The Song of Bernadette (1943)

Gladys Cooper: Sister Marie Therese Vauzous

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• Mother Superior : Well, Doctor?

  Dr. St. Cyr : Well, in addition to the large tumor on the knee, she has tuberculosis of the bone. She has never complained of pain?

  Mother Superior : No. Has she?

  Sister Marie Therese Verzous : [stunned by the news]  She never mentioned it.

  Dr. St. Cyr : I can't understand it. She's had this affliction for a long time, and the constant pain and suffering associated with this disease is almost too horrible to describe.

  Sister Marie Therese Verzous : [Sister Marie Therese looks as if she had been struck a violent blow and walks off as if under a trance] 

• Sister Marie Therese Verzous : Are you pert, indifferent or only stupid?

  Bernadette : I'm stupid, Sister. I have a poor head for study.

• Sister Marie Therese Verzous : [Still reeling from Dr. St. Cyr's analysis of Bernadette's condition, staggers into the convent's chapel and kneels in prayer]  Oh, God. I have tried to storm the gates of heaven by sacrificing myself. I know now that we must be chosen... that we must be graced as you have graced this child. God forgive me. I've persecuted her, and I did not believe her... because I was filled with hate and envy. God help me to serve this chosen soul for the rest of my days. God help me! God help me!

• Sister Marie Therese Verzous : Why did Christ found the Church?

  Bernadette's Schoolmate : Christ founded the church to teach, govern, sanctify, and save all men.

  Sister Marie Therese Verzous : How long did Christ live on Earth.

  Bernadette's Schoolmate : Christ lived on Earth about thirty three years and led a most holy life in poverty.

  Sister Marie Therese Verzous : That is correct, except that you've omitted the last and most important word: in poverty and suffering. Never forget that my child, for only through suffering can we hope to gain the Kingdom of God.