St. Bernadette Soubirous
At fourteen, Bernadette Soubirous saw the Virgin Mary eighteen times in a grotto at Lourdes. She died a nun at thirty-five, suffering with great patience. "I do not promise you happiness in this world, but in the next."
- Feast day
- Apr 16
- Known as
- Mystic · Lay
- Era
- modern
Who they were
At fourteen, Bernadette Soubirous saw the Virgin Mary eighteen times in a grotto at Lourdes. She died a nun at thirty-five, suffering with great patience. "I do not promise you happiness in this world, but in the next."
Remembered for
St. Bernadette Soubirous is honored in the Church as a mystic, lay.
Apr 16
Pray with this saint
St. Bernadette Soubirous, pray for us — and help our family follow Christ as faithfully as you did. Amen.
For your household
Bernadette's simplicity and honesty — chosen precisely because she was small and poor — speaks to every child.
Pray as a household
Carry your family in prayer
Solua gives your family a simple, faithful rhythm of prayer — one unhurried moment at a time, for the people you carry by name.
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