A Gift of Love
It is a common belief among pilgrims to Bandel Basilica that Mary gives the gift of a child to childless couples who have recourse to her. One lady narrated a story: “ was on a city bus plying from Bandel Station to the Shrine. I soon exchanged a few words with a lady sitting beside me. She was holding a bouquet of flowers in her hands, I asked her where she would get down. “At Bandel Church,” she said. Then she went on telling why she was going there: “Every year on this day I go to thank Mary for