My Spiritual Journey.
Apparitions of Mary the mother of Jesus
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 1 John 4:1
I was recently told that Mary is believed to be communicating with around 400 individuals and groups at the present time. This led me to a search of some of the recorded events of the past years. It is really no surprise that the vast majority are to Catholics. Given this one really wonders why the church is so apparently disinterested in communications from spirits. Some of these have been “ratified” others are said “not to be in accord with the faith.” In many of these messages Mary warns of terrible consequences if mankind does not repent.
1846 La Salette, France. Mary appeared to two children, Maximin Giraud and Melanie Mathieu. She gave them a series of secrets which were allowed to be told in 1858. Melanie’s were particularly prophetic, and while many have proved true over the past 150 years, some concern our future and are particularly sombre.
1858, Lourdes, France. Bernadette Soubirous, a simple girl who only spoke a local dialect, had the greatest difficulty in being tutored sufficiently to receive her first Holy communion. It would appear that the apparitions were in response to her most earnest prayers to achieve this aim. Healings were achieved at the site where Mary appeared, from the waters of a spring that emerged. Bernadette became a num, and it is said that many years after her death, when her coffin was opened as part of the proposed beatification, her body had not decayed at all.
1917. Fatima, Portugal. Mary appeared to three shepherd children. Our Lady of Fatima explained to the children that war is a punishment for sin and warned that God would further castigate the world for its disobedience to His Will by means of war, hunger and the persecution of the Church, the Holy Father and the Catholic Faithful. Mary prophesied that Russia would be God’s chosen “instrument of chastisement,” spreading the “errors” of atheism and materialism across the earth, formenting wars, annihilating nations and persecuting the Faithful everywhere. See this message that a bouncing sun was indeed witnessed at Fatima. There is even a second confirmation.
1961-1965. Garabandal, Spain. Four young girls, aged 11 and 12 experienced a series of apparitions and experienced a number of paranormal events. These events were witnessed by a great number of people, and tested by doctors and psychiatrists.
1973-1975. Akita, Japan. A nun, Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa has received the stigmata and has received messages from Our Lady. “As I told you, if men do not repent and better themselves, the Father will inflict a terrible punishment on all humanity. It will be a punishment greater than the deluge, such as one will never seen before. Fire will fall from the sky and will wipe out a great part of humanity, the good as well as the bad, sparing neither priests nor faithful. The survivors will find themselves so desolate that they will envy the dead.” These have been approved by the Catholic Church.
1976-1990 Finca Betania, Venezuela. Mrs. Maria Esperanza is considered by many to be one of the greatest mystics of these times. In the midst of her household chores as a wife, mother and grandmother to nineteen grandchildren, God continues to bestow upon her extraordinary gifts and charismata: The stigmata, visions of the future or the gift of prophecy, the gift of healing, appearance or “materialization” of a Holy Host in her mouth, emission of scents of flowers and fruits, apparition of rose petals, levitation, bilocation.
1981-1992. Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Mary warned us that Satan is strong and wishes to make as many souls as possible his own. She pleaded for us to trust in her and she said that she is here to help and guide us. Mary also hinted that these apparitions will soon be ending. When this happens, events foretold will unfold rapidly. We are told at Medjugorje that these are the last apparitions on earth and that when they cease in Medjugorje they will cease everywhere… (This is not in agreement with other communications where Mary has said she will communicate to the end of time. However perhaps there will be no physical manifestations.)
1988. Cuenca, Ecudor. Patricia Talbot, a 16 year old Catholic girl has received nearly 100 messages including some received on a visit to Mexico and some from Jesus. During one apparition in the presence of “1000” the sun changed colour. These messages are not on the net, and are not supported by the Catholic Church. She has since taken a vow of silence.
1992. South Phoeniz, Arizona. Estela Ruiz: “I looked up and saw this light just filling the room. I was paralyzed. I couldn’t say anything. Then I began to see a mistlike cloud around the picture. I could feel my heart pounding. I looked up and all of a sudden I saw her alive. She was in front of the picture. It was as if she had come out of the picture and changed.”