that Bernadette's visitor was the Blessed Virgin, only four years before the dogma of the Immaculate Conception had been promulgated.
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