A pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place. Catholics go on pilgrimages to places like Lourdes and Knock.
Lourdes is a town in France. In 1858 a young girl called Bernadette was walking in the woods and she saw a vision of the Virgin Mary. Mary told Bernadette to come back 18 more times. One day Mary pointed out a water spring. These days that spring produces 27,000 litres of water a week. On the 16th visit Mary told Bernadette that she was the mother of Jesus. Around 8 million pilgrims visit Lourdes each year. They go there to pray, to touch and kiss the wall of the grotto and to collect holy water.
We watched a video about Lourdes. The video told of people who go to Lourdes looking for a cure from diseases. One man, called Peadar Clarke, suffered from M.S., he could not use his arms and legs and doctors told him he only had 4 years to live. He went to Lourdes and one night in his hotel room he saw the Virgin Mary, she was smiling at him. He stood up and put his arms out. He was cured of his disease. He really believes that he had a miracle cure at Lourdes.
Here is a link to the video that we watched in class.
Lourdes is a town in France. In 1858 a young girl called Bernadette was walking in the woods and she saw a vision of the Virgin Mary. Mary told Bernadette to come back 18 more times. One day Mary pointed out a water spring. These days that spring produces 27,000 litres of water a week. On the 16th visit Mary told Bernadette that she was the mother of Jesus. Around 8 million pilgrims visit Lourdes each year. They go there to pray, to touch and kiss the wall of the grotto and to collect holy water.
We watched a video about Lourdes. The video told of people who go to Lourdes looking for a cure from diseases. One man, called Peadar Clarke, suffered from M.S., he could not use his arms and legs and doctors told him he only had 4 years to live. He went to Lourdes and one night in his hotel room he saw the Virgin Mary, she was smiling at him. He stood up and put his arms out. He was cured of his disease. He really believes that he had a miracle cure at Lourdes.
Here is a link to the video that we watched in class.
Written By St. Coleman's RE class.
