Saint Bernadette Soubirous

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known as "the Cachot". The Soubirous were allowed to remain
there rent-free. Each evening, the family gathered around the old fireplace for
family prayers. This concluded with the recitation of the Rosary - often led by
one of the Soubirous girls, Bernadette.

BERNADETTE

The marriage of Francois Soubirous and Louise Casterot produced six children.
The eldest of these was Bernadette. She was born on 7th January 1844, and was
baptized the next day by Abbé Forgues in the old parish church, being given the
name of Marie Bernarde. Because of her small stature, she was always referred to
by the diminutive form of the name, Bernadette. Six months later, Louise was
expecting a child; because of this, Bernadette was entrusted to the care of a
woman in near-by Bartres, Marie Aravant, who had just lost a baby boy. She
stayed there for 15 months. From her birth, Bernadette was a weak child,
suffering even then from the asthma which would cause her so much ...

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