Feast of Our Lady Of Lourdes

11th February

On 11th February, we celebrate the feast of Our Lady.

Some of the children have shared their reflections on the day.

Feast day here at Our Lady of Lourdes was a calming, yet fun experience. In the morning we created a calm atmosphere, by painting and colouring. Before lunch we make prayer beads, which we took to mass at 11 O’Clock. Our Feast day is significant to us, as we are reminded of St Bernadette’s inspiring story.

 Mary wore a white cloak, blue sash and roses on her feet. To represent this, we wore the colours white and blue. On our prayer beads, we had a blue bead and a white bead. There was a flower, a heart and a cross. We did this to carry parts of Mary with us in prayer, but also God.

 In the afternoon, it was still calm. We made bracelets using white, dark blue, blue and light blue beads. After this, we wrote prayers for our Year 6 class prayer book. At the end of the day the whole school gathered together and offered our creations to Mary.

 To live out healing, hope and love in every day life, we could donate to charity, use manners and be polite. Doing these to everyone will make others happy, which makes you a good person.

 (Harper-Rose: Year 6)

I felt calm because Mary is always helping us when we need it.

 We made St Bernadette prayer beads. Each part had a special meaning. The beads for Mary’s cloak reminds me of a calm, peaceful place. The beads for her blue sash make me think about flowing water. The bead for the flowers at her feet symbolise growth in people. The heart bead shows Mary’s love because she loves and cares for everyone in the world. The wooden cross reminds us that Mary’s son Jesus died for us.

 On our Lady of Lourdes feast day we made Marian bracelets. While I was making mine, I thought about Mary’s cloak and blue sash when she appeared to St Bernadette 18 times but only once a day. The bracelet represents Mary’s clothes when she appeared to St Bernadette. I can wear it to remind me to be patient.

 The theme of the day was healing, hope and love. Healing means making things correct and helping. Hope means believing in yourself, others or something. Love means to be kind and caring to others.

 (Elliott: Year 6)