▁drew ▁pil gr ims . ▁Today , ▁the ▁small ▁spring ▁yields ▁about ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁gall ons ▁of ▁water ▁a ▁day ▁with ▁many ▁reports ▁of ▁mi rac ul ous ▁he al ings . ▁ ▁Mar iet te , ▁mean while , ▁became ▁the ▁object ▁of ▁local ▁der ision , ▁with ▁even ▁her ▁grand m other ▁and ▁a unt ▁making ▁fun ▁of ▁her . ▁Boys ▁followed ▁her ▁around , ▁calling ▁her ▁" B ern ad ette ", ▁kne eling ▁and ▁asking ▁for ▁her ▁bless ing . ▁Her ▁claims ▁were ▁subject ▁to ▁an ▁official ▁investigation ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁by ▁an ▁epis cop al ▁commission . ▁The ▁evidence ▁collected ▁was ▁submitted ▁to ▁Rome ▁for ▁further ▁analysis . ▁Meanwhile , ▁a ▁hospital ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Bishop ▁K erk hof s ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Li ège ▁( Bel g ium ) ▁approved ▁the ▁v ener ation ▁of ▁Mary ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁Po or ▁and ▁approved ▁the ▁appar itions ▁themselves ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Although ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁gave ▁the ▁bishop ▁permission ▁to ▁appro ve ▁the ▁appar ition , ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁itself ▁did ▁not ▁appro ve ▁it . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁appar itions , ▁Mar iet te ▁decided ▁to ▁remain ▁a ▁private ▁person , ▁married ▁and ▁led ▁a ▁quiet ▁family ▁life . ▁A ▁small ▁chap el ▁stands ▁where ▁the