THE BISHOP & COMMISSION WAS BIASED FROM THE START AGAINST GARABANDAL ! The Bishops was dead set against approving this apparition from day one ! Did you know that the very priest who they sent to head the investigate, came back a believer ! Then RESIGNED! (Don Juan DalVal Gallo ) When that didn't work, they sent doctors, but the doctors were dumb founded as to how the girls in ecstasy were impervious to pain ! They were burned with matches, stuck with needles, pinched, has sand thrown in their eyes,and also camera flash bulb (but didn't blink) darn near torture ! But they too failed to explain this as a "natural event" or the girls imagination. Now the Bishop is so mad, he even REFUSED the testimony OF POLICE CIVIL GUARDS. The worst part, they REFUSED to interview A SINGLE PERSON ! HOW CAN YOU CALL THIS A VALID INVESTIGATION WHEN THEY NEVER INTERVIEWED THE GIRLS , THE PARISH PRIESTS, the girl’s parents, family, friends, other villagers ??? There were hundreds of witnesses who begged to testify, and they would not hear them for fear of convincing the public it WAS TRUE ! There was such a LACK OF EVIDENCE to support his position, that NO REPORT WAS EVER SENT TO THE VATICAN !! So when the original Bishop's finding is not favorable for approval, many lost interest in Garabandal and worse yet, our Blessed Mother's messages. Now add the second message of the Blessed Mother that said "Many cardinals, many bishops and many priests are on the road to perdition and are taking many souls with them " WOW, so the very people in charge of the investigation, are being called out by Mary, and they don't like being "knocked off their pedestal " of reverence in the peoples eyes. And you wonder why the approval did not happen then. Thank God, that the likes of Pope Paul VI, Padre Pio, kept hope alive because of their belief in the early days, or this would have been dead and buried. As the evidence mounted that Mary was appearing, the best that they could do is say that the apparitions were " Non-constat de supernaturalitate - It is not certain that the events are of supernatural origin. ". Today , as of 2024, the recent categorization of Garabandal under the new norms, such as Curatur (category three), which recognizes positive elements and verifiable spiritual fruits while advising against encouraging the phenomenon due to certain critical elements,it is still not certain of being supernatural. This is just a few reasons the early generations had little interest ,until Joey Lomangino went to confession to Padre Pio ,and he confirmed the validity of the apparitions and came back to America and started his apostolate. I worked with Joey for many decades and continue his apostolte work here. Now it is up to us to get this message out before the Warning & Miracle ! We have the enormous advantage of the internet and media that no other age had. God has given us the tools to awaken the world to the truth of our Lady's messages NOW, before its too late ! Do all you can.
Glenn would like to know if it’s true that one of the visionaries of Garabandal said Spain would suffer less during the communist tribulation because it had already suffered greatly during the Spanish Civil War.
Yes that's true. Conchita has said that communism will return to Spain, [Garabandal—Nuevo Pentecostes, 1984] but she went on to say that it will suffer less than other areas of Europe because of the persecution it had already endured during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) where 13 bishops and more than 7,000 priests and religious were put to death.
This is a collection of facts given by Fr. Valentín Marichalar Torres, from his personal Journal, July 1961. July 15, 1961 ( The girls ask Mary to perform a miracle so people will believe them. “On the 15th the apparition was at 8:45. They were in ecstasy for 7 minutes and were talking very softly. I approached them and I heard the following: (Mari Cruz) "Perform a miracle--make night turn into day" (Conchita) "Perform a miracle, even if it is a little one" There were some priests there (Lago and Oceja) who were talking about the Carmelite (Morales). The girls talked about what they did that day. They were like this until 9:30. They prayed the rosary, and they told me that they received Communion and had seen the Virgin and that she would return tomorrow.”
SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1961 Feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel FIRST REAL COMMUNIONS GIVEN BY THE ARCHANGEL ST. MICHAEL TO THE VISIONARIES. On the Feastday of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the Blessed Virgin awakened the four children very early in the morning. They were to receive the first of some fifty real Communions from St. Michael. These occurred either in public or without any witnesses, and at various locations, except the village church and in homes. That morning, the girls, in ecstasy, climbed, also for the first time, the very steep calleja up to the Pines, where, at 5 a.m., the Archangel gave the Eucharist to Mari-Cruz and Conchita. The latter would receive five or six of her subsequent Communions at this site on very particular liturgical days. One hour later, also on the 16th of July, Mari-Loli and Jacinta, in turn, received the Eucharist at the site of the "Rock of the Angel" located on a lower level than the Pines and so named because St. Michael had stood there several times. During the whole period of the apparitions, the visionaries received Communion almost every day, either at the Mass in the village, or from the hands of the Angel when there was no priest at Garabandal. The nine Pines at San Sebastian de Garabandal are what remains from a small plantation of pines and oaks organized in 1947 by the Mayor of the village, by Serafin Gonzalez, Conchita's grandfather on her father's side, and by the mayor of the area. [Excerpted from 'Garabandal' Book,by J. Serre, page 65.]
From Fr. Valentín Marichalar Torres personal Journal, July 17, 1961 “July 17th. They saw the Angel and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. They separated as always; Jacinta and Loli were in Ceferino's house, Mari Cruz and Conchita were in Conchita's house. We asked them if the priest made them tell the secret, and the Angel said no. The Angel answered that it was to test us. 8 priests, 2 doctors, and 600 people were present. They didn't go down every day and by Sunday there were about 3,000 people. Many people came out of curiosity. After they saw the children, they changed; I have seen men cry.”
TODAY IN GARABANDAL HISTORY :JULY 18-19, 1962 “ The Little Miracle “ Here was a miracle, announced 15 days in advance by St. Michael ! At about 1:40 am ,Conchita while in ecstasy, then suddenly a host appears on her tongue ! (There was nothing there before, as viewed by countless witnesses. This sign was brought about to help people believe, and to confirm the supernatural authenticity of the "events" of San Sebastian de Garabandal. Alejandro Damians with his borrowed movie camera, catches on film the instant the host appears. Here is the link to a video: (appears at the 2:45 mark )
TODAY IN GARABADNAL HISTORY July 19, 1962 We got to Garabandal at nightfall in sufficient time to be present at the first and only apparition of the day, involving Ceferino's daughter [Loli]. She kept us up until after 4:30 in the morning. And at six o'clock, when I had barely fallen asleep, Jacinta's father called me to pray the rosary at the calleja. The girl was waiting there, seated on the rocks. We prayed the rosary in the solitude and silence. Then we went to the church and in front of its still locked doors, we said the prayers for a visit to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Then I understood the sacrifice that was entailed for a girl like Jacinta to get up every day at six in the morning to go to the cuadro and pray the first rosary of the day there. Although in the beginning this had been a command from the Virgin, it had not been repeated for months, and still the girl continued going just to please the Lady in blue and white. Notes taken by the lawyer from Palencia, Luis Navas Carrillo at Garabandal. (From “She went in haste to the Mountain”) (Can you imagine anyone, more remarkably 11 year olds, getting up at 6am everyday, and praying the rosary in a rocky cow path, without being told to ? Wow ! )
Conchita’s Locution with Jesus regarding Heaven ( July 20, 1963 ) Conchita- Will I go to heaven? Jesus- You should love much and pray to Our Hearts. Conchita- When will You give me a Cross? And He didn’t answer me: Jesus- What will I be? [This is another of Conchita’s worries—her destiny. That is,to discern the designs God has for her life. For awhile now, she has been questioning whether she has a religious vocation, and she frequently asks the apparition about it, but—according to her own words—the Virgin has never responded in the affirmative. In the same way, during this locution Our Lord keeps his silence when asked the question “What will I be?” Conchita has always received confirmation of her suffering and of the cross, wherever she is.] He didn’t answer me. He only told me that everywhere that I would be, I would have much to suffer. Conchita I said to Him: - Am I going to die soon? And He told me: JESUS- You have to stay on earth to help the world. [This seems to be a clear announcement of a “concrete” vocation; it is a call to live in the world and not in a convent]. And I said to Him Conchita- I am very small. I couldn’t help in anything. Jesus- With your prayers and sufferings, you will help the world. Conchita- When does one go to heaven? When one dies? [This question seems rather childish. Conchita’s lack of education makes some of her questions seem simple, as though they don’t correspond to her age. In contrast, the response is profoundly astonishing.] He said to me: Jesus- One never dies. Conchita- I asked Him if St. Peter was at the gate of heaven to receive us. He told me “no“. “Conchita’s Diary Ch. 7 pgs. 44-47
I read these verses this morning and they remind me of the future miracle of Garabandal when the sick will be cured at the Pines. Matthew 15v 29-31 Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down. Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them. The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.
Today in Garabandal history: July 21, 1962 Another apparition, in which prayer for the deceased was included, took place on July 21, 1962. We owe the information concerning this happening again to Don Luis Carrillo. It started with Loli who went into ecstasy at eleven o'clock at night followed by another involving only Conchita. It started in her house, as was so often the case during the numerous apparitions of Garabandal. Then, again following the pattern of many other apparitions, Conchita left her home in ecstasy and walked through the various streets of the village. She went to village church, made a complete turn around it and headed for the cemetery. There she went to her knees at the gate where she stayed for a while before departing for the calleja or sunken lane. Notes taken by the lawyer from Palencia, Luis Navas Carrillo at Garabandal. (From “She went in haste to the Mountain”)
TODAY IN GARABANDAL HISTORY :JULY 22, 1961: BEGINNING OF THE PERSONALIZATION OF THE ECSTASIES. We know that, on this day, for the first time and very often later, the visionaries in ecstasy went two by two: Conchita and Mari-Cruz; Mari-Loli and Jacinta. Excerpted from 'Garabandal' Book, by J. Serre, page 67 ( What makes this interesting is that the girls had that “interior calling “ at the same time in different houses. Another thing I thought was interesting, the apostles were sent in pairs also. ) Conchita & MaryCruz
TODAY IN GARABANDAL HISTORY : JULY 23, 1961: THE CHILD JESUS AND THE VISIONARIES, THE FIRST OF THE RARE "COSMIC PHENOMENA" AT GARABANDAL Our Lady, who had come with the Child Jesus, authorized the children for the first time to take Him in their arms. They felt His weight, noting, however, that they had the impression of not being really in contact with His little body. Another first on this Sunday: beginning of the "cosmic phenomena" at San Sebastian de Garabandal. On that day, the young girls saw large stars with a long tail. Some of these phenomena were sometimes visible to everyone. They will reach their peak, and by far . . . , with the "very great Miracle" of the future "D" day to be revealed eventually, first to Conchita (on October 18, 1961). [Excerpted from 'Garabandal' Book, J.Serre,page 67.]
Testimony from Miguel González, Conchita's brother I knew my sister well and I knew she was telling the truth. The things that occurred during the apparitions were incredible and everything amazed me so much that I remember it all as if it were yesterday. I was deeply impacted when I witnessed an apparition for the first time, because I heard the girls pray the Rosary, saw them climb to the pine trees, and come back down backwards. I was really nervous the first time I witnessed it because I had never seen something like that and I didn’t really understand much of what was happening. For example, when they would shine a strong light in Conchita’s eyes or pinch her, I could see how she didn’t react. The doctors tried to lift Conchita from the ground but they couldn’t. From July 18, 1961 until early October, I witnessed the ecstasies every day. There was either one, two or three visits from the Virgin Mary between eight o’clock in the evening and five or six in the morning. After that year, I was only in Garabandal at Christmas time and the summer, because I had to return to work. From left to right Miguel, Aniceto, Conchita, and Serafín, with their mother Aniceta in the middle of the photograph, 1965.
Just want clarification on one matter. A lot of messages say that the warning is coming soon. Is it in the early months of an even-numbered year, just a few weeks before the miracle, or could it happen at any time of year?
My understanding is as follows. The Miracle takes place in April of an even year. The warning comes before...
Mario is correct. The Warning happens in the within the 3 months of the same "even year" ,prior to the Miracle in April.
