Providence College recently celebrated the blessing of the Our Lady of Lourdes Oratory in the Ben Mondor Center for Nursing and Health Sciences on campus. In his homily, Father Thomas More Garrett, O.P., Providence College’s executive vice president of mission and chief operating officer, explained that St. Bernadette was drawn not to empty piety but to the care of the sick. Her encounters with Our Lady of Lourdes and the miraculous stories of healing attributed to Our Lady’s intercession continue to inspire generations of caregivers around the world.
