Lourdes Centennial
Lourdes Centennial
Lourdes Centennial In Washington, D.C., 100,000 Observe the 100th anniversary of St. Bernadette's visions at Lourdes. Aerial view, orderly large crowd. Masses of people. What looks like a large dark rock with a carved-out place, where stands a white statue of a human figure; in foreground are candles and flowers (altar? shrine?). The statue is of a woman, draped, with words in French written over her head - Je Suis ... (can't read the rest). Rock with white Christian cross and words, Lourdes Centennial, with top of Washington Monument peeking over from behind the rock. Clergy walk toward the rock. Crucifix. Robed men (clergy?) among spectators. Clergyman with large hat and some sort of staff in hand moves hand and speaks.