Bernadette of Lourdes: Episode One
The Saints
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4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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🗺️ Bernadette of Lourdes- Episode One: An Unwanted Child
France, 1858; the remote village of Lourdes. In the prison basement they call home, a mother and father of six children face an impossible choice. Lacking enough food to feed their family, they must either send their eldest daughter away or starve. Little do they know that this child will change the world. This is the story of Bernadette.
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In spite of the difficult situations in which she finds herself and not having completed her catechism class, Bernadette is devoted to the love of God. Her greatest ambition in life is to receive her first Communion. She lives virtues of courage, love of God, and humility.
This episode contains moments of intensity including raised voices. It also contains discussions of difficult topics such as poverty and hunger. There are also arguments between parents and children.
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| 0:00.0 | France 1858, the remote village of Lords. |
| 0:07.0 | In the prison basement they call home, a mother and father of six children face an impossible choice. |
| 0:14.0 | Lacking enough food to feed their family, they must either send their eldest daughter away or starve. Little did they know that this |
| 0:23.0 | child will change the world. This is the story of Bernadette. |
| 0:30.5 | The Saints. Adventures of Faith and Courage. Bernadette of Lords. Episode 1, An Unwanted Child. |
| 0:41.0 | Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at the saintspodcast.com. |
| 0:52.3 | Who's taking care of the baby today? |
| 0:55.0 | I'll be out cleaning houses. |
| 0:57.0 | I'll be out, Louise, waiting for work on the square. |
| 1:00.0 | Maybe someone will need day labor. |
| 1:02.0 | In January, not likely. |
| 1:05.0 | I have to try. |
| 1:06.0 | I'm going to the parish for Catholicism lessons, Mammel. |
| 1:09.0 | But I can help after. |
| 1:12.9 | Francois, you didn't tell her yet? |
| 1:14.0 | Tell me what, Papa? |
| 1:16.0 | Bernadette. |
| 1:20.5 | I received an invitation from Marie Avaran. |
| 1:21.8 | How nice! |
| 1:23.6 | It's for you, actually. |
| 1:26.0 | And we're accepting it. |
| 1:27.2 | What do you mean? She invited you to go live with her. |
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