Our series “The miracles of Lourdes”
The incredible fate of Vittorio Micheli, cured almost sixty years ago
Sister Bernadette, icon despite herself
That day in 1987 when Jean-Pierre Bély found his legs (
released August 15
)
Catherine Latapie, first miraculously recognized in 1862 (
published August 16
)
Under the arbor, facing a statue of the Virgin and three stray animals from the nativity scene, Sister Bernadette Moriau has unfolded a deck chair.
"But I don't lie down there often," she says.
This Thursday afternoon at siesta time, it's her cat called "Minou" who takes it easy on the deckchair.
The nun from Bresles, a small town near Beauvais (Oise) has hardly had time to bask since she became, in 2018, the 70th miracle (and last to date) of Lourdes.
"I'm waiting for the next generation," she laughs in a flowery setting of roses, carnations and hibiscus.
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