14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous saw an apparition of Mary in 1858, who asked her to dig up a spring of water in the muddy ground of Lourdes, France. In this moment she gave the same answer Mary gave to the angel Gabriel:

Yes.

That yes changed not only Bernadette, but altered the earth itself. A spring appeared just as Our Lady said, and it still runs to this day.

Millions come to be healed of bodily ailments, and some return home cured. Others return with the same illness they brought with them. Still, many testify that something changed inside of them during their visit. Hope replaced despair. Peace replaced fear. These, too are healings.

God sees you. He loves you.

Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.