April 16

French, 1844-1879
Visionary and messenger of the Immaculate Conception at Lourdes

Prayer by St. Bernadette in Times of Affliction....
O my God, I beg You, by Your loneliness, not that You may spare me affliction, but that You may not abandon me in it. When I encounter affliction, teach me to see You in it as my sole Comforter. Let affliction strengthen my faith, fortify my hope, and purify my love. Grant me the grace to see Your Hand in my affliction, and to desire no other comforter but You. Amen.

St. Bernadette, pray for us!
Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us!