THE MESSAGE OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES

By Fr. Marino H. Msigala, OFM Capuchin


WORKOUT WEDNESDAY

A Midweek Spiritual Workout with Fr. Marino H. Msigala, OFM Capuchin


THE MESSAGE OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES

 



Today’s memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes is also World Day of the Sick. The Blessed Mother’s message at Lourdes, delivered to St. Bernadette in 1858, is a call to personal conversion, praying the Rosary, and offering sacrifices and penance for the salvation of sinners. It emphasizes God's love for the poor and humble, highlights Mary as the Immaculate Conception, and offers hope, healing, and compassion to the sick and suffering. Our Lady does not promise true happiness in this life but assures us that eternal happiness awaits those who love God and serve His people. She emphasizes that true fulfillment is found in God’s Kingdom and not in this earthly life.

On this SPIRITUAL WORKOUT WEDNESDAY, consider the message of Our Lady of Lourdes, pray the Rosary for the sick and suffering, and offer a personal sacrifice for sinners who have no one to pray for them. Pray without ceasing. 

As C.S. Lewis said, “I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me, waking and sleeping. Prayer doesn’t change God. It changes me. So, I pray.”

 


Fr. Marino H. Msigala, OFM Capuchin was born in Kibakwe, Mpwapwa, Dodama Tanzania, Africa, on January 23, 1978. He was ordained to the Ministerial Priesthood on July 12, 2012, by Archbishop Gervas John M. Nyaisonga. Following his service as Pastor in his home country of Tanzania, Father was commissioned to the Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Augustine in Pittsburgh, PA, where he was assigned studies and pastoral duty at Immaculate Conception Church in Dudley, PA. After he completed his Master's Degree at Villanova University, Father was reassigned to serve as chaplain and pastoral care at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. He completed his ministry there and returned to Tanzania on May 7, 2024.

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