10 years ago today...

Ten years ago today, I was sitting at the Grotto at the Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes with two school friends. Today marks the 150th anniversary of the 1st apparition to little St. Bernadette at that Grotto. I had heard that Lourdes was very touristy and not very prayerful, but since we were there in February, there were no crowds. Although it was cold, we could still enjoy the beauty of the little town and the enormous basilica. We also got to pray at the grotto and light one of the giant candles late one night. It was beautiful.

FYI - the Grotto at Notre Dame is supposed to be a 1/7 scale replica of the one at Lourdes. Click on the headline to see the webcam at the Lourdes grotto (there's also one at ND, but that's another story.)