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Following up the epic film, Bernadette, the story of the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to Bernadette Soubirous, this beautiful film tells the rest of the story of her life after the Marian visions - the life that made Bernadette a saint. The grotto of Lourdes is flourishing with many pilgrims, and Bernadette leaves to enter the convent of the Sisters of Nevers to dedicate her life to God. Under the harsh rule of the Novice Mistress who "doesn't believe in apparitions," Bernadette, now Sister Marie Bernard, begins her life of achieving sanctity through prayer, faith, suffering and a deep charity toward all. With another moving performance by actress Sydney Penny, this film reveals the incessant illness and suffering that St. Bernadette patiently, even cheerfully endured throughout her life in the convent, often repeating her prayer "to suffer and offer it to God."
106 minutes. Includes 16 page fact-packed booklet. English-dubbed; subtitles in English, Italian or French. Ages 12+.
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