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MissSchmidt
HonorsEnglish9
May1st2017
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OurblessedmotherMaryhasshownherselftousthroughprayer,butforsomeithas
beenmorethanthat.Shehasmadeherselfseenphysically,suchasinMedjugorjeandMexico.
Apparitionshappenallovertheworld,andeventhoughsomeplacesarefarfromonanotherthey
bothhaveonethingincommonandthatisOurBlessedMothermakingherselfvisibletopeople
hereonearthtohelpshareHerword.
In Medjugorje on the 24th of June 1981, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to six
trustworthywitnesses.Onthatday,aroundsixoclockonthehillthatisreferredtoasPodbrdo.
Thesixchildren,IvankaIvankovic,MirjanaDragicevic,VickaIvankovic,IvanDragicevic,Ivan
IvankovicandMilkaPavlovic,sawabeautifulladyholdingasmallchildinherarms,almostas
ifshewereprotectingthechild.Shedidnotspeaktothembutshedidindicatethatshewanted
themtocomenearher,allweretooafraidtodosoatthetime,butinstantlyeverysingleoneof
thechildrenknewwhothebeautifulwomenstandingbeforethemwas.Thisspecificapparition
tookplaceoverasevendayperiod.Onthesecondday,theywentbackbutweremissingtwoof
thechildrenthatwerewiththemthedayprevious,IvanIvankovicandMilkaPavlovic,their
spotsweretakenbyMariaPavlovicandJakovColo.Thesetwothenbecameapartofthesix
whogotregularvisitsfromMary,whiletheothertwoweretoneverseeheragain.Whilethey
weretheretheyprayedbeforeMotherMary,andaskedforprooftomakesurepeopledidnot
thinkthattheywerecrazy.MaryleftthemwiththesewordsGodbewithyoumyangels!On
thethirddaywhiletheywereontheirwaytoseeHertherewasaflashinglightthathappenedto
flashthreetimes,astoshowingherwhereabouts,alsotheyhadencounteredanolderwomanhad
saidtobrigHolyWatertomakesureitwasnotSatan.Whentheygottohershedisappearedbut
whentheybegantoprayShecameback. Onthisday,shewashigheronthehillthanever
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before. OntheFourthday,OurLadyappearedthreetimes,andwhenshedidtheyallasked
questionandsheansweredthem.Shegaveaspecificmessagetopriestswhichwasthis"May
thepriestsfirmlybelieveandmaytheytakecareofthefaithofthepeople!" Andagain,they
askedforsignsthattheywerenotcrazybecausepeoplewerebeginningtoaccusethemofdrug
appearedforthe3rdtimeandsaidgoodbyeinhopesofseeingthemagain.Duringthefifthday,
therewasacrowdofaboutfifteenthousandpeople,theyallhammeredthekidswithquestionsto
askherandeventhoughitwasexhaustingtheyfeltasiftheywereinheaven.Thesixthdaythe
childrenweretakentoMostarforamedicalexaminationtheywereclearedtobeingoodhealth
andwerenotcrazy.Thecrowdthatdaywasbiggerthaneverbefore,theybegantoprayandshe
appearedthedoctorwhohadexaminedthemwaswatchingtheapparitionandshefeltatingling
asifOurLadyhadtouchedhertoassureherthateverythingwasforreal. Shewasevenan
atheist, on that same day Daniel Setka, who was ill, was miraculously healed, her parents
broughtherandprayedforherhealingandshewas,shewashealed.Ontheseventhandfinal
daytwogirlshadsaidforthesixchildrentogetintoacaranddrivefaraway.Crowdswereno
longerallowedtoappearandbewiththemastheyprayed.Theirtrickdidnotworktheystill
askedtogetoutofthecarandprayed.OurLadystillcontinuedtoappeartothemandpraywith
themeveninsecret.Apparitionsoccuraroundtheworldandareaveryspecialoccasion,just
likeinMexico.
InMexico,JuanDiegowaswalkingtohischapelwhenhesawabeautifulwomanwith
lightaroundher.Whenhesaw,hershespoketohimandsaid,"Mydearlittleson,Iloveyou.I
desireyoutoknowwhoIam.IamtheevervirginMary,MotherofthetrueGodwhogiveslife
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andmaintainsitsexistence.Hecreatedallthings.Heisinallplaces.HeisLordofHeavenand
Earth.Idesireachurchinthisplacewhereyourpeoplemayexperiencemycompassion.All
thosewhosincerelyaskmyhelpintheirworkandintheirsorrows,willknowmyMother'sHeart
inthisplace.HereIwillseetheirtears;Iwillconsolethemandtheywillbeatpeace.So,run
nowtoTenochtitlanandtelltheBishopallthatyouhaveseenandheard."(CatholicOnline).So,
hewenttotheBishopbuthekepthimwaitingandsaidhewouldconsiderherrequestandifhe
wantedtovisitagainhecould,soJuanwenttoMaryandaskedhertosendsomeoneelse.She
respondednoandsohewentback,andthatSundayafterwaitingtheBishopwantedproof.So,
Juanreturnedinaskingofhertogivehimproof,shesaidhewouldgethisproofandtonotfear.
Juansunclehadbecomeillandhedidnotgobackbecausehewantedtocareforhisuncle.But,
whenhisunclewasneardeathhelefthissidetofindapriestandwhenhedidhehadtopassthe
hillandMarywastherewaitingforhimtoreturn.Shetoldhimhisuncleshealthwasrestored
andtogoandgettheflowers,whichwereroses,forher.So,hedidandwhenhebroughtthem
backshesaidthatthatwasherprooftotheBishop.Theybelievedandwenttothesightwere
JuanhadseenMaryfirst,andwhenhereturnedhomehefoundacompletelycuredunclewho
hadsaidhewasvisitedbyawomanwithalightandhadsaidtohim,"Callmeandcallmyimage
SantaMariadeGuadalupe".(CatholicOnline).
Duringdifficulttimesinlifemanyofusreachtoprayerandrelyonit.ForImmacule
IlibagizasheturnedtoprayerduringthetimeoftheRwandanGenocide.Immaculeprayedto
GodmostofthetimebutasshetalksaboutinherbookLefttoTellshehasaspecialbondwith
theVirginMary.IespeciallylovedtheVirginMary,believingthatshewasmysecondmom,
watchingoutformefromheaven.Ididntknowwhy,butprayingmademefeelwarmand
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happy.(Ilibagizapage6).ThisallconnectstoherbookbecauseevenImmaculeexperiences
theappearanceofMaryinadream,itwasnotaphysicalappearancesuchastheotherswerebut
itwasstillMaryrevealingherselftoImmacule.
MiraculousthingshappenallthetimeandtohaveMotherMaryappeartoyouis
somethingprettyspectacular,wenowrelyontheapparitionstotellusmessagesofMaryin
hopesofunderstanding.Tohearstoriesaboutapparitionsoccurringandtobeabletobelieveare
themostamazinghappeningstoeveroccur.Apparitionshappenaroundtheworldandareall
bringingthewordofMaryintoourlifetime.
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WorkCited:
OurLadyofGuadeloupe.Catholic.org,26April2017,http://www.catholic.org/about/guadal
upe.php
Shawl,Steve.Medjugorje,ashorthistory.Medjugorje.org,https://www.medjugorje.org/
shistory.htm