Conchita’s “Kris Kringle” It still amazes me to this day how Conchita does everything in her life ( and that of her family ) with a “spiritual “ and a non secular basis. I called her years ago ( asking how her Christmas was ) , and was reminded of how they celebrate Christmas , and I’m pretty sure its different than anyone else’s celebration, I’ve ever heard of. Their form of a “ Kris Kringle” ( where you secretly buy a gift for someone , and reveal it later ) is quite unique. It actually starts on Thanksgiving evening. They pick a random name of a family member secretly, and for the entire duration of the Advent season, they do a daily rosary for the person they picked. On Christmas day , the only gift given to your person is a Mass card for their intention, revealing who finally was praying for you the whole Advent season. Can you imagine telling your family we are not celebrating Santa, but something that honors Christ ? She is a beacon of holiness and humility in this troubled, and selfish world. God bless her for her living example !
The following words are taken from two letters written by Conchita to youth groups from France, during their pilgrimage to Garabandal in 1970 and 1972. Conchita‘s written messages to youth group in France in 1970 TOPICS: Life of Virtue Fasting The Eucharist True happiness The Rosary Jesus’s passion Examination of conscience Look at Mary The following words are taken from two letters written by Conchita to youth groups from France, during their pilgrimage to Garabandal in 1970 and 1972. A LIFE OF VIRTUE "Be models for other young people" "The Blessed Virgin wants you to help convert the world and, thereby, prevent the wrath of God over our sins. She trusts in you; she trusts that your example and self-denial might make you models for other young people that haven’t received the graces that you have in hearing Our Lady’s messages." FASTING,PRAYER, AND PENANCE "She asks you to have a spirit of penance, sacrifice and prayer. Without these weapons, we can do nothing." THE EUCHARIST Visit the Blessed Sacrament frequently "In the Blessed Sacrament you will find the strength to take on the life that the Virgin Mary is constantly asking of you. Make frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament. Empty your hearts of earthly things that don't allow you to listen to God." TRUE HAPPINESS It comes from being with God "The happiness which you have never felt is found only in the surrender to God and the Virgin Mary." THE ROSARY "Pray to her with faith and trust." "Pray for one another, for yourselves, pray to Our Lady. Pray to her with faith and trust. She will give you everything that is good for you." JESUS' PASSION Think of His Passion "Let us all together think more about Jesus' passion, in order to forget about ourselves." EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE God speaks to your soul "You who listen to these words, listen to God who speaks within your soul, follow the voice of your conscience. Pause each day for just a few minutes to think about the bad you’ve done, the good you have failed to do and also the good you have done; ask forgiveness for the bad you've done and for the good that, through negligence, you failed to do and begin your Christian life again." LOOKING AT THE VIRGIN MARY Would the Blessed Virgin do it? "Pray before acting and ask yourself, beforehand, ‘Would the Virgin Mary do this? What would the Blessed Virgin do?’ It’s possible that at this moment, when you are about to do something bad, you change your mind."
THE BOOK READ BY POPE BENEDICT XVI ON GARABANDAL: OH CHILDREN LISTEN TO ME: OUR LADY TEACHES AT GARABANDAL https://maryrefugeofholylove.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/our-lady-teaches-at-garabandal.pdf
SACRED GROUND The Virgin Mary referred to “the Pines“ : "God loves this place very much. This place is sacred." GARABANDAL- “The Pines - Sacred ground “ . We all know about the special area of Garabandal called "The Pines" (the 9 Pine trees where the Blessed Mother appeared, and foretold of the great Miracle that will take place there),but there are some other facts that have been forgotten about over time. Mary called this place "sacred". Conchita 's Grandfather Serafin, in his younger years when he was the mayor of the village, had the idea that every child, in commemoration of his or her First Holy Communion would plant a pine tree on the heights above the village as a symbol for his or her life. Of those planted, nine survived and grew into massive trees, at the place to which the Virgin Mary referred ' saying: "God loves this place very much. This place is sacred." Today they are called "los pinos" and we await the great Miracle announced by the visionary children. Mary said "It will be the greatest miracle that my Son, Jesus, will have ever performed for mankind. It will also be the last one before the end”. Recently I have confirmed that Garabandal has a history of doing a nightly Rosary for over 500 years ! It’s no wonder why “God loves this place very much,this place is sacred !” View attachment 7227
MASS FOR PRAYER REQUESTS IN GARABANDAL Every last Thursday of the month, the Pastor of Garabandal offers a Mass for prayer requests. You have a few days to send your request by Wednesday, so it arrives on time. Requests sent using this form in Spanish ( below ) are received in the email address of the Parish. Then printed and delivered every Thursday the Pastor, to be deposited in an urn at the foot of the altar , through the intercession of Our Lady of Carmel, before the Blessed Sacrament exposed in the Chapel of San Sebastian de Garabandal. I have downloaded the English explanation, but you might want to use " Google Translate" or something like that to send your prayers in Spanish so they can read it. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THE PRAYER REQUESTS HERE http://www.garabandalparroquia.com/en-union-de-oraciones
No debris...1,800 light years away...Or 10,584 multiplied by 1,000,000,000,000 miles = 1.0584e+16 miles. Still, visible with the naked eye in the northern hemisphere. But not the Warning, as Conchita has said, it is not a natural phenomenon... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October, 1968 Q. We have heard that some say the Warning may be a natural phenomenon but will be used by God to speak to mankind. Is this true? A. The Warning is something supernatural and will not be explained by science. It will be seen and felt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February, 1977 Question: Would you repeat for us what you know about the Warning? Answer: … I am not able to say what it consists of but I am able to say what it will be like, more or less. 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. … ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ August, 1980 Question: It (the Warning) is not going to hurt you? Answer: No. 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… 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.
This is what I believe we will see... paragraph/entry 83 in the Diary of Saint Faustina Maria Kowalska "Before I come as the just judge, I am coming first as the King of Mercy. Before the day of justice arrives, there will be given to people a sign in the heavens of this sort: "All light in the heavens will be extinguished, and there will be great darkness over the whole earth. Then the sign of the cross will be seen in the sky, and from the openings where the hands and the feet of the Savior were nailed will come forth great lights which will light up the earth for a period of time. This will take place shortly before the last day. " - Saint Faustina, AD 1937
Who is st. Saba, can't seem to find any info on this saint? I came across a St. Sabbas (also spelt St. Sabas) whose Feast day is 5th December, but nothing on St. Saba relating to April. Can you please tell me more about this saint and where you got this information, thanks.
St Sabas or St Sabbas - a Goth- April 12 is his feast day. He was a martyr of the Eucharist. He refused to participate in a pagan Eucharist. In Syria he is incredibly popular with the Christians. I can't remember where I found this info, but I was surprised to discover him too.
Glenn, by any chance do you know how old the pine trees are in Garabandal? They look very old. Thanks.
I found this: (thought I’d assist) This is directly from Glenn’s post earlier this year which answers your great question: GARABANDAL- “The Pines - Sacred ground “ . We all know about the special area of Garabandal called "The Pines" (the 9 Pine trees where the Blessed Mother appeared, and foretold of the great Miracle that will take place there),but there are some other facts that have been forgotten about over time. Mary called this place "sacred". Conchita 's Grandfather Serafin,( Conchita's grandfather on her father's side.) In 1947, in his younger years when he was the mayor ofthe village, had the idea that every child, in commemoration of his or her First HolyCommunion would plant a pine tree on the heights above the village as a symbol for his or her life. Of those planted, nine survived and grew into massive trees, at the place to which the Virgin Mary referred ' saying: "God loves this place very much. This place is sacred."Today they are called "los pinos" and we await the great Miracle announced by the visionary children. Mary said "It will be the greatest miracle that my Son, Jesus, will have ever performed for mankind. It will also be the last one before the end”. So 70 years and counting since planted.
John, Wow, that was a great question that earthtoangels had. I don't want to begin a whole conversation here about Bruno Cornacchiola because there is a thread called Our Lady of Revelation but his first vision, his main vision, from the Blessed Mother occurred on April 12th, 1947. It will be 71 years to the day on April 12th , 2018. Of course, there is also the thought that a generation is 70 years but I am not certain how that applies - " this generation shall not pass...".
Thanks so much, John T, for all the info. Interesting! Around the age of Israel it seems!! Or, at least the idea for the planting. And I thought about how people give gifts of trees for planting in Israel. Currently, areas of focus (for those tree gifts) are in two locations: the Carmel Forest and the Negev Desert.
Byron, Here is the link to the thread with the information, http://motheofgod.com/threads/our-lady-of-revelation.11091/. I know that Glenn would like this Garabandal thread to stay on topic so if anyone has questions about Our Lady of Revelation please post them on this link that I provided. There are a few MOG members who have studied Bruno's messages who can help answer questions relating to this apparition, Thank you.
That doesn't make any sense. How can the Warning be of this time period " This will take place shortly before the last day. " ?? The Warning is hardly that.
Thanks John, Ive had 2 insane days of being on the phone to Spain, to the Producers of the new "Garabandal " movie. I will be posting some news soon from our conversations. Sorry I haven't been here
