AT THE GRAVE(empty) OF ST BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS 1844 - 1879 , ST GILDARD CONGGREGATION SISTERS OF CHARITY - NEVERS ROUTE DE PARIS

 

She would not find happiness in this world, but only in the next. She was to die twenty–one years later in 1879 after a prolonged and painful illness. She remained hidden in a convent about 300 miles from home, as a nun of Conggregation Sisters of Charity, to serve the sicks and other servanthood job. A refuge from the interrogations and the pilgrims that never ceased seeking her. At thirty–five, her strong–willed manner gave way to her frail body, and she finally entered into her eternal happiness.