Marian devotion
The child who delivered bread in Lourdes
Lourdes, France
A poor child delivered his only bread with the sick and found more bread than he could eat.
Main data
Sanctuary: Lourdes, France
Type: Devotional anecdote
A poor boy from Tarbes had a small bread for all the way to Lourdes. When he arrived, he saw sick people who had no food. He gave them all his bread. The sick broke him up and all ate, and bread was left. The boy couldn't believe it. The faithful said it was a miracle of the Virgin.
«Quien reparte lo poco que tiene, recibe mucho más.»
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