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Those of us who’ve made the pilgrimage to Lourdes know how utterly superficial this whole “medical miracle” issue is. The true miracle of Lourdes is not the occasional remission of some incurable cancer, but the thousands who finish their visit with the exhilarating feeling of a soul washed clean and a new appreciation for the love of God and His holy mother. After all, no matter how often one’s body is fixed, and however miraculously, the eventual end is the same - it’s just being put off. But when one’s soul is cured ...

There was a wonderful book from the public library of all places where the Lourdes medical board had documented many cures; they are scrupulous. There are probably more actual cures than those they put their stamp of approval on. Wish I could remember the title, must be an older book because this would have been in the early 90's but not the one mentioned by the previous poster. The cases set forth in the book were very detailed and fascinating.

I was looking for a common thread for the cures, there were some similarities in sensations of cold (apart from the water which is cold), only one IIRC of electrical-like flowing, wish I'd made notes. It's been so long since I read it, but some seemed to be thrown into various positions by force as part of the cure.

In particular, I noticed that there was not one from the US. They were all from either England or France, maybe one from Italy. In the case of the latter, it was a person who was led to a better doctor subsequent to her pilgrimage and was cured medically.

Obviously the healing of the soul is the most important, just thought I'd share my impressions having never been there.

No lost limbs restored, but a withered arm like Jesus did was healed. I used to hope that maybe the best would be saved for last as in when times get really bad, but it will remain a mystery. As it is written, "nothing is impossible with God."