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Today is Monday, May 18th, 2020.

This week on the Catholic Sprouds podcast, we are going to continue to honor Mary because it is still her month.

And we are going to be talking about yet another amazing apparition, a time when Mary chose to appear to an individual with a certain message that they were told to pass on to

the whole world. So we've already talked about Juan Diego and our lady of Guadalupe that took

place over 500 years ago in Mexico. Last week, we talked about Juan Diego and our lady of Guadalupe that took place over 500 years ago in Mexico.

Last week we talked about the three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, that happened about

100 years ago. And this week, we are going to go just a little bit further back in time,

about 150 years ago, to St. Bernadette and Our Lady of Lords.

Now, this is perhaps one of the most well-known Marian apparitions, and this is because miracles

occur every day at Lords. Now, right now, if you're listening to this, just as it is released,

Lord's is, of course, affected by the pandemic.

And the sick from around the world aren't getting there like they usually do.

But when the world returns to normal, which will hopefully be soon, thousands upon thousands

of people flock to Lord's France to bathe in the waters that spring there. This all started

happening when Mary appeared to St. Bernadette. Now, St. Bernadette is a very

interesting little girl, and I hope that you notice something. Now, in Mexico, Mary appeared to

Juan Diego, who was a new convert to the faith. He was a Native American. He was not a priest

or super educated or important.

And in Fatima, she appeared to three poor shepherd children.

And here again, she's appearing to a poor child.

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