"The apparitions of Mary of the Holy Rosary of San Nicolás have a supernatural character and are worthy of belief," declared Bishop Héctor Sabatino Cardelli of San Nicolás de los Arroyos in Argentina. “I worked in consultation with experts and witnesses,” Bishop Cardelli said in a homily on 22 May 2016. "I discerned on three specific criteria, namely: Is the event naturally occurring? Could it be the work of the enemy? Is it of supernatural origin? The answers to these questions left me sure that it is real and positive fruit exceeding mere human action.”
In 1983, the devout but uneducated housewife Gladys Quiroga de Motta says that Mary appeared in her house in San Nicolas de los Arroyos, Argentina while she was praying the Rosary. Mary was dressed in blue, holding the baby Jesus and with a Rosary in her hand – but quickly disappeared without a word. Other families in the city reported similar visitations.
After several more visitations, Mary finally spoke to Gladys for the first time, saying, “You have done well. Do not be afraid. Come to see me. I will take you by the hand and you will travel many paths.”
Mary and Jesus appeared to Gladys many more times over the course of the next six-and-a-half years, giving her around 800 messages. Among the requests Mary made to Gladys was that she make a medal honoring Mary of the Rosary of San Nicolas. Mary said that one side should have seven stars to represent “the seven graces that my Son Jesus Christ will grant to whoever has it on its chest. Praised be the Lord!”
Although there is already great devotion to Mary of the Rosary of San Nicolás, the official approval of the local bishop is sure to promote the story and devotion even more.
Following is a selection of messages by topic:
The Battle with Satan
Today the world is confused, very confused. Evil appears to be the only solution. Mankind is being lead by Satan to the deepest of the abysses, to the total condemnation of the soul. Fortunate those that want to see clear in their hearts. Fortunate those that stop to meditate. Fortunate those that are lead by the Mother. Glory be to the Eternal One! In these times of great confusion and so little light in souls, my purest light will be the one that guides you in the middle of so much darkness. I will help you to overcome all uncertainty. This Mother will make your encounter with the Son possible. For this, it is necessary to become small and to give in to my Heart.
The demon acts ferociously, do not be astonished. He attacks without compassion, surrounding everything what he can touch. Pray my children, prayer fortifies. You are called by Jesus Christ to pray. The prince of evil spills today his poison with all the forces, because he sees that he is concluding his sad reign. He has little left, his end is near.
In these times in which the poison of the evil one seems to contaminate everything, the Lord becomes evident for the salvation of souls. The enemy is defying me very ruthlessly, is openly tempting my children. It is a fight between the light and the darkness. It is a constant persecution to my dear Church.
The Holy Rosary is the most feared weapon of the enemy. It is also the refuge for those seeking relief, and it is also the door to enter my Heart. It is in fact this time, a precious time that does not have to be wasted but to be taken advantage of. The Redeemer is offering to the world the way to face the death that is Satan. He is offering as He did from the Cross, His Mother, mediator of all grace.
The Centrality of Christ
I want to heal my children of that disease that is materialism. Many suffer and I want to help them discover Christ, to love Christ, and to say to them that Christ prevails above all.
All of you are parts of the mystical body that is the Church and of which Christ is the head. On Earth, the Vicar of my Son is the person responsible for that body to be standing, and for that reason you must follow your Pope, following his education that is, really, the education of Christ. My Son’s will be done.
The most intense light of Christ will re-surge, just as at Calvary after the crucifixion and death came the resurrection, also the Church will re-surge again by the force of love. The Lord wants all to enjoy His kingdom. To those that are remote, I say to them: approach, Jesus Christ is within reach of your hand.
The Lord is revealing to you by means of the messages and the Sacred Scriptures what is expected from men. Do not close the doors to Him. Commit to Jesus as He committed to us.
The Pain of Mary
Pray for the Holy Church. Hurt is my Heart because frequently it is attacked, day to day its light dims. As Mother of the Church, I suffer the most exhausting pain. My sufferings are united to those of the Pope, because his pain is my pain. Every time Jesus Christ is offended, it feels that my heart is struck repeatedly.
The Eucharist
Eucharistic Jesus is a live and true body. Adore and love Him. My children, it is in the Eucharist where you can feel how He gives Himself to you. It is in the Eucharist where He returns to be body and blood, and it is from the Eucharist that he wants to save the souls prepared to receive Him.
[This content is the combination of two articles from the website of ChurchPop.com: Article 1 and Article 2. The image is from the blogspot of A Catholic Mom in Hawaii.] +JMJ+
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