Between Heaven, "the place of refreshment, light and peace."
and Hell the abode of eternal torment,
there is, till the day of general judgement, a middle state, called Purgatory,
for those Souls that depart this life justified, but still in need of final purification.
In this place of punishment and purification, of justice and mercy,
dwell the Souls that have venial sins to expiate,
or temporal punishment to undergo, or both.
A collection of articles and videos about Garabandal and The Miracle
As my Message of the 18th of October has not been complied with, and as it has not been made known to the world, I am telling you that this is the last one. Previously, the Cup was filling; now, it is brimming over. Many priests are following the road to perdition, and with them they are taking many more souls. Ever less importance is being given to the Holy Eucharist. We should turn the wrath of God away from us by our own efforts. If you ask His forgiveness with a sincere heart. He will pardon you. I, your Mother, through the intercession of St. Michael the Archangel, wish to tell you that you should make amends. You are now being given the last warnings. I love you very much, and I do not want your condemnation. Ask Us sincerely and We shall grant your plea. You must make more sacrifices. Reflect on the Passion of Jesus.- Our Lady of Mount Carmel of Garabandal
In 1995 EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) invited Joey to appear on Mother Angelica Live. Joey was on EWTN four times.
Put together Mother Angelica and Joey Lomangino speaking about Garabandal and you come up with one of the most popular Mother Angelica Live programs ever seen on EWTN. (First telecast on August 4,1995)
“After His Holiness Paul VI, there will be only two more popes before the end of the present period (el fin de los tiempos) which is not the end of the world. The Blessed Virgin told me so, but I do not know what that means.” Such are the words of Garabandal’s principal seer, Conchita, as reported by Fr. Laffineur in Star On The Mountain, p.95.
There are three questions that many readers may have already been asking the historians of Garabandal:
What is the meaning of el fin de los tiempos?
Will there be other popes after John Paul II?
What will happen afterwards?
With due modesty I shall try to give my answer to the first two questions, but I do not feel I can answer the third with any degree of certainty. This should not surprise the reader. As a rule, prophecies are not clearly understood before their fulfillment. Besides, the Blessed Virgin did not tell us. Surmises can be made but they are hazardous and I feel it is not wise to put them into print.
I shall answer the first question this way: We must be very exact in translating correctly into English the phrase, el fin de los tiempos. Tiempos means epoch. I have established it by carefully reading a bilingual Franco-Spanish periodical published in Paris by professors of Spanish. Moreover, as three professors have told me that language avoids using the possessive adjective wherever it is not necessary. For instance, one does not say “my father told me,” but “the father told me.” So the Blessed Virgin would not be expected to say “nuestros (or vuestros) tiempos,” but “los tiempos.” In English, we should use the word “our.” The translation would then be, “the end of our epoch.” “The end of the present period” is also satisfactory.
The coming of a new epoch should not be surprising. There have been many in the history of the Church. The most striking change of epoch occurred in 66-70 at the time of the Jewish war that culminated and nearly ended with the fall of Jerusalem. Prior to this war, all indications were that the Church of Jerusalem was the Mother Church, The Christians of Jerusalem worshiped in the Temple, but they prayed elsewhere – that is, in the Synagogue. Collections were made throughout the Church of Jerusalem and there existed a Judeo-Christian theology. But after the year 70, Christians were officially banned from the Synagogue and a deep chasm opened between the Synagogue and the Church.
This was the first and most fundamental schism between what some have called, “the Old Israel” and “the New Israel.” The Roman Church then became the Mother Church. Why? Because it was there that Peter and Paul were martyred and where successive bishops have been rightly considered, both in the East and in the West, as the successors of St. Peter – the rock on which Jesus built His Church.
The beginning of the new epoch to come may not necessarily coincide exactly with the end of the present pontificate. Allowances should be made for certain flexibility-it could come several years before or after the pontificate. The change may be gradual as often happens in great historical events, but this change of epoch will have a religious character-even a theological character. It will be “one of the days of the Son of Man.” (Lk. 17, 22)
As to the second question, according to Star On The Mountain, this prophecy does not tell us whether or not there will be popes after John Paul II. It is possible that the role of the papacy will change in some of its modalities – some might be tempted to say that this is likely. But to say that the papacy will disappear does not seem to be in keeping with Paul VI who stated that the papacy is a permanent institution of the Church – a tenet that is traditional in the Catholic Church.
In summary, Conchita’s startling pronouncement made at Garabandal could signify the coming of a great epochal event around the end of John Paul II’s reign which could coincide with the close of an era.
The Warning The main visionary Conchita has declared:
The Warning is a thing that comes directly from God and will be visible throughout the entire world in whatever place anyone might be.
The Warning will be like a revelation of our sins - and it will be seen and experienced equally by believers and non-believers and people of any religion whatsoever.
The Warning is like a purification for the Miracle.
And it is a sort of a catastrophe. It will make us think of the dead, that is, we would prefer to be dead rather than to experience the Warning.
The Warning is something supernatural and will not be explained by science.
lt will be seen and felt.
The Warning will be a correction of the conscience of the world.
For those who do not know Christ, they will believe it is a Warning from God.
The most important thing about that day is that everyone in the whole world will see a sign, a grace, or a punishment within themselves, in other words, a Warning.
They will find themselves all alone in the world no matter where they are at the time, alone with their conscience right before God.
They will then see all their sins and what their sins have caused.
We will all feel it differently because it will depend on our conscience. The Warning will be very personal, therefore, we will all react differently to it.
The most important thing will be to recognize our own sins and the bad consequences of them.
Your experience of the Warning will be different from mine because your sins are different from mine.
This will be a Warning to see what you have done with your sins.
It will be like a purification before the Miracle to see if with the Warning and Miracle we will be converted.
The Virgin told me that before the Miracle, God will be sending us a Warning so as to purify us or prepare us to see the Miracle and in this way we may draw enough grace to change our lives toward God.
It is a phenomenon which will be seen and felt in all the world and everywhere; I have always given as an example that of two stars that collide.
This phenomenon will not cause physical damage, but it will horrify us because at that very moment we will see our souls and the harm we have done.
It will be as though we were in agony but we will not die by its effects but perhaps we will die of fright or shock to see ourselves.
No one will have doubts of it being from God, and of its not being human.
I who know what it is, am very much afraid of that day.The Virgin told us that the Warning and Miracle will be the last warnings or public manifestations that God will give us. This is why I believe that after them we will be near the end of time.
To me it's like two stars that crash and make a lot of noise and a lot of light but they don't fall down.
It's something that's not going to hurt us but we're going to see it.
In that moment, we're going to see our conscience. You're going to see everything wrong that you're doing and the good you're not doing. More
Miracle Conchita has declared: •The Virgin told me that God was going to perform a great Miracle and that there would be no doubt about the fact that it was a miracle. •It will come directly from God with no human intervention. •A day will come and she told me the day, the month and the year so I know the exact date. It is coming soon but I can't reveal it until eight days before the date. •I am not permitted to say exactly what is going to happen. What I can reveal is that the Virgin said that everyone who would be there on that day would see it. •The sick who are there will be cured no matter what their disease or religion. However, they have to be there. •The Virgin said that everyone present would believe. They would see that this was coming directly from God. •All sinners present would be converted. •She also said that you would be able to take pictures and televise it. •Also, from that moment on there would be a permanent sign at the pines that everyone will be able to see and touch but not feel. •And this sign will remain until the end of time. •It seems so near when I think that people are not living the Message, because after the Miracle there may come the punishment. •To be complete, there must be the Warning and the Miracle. It is all one message. •The Virgin told me of it and made me understand exactly what it will be. Even if I tried to explain it I wouldn't be able to do it well. It is better that you wait and see it.
•The Virgin Mary first spoke of the future chastisement in the Secret of La Salette, revealed in 1858. •The Third Secret of Fatima, made known in 2000, showed an Angel with a flaming sword in his left hand; flashing, it gave out flames that looked as though they would set the world on fire. •The First Message at Garabandal in 1961 speaks of a “very great punishment” and said, “The cup is filling up.” The Second Message in 1965 said, “Now it is overflowing.” •Conchita described the Chastisement as something “very, very great in keeping with what we deserve.” •She stated, “The Chastisement is conditional and depends on whether or not mankind heeds the messages of the Blessed Virgin and the Miracle.” •“If it should take place, I know of what it will consist because the Blessed Virgin told me about it, but I am not permitted to say what it is.” •“I have seen the Chastisement. I can assure you that it is worse than being enveloped in fire, worse than having fire above and beneath you.” •“I do not know how much time will pass between the Miracle and the Chastisement.” •The Secret of Fatima began with a vision of hell. It showed souls in a vast sea of fire with flames coming from within them. The souls had no control of their movements, being defenseless to protect themselves from demons there to torment them. •The Chastisement foretold at Garabandal should be dreaded because it has similarities to Sodom and Gomorrah on a world wide scale. •But infinitely more to be dreaded is what follows the Chastisement,for then the souls will be cast into hell, there to endure forever the fate shown in the vision of hell.
•Before the Chastisement, God will place a Sign at the Pines in Garabandal.
•It will be able to be seen, televised and photographed.
•It will be able to be touched but not felt.
•The Sign will remain in Garabandal until the end of time, a lasting supernatural monument, proclaiming peace or punishment, depending on mankind’s choice of amendment or sin.
The Date
It will be on a Thursday at 8:30 p.m. on a feast-day of a martyred Saint for the Eucharist ...( not a feast-day of Our Lady or Our Lord) ... it will happen in the month of April... between the 7th and the 17th of the month but not the 7th or the 17th... it will be seen by looking up over the area of the Pines and will be visible from all the surrounding mountainside which will serve as a "natural" amphitheater.
Question: Regarding the Garabandal major prophecies can you clarify when and what is going to happen in relation to the year 2000 that everyone is talking about?
Answer: First of all there were many prophecies foretold at Garabandal. Several have already happened. However, I suggest that you read carefully the Garabandal prophecies listed here on our web site: The Warning, The Miracle, and the Punishment. However, I want to point out two important factors:
1)The Miracle must follow the warning within 12 months, but not necessarily within the same calendar year. This prophecy was told to us by Mari-Loli who Knows the year of The World Wide Warning. She was not told by Our Blessed Mother to announce it or not to announce it. It is not known whether she will eventually tell it or not. Up to now she does not feel she should. She does not know how much time will elapse between the two, only that there could be as much as a 12-month span. She reconfirmed this once again in December 1996. Remember: The Warning first and then The Miracle. Furthermore, we also know that the miracle will happen in the month of April. (The Vigil Jan-April 1988 explains why we no longer consider March and May to be valid.) Conchita knows the exact date and will announce it eight days in advance and the means of communicating the date to the world will (according to what Conchita told me in 1969) be a miracle in itself. She also told me that: "The World Wide Warning must happen Before the announcement of the miracle." More
Dear Joey: Today at the pines in a locution the Blessed Virgin told me to tell you you will receive new eyes on the day of the Great Miracle. . . Joey Lomangino, who has dedicated his life to spreading the Message of Garabandal, is totally and incurably blind. But, through the above quote from a letter from the Garabandal visionary Conchita Gonzalez, Joey has the assurance that he will one day see. http://www.garabandal.us/joey.html
Glen Hudson:
I had several thoughts that came to my mind when Joey passed.
“My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are exalted above the earth, So are My ways exalted above your ways, And My thoughts above your thoughts.” (Is. 55: 8-9)
“Oh, the depth of the riches Of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are His judgments, And how unsearchable His ways.” (Rom. 11:33)
Joey’s Offering.
I asked Conchita very directly, " was it a Priest who told you that Joey had offered his eyes up in exchange for something, I had heard this ? She told me, " No , it was Joey himself who told her that he never prayed for himself when offering up his suffering, he offered them up to be united with Jesus's suffering, and for the Church to accept and recognize Garabandal".
To me this explains why he had so many heart attacks, falling down and being injured, bad reaction to some medication, and passing before the return of his sight.
Phone conversation with Conchita Nov 9. 2022
(see letter below)
*What did Mary say EXACTLY to Conchita to tell Joey?
She said “that you shall see on the very day of the Miracle. “ - MANY PEOPLE HAVE CHANGED THESE WORDS OVER THE YEARS,BUT ALL MARY SAID WAS “YOU WILL SEE THE VERY DAY OF THE MIRACLE” , but he will see the Miracle.
DID JOEY FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS MARY ASKED FOR?
Most people have never heard about this part of the promise !
Most people did not know that Joey suffered greatly the last two years of his life, and in addition to being blind, he became nearly deaf and was so weak from several heart attacks, he was so weak he could not attend daily mass.
So, Did Joey fulfill saying the prayers he was supposed to say each day , to fulfill the prophecy to regain his sight?
Mary said :
"Joey do you want to see again?"
"Yes."
"Then you pray. Say 17 Hail Mary’s, 7 Acts of Contrition, 5 Our Father’s
3 times a day. “
IS JOEY PART OF THIS PROPHECY ???
On December 6, 1962, Conchita had a 90 minute ecstasy around 5:30 in the afternoon after which, she provided more pieces of information regarding the Miracle:
“One day, before the Miracle, something will happen that will cause many people to stop believing in the apparitions of Garabandal. “
Jesus comments on belief of Garabandal before the Miracle
From Conchita, Dairy pg. 204, 1966:
He [Jesus] replied..."I want to tell you, Conchita, that before the miracle occurs, you will suffer much, for few people will believe you.
Your own family will believe that you have deceived them. I am the one who wants all this, as I have already told you, for your sanctification and so that the world may comply with the message.
I wish to advise you that the remainder of your life will be a continual suffering.
Do not be frightened. In your suffering you will find me and also Mary whom you love very much...
I will be with whoever suffers for me."
How many people continued to believe in Christ and his message, after he died?
How many believed Mary when she said ( as a virgin ) she conceived a baby from the Holy Spirit?
How many people mocked our Lord as he died on the cross, reminding him he said he would rebuild the Temple in 3 days, yet he was nailed to a cross now.
The truth is revealed in God’s time and manner, not our limited human ones for understanding.
For God , NOTHING is impossible!
The famous story when Mary kissed a makeup compact in one of her visits, and everyone was dumb founded as to why, when she asked to kiss only sacramentals, and she kissed this object of vanity ?
Only later did she reveal that it was in fact a PYX ,used during the Spanish War to carry communion to the soldiers!
Again , we had to wait for the Heavenly answer.
There is some “fluidity’ in prophecy also, God can alter prophecy .
Moses was promised and appointed to take his people into the promised land, but we read in Numbers (20:1-12) Moses did not enter the promised land because of his sin at the Waters of Meribah, which took place during the last year of the Israelites' wandering in the wilderness.
In Genesis 18 , The lord said :“The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous” (The Lord intends to destroy it) but Abraham “changes” God’s mind to destroy the faithless people of Sodom for the sake of only 10 righteous people.
Remember when God sent his prophet Jonah to the city of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria (one of ancient Israel's fiercest enemies), Jonah's initial message seems to be one of inevitable doom: "Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!" (3:1-4)
Contrary to Jonah's own expectations, however, the Ninevites respond to his preaching by believing in God, proclaiming a fast, covering themselves with sackcloth and ashes as signs of repentance, and praying to God not to destroy them. (3:5-9)
As a result, God changes his mind and does not destroy the city of Nineveh . It is possible here too ,that Joey’s sufferings at the end of his life (and they were numerous and great ) that God granted him his Heavenly reward early, and also to fulfill the prophecy mentioned above, to cause disbelief, as a test of faith.
Nothing can negate the fact that Mary performed hundreds of recorded miracles, with hundreds of eyewitnesses, and photographs, and filmed footage, so his passing has no effect on the validity of Mary’s messages.
I think I know how the Apostles felt when Jesus died, after all their labors.
Unfortunately, I think I am going to have to wait more than 3 days for my "Easter Miracle", but just like then, when you think all is lost, God provides that miracle.
I spoke to Conchita and she too had no fears, stating she was happy Joey was in heaven with our Blessed Mother & Padre Pio.
I have a strong suspicion we will be amazed at the Miracle, (and our questions will be answered ). God bless. Glenn
Because of the first statement, it is male , not female.
Not being of Spanish heritage. (as per Conchita).
The Miracle is in April, so must the feast day.
Feast day must fall between the 8th-16th.
His feast day will coincide with an Ecclesiastical event in the church.
Since the " Miracle Saint" information came about in 1963, it would have to be the Traditional Latin Mass schedule. The Novus Ordo didn't start until 1965. ( It is possible that his name did not appear on the calendar in 1963,so that complicates things. Saints feast days do move)
The “Chastisement “& 3 Days of Darkness
Glenn Hudson
Many people as me to compare the prophecy of the "Three Days of Darkness"attributed to the late mystic, Blessed Anna Maria Taigi, (and some other seers) and the “CHASTISEMENT” mentioned at Garabandal. (The term "3 days" was NEVER used in Garabandal.)
We have only one descriptive statement from Conchita as to one aspect of the event, and one from Mai Loli, whereas Blessed Anna's is more detailed and descriptive. They do same one common theme of “ FIRE”. Here is Conchita's statement on what the Blessed Mother allowed her to say about the "Chastisement" :
In his book THE APPARITIONS OF GARABANDAL, Francisco Sanchez-Venture y Pascual includes the following note written by Conchita about the Chastisement: “The Chastisement is conditional and depends on whether or not mankind heeds the messages of the Blessed Virgin and the Miracle. If it should take place, I know what it will consist of because the Blessed Virgin told me about it, but I am not permitted to say what it is. Moreover, I have seen the Chastisement. I can assure you that if it comes, it will be worse than being enveloped in fire, worse than having fire above and beneath you. I do not know how much time will elapse between the Miracle and the Chastisement.”
On the feast of the Holy Rosary, October 7, 1962, Maria Herrero de Gallardo was in Garabandal and took the occasion to question Mari Loli about the visions of June 19-20, 1962 (the Nights of the Screams), and what she and the other visionaries could possibly have seen to cause them to cry out in such a terrifying manner. Sefiora Herrero reported: "Oh!" exclaimed the girl. "That was horrible to see. We were really frightened, and I know no words that could explain it. We saw rivers change into blood.... Fire fell from the sky.... And something much worse still, which I'm not able to reveal now." From : (SHE WENT IN HASTE TO THE MOUNTAIN)
"The wind will howl and roar. Lightning and thunderbolts of an unprecedented magnitude will strike the earth. The whole earth will shake, heavenly bodies will be disturbed (this will be the beginning of the Three Days). Every Demon, every evil spirit will be released from hell and allowed to roam the earth. Terrifying apparitions will take place. Many will die from sheer fright. Fire will rain forth from the sky, all large cities will be destroyed, poisonous gases will fill the air, cries and lamentations everywhere. The unbelievers will burn in the open like withered grass. The entire earth will be afflicted; it will look like a huge graveyard.
"After the three days of darkness, St. Peter and St. Paul, having come down from Heaven, will preach in the whole world and designate a new Pope. A great light will flash from their bodies and will settle upon the cardinal who is to become Pope. Christianity, then, will spread throughout the world. He is the Holy Pontiff, chosen by God to withstand the storm. At the end, he will have the gift of miracles, and his name shall be praised over the whole earth. Whole nations will come back to the Church and the face of the earth will be renewed. Russia, England, and China will come into the Church." (Prophecy of Blessed Anna Maria Taigi [1769-1837 A.D.] who was Beatified by Bendedict XV in 1920.)
"My dear daughter, listen well to what I have to say to you. You will inform your superior."After a short silence:
"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. The only arms which will remain for you will be the Rosary and the Sign left by My Son. Each day recite the prayers of the Rosary. With the Rosary, pray for the Pope, the bishops and priests."
BLESSED SR. ELENA AIELLO “Once there was the chastisement by water, but if there is not a returning to God, there will come the chastisement by fire, which will cover the streets of the world with blood.”The 3 days of darkness scriptural details in different places throughout the bible.
Biblical references Isaiah 13:[9] Behold, the day of the Lord shall come, a cruel day, and full of indignation, and of wrath, and fury, to lay the land desolate, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it. [10] For the stars of heaven, and their brightness shall not display their light: the sun shall be darkened in his rising, and the moon shall not shine with her light.
Isaiah 26: 20 Go, my people, enter into thy chambers, shut thy doors upon thee, hide thyself a little for a moment, until the indignation pass away. [21] For behold the Lord will come out of his place, to visit the iniquity of the inhabitant of the earth against him: and the earth Acts 19 (quoting from the book of Joel) [9] Behold, the day of the Lord shall come, a cruel day, and full of indignation, and of wrath, and fury, to lay the land desolate, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it. [10] For the stars of heaven, and their brightness shall not display their light: the sun shall be darkened in his rising, and the moon shall not shine with her light. For the stars of heaven, and their brightness shall not display their light: the sun shall be darkened in his rising, and the moon shall not shine with her light. Mathew 24: [29] And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be moved: [30] And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all tribes of the earth mourn: and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with much power and majesty.
Revelation 9:2 He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.
Revelation 16:9, : "And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory." ... So they blasphemed the name of God, who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory."
Jeremiah 4:28 “For this the earth shall mourn and the heavens above be dark, Because I have spoken, I have purposed, And I will not change My mind, nor will I turn from it.”
Amos 8:9 “It will come about in that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “That I will make the sun go down at noon and make the earth dark in broad daylight.”
Matthew 24:29 “But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give it’s light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.”
Acts 2:20 The sun will become dark, and the moon turn to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
Zechariah 13:8
8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
WARNING & MIRACLE , SAME YEAR
GLENN HUDSON·SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2021·
July 27, 1975 Mari Loli “Needles” magazine Interview
Q. You have said that you know the year of the Warning. Can you tell us if it will occur in the next few years or is it still in the distant future?
A. No. I can't say anything.
Q. Did the Blessed Mother tell you not to speak about the Warning?
A. No, she didn't , but, because the Warning and the Miracle are within the same year, I feel it inside not to say anything.
Q. How do you know the Warning and the Miracle are within the same year"
A. During an apparition-I don't remember just when- the Blessed Virgin told me.
This interview has been published again in “Garabandal International” magazine October-December 2004
In the late 1980´s or early 1990´s, two Priests, whom I knew personally at that time, visited Mari Loli in Massachusetts. On their return one of the Priests told me that Mari Loli disclosed to them, when they were leaving, that the Warning would be in an even-numbered year.
Several years later I asked the same Priest if Mari Loli said even numbered year. He said, "Yes". I have also read about or heard the same from other sources, which I do not recall now.
In another situation, I was told by a man in Massachussets, who knows the Pastor of the Church that Mari Loli attended, that Mari Loli was speaking to her Pastor in Massachusetts one day, after he came to know about her relation with Garabandal, and told him that she could not remember
whether the Blessed Virgin told her that it was 3 weeks or 3 months that the Warning would precede the Miracle. That would confirm that the Warning and Miracle are in the same year, as she said in her July 27, 1975 publicized interview. I take the same year to be the same calendar year.
Fiat,
Thomas Fahy
3-20-15
CONCHITA ON THE “WARNING”
Glenn Hudson
SPRING 1974 NEEDLES MAGAZINE: Interview with Conchita
Conchita — January 1, 1965 "The Blessed Virgin told me (during a two-hour apparition at the pines January 1, 1965) that the warning would be given to the entire world before the miracle in order that the world might amend itself. It will come directly from God and be visible throughout the entire world. No one can escape it. We will feel it bodily and interiorly. "The warning is like a chastisement, a terrifying thing for the good as well as for the wicked. It will be like a revelation of our sins. We shall see the consequences of the sins we have committed. God will send the warning to purify us so that we may better appreciate the miracle by which He clearly proves His love for us and hence His desire that we fulfill the message. The warning will draw the good closer to God and it will warn the wicked that the end of time is coming. It will be like fire. It will not burn our flesh but we will feel it bodily and interiorly.”
We must allow that Conchita gropes for human words, admittedly inadequate, to convey her understanding of the nature of the warning. In fact, she said that the warning would be “like” fire; she did not say that it would be fire. To Conchita, there are two things that the warning and the fire have in common: they can be “seen” and “felt,” and they are “very terrifying.” Hence her use of the words: “like fire.” In this same context — an attempt to make identifiable comparisons — I submit that the warning is “like (our understanding of) Purgatory.” Based on the doctrine of the Church, we understand Purgatory to be a place or condition of purification, wherein we are made clean — prepared, so to speak — to behold the Beatific Vision. We accept that some sort of suffering is necessary to this purifying process, a suffering that prevails but does not destroy. All of this can be likened to the warning, which “will purify us for the miracle,” which will be “like a chastisement” in that we will suffer; and which we will endure “bodily and interiorly” but which will not destroy us. To extend this a little more, the soul in Purgatory, having stood before God in judgment, now exists in the light of truth. With perfect clarity, he understands the extent and consequences of his sins. Similarly, “the warning will be like a revelation of our sins.” We shall see the consequences of the sins we have committed. This likening of the Garabandal warning to Purgatory is my own entirely; in no way has Purgatory been mentioned in connection with the warning either by Our Lady or the visionaries. And I make the comparison only to underscore the magnitude and power of the warning: “Like” Purgatory, it will be a revelation of our sins, a severe but thoroughly just suffering, a no-turning-back, purifying confrontation with truth for each of us.
Conchita Gonzalez — January 2, 1965 "This warning, like the chastisement, is a very fearful thing for the good as well as the wicked. It will draw the good closer to God and it will warn the wicked that the end of time [not to be confused with the end of the world] is coming and that these are the last warnings. No one can stop it from happening. It is certain, although I know nothing of the day or the date. "The warning will be like a revelation of our sins, and it will be seen and experienced equally by believers and non-believers and people of any religion whatsoever. Each person on earth will have an interior experience of how they stand in the light of God's Justice. It is like a purification for the miracle. And it is like a catastrophe. It will make us think of the dead, that is, we would prefer to be dead than to experience the warning. The warning will be recognized and accepted by the world. "Jesus will send the warning to purify us so that we may better appreciate the miracle by which he clearly proves his love for us and hence his desire that we see the consequences of the sins we have committed. I think that those who do not despair will experience great good from it for their sanctification. "The warning is something supernatural and will not be explained by science. It will be seen and experienced by all men all over the world and will be a direct work of God. It will be very awesome. However, if men die from it, it will be only from the emotional shock of seeing it. It will be a correction of the conscience of the world. Those who do not know Christ (non-Christians) will believe it is a warning from God."
1. She Went in Haste to the Mountain by Eusebio García de Pesquera O.F.M.
The monumental classic trilogy known as the "Bible of Garabandal".
Translated from the Spanish
Book I , Book II , Book III
2. Conchita's Diary by Father Gustavo Morelos
Translated from the Spanish
3. Memoirs of a Spanish Country Priest by Father José Ramon Garcia de la Riva
Visits to Garabandal from 1961 to 1968
Translated from the French and Spanish
4. Miracle at Garabandal by Harry Daley
“This is a beautiful book.” —Mother Teresa of Calcutta
NOTE: This is not verbatim. It is recorded to the best of the ability of one of the persons close to Emma and who has been present in the occasions related below.
Emma De Guzman is a very humble Filipina DH (domestic helper) inspired by the Blessed Mother to come to the Philippines in December 2004 because she was going to appear to her with a message for the Philippines. Since 2004, the Mother of Jesus who calls herself the Mother of Love, Peace and Joy has been appearing to Emma to give messages to us every September 8 and December 8 in the Mountain of Salvation of Love Peace and Joy in Tagaytay near Batulao and Don Bosco Retreat House.
One cannot but believe in the authenticity of Mama Mary’s messages to Emma and in Emma’s integrity because of physical manifestations. For example, whenever Mama Mary speaks to her, from her face start appearing gold dust. She also has during certain periods the stigmata (wounds like that of Christ) and marks of lashes that appear on her back. Emma, as well as the gold dust, have the healing power from God.
Last September 7, 2009, Bishop Arguelles of Lipa said Holy Mass for the thousands of people including many priests who were in vigil at the Mountain of Salvation till Mama Mary appeared in the first hour of September 8. An account of the September 8, 2009 apparition of Mama Mary to Emma is included below. A documentary on Emma de Guzman is available. We are making arrangements for their sale to a greater number. Visit www.facebook.com and find newearthlpj for updates on messages of Mama Mary to the Philippines and directions to the Mountain of Salvation, a place of prayer where Mama Mary appears to Emma.
DECEMBER 18, 2008 Talk by EMMA
* GOD LOVES THE PHILIPPINES SO MUCH
Mahal na mahal Niya tayo. God gave our country the best gift—the gift of faith. “Hindi ko kayo pababayaan dahil mahal na mahal ko kayo.” I saw her over the Philippine islands and covering it with her mantle that’s why we didn’t have tsunami. Ang Pilipinas ay lupang napakayaman.
* IF WE ARE UNITED AND COMPLETELY RECONCILED, HER SON JESUS WILL REBUILD OUR COUNTRY.
If we love one another, if we are united and reconciled through complete forgiveness, Jesus will rebuild our country. All the other countries will be looking at us as an example. We will be the center of faith and love-- the Philippines where people love and help each other ( “nagmamahalan at nagtutulungan”) It is because of our gift of faith, that we can give love.
Mama Mary’s love is “pagmamahal na walang hanggan”. My children should humble themselves and forgive each other “Hinihintay ko na ang mga anak ko ay magmahalan…” She wants us to “ forgive unconditionally” “ I am the Mother of Love, Peace and Joy. This (the Phil.) will be the center of renewal and faith. With your response, My Son will rebuild the destroyed.”
* WE ARE HER PRAYER WARRIORS
“You are my prayer warriors . Your simple prayers reach the ends of the world.” “Ang lahat ng dasal ay pinakikinggan ng Diyos lalung-lalo na kung GALING SA PUSO. “ In her September 8, 2008 apparition to Emma, Our Mother said we are now entering the “ exciting part of the pilgrimage on earth.”
DECEMBER 8, 2008: EMMA WITH OUR MOTHER OF LOVE, PEACE AND JOY, at the Mountain of Salvation, Tagaytay
Note: Words of Emma and Mama Mary below are not verbatim.
(Last Sept 8, 2008, Our Mother of Love, Peace and Joy said that we are about to enter the exciting part of the pilgrimage.) On Dec 8, 2008, she said, “You have now entered the exciting part of our pilgrimage. “
Emma started crying. We asked her why. Emma saw Mama Mary crying very much and Emma said, “If you see Mama Mary cry you want to die na rin because of sorrow. Ayaw na ayaw mong makita si Mama Mary umiiyak.”
“ I saw Mama Mary cry. She was saying, “Why are they killing my babies? Make sure that you fall down on your knees and ask God to intervene in this Bill that they are passing in Congress.” Because she didn’t understand, Emma asked Fr. Dennis Paez, “Ano ba itong Bill? She was told this is the RH Bill (Reproductive Health Bill).
According to Emma, “ Mama Mary said, ‘This Bill will bring your country into darkness the way the other countries were deceived. Why then am I appearing in your country if you will just allow this Bill to pass because this Bill is against God’s law of life? You think this Bill is good for the sake of women, but it will destroy your souls.’ ”
Someone said, “Maybe we should march against this bill.” Emma said, “No, Mama Mary said to fall on our knees so God will intervene because we are fighting the power of darkness. We have to be at level of prayer.
She said we have to stand up and fight for our faith because the RH Bill is patterned from foreigners. We have to stand up so that they don’t do this to us.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009: EMMA WITH OUR MOTHER OF LOVE, PEACE AND JOY, at the mountain of Salvation, Tagaytay
INTRODUCTION:
September 7 vigil: Bishop Arguelles of Lipa said Mass at 6pm and another Mass was said at 10 pm of Sept. 7. There were many priests including a foreign priest who came just for Mama Mary’s visit. We were so many and we were getting drenched in the heavy rains! We were praying all the time by attending the Masses, praying rosaries and chaplets of Divine Mercy. We spent the night in vigil praying and then as midnight turned to the first early morning hour of September 8, we sang Happy Birthday. Emma sang in tongues, some say in Hebrew, to Our Mother of Love, Peace and Joy who appeared to her.
It was raining and cloudy dark all night. Then suddenly when the clock struck September 8, everyone was pointing at the moon. The clouds had parted swiftly, revealing a moon that did not look like the pale moon we are used to. It was moving and dancing! Despite the thick clouds, it shone very brightly through them. One was spellbound gazing at the moon! It was marvelous because it was pulsating! Different intensities of light radiated from it. The clouds were different too! They smoked and roiled imbued with changing and deep colors, as if lighted by angels of different colors .
APPARITION TO EMMA:
Right after Our Lady appeared and talked to Emma, she relayed to the crowds who were there the following messages of Mama Mary. What is written below may lack some details since Emma’ voice was coming softly to the writer of this account:
• Stay simple. Simplicity is the best.
• Do not praise people too much. Praise my Son instead.
• The rain is a sign that Jesus is washing away our sins.
* From 2010 to 2015 tremendous graces will fall on your country because My Son will be rewarding you. The light that you saw (referring to the dancing pulsating moon) is light coming down from heaven. My Son has provided an opening from heaven for blessings to pour on the Philippines.
* The petitions have been brought to my Son. (referring to the petitions people had written in pieces of paper)
* The Philippines has a special place in My Son's heart
* The soul of somebody special to the Philippines and the Lord is now in heaven.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2009: TALK BY EMMA
It calls one’s attention that in a talk that Emma gave on September 13, 2009, rather than speak about the September 8 apparition of Our Lady to her, she emphasized a vision she had about ten years ago. She saw a man emerging, chosen by God to lead the country. Emma was asked how old the man was. 40? 50? She said, “basta below 60.”
Then Emma related this vision of the man emerging to lead our country to her Sept. 8, 2009 vision. Emma said that maybe one of the rewards ( Mama Mary had said, “ From 2010 to 2015 tremendous graces will fall on your country because My Son will be rewarding you.”) is that we will be given this someone to lead us for this period (2010 to 2015). This man has characteristics that we will discern ourselves:
• She is not vindictive
• Shis main concern is for the good of the country, to serve the country and to serve God.
• She is doing everything according to God’s will.
• She has a pure heart.
Emma said, “If you see this person, you will know this person is the one. Ikaw mismo makikita mo yun. Do not be unhappy if your choice is not the choice of God. Tingnan mo ang kanyang “qualities” Is he doing the will of God?”
Then Emma spoke of the RH Bill (Reproductive Health Bill), “ Mamamatay na ako kung pumasa ang RH Bill. She said that the worst thing you can ever see is Mama Mary crying. Gusto mo na rin mamatay.”
She repeatedly emphasized that she’s trying to connect her 1997 vision of the man to her vision of September 8, 2009 because in that vision Mama Mary said that between 2010 and 2015, tremendous graces will come to us because Her Son will be rewarding us. We will witness the transformation of our country. “ Nirerelate ko lang yung nakita kong vision noong 1997 sa mga graces ng 2010 to 2015. Magagalit yong ibang tao because he (the man who will lead the country) will take away corruption, fixing the country and doing the will of God. He has a pure heart. He only wants to serve God and our country. “
Emma said she did not see the man clearly and saw only his forehead. She did not say that the man she saw has a long forehead, contrary to word that is going around.
for the sins of this most lamentable era, in particular
the sins of blasphemy, heresy and impurity which has caused
thee and thy Most beloved Son, Jesus Christ,
so much anguish and sorrow.
I beg your intercession
before the most Holy Trinity
to grant us the full restoration
to the Catholic Church.
Grant to us through thy Most Beloved Son
the grace to persevere in these times
and to aid in spreading this devotion.
I ask most humbly for thy guidance
to direct me accordingly to my state in life
and the grace to do the will of God in all that I do.
I ask thee to hear the prayers and special petitions
of the members of this Apostolate as well.
I wish to be thine in time and in eternity!
Amen.
History
Two Spanish friars, Brothers Gabriel de Fontaned and Guillermo de Rigosa traveled to Rome to meet the Pope for the approval of their order (The Order of Minims for the Service of the Sick or The Order of Saint Francis of Paola). As they were passing through the town of Traigueras (under the jurisdiction of Tortosa in the Principate of Cataluña), a furious storm descended upon them. The brothers prayed for God's guidance and help. Immediately they saw a mysterious light coming from a cave in a cliff. Climbing up, they entered and found a beautiful statue of the Virgin Mary holding the Baby Jesus in her arms. They reported being surrounded by shimmering lights and fragrant scents. As no one claimed the statue, the two carried it with them, hoping that the Blessed Mother would help in getting approval for their order.
On arriving in Rome, the brothers were worried that they might not obtain papal consent. However, Pope Paul V on hearing the story of their journey, knelt before the statue and placed his pectoral cross around the its neck. As he embraced and kissed the statue, he said:
Look Brothers! She is smiling! Why does she smile so? What good success you have had on this journey! There is no doubt that Our Lady has deigned to protect and support you in your work. Therefore it will not be me that will go against Her. May all of your efforts obtain good success!
He then blessed it and christened her Our Lady of Good Success. The image was placed in the Royal Hospital of Madrid. Here, the image became famous "for the numerous favors granted by Heaven through her".[1] In 1641, Philip III ordered the construction of the Sanctuary of the Puerta del Sol. This enshrines the image renowned among the churches of Madrid. Soon, as its popularity and devotion spread, the image is replicated and placed in different places in Spain: Orduña, La Puebla de Gordon, Tudela, Abla, and among others. Read More
A Victim for the Twentieth Century
One day in the year 1582, a young nun prayed before the Blessed Sacrament in the choir of her convent in Quito. Suddenly, she heard a terrifying rumble and saw the church enveloped in a thick, smoke-filled darkness. The main altar alone remained illuminated, as if in broad daylight. There, the tabernacle door swung open and our crucified Lord came forth, nailed to a life-size cross. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist, and Saint Mary Magdalen stood by, as on Calvary. Our Lord was agonizing.
The young nun heard a voice: “This punishment is for the twentieth century.” Then she saw three swords hanging over Our Lord’s head, each with an inscription. On the first was written, “I shall punish heresy”; on the second, “I shall punish blasphemy”; and on the third, “I shall punish impurity.”
Then the Blessed Virgin addressed the young nun: “My daughter, do you wish to sacrifice yourself for these people?”
“I am ready,” responded the nun. At that, the three swords plunged into the nun’s heart, and she fell dead by the violence of the pain.
