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Our Lady of Lourdes (February 11) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year

Please Note: In light of increasingly frequent inquiries, I want to assure all listeners that the voice in these recordings is *NOT AI generated*; it is my (InPrincipio Podcast’s) own human voice, unworthy as it is. Thank you. A meditation for the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”. The feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, kept on February 11, commemorates the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to fourteen-year-old Bernadette Soubirous in 1858 at the grotto of Massabielle near Lourdes in France. Appearing as a radiant Lady clothed in white with a blue sash and golden roses upon her feet, Mary called Bernadette to prayer and penance for sinners, and eventually revealed herself with the words, “I am the Immaculate Conception,” thus confirming the dogma defined only four years earlier. At her direction a spring was uncovered at the grotto, whose waters became a sign of spiritual cleansing and, in many cases, miraculous bodily healing. The feast highlights Mary’s maternal compassion for the suffering, her call to repentance and conversion, and her role in leading souls to her Son; it is also observed throughout the Church as the World Day of the Sick, inviting the faithful to prayer, hope, and trust in God’s mercy amid illness and trial. Dom Prosper Guéranger's The Liturgical Year, a monumental fifteen-volume work, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar, guiding readers through the spiritual and historical richness of the Church’s worship. Written in the 19th century, the series provides daily meditations, historical context, and liturgical texts for the Mass and Divine Office, covering the entire cycle of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Lent, Passiontide, Easter, and the Time after Pentecost—as well as feast days of saints. Guéranger’s work, rooted in a deep contemplative spirit, aims to immerse the faithful in the Church’s prayerful life, emphasizing the unity of faith through the axiom lex orandi, lex credendi ("the law of prayer is the law of belief"), and remains a cherished resource for Catholics seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875) was a French Benedictine monk, liturgical scholar, and founder of the Solesmes Abbey, renowned for his pivotal role in reviving the Benedictine Order in France and restoring the Roman liturgy after the disruptions of the French Revolution. Born in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, he entered the priesthood in 1827 and, inspired by a vision to restore monastic life, reestablished the Benedictine community at Solesmes in 1833, becoming its first abbot. A staunch defender of ultramontanism and traditional Catholic worship, he also championed the revival of Gregorian chant, significantly influencing the liturgical renewal movement. Link to the Dom Guéranger's Liturgical Year playlist (updated daily):    • Dom Gueranger's Liturgical Year Playlist   If you would like to support this channel: Patreon:   / inprincipiopodcast   PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... Most sincere thanks to all who are able to contribute, by your prayers, your patronage, or otherwise. Your support sustains this work and helps make these readings available to others. Music: Ave Maria (Gregorian chant) From Vesperae de Confessore non Pontifice in honor of Saint Vincent Pallotti Performed by Schola Gregoriana, Pallottine Seminary (Ołtarzew, Poland) Conductor: Fr. Dariusz Smolarek License: CC BY-SA 3.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Changes: none Except where otherwise noted, original content © InPrincipio Podcast. Chant audio used under CC BY-SA 3.0.