One day a woman appeared to her in a grotto as she was collecting wood with her younger sister, and her friend. On her sixteenth visit to the grotto she asked the woman who she was and after the third time asking the woman said, "I am the Immaculate Conception."
She Suffered extreme asthma and lived in poor health
She had a bad memory and many thought her unintelligent because of it
She had wanted to join the Carmelites but her health would not allow it.
I chose St. Bernadette as my confirmation saint because I could relate to her the most. When I was younger I had received anointing of the sick twice because of my bad asthma and bad health. I also do not have the greatest of memories but I follow St. Bernadette's simple way and do what I can to please God and stay humble. Lastly, like St. Bernadette I pray to Our Lady and ask for her help and protection. I After Sunday mass I will always take time after to kneel before her image and thank her. Bernadette was a very simple girl who did not do extravagant deeds, she lived her life day to day along with prayer and the desire to please God.
A person being confirmed is given the opportunity to choose a confirmation name to mark a new faze in their life, honor a saint, and perhaps follow that saint's way of life.