Fr. Barron visits Lourdes: Mary, the Immaculate Conception 

Two years ago my mother Veronica aged 93 years died on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception December 8th .I'm just realising now that my mother was born February 11th which was the first day the little girl met Our Blessed Lady as she was praying the Rosary.Our Blessed Lady later revealed her name to the little girl on her request. Our Lady said "I am the Immaculate Conception." My earthly mother must be proud to have shared these special dates with Our Heavenly Mother. God Bless you mom.

O mother marry 🙏🙏🙏 protect my son & May give him good health, longevity and strength. Mother marry pls heal every one who fitting with difficult breathing problem , because of covid-19 . & pls destroy covid-19 virus 🙏🙏🙏

im an IRANIAN WOMAN IN MINNESOTA AND I HAVE HAD SO MANY MIRACLES FROM THE HOLY DOVE AND JESUS WHE HE said do you know i love you very much and others that cant explain but i love my holy mother when i saw her my grandmother that is great great granddaughter of mohamad sais that the poor holy family suffer alot and she cried he loved god and allah in persian meansgod she told its okay for me to be a nun if i wanted too ,,,soo my friend this grandmother realy know that god brought them ,,,and she knew that i knew that christ is the son of god my holy mother is his mother throught my holy dove coming from god ps god bless all of you ,,,sophia may we all live in pease and not judge each other and love each other ,,

BEAUTIFUL MARY!!!

Last night I went to a Knights of Columbus meeting at my local catholic church and during the meeting, one of the Knights was discussing about Marian Apparitions especially from Lourdes France. And he told me that if I say my rosary perfectly then it's a perfect crown of roses for Mary.

I keep coming back to this video year after year. Its impact never lessens. ❤

I am hopeful for Tommarow ! Thank u MMary of Lourdes, Valankani n Fatima ,bless me pl Mother Mary,AMEN

Was so fortunate to have visited lourdes this past may on a beautiful Pilgrimage...

You basically summed it all up in a few mins Fr. Barron. I like the video. Thanks. I've been to Lourdes a few times and the reason is because of Bernadette. Her poor background is similar to mine growing up. I get hope when I think that someone extraordinary like Our Lady would condescend to visit someone like Bernadette. Such humility on both parts is awesome and inspiring and its one of the reasons I love Our Lady.

All glory to God and his beloved mother

Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee

So, so moving. Thank you, Fr. Barron, for revitalizing our faith in an age that ridicules it.

Thank you our lady of lourdes and Bernadette as without you people would not be able to go to lourdes and get there healing Amen 🙏

Honor your Father and Your Mother. Jesus honored her, I will too.

Bobby always does a nice job, and this is no exception. Beautiful, moving video for a beautiful saint! Thank you.

Mary my mother thank you for all that you have done for me and my family. Thank you for bringing my son and i to Lourdes each year. I thank you for our safety whilst Driving . Ave Maria Queen of Heaven I love you.

Wow! Beautiful!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Amen. Praise be to God. 😇

Mary Mother of God, Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen

God is speaking to the world through the Virgin Mary to heed his call for repentance

Amazing! ❤️

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Fr.Barron!!!!

O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you. As a Catholic, I believe that the immaculate conception is part of the Catholic teaching.

beautiful....

God bless us I love it very beautiful and relaxing place. I want to travel around the world together my family, friends and relatives coz I want to see beautiful places. In God all things are possible po. Thanks po. From Lani D. Nepomuceno, Philippines

my copy of the box set arrived yesterday... i havent bee,n able to put it down... it was beautiful and moving and well so many more things ... thank you

Back in the early 1940's my parents had a book of black and white photos of famous places. No descriptions. Thumbing thru, I saw Mount Everest, Victoria Falls, Taj Mahal etc. Then I turned to a little cave. "What is this doing with all these spectacular places?" I thought. I made this great, internal gasp, chills ran up and down my spine. I said internally: "Something happened here!!" Very excited I ran to my folks and said "What is this Place??!!" Lourdes. Haunted me for a lifetime.

I am completely addicted to the Catholicism Project. Absolutely amazing work!!! Thank the Lord for Bishop Robert Barron!!!!

Believe it or not (I don't care), I have been suddenly healed at Lourdes in 2013, on the Ascension Day of a back pain that lasted for several years and required surgery. I remember that I didn't ask anything for me but for my family ! No massage, no treatment, no medication! I'll return to Lourdes this year on the Ascension Day to thank God, the Holy Virgin and Ste Bernadette. Like in 2013, I'll first stop in Nevers to pray Ste Bernadette in front of her incorrupt body.

The Immaculate Conception is deeply mysterious, so a couple of dismissive remarks on RU-vid won't throw the Church into confusion. The Church knows its theology and how to present it. What this film shows is that Lourdes is a beautiful place of peace and spiritual serenity. I've been about 12 times, from the age of 50 onwards. It is remarkable how huge crowds can be so serene, so joyful, without any ill-feeling or bad-temper, despite the crush. Lourdes is filled with divine peace and love.

Amazing

O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you

-What an inspiration! "That One" visited St. Bernadette!

It's a great introduction.

I've been to Lourdes twice; everything about it is legit! I hope to go again before I die and bathe in it's cold waters 👍

Fr. Barron, we've only recently discovered your RU-vid ministry and we're hooked. I don't know how many i've viewed now but thank you for taking the time to share your insights with your people. I will continue to learn through you about our faith and how to better serve through our own humble apostolate... I wonder though. could you share your insights and studies on Our Blessed Mother or on the Rosary? Pardon my boldness but for those of us "beyond the choir" who need preaching, we need Mary.

i was there in 2009 and ill be going back

You are probably the most EPIC priest ive ever discovered on the internet

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Q. I was asked this question: that Virgin Mary needed a savior! A. Though Mary, is Truly the Immaculate Conception aka Born Without Sin. Jesus Christ is not only Her Son and Her God, but also, Her SAVIOR! Not as saving Her because she was born in sin, Like Us, but SAVING Virgin Mary from the NOTHINGNESS, that She was, to a CREATED BEING, SO PERFECTLY CREATED, FULL OF GRACE, because of who She is today, THE MOTHER OF GOD. Amen As Virgin Mary Stated: "...My Spirit has rejoiced in God My Savior..." Hail Mary, Full of Grace.

LOURDE going in september

Did you also know that Bernadette tested the spirit? She threw holy water at her (remember, handkerchiefs blessed by Paul cast out demons) and said: If you come from God, stay, but if not, go away! And the lady bowed her head and smiled the entire time.

I wear an amulet of St. Berrnadeate! :)

What's the song in the background? Can anyone please tell me specifically what it is?

Why should he get to go there and not others? what makes him so great?

Do you follow the command in the Bible that we call her Blessed, since all generations henceforth are supposed to do so?

While you are right, she did not say that. It was translated; however, there must be some significance why she would say something boldly and remotely similar to this.

Please read "Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic" by David Currie.

Thumbs up if you've been to Lourdes

Queen of peace appearing in medjugorie every month now as well. At first I was skeptical but now I believe it is our blessed mother Mary who is appearing.

I don't understand why the Immaculate Conception is so important one way or another. Is there a coherent explanation?

That she is infinitely small next to God. That she is a creature created by God. But that God chose to use her to incarnate His son through which He would save the entire world. Not by her merits, but by the Grace of God. That she is a perfect model of what it means to say "YES" to Christ & to follow him perfectly. That Jesus loves and honors his mother so we should to. And that we should call her blessed (as scripture demands). And all reasonable implications that come w all that.

“HOLY” Mary!!! she should never be addressed without first saying Holy - Mary

PS: No it does not mean she is godlike, but even though she did not merit it, God did preserve her from Original Sin, so in that way she is better then us in that she had never had the stain of sin or committed sin.

It doesn’t need the musack background totally over riding your voice - I love yr homilies and holy guidance - this clip felt more sensorialised and verging on ‘entertainment’ missing the depth of holiness of Lourdes😢

Double PS: Are you also telling me that Christ would not want us to honor and love his own Mother, not worship her, but honor and love her?

Who is Jesus born of?

"From henceforth all generations will call me blessed" Luke (Lk 1:48) Do you follow the Bible and call her "Blessed"? Can you name any other person in the Bible other then Christ that this term refers to specifically?

@bigguitar22 it will never die christ is cleaning up his church , its like saying jesus is going to that and thats going to happen

It appears you don't really understand what any of those words mean or what the Catholic Church teaches about Mary...because you think or imply that it somehow takes anything away from Jesus' supreme "saviorship." It doesn't.

It is interesting to see how this priest now Bishop refrains from the Message of Lourdes. Maybe it is because it goes against his personal beliefs on Damnation and Salvation.

Mary expressed Jesus is her savior. If she needed s savior she therefore understood that she also was a sinner.

I don't understand why Mary needed an immaculate conception for us to love her or Jesus. It also seems like the idea of Mary's immaculate conception has been far from obvious to many Catholics throughout the ages. Even Thomas Aquinas didn't believe it. I don't understand why people focus on such details that may not even be knowable.

On December 8, 1854 Pope Pius IX defined as dogma that Mary of Nazareth was conceived without original sin. By this dogma, the Catholic Church confesses: “The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin.” (CCC #491-492, 508) Unfortunately, many Christians objected this dogma. Referring to Rm. 5:12-13, they argued that since sin has spread to all men, and that sin has been in the world before the law was given; Mary could not be conceived without sin. In addition, for Mary to be conceived without sin, they argued, her parents would have to be sinless as well. So was Mary conceived without sin? To answer this question, and to understand this teaching of the Catholic Church, it would be helpful to begin with the Book of Exodus, chapters 25-30. In these chapters, through Moses, the Lord commanded the Israelites to build a sanctuary that he may dwell in their midst. Within the boundary of the sanctuary were the tabernacle, the altar for burnt offering, the bronze laver and its base, and many other furnishings for the tabernacle. The heart of the sanctuary, however, was the tabernacle, which housed the Ark of the Covenant. When the Lord commanded the Israelites to build this sanctuary, he was very specific about the exact details as how everything had to be made, but most noticeable were the construction of the Ark of the Covenant, and the blending of the holy anointing oil. Concerning the construction of the Ark, the Lord said: Ex 25:10-22, (10) You shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. (11) And you shall overlay it with pure gold, within and without shall you overlay it, and you shall make upon it a molding of gold round about. See Ex 25:12-22 for more details. To blend the anointing oil, the Lord commanded, Ex 30:23-25, (23) Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, two hundred and fifty, and of aromatic cane two hundred and fifty, (24) and of cassia five hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin; (25) and you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the perfumer; a holy anointing oil it shall be. The Lord further commanded: Ex 30:26-29, (26) With this sacred anointing oil you shall anoint the meeting tent and the ark of the covenant, (27) and the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense, (28) and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils and the laver and its base. Then the Lord declared, Ex 30:29, When you have consecrated them, they shall be most holy; whatever touches them shall be holy. Thus, creatures consecrated to the Lord became holy, but note that the Ark became most holy even if, at the time of the consecration, it was empty, (Ex 25:16), and that the anointing oil was holy even if it wasn’t consecrated to the Lord. The anointing oil was holy because the Lord preserved it to be holy, he said, Ex 30:25, “...; a holy anointing oil it shall be.” So Scriptures tell Christians that though this world has been under a curse (Gn. 3:17-19), and that sin has spread to all men (Rm. 5:12); the Lord, in his omnipotence, can always have any of his creatures consecrated to him, and he can always preserve any of his creatures for his ‘personal use’. When he did, consecrated and preserved creatures became holy. Scriptures also tell Christians that the Lord had the old Ark of the Covenant made to house his covenant with the Israelites, or the stone tablets on which the ten commandments or the words of the Lord were written (Ex 40:20). This covenant was not the last, nor was it eternal; yet the Ark, which housed it, had to be the most holy. How holy then Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant, in whom the Eternal Word dwells has to be? Therefore, since the old Ark which was made of acacia wood, by human hands, and covered with pure gold was the most holy among all things; the new Ark, Mary, who was created by God’ hands, over shadowed by the Most High (Lk 1:35), from whom the Eternal Word received his flesh must be the most holy among all creatures. One question, which will surely arise is: Who consecrated Mary to God? The answer is, of course, Mary did. She consecrated herself to God, and she did it freely saying, Lk. 1:38, Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word. By her consecration of self, the Word incarnated in her virginal womb, and in her the Word really, truly, and substantially dwelled. Mary must be the most holy among all creatures, angels included. This, understandably, will lead us to the next question: Was Mary the most holy only from the time she consecrated herself to God, or was she always the most holy? As pointed out earlier, the old Ark was the most holy when it housed the words of God as well as when it was empty. Mary, the New Ark, therefore, had to be the most holy when she carried Jesus in her womb as well as when Jesus was not physically in her. In other words, Mary was the most holy throughout her life. This was so, for just in the same way that God had preserved the anointing oil to be holy, so that, by this oil, God gave consecrated creatures their holiness; God had also preserved Mary to be holy and free from sin, so that, through her, God gave his only Son to the world. This preservation, through Prophet Isaiah, God had announced to his people: Is 7:14, Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: The virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. So it’s clear that God had preserved Mary to be the Virgin; God had also made his will known more than 700 years before Mary was conceived in her mother’s womb. Mary, therefore, had to be the most holy and free from original sin at the time of her conception. Thus, by defining as dogma that Mary of Nazareth was conceived without original sin, the Catholic Church did not define the Immaculate Conception as a new revelation. Instead, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, she only brought forward the favor, which the Almighty had bestowed on Mary, Lk. 1:30, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” This favor was only one of the many great things the Almighty had done for her so that all ages will call her blessed. (Lk. 1:39-56) Who through all ages will call her blessed? Only Mary’s offspring will. The offspring of her adversary will undoubtedly never call her blessed. (Gn 3:14-15) Finally, as for the argument: if Mary was conceived without sin, her parents would have to be sinless as well. It’s clear that since the consecration of the Ark made holy only the acacia wood and the gold which was used in the construction of the Ark, and that God preserved only Mary to be holy and free from sin to be the mother of his Son; neither the rest of the acacia wood and gold were made holy nor Mary’s parents were preserved to be sinless. Christians, please pray: “O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee.” By praying this prayer, we ask Mary to pray for us, not that we pray to her.

There have been many claims of miracles. All cures seem to be some sort of condition t˙at goes away.No external signs. Has any one ever gone there who had a missing limb replaced. An example would be a person who suffered the affects of the drug, Thalidomide. These children are terribly disfigured. Would like to know if there are any cases on record of limbs being regenerated. Peace

But why not just say that "I am blessed by the Lord" Why say, "And henceforth all ages shall call me Blessed"? Also, when Gabriel made came to her, he said she is "Full of Grace". The fullest in grace one can be is to never be stained by sin. This clearly states that she was not stained by sin. Next, what did the Christians do to gain salvation for the first 300 year when there was no Bible? Next, can you trace your authority to interpret the Bible back through time to Christ?

so are people still getting healed from this water?

The Gospel according to Kiwi. You are really full of yourself: Pride is the source of all sin. Behind all the rhetoric is a person who simply does not want to acknowledge the Church's authority in these matters. I have a brother who is protestant, but he is a good man, and although not fully within the Body of Christ, I see him as the Good Samaratan. I told him that I hope he thinks the same for me. Veni Sancte Spiritus. Be at least a Good Samaratan to your fellow Christians, Kiwi. Love

Does blessed mean she is godlike ? Does blessed mean she is somehow greater than you ? No, it doesn't. She was just blessed by having Jesus and that's it.

However, the teaching that She was born without original sin has the problem that if it could be on earth someone without any sin than Christ's crucifixion loses it's meaning. He died for us because no one could be born without any sin. The Orthodox Church think that She was born with the original sin however she didn't sin at all. That was her only sin.

Again, Are you also telling me that Christ would not want us to honor and love his own Mother, not worship her, but honor and love her?

Actually, that's not true at all. Just because she was born without original sin does not mean at all that she didn't have free will. Adam and Eve were also born without original sin, yet they used their free will to disobey God. Also, redeemed is slightly different than "saved" in the way you seem to be using it.

I shall receive nothing that comes to me from heaven or earth, without realizing that it comes to me from the hands of Mary.I shall offer nothing, either to God or to creatures, without first placing it in the hands of my loving Mother.

Well the way you're using those words and the implication and charges you're making along with would indicate that you actually don't understand what those words mean. That's all.

What on Earth makes you come to that conclusion? Your doubt. Somebody told you this? Was it Martin Luther? Do you follow him? That may be the source of your errors. We are saved by God through his grace. It is faith and works in the context of God's grace that fulfills this connection. Works flow from true faith, but we must remember that we are saved by God's grace. And if God chooses to send Mary to talk to a young child.... He most certainly has that perogative. Wouldn't you agree?

You are misquoting scripture... Luke 1:48 "For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed." I can call you full of grace, its a compliment, it doesn't imply you were born without sin. You know what christians did for salvation and still do ? PREACH THE GOSPEL AND BAPTISE(acts 16:30-33). Never did they preach Mary to them. Lastly, scripture always existed and was published(Acts 13:49).

Next, can you trace your authority to interpret the Bible back through time to Christ?

You must know the response to that, johnthreesixteen316. Don't you? As Jesus ascended into Heaven, what did Jesus leave his followers? He didn't say "Hey make sure and follow that book" There was no new testement then. Jesus left his followers the Apostles with the Holy Spirit and having authority and instruction (tradition-handed down). "In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God." Jesus is the Word itself -existing in eternity. Retour aux sources.

There are none so blind that will not see. I pray God remove the veil from your eyes and u see the truth that you may be set free from this spiritual blindness

the catholic church is the mystical body of Christ. perhaps what you don't understand is the lover's heart.

"And why not send Jesus?! " I don't know. I am not God, and my dear sir, you are not Him either. Where in the Bible does it say God can't send Mary? Where in the Bible does it say that the Bible is the sole source of authority? When Jesus ascended into heaven, he didn't say "hey, make sure and follow that book!" There wasn't yet a new testement. "In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God." Jesus is the Word itself -existing in eternity. Retour aux sources.

Was it true that when the Blessed Virgin referred to herself to Saint Bernadette as The Immaculate Conception, that this was one of the reasons her story became believable to the Church, because they felt there was no way this simple child could have known that this had become a recent part of the doctrine in the Catholic Church?

sfappetrupavelandrei "the teaching that She was born without original sin has the problem that if it could be on earth someone without any sin than Christ's crucifixion loses it's meaning. He died for us because no one could be born without any sin. " Christ's sacrifice has meaning and value not for that reason, but by the reason that only a victim of infinite value could pay the debt we owed for Sin. Even a human creature who was kept free from Sin from conception does not have that value. Only a God-Man could have the value to be a sacrifice sufficient to pay the debt we owed. No human creature, not even Immaculate Mary, has infinite value in that regard. Mary was preserved from all stain of Original Sin, that's why she was also free from personal sins. Logically, if she had contracted Original Sin, she would have also suffered it's side-effects (weakened will, disordered desires and darkened intellect) and would have committed some sins (even if not mortal ones). As it is, she did not sin personally because God preserved her from falling into the mire of Original Sin in the first place. We who are born again into God's family, however, are pulled up out of that mudpit. Original Sin is washed away, but the stain remains and we tend to sin because of that stain.

It was no commandment, she was just expressing how blessed she was by being chosen by God for being a vessel for his son. God did not preserve her from the original sin, and she is not better than anyone. It is completely unbiblical to say Mary was preserved from the original sin. Christ wouldn't want us to honor or love his mother, because that does not profit anyone.

TAKE your wolf like thoughts somewhere else. This video is dedicated to the things of God. All you have claimed is entirely UNscriptural and the Church Fathers would totally disown you! We are, although sinners, Disciples of Our Lord and she is given to us by His own lips - "Behold Your Mother"! What we believe, is indeed of GREAT Taste and Worth and because of it Eternal Life is before us! BE Gone....

The Catholic Church believes Mary was conceived without sin. But, where does the Bible support such a view? Answer: it doesn't. Consider: Under the heading “Immaculate Conception,” The Catholic Encyclopedia admits: “No direct or categorical and stringent proof of the dogma can be brought forward from Scripture.” The Catholic Encyclopedia states: “In regard to the sinlessness of Mary the older Fathers are very cautious. . . . The Greek Fathers never formally or explicitly discussed the question of the Immaculate Conception.” TraditionalCatholic.net says: " No direct or categorical and stringent proof of the dogma [of the Immaculate Conception] can be brought forward from Scripture." So, does the Bible support the Catholic belief in the Immaculate Conception? Uh, no, it doesn't.

Barron cannot believe in mary's message because Mary's message refers to the reality of sinners going to Hell. barron doesn't believe anyone (or very few lol) are in Hell.

Well what people don't actually know is that the lady in question was my Aunty Mary. I have spoken to her many times about having a chat with the little girl but after all the hullabaloo that went on after she prefers now to remain anonymous. As far as she is concerned it has all got out of control. She wishes now she had never spoken to the little brat

Everyone is born with original sin! Hence one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. The only people born without original sin were Adam and Eve and Mary. The reason we are all born with original sin is because Adam and Eve disobeyed God.

Well, the RCC is certainly NOT foolish, so it must say something different - as indeed it does! 1) EVERY privilege given Mary, is give to her, 100% by the Grace of God. 2) The CC simply states what any "Christian" should see as blindly obvious. To use good ol "born-again" language, it says so, right there in the Bible! The fact you're clearly are ignorant of this, is kinda scary - for a person claiming to be a "Christian"!!! Just proves which "Church" is REALLY Biblically based! ;)

Zack....not to mention....say the rosary!! "Immaculate Conception". Diverting attention from God to itself....so unlike even the angels and apostles who refused to steal the recognition from God. Although Lucifer didn't.

He doesn't want us to worship her, he doesn't want us to honor and love her. IT DOES NOT PROFIT ANYONE ANYTHING.

You lie! The "law" you quote above, IF, repeat, IF, it ever did in fact exist, was LONG ago removed from the Canon! You don't have much luck do you...lol.....

Kiwi - again, that shows a misunderstanding of what the Catholic Church means and how you're interpreting it. The idea that Mary would be "on the same level of God" as you say, is completely against what the Catholic Church teaches. COMPLETELY. So your logic sounds crazy when it leads you to make such statements. And it certainly doesn't speak truth about the Catholic Church.

... and ever since, vultures have arrived for healings while god rips them off, and brings in momey to that town.

What if 1 billion Catholics are praying to Mary at the same time? she must here them all. is she another God?.

Deceiving and being deceived

Mary was a sinner(Romans 3:23;Luke 2:21-24;Psalm 51:5), was later saved(Luke 1:46-47). She was chosen as a vessel for Jesus, by God(Luke 1:38). She was blessed by having Jesus(Luke 1:48) and that's it. She is not the "Queen of Heaven" and she called herself a "handmaid". Luke 1:38 "And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her."

It actually asks her to pray for us sinners it doesn't say she is the only hope! You really are making yourself sound silly. Why if you don't believe in what we the catholic faith do are you even wasting your time on this video. I suggest you find a new hobby!

You can judge a spirit by its message. When the spirit leads you astray from The Bible, beware! Leading you to do things like repeat vain prayers, build statutes of idols, distractions from Christ by venerations of others, false teaching ("Immaculate Conception"). Take heed. How many times do you hear Jesus in this message!!!! Beware. God is a jealous God.