St. Bernadette Soubirous

O my Mother, take my heart and hide it in the heart of Jesus. — St. Bernadette Soubirous

God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. — John 3:16

During my high school years, I believed the Immaculate Conception was the conception of Jesus. I was taking instruction in religion from a teacher who had a master’s degree in Catholic theology. On Dec. 8, he stood up in front of the class…

I must also pray, she said, for the conversion of sinners. I asked her many times what she meant by that, but she only smiled. — St. Bernadette Soubirous

O my Mother, offer me to Jesus. O my Mother, take my heart and hide it in the heart of Jesus. — St. Bernadette Soubirous

You, the Queen of heaven and earth, wanted to make use of the most fragile thing in the eyes of the world. — St. Bernadette Soubirous

I’m just a broom in the hands of the Virgin Mary. — St. Bernadette Soubirous

I will do everything for heaven for it is my homeland; there I will find my mother in all her glory, and with her will enjoy the goodness of Jesus himself. — St. Bernadette Soubirous

O Mary, my good mother, may I follow your example and be generous in all the sacrifices the Lord will ask of me during the course of my life. — St. Bernadette Soubirous

O Mary, Mother of Sorrows, at the foot of the cross you became our mother. I am a child of your sorrows, a child of Calvary. Let my heart be united to the cross, to the passion of Jesus Christ, and teach me not to be afraid of my own…