Accompanying the reliquary were bottles of holy water drawn directly from the miraculous spring in Lourdes, France, as well as physical rocks gathered from the Grotto of Massabielle.
Hundreds of faithful gathered at St. Mary’s Church of Blessed Michael McGivney Parish in New Haven, Connecticut, on Oct. 12, to venerate the relics of St. Bernadette Soubirous as part of the nationwide 2026-2027 U.S. tour.
The sacred presentation featured five first-class relics of the visionary saint contained within an ornate, hand-carved reliquary, allowing local pilgrims to experience the grace and healing presence associated with the famous French Marian shrine without crossing the Atlantic.
Accompanying the reliquary were bottles of holy water drawn directly from the miraculous spring in Lourdes, France, as well as physical rocks gathered from the Grotto of Massabielle — the very spot where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared 18 times to the young Bernadette Soubirous in 1858.
Pilgrims venerate first-class relics of St. Bernadette Soubirous at St. Mary’s Church of Blessed Michael McGivney parish in New Haven, Connecticut, on Oct. 12. Five first-class relics, contained in an elaborate reliquary, as well as holy water from the Marian shrine in Lourdes, France, and rocks from the grotto, were
