Thursday in the Octave of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Bernadette Soubirous, 1844-1879; she beheld the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lourdes, France, in 1858; Bernadette eventually joined the Sisters of Notre Dame of Nevers, and died at the age of 35 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/16/20 Gospel: Luke 24:35-48