{"id":817759,"date":"2024-02-02T11:48:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T10:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/le-recit-de-la-premiere-apparition\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T10:12:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T08:12:34","slug":"the-account-of-the-first-apparition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-account-of-the-first-apparition\/","title":{"rendered":"The First\u00a0Apparition<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I had gone down one day with two other girls. They began to cross over the stream: they started crying and I asked them why. They answered it was because the water was cold. I asked the other girls to throw some stones in the water to help me see if I could cross without removing my shoes. They said that if I wanted to cross the stream, I could do as they had done. I went a little further to see if there was a place where I could cross without removing my shoes, but it was no use. So I went back to the Grotto and began to take off my shoes. Scarcely had I removed my first stocking, when I heard a noise like a sudden gust of wind. When I turned my head towards the prairie, I saw that the trees were not swaying at all so I began removing my stocking again. I heard the same noise again. When I raised my head and looked at the Grotto, I saw a Lady in white. She was wearing a white gown with a blue sash, a white veil and a golden rose on each foot, the same colour as the chain of her rosary. When I first saw her, I rubbed my eyes; I thought I was mistaken. I put my hand in my pocket and took out my rosary. I tried to make the sign of the Cross but I was not able to raise my hand to my forehead; my hand just fell down. Then the Lady made the sign of the cross herself. At the second attempt, I managed to do the same, though my hands were trembling. I began to say the rosary while the Lady passed the beads of her rosary through her fingers, without moving her lips. When I had finished praying the rosary, the vision immediately vanished. I asked my two companions if they had noticed anything, but they said no. They wanted to know what I had been doing. I told them that I had seen a Lady dressed in white, though I did not know who she was. Then they said that I should not go back there again; I told them no.<\/span><\/p>

Your most humble and devoted,<\/span><\/em>
Bernadette Soubirous
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<\/strong>Extract from the first autograph manuscript of the Apparitions addressed to <\/span>\u201cThe Very Reverend Fr. <\/span>Gondrand<\/span>, of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate at <\/span>B<\/span>\u00e9<\/span>tharram<\/span><\/i>.\u201d<\/i> <\/span>This handwritten account followed n<\/span>umerous spoken accounts <\/span>that<\/span> Bernadette<\/span> related to pilgrims and several \u201cstatements<\/i>\u201d given to officials.<\/span>
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The account of the First Apparition 11th February 1858 I had gone down one day with two other girls. They began to cross over the stream: they started crying and I asked them why. 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