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More of Mary’s Words

“I am awakening you so that you may collect what you have and purify it.  Prepare yourself for the coming of the one who will come unexpectedly; and do not leave him standing at the front door.  He has a power that surpasses your intelligence and he sees even that which you want to hide from Him,” Our Lady of Kibeho, by Immaculee Illibagiza.

Who did Our Lady appear to?

 13 years before the Rwandan genocide, Mary introduced herself as “The Mother of the Word” and “The Mother of God” to the following in order of appearance in 1981-1982:

1. Alphonsine Mumureke, 17 years old, was the first visionary. Mary continued to appear to her for 8 years. 
2. Anathalie Mukamazimpaka, 20 years old, was the second visionary 2 months later.
3. Marie Claire Mukangango, 21 years old. She was the biggest challenger to the validity of the appearances of Our Lady. She tortured the first 2 visionaries until Our Lady chose her. Our Lady of Kibeho gave Marie Claire the responsibility of teaching the world the Seven Sorrows Rosary for complete satisfaction of reparations all sins committed against God. Her mission ended with her death on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, September 15, 1982.
   • 33 visionaries came forward. Formal investigations began in 1982 by theological and medical examinations. “The reports of 3 other girls who claimed to receive the apparitions and one boy who maintained he had visits from Jesus, Sagatashya in Immaculee’s book, The Boy who Met Jesus, were dismissed in the formal investigations (NCRegister.com, “Our Lady of Kibeho”: An Urgent Appeal to the Repentance and Conversion of Hearts.”)
   • It is believed that the Vatican rushed the approval before getting more evidence on the subsequent appearances because of their interest in a priest to be released from prison (previously encarcerated for crime committed in the genocide.) Our Lady still appears to Josepha, one of the first six visionaries. I had the incredible opportunity to witness and film Mary’s apparition the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, August 15, 2020 – the day after the feast day of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Knight of the Immaculata (a saint God created for our current Time of Mercy.). It was a game changer!! We prayed 15 decades a day plus Seven Sorrows plus The Divine Mercy Chaplet, every day. Since I now know what peace and supernatural assistance honoring Our Lady’s Request gives, I won’t stop fulfilling it until the day I go to Heaven!
   • This experience in Kibeho changed my life forever. Our Lady promised that our rosaries are working! She said that we are in the scourge of the Church. Our Lady of Kibeho said on August 15, 2020 that we believers are experiencing the grueling Passion with Jesus again – it is the labor pains of His kingdom born on Earth. Jesus needs our help with prayers to console His Sacred Heart and Mary’s Immaculate Heart; and, to quench his “thirst for souls”- (words of Saint Mother Theresa.) “Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world.” – Blessed Pope Pius IX

How did the witness describe Our Lady’s appearance?

Alphonsine said, “Our Lady of Kibeho is always bathed in soft light wearing a dress that must have been made by angels because it is seamless.  Her skin shines like polished ivory, but it wasn’t white like we see in pictures.  She wasn’t black either…she wasn’t black or white.”  

What was Mary’s message?

The Virgin Mary warned that if Rwandans did not cleanse their hearts of hatred through praying the Most Holy Rosary and Seven Sorrows Rosary, which will fill their souls with God’s love, evil would win out and a genocide would sweep across the land. The genocide wiped out 1 million lives in one month. Praying the rosary saved Immaculee’s and six other women’s lives in a small bathroom for 91 days. God hears our pleas through the rosary. I can attest to that personally – many times over.

Who approved?

Recognized by the Vatican in 2001, Our Lady of Kibeho is the only Marian apparition site approved by the Catholic Church and Pope Francis on the Africa continent.

On November 29, 1932, Our Lady appeared to five children in Beauraing, Belgium.  The children were Frenande Voisin, 15; Albert Voisin, 11; Gilberte Voisin, 13; Andree Degeimbre, 14; and Gilberte Degeimbre, 14.  Our Lady appeared to them 33 times over 5 weeks, with the last apparition occurring on January 3, 1933.  This timeframe was shortly after the end of World War I and during the Great Depression.  Our Lady identified herself as “the Immaculate Virgin”.  She was greatly illuminated and appeared to be walking on a cloud.  She wore a long white dress, a white veil, and a golden crown of light.  On December 29^th, Our Lady opened her arms and revealed a brilliant golden heart.  Bright rays of golden light shone from her golden heart. 

During Our Lady’s first 3 apparitions, she said nothing to the children.  She just looked at them and smiled.  Thereafter, her messages were simple but profound.  “Always be good … Pray very much … I am the Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God, pray always … Sacrifice yourself for me … I shall convert the sinners”.  She gave the children secret messages as well.  Initially, the local people, including the children’s parents and the parish priest, were skeptical and accused the children of lying.  But many miraculous healings of body, mind and soul occurred during those months and in subsequent years.  In 1943, Bishop Charue of Namur authorized public devotions to Our Lady of Beauraing.  On July 18, 1947, the Bishop received papal blessings for the Sanctuary dedicated to Our Lady of Beauraing.  Final approval of the authenticity of the apparitions was granted on July 2, 1949.  Our Lady of Beauraing, also known as Virgin with the Golden Heart, is celebrated every year on November 29^th.

More Words from Our Lady

• May 13, 1917: “Pray the rosary every day to bring peace to the world…”
• June 13, 1917:  “…I want you to continue praying the rosary every day.”
• July 13, 1917:  “Continue to pray the rosary every day in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary, to obtain peace for the world and the end of the war, because only she can help you.”
• (Responding to a request for healing)“…Be certain to pray the Rosary with his family every day.”
• “When you pray the rosary, say after each mystery, ‘O, my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell. Lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who are most in need.”
• August 13, 1917:  “…continue to pray the Rosary every day.”
• September 13, 1917:  “Continue to pray the Rosary my children. Pray it every day that the war may end.”
  October 13, 1917:  “I am Lady of the Rosary. Continue to always pray the Rosary every day.”

Videos

• THE ENTIRE STORY OF THE APPARITIONS OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA AND THE ANGEL 100TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!  
• The Miracle of the Sun In Fatima (October 13, 1917)  
• The Day the Sun Danced: The True Story of Fatima | The Saints and Heroes Collection 
• A children’s book simplifies the story
•  The Real Third Secret of Fatima 

On her right was Saint Joseph, his head inclined toward her and on her left Saint John the Evangelist., the Blessed Virgin wore a white cloak and was described by witnesses as being incredibly beautiful. She wore a bright golden crown…and appeared to be praying with her eyes looking toward heaven with her arms bent in front of her with her palms facing inward.

https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/our-lady-of-knock.html

Fun Facts

*Although it was raining, the ground where the apparition was occuring was dry

*The gable church was covered with a cloud of light.

*There is something else about the circumstances of the apparition that is important: prior to its occurrence, Archdeacon Cavanagh, the parish priest, announced to the parishioners his plan to say 100 Masses for the Holy Souls in Purgatory whom Our Lady wished to release. The last of these 100 Masses was offered less than a week before the apparition occurred. This is considered deeply significant by many people.

Who did Our Lady appear to?

Fifteen parishioners, ages 5-75, stood to witness the apparition for two hours in the rain (like later at Fatima,) as they recited the rosary.

What was her message?

In silence, Our Lady, St. Joseph and St. John all exuded a prayerful, penitential and reverential spirit. To the left of Saint John was an altar on which stood a cross and a lamb. Standing only a few feet off the ground.   The miraculous apparition of Mary that was witnessed by the small group of 15 that day rippled through thousands of visitors. 

How did the witness describe her appearance?

The Blessed Virgin wore a white cloak and was described by witnesses as being incredibly  beautiful. She wore a bright golden crown.  She appeared to be praying with her eyes looking toward heaven with her arms bent in front of her with her palms facing inward.

Here is the eyewitness testimony of Patrick Hill:

“I distinctly beheld the Blessed Virgin Mary, life size, standing about two feet or so above the ground clothed in white robes which were fastened at the neck.

Her hands were raised to the height of the shoulders, as if in prayer, with the palms facing one another, but slanting inwards towards the face; the palms were not turned towards the people, but facing each other as I have described; she appeared to be praying; her eyes were turned as I saw towards heaven.

She wore a brilliant crown on her head, and over the forehead where the crown filled the brow, a beautiful rose; the crown appeared brilliant, and of a golden brightness, of a deeper hue, inclined to a mellow yellow, than the striking whiteness of the robes she wore; the upper parts of the crown appeared to be a series of sparkles, or glittering crosses.”

[I saw her eyes, the balls, the pupils and the iris of each.]

I noticed her hands especially, and face, her appearance.

The robes came only as far as the ankles; I saw her feet and the ankles; one foot, the right, was slightly in advance of the other.

At times she appeared, and all the figures appeared, to move out and again to go backwards; I saw them move; she did not speak; I went up very near; one old woman went up and embraced the Virgin’s feet., and she found nothing in her arms and hands; they receded, she said, from her.”

Who approved?

The local bishop said the apparition served the faithful by re-substatiating the message of mercy, the Eucharist, the help of the saints, and the designation of Jesus as the sacrificial lamb for us.

Miracles

• Ten days after the apparition, the first miraculous cure occurred. By 1880, Fr. Cavanagh had recorded over 300 cures. His record of the cures is preserved to this day.

 Testimony of a recent pilgrim to the Knock Shrine:”This is my first visit to Knock. I came because my 84 year old mother wanted to come so my wife, my sister and I came with her. I was nonplussed at the idea but have been taken completely by surprise by the wondrous peace that engulfs this magical place. This visit has renewed and strengthened my faith. I leave, I hope, a better person.”

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Fun Facts

• *Apparitions in Gietrzwałd took place a mere 20 years after those of Lourdes, where the Mother of God told Bernadette Soubirous “I am the Immaculate Conception,” and 23 years after Pope Pius IX announced the dogma of Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception.
• *During July, Szafryńska and Samulowska were daily visited by Our Lady during the evening Rosary service. 
• *The apparitions lasted for 3 months.

Who did Our Lady appear to?

Justyna Szafryńska, and a 12-year-old Barbara Samulowska.

What was her message?

God supported the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception and had Our Lady repeat her earnest request: to pray the rosary!  She visited the 

How did the witness describe her appearance?

The same apparition was repeated on two different days , 1.  The Angelus bells were heard 2. The maple tree was brightly illuminated. 3. A golden circle appeared around it with a throne of gold 4. two angels escorted the Blessed Mother to the throne.5. Our Lady was seated on a gold, pearl-studded throne, and two other angels brought Baby Jesus in a heavenly glow and placed Him on the left knee of Our Lady; the Child was holding the orb in his left hand. Still other angels were raising a crown above Mary’s head. Yet another angel brought a gold scepter and held it in the right hand above the crown. One more angel hovered above the entire scene, pointing to a cross.

Who approved?

In 1877,  Future Saint Pope JPII as the Archbishop of Krakow presided over the 100 year anniversary.   On that day, Bishop Józef Drzazga of Warmia issued a decree validating the credibility of the apparitions and proclaiming them as worthy of Christian belief and devotion.

Miracles

In early September 1877, the bishop moreover asked three physicians to examine the visionaries during the apparitions. When the girls were seeing the Blessed Virgin Mary, their pulse slowed down, their upper and lower extremities got cooler and their gaze was fixated.

Who did Mary appear to? 

Eugene, age 12, and brother Joseph, and an adult neighbor. Only the children could see her.

How did the witness describe her appearance?

Eugene gazed at the stars on the night of January 17, 1871  and saw the apparition of a beautiful woman, smiling at him, wearing a blue gown with golden stars, black veil and a golden crown.

What was her message?

Mary was silent, displaying a written message while they prayed. 

Who approved?

On February 2nd 1872, the Bishop of Laval, Monsignor Wicart, acknowledged the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Pontmain to be genuine.

Miracles

*It was said that as the crowd prayed the Rosary, the stars on her gown multiplied until the gown was entirely golden.

*At the same time on that day of the Prussian War, the encroaching Prussian army commander, General Von Schmidt, reported, 

“We cannot go any further … there is an invisible Madonna barring the way.”

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Fun Facts

Mary Magdalene was contemplating the image of Our Lady of Sorrows while suffering in illness and bedridden, which led to the appearance of Mary by her bedside.

Who did Our Lady appear to?

Mary Magdalene Cade, a 31 year old orphan

How did the witness describe Mary?

Our Lady was dressed in white with a golden tiara in her hair.

What was Our Lady’s message?

God heals those who are obedient to His Blessed Mother’s requests:  to pray for her help while meditating on the suffering of Jesus and His Blessed Mother..(exactly what we do when we honor her request to pray the rosary!)

Who recognized the apparition?

Pope Leo XIII dedicated the basilica to “Mary, Help of Christians”

Miracles

January 13, 1866:  *Mary Magdalene is miraculously healed by Our Lady Help of Christians

September 13, 1866: *At Kathenhof, a mother sadly wrapped the legs of her child for amputation in the linen cloth that was laid at the feet of Our Lady in Philipsdorp. The child felt a strong sensation of heat and after three days he was completely cured. This child became a missionary priest in the Congregation of Divine Word in the Netherlands

*The chaplain Father Francis Storch said he recorded eleven sets of miraculous healings in the community surrounding the apparition site.

Fun Facts

Before Mary told Bernadette “I am the Immaculate Conception,” she looked up to the sky for acceptance from God to reveal her name.  She then looked at St. Bernadette nodded as if receiving God’s acceptance through her heavenly spouse, the Holy Spirit.  After these moments of quiet, Our Lady declared our Holy Church Dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Our Blessed Mother through her simple words – which then supports how both she and Jesus were born without sin; and, thus, have the merits to substantiate their claims of favor by God.  Put simply, they have the qualifications to guide us to our pure and perfect All Mighty, God.  We should listen to them: “Do whatever he tells you.” John 2:5 RSV

Who did Mary appear to?

St. Bernadette Soubirous

How did the witness describe her appearance?

“I heard a sound like a gust of wind…as I turned to look at the meadow I heard the same sound again…I saw a lady dressed in white, wearing a white dress, a blue girdle and a yellow rose on each foot, the same color as the chain of her rosary; the beads of the rosary were white….From the niche, or rather the dark alcove behind it, came a dazzling light.” – Bernadette Soubirous

What was her message?

Mary’s message is one of prayer and penance.  She gains divine credibility when revealing her true name: “The Immaculate Conception” in order to make us follow her repeated request, “pray the rosary daily.”

Miracles

2021 Miracle from Lourdes 

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Who did Mary appear to?

Our Lady to two shepherd children, Melanie Calvat and Maximin, 11

What was her message?

Morning and evening prayer is expected by God.  If you cannot pray (the rosary), then at least one Our Father and One Hail Mary.

The important points below were found here:  The Message of La Salette 

As Maximin put it, “She was like a mama whom her own children had beaten and who had escaped to the mountain to weep.” 

Melanie said, “It was an explosion of love that cannot be expressed in human language or with letters of the alphabet.”

How did Mary Appear?

Maxamin added, “She was tall and seemed to be made of light. She was dressed like women of the region with a long dress, an apron nearly as long as the dress, a shawl that crossed over her breast and was knotted in the back, and a cap or bonnet similar to the ones worn by peasant women. Roses crowned her head while another wreath of roses adorned the edges of her white shawl and a third garland surrounded her shoes. Over her brow shone a light in the form of a diadem. On her shoulders shone a heavy chain and from a smaller golden chain hung a resplendent crucifix with a hammer and pincers placed on each side of the Cross, a little beyond the nailed hands.”

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Fun Facts

In 1847, Alphonse was ordained a priest, and for the rest of his life, he devoted himself to the conversion of Jews and Muslims.  

How did Mary appear?

“Above the altar was a living figure, tall, majestic, beautiful and full of mercy.”

Who did she appear to?

Alphonse Ratisbonne – a wealthy anti-Catholic jew converted by an apparition of Our Lady of Sion.

Miracle:

As an anti-Catholic, it was a miracle that he was wearing the medal.  He was furious with his brother who became a priest. His brother and friends prayed for him…his experienced suffering and a friend put a miraculous medal around his neck. Mary appeared to him while wearing the friend’s Miraculous Medal while praying a novena of memorares!

“It was the Most Holy Virgin Mary … I fell on my knees … Unable to look up because of the blinding light, I fixed my glance on her hands, and in them I could read the expression of mercy and pardon.”

When was it approved? 

By Pope Gregory XVI on June 3, 1842