Coincidences Between Saint Catherine Laboure

And

Saint Bernadette Soubirous

 

1.     France was their native country.

 

2.     They became members of different religious orders; however, each order includes the title, Sisters of Charity.

 

3.     St. Catherine and St. Bernadette each had apparitions of the Blessed Mother.

 

4.     Saint Bernadette died at age 35.

        Saint Catherine died at twice the age of Saint Bernadette,

        70 years old.

 

5.     Saint Catherine died in 1876.  Saint Bernadette died in 1879.

       ( 6 and 9 are the same numerical symbols in reverse )

 

6.     After death the bodies of the saints remain incorrupt.

 

7.     Our Blessed Mother revealed her Immaculate Conception to each of them.

 

8.     Saint Bernadette was canonized a saint in 1933.

        In 1933 Saint Catherine's body was exhumed for the Beatification.

 

9.    Saint Bernadette was canonized on 8 December, the feast of the Immaculate Conception.

       The medal which was revealed to Saint Catherine was first

       called,  "The Medal of the Immaculate Conception".

 

10.  Saint Bernadette was 14 years old when she saw Our Lady in

       1858. Saint Catherine saw Our Lady in 1830, 14 years before 

       Saint Bernadette was born.

       Saint Catherine was canonized in 1947,14 years after

       Saint Bernadette was canonized.

 

11.  Saint Bernadette and Saint Catherine each had visions of

       Our Lady prior to taking their vows.

 

12.  When adding their ages at the time they saw Our Lady, 24 for

       Saint Catherine and 14 for Saint Bernadette, it adds up to 38.

       Saint Catherine, born in 1806 was 38 years old in 1844,

       the year in which Saint Bernadette was born!

 

13.  In the year of 1858, Saint Catherine was 52 years old by the time

       of the last Apparition of Lourdes, which took place on July 16th . 

       Saint Catherine was born on 2nd  May (5/2). 

 

14.  Saint Catherine accepted her vows in 1835.  Saint Bernadette

       experienced 18 apparitions and went to heaven at the earth age of 35.

 

15. The apparitions of the Miraculous Medal occurred in the year of 1830.

      The apparitions of Lourdes occurred in the year of 1858.  The years of

      1830 and 1858 together share the same calendar. For example, in 1830

      and in 1858 September 8th was on a Wednesday.  And in those years,

      February consisted of 28 days.

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Andres J. Washington

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