Our Lady of LOURDES shrine, B.Pallippatti is a Divine gift by Nature. It is situated at an Excellent Surrounding of 'one entire Beautiful Mountain' , fully 'Top to Feet' , located on BOMMIDI to Pappireddipatti main road ; and this rare ' Lourdhu Maadha Grotto ' is modelled on the same design and setting of the 'World famous' Prayerful Grotto of 'Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine ' in FRANCE which is one of the most frequently visited Christian Shrines over the Globe , where those 18 Miraculous Apparitions of Mother Mary was offered to an unlettered village girl Bernadette Soubirous : started from February 11th Thursday, 1858 and culminated on 16th July 1858, Thursday .
The Chronological order of the Apparitions : 1.Thursday 11 February 1858. 2.Sunday 14 February 1858. 3.Thursday 18 February 1858. 4.Friday 19 February 1858. 5.Saturday 20 February 1858. 6.Sunday 21 February 1858. 7.Tuesday 23 February 1858. 8.Wednesday 24 February 1858. 9.Thursday 25 February 1858. 10.Saturday 27 February 1858. 11.Sunday 28 February 1858. 12.Monday 01 March 1858. 13.Tuesday 02 March 1858. 14.Wednesday 03 March 1858. 15.Thursday 04 March 1858. 16.Thursday 25 March 1858. 17.Wednesday 07 April 1858 and 18.Thursday 16 July 1858. On the 18th Apparition Mother Mary at Lourdes Grotto was very beautiful than ever ! The very first Christian of this ( B.Pallippatti )Parish , Mr Cheeraalan , received his Baptism on this same year 1858 , and possibly the date too may be matching..!
The Century of the two historical occasions : 1.Our Lady of Lourdes , FRANCE , apparitions , 2 . The Baptism of the very first Christian of this B.Pallippatti parish ... approached , when nearing 1950s..; and by Maadhaa's grace a Priest from France itself came and Wondered at what he saw before his 'unblinking' PIOUS EYES ! The same size and exact surrounding of a Beautiful Mountain which resembles the Original Lourdes , FRANCE , apparitions' site ! He deeply was inspired to establish a Shrine HERE , using the Divine Surrounding , On the name of 'Our Lady of Lourdes' ; and the work began and the initial ground leveling went on.
Emerging of Lourdhupuram village : After finishing the basic construction of the safety 'side walls' to the 53 +10 Rosary Steps which neatly 'climbing up' to the first plain Service Altar and Rocky Grotto , and the major works of the shrine , the kind hearted Parish Priest Rev. Fr James Pulical decided to arrange for a New Colony to those Christian people who were certainly in need of houses near the Shrine : and the result is now what we see as the present 'Lourdupuram village' . ..!
The photos : western side of Our Lady of Lourdes shrine , and the open ground for the festival stage facilities.
Annual Festival at the Lourdes Shrine : Every year in the second week of 'Easter Sunday' , the parish people used to arrange for a Three days' Special Celebration of Passover Festival on the memory of the past Biblical Events associated with Jesus Christ and Mother Mary and the saints . They efficiently stage the Life, Teachings and miracles of Jesus Christ in a 'peculiar manner' using the entire Outdoor location of the Natural Mount for their Drama stages. The sound effects and the 'Pre recorded voice presentation' , matched with colourful lights' setting , brings a Real lively depiction of 'the Biblical prophecy legend' before our eyes...!
We , the blogger's family members and close friends , do grow from here ; and we all have more than a Half Century's Graceful guiding experiences , and Maximum degree of Divine Benefits throughout this 'Spiritual Land' and through this' Lourdhu Maadha Grove ' and really through the pious and honest parish people who like us very much.
We too have active connection and important part in the Script and Development of all the Cultural programs going on here. Our devotion to our' MAADHAA MARY ' is real and Sincere. Her nice Blessings to us , Her Sweet Children , we have always. WHOAM.
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