MONDAY 18, AND THURSDAY 28, OF NOVEMBER 1963: When the locutions began, each of the two visionaries Conchita and Loli, was unaware that her companion was going through the same spiritual experience. ABOUT A FEW OF CONCHITA'S AND MARI-LOLI'S LOCUTIONS The Blessed Virgin spoke to the two visionaries about Felipe Sobrado, a priest martyr of the Spanish Civil War, and whose remains were transferred to the church of Pontejoz, on November 18, 1963 precisely. "He will not be canonized, but through his intercession God will perform miracles" said the Blessed Virgin of Mount Carmel to Conchita. The locutions always came when Conchita and Loli were praying. The most important ones were given them at the church after they had received Holy Communion. Excerpted from 'Garabandal' Book, J. Serre, page 179
The Fifth Visionary of Garabandal Who Died of Joy. By Barry Hanratty Fr. Luis Maria Andreu Rodamilans, S.J., was the only person besides the four children to see the Blessed Virgin at Garabandal, and the only person to see, in advance, the Great Miracle which Our Lady promised will take place at Garabandal in the future 'time appointed by God. On August 8, 1961, Fr. Luis went to Garabandal with a group of friends. It was his second visit to the village. That evening the visionaries had an ecstastic march, the first of many such marches during the years of the apparitions. It was a very long march which ended at the pines. Fr. Luis and many other people followed the visionaries. Afterwards, Conchita wrote in her Diary: “It was dark when the Blessed Virgin appeared to us. At the end of the rosary, the four of us went into ecstasy and we began to walk toward the pines. When we arrived at the pines, Fr. Luis Maria, who had followed us, said:‘Miracle, Miracle,’ and he kept staring upward. We could see him. Now, in our ecstasies we never see anyone (except the Blessed Virgin). But we saw Fr. Luis, and the Blessed Virgin told us that he was seeing her and the Miracle, too.” In the ecstasy, the children saw Fr. Luis on his knees. Conchita further stated that the Virgin, who was looking at Fr. Luis, seemed to say to him, “You will soon be with me.” “The Happiest Day of My Life” Fr. Luis left Garabandal in a jeep with friends that same night. Stopping at Cosio, he met the Parish Priest, Don Valentin Marichalar, to whom he said: “Don Valentin, what the children say is true, but I ask you not to repeat what I have just told you, for the Church can never be prudent enough in this kind of affair.” Fr. Marichalar wrote these words of Fr. Luis in a notebook that very night. Continuing his journey with Rafael Fontaneda and his family, Fr. Luis showed overwhelming joy the entire trip, constantly repeating: “I am so happy. What a favour the Blessed Virgin has bestowed on me. How fortunate we are to have a mother like her in heaven! There is no reason to fear the supernatural life. The girls have given us an example of how we must act with the Blessed Virgin. There is no doubt in my mind that the things involving the girls are true. Why should the Blessed Virgin have chosen us? This is the happiest day of my life.” As the car was passing through Reinosa, Fr. Luis, after repeating these words once again, lifted his head and fell silent. His friend Fontaneda asked him, “Father, are you all right?” “Yes, I am just sleepy.” Came the reply. Then his head bowed forward onto his chest. He made a slight coughing sound, and died. He experienced no pain, 2 nor death agony, but died with a smile on his lips. Fr. Luis died of joy at 4.30 am on August 9, the feast of St. John Vianney (The Cure of Ars), the patron and model of priests. Fr. Luis’ involvement in the Garabandal events did not end with his death. The girls often spoke with him after his death. Conchita relates in her Diary entry of August 16, 1961: “... at eight or nine o’clock in the evening, the Blessed Virgin … said to the four of us: ‘Father Luis will come now and speak with you.’ A moment later he came and called us one by one. We didn’t see him at all but only heard his voice. It was exactly like the one he had on earth. When he had spoken for a while, giving us advice, he told us certain things for his brother, Fr. Ramon Maria Andreu. He taught us some words in French, in German and in English, and he also taught us to pray in Greek.” Fr. Luis also sent a message through the girls to his mother. Fr. Luis’ sudden death was a great shock to his mother for Father had been in excellent health. On the day he died, she was packed and waiting for his return from Garabandal because together they were going to Germany. But, instead of seeing her son with his usual big smile, she received a death notice. Therefore, to console his mother, Fr. Luis sent, through the girls, this beautiful message: “Be happy and content, for I am in heaven and I see you every day.” A short time later Fr. Luis’ Mother realised her long-time ambition was to enter a convent. Fr. Luis was buried in the Jesuit cemetery in Ona, Spain. In a locution of July 18, 1964, the Blessed Virgin told Conchita that on the day after the Great Miracle to come, the body of Fr. Luis will be removed from the grave and will be found incorrupt, just as it was on the day he was buried. Reprinted with kind permission from GARABANDAL INTERNATIONAL / October-December 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------- In 1976 the rumor was spread that the remains of Fr. Luis had been disenterred together with the many other Jesuits buried at Oña in the years that the Jesuit seminary had been there—it has recently been relocated— and that the caskets had been opened . . . It was reported that, “All the bodies were decomposed.” This information was immediately used as a new proof against the authenticity of the apparitions to discourage many Garabandal devotées, and rejoice their enemies. There was nothing that I could do but wait for time to bring the matter into the open. And after a year, I received this letter: My friend Mr. Cabré from Barcelona received a letter from a missionary priest in South America in which the priest said that he had recently met Father Alejandro Andreu, the brother of the deceased. And he had asked him what had happened to the body of Father Luis. He replied that they had dug up all the bodies and had taken them to Loyola. And that they had opened up every casket with the exception of Father Luis, by order of the Jesuit Provincial. And so they moved the remains of Father Luis without knowing his condition; the others were decomposed. "She Went in Haste to the Mountain", Second English Edition, on pages 190-191,
ANICETA GONZALES INTERVIEW (CONCHITA’S MOTHER) Aniceta, Conchita’s mother, was sixty-two years old at the time of this interview in 1971. She took care of the home and worked in the fields. She died on March 7,1990. Blessed Objects :I saw Conchita carrying big piles of religious objects to be kissed by the Virgin, and then, in ecstasy and without looking, return them to their rightful owners. One time, as she was walking in ecstasy, a lady slipped a wedding ring into her pocket without her knowing it. Awhile later she said to the Virgin, “Ah, I have a wedding ring in my pocket? No I don’t.” But it appeared that the Virgin insisted, and Conchita put her hand in her pocket, found the wedding ring, and offered it to the Virgin to kiss. She turned around and gave it to a gentleman that was apparently a teacher from Bilbao. [As a proof to see if the girl would return the object to the right owner, often another person would give it to the visionary.] Cases like this happened by the hundreds." ANICETA GONZALEZ Excerpted from GARABANDAL— EL PUEBLO HABLA • Translated from Spanish by Dr. Edward Serrano Reprinted with kind permission from GARABANDAL JOURNAL / MAY-JUNE 2010
Paquita the Bell ringer . How often do you pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory? Every night Paquita of Garabandal, walks around the village, ringing a bell to remind the townspeople to pray for their beloved dead. She asks them to pray an Our Father, a Hail Mary, a Glory Be, and the Eternal Rest Prayer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQWpHEpCgDg
It is impossible to ignore the horrific consequences of this sin. The accuracy of this prophecy should by itself confirm the authenticity of these apparitions. Though our anguish may be real, the scope of genocide through the slaughter of the innocent and helpless unborn exceeds what our imaginations can conceive. There is nothing in all of history that can compare! And yet it continues. The damage to the hearts and souls of those who perform, procure, and promote, as well as those of us who stand by idle (mea culpa!), is hard to conceive! Lord, show me what I can do today to push back against this heinous slaughter! Do not let my heart become callous!
I was asked privately if you are unable (for whatever reason) to attend the "Miracle" at Garabandal, can you still be healed if you view it televised (or on the Internet) ? As per Conchita's statement I feel you must be present at Miracle for the healing. Conchita speaks of the Miracle in Garabandal magazine: "It will be visible to all those who are in the village and surrounding mountains; that the sick who are present will be cured and the incredulous will believe. It will be the greatest miracle that Jesus will have performed for the world. There won't be the slightest doubt that it comes from God and that it is for the good of mankind. A sign of the Miracle, which it will be possible to film or televise, will remain forever." “The Apparitions of Garabandal:” by Francisco Sanchez-Ventura, Now, I will say ,who am I to put limits on God, should he decide to share His healing grace to some watching, he certainly can, but I can only post what was exactly said. I guess we wait and see.
