By the fruits you will know them

                                                            JMJ

Now these are places where messages from our Lady are given. There are so many more. It does take so long to approve and i can understand why.  Medugorji is waiting now on the decision from the Vatican.  No one has to believe these messages but many have said the the Popes who have lived through these times believed.We are told thta St. Padro Pio believed and he spoke with the seers from Garanbandal and affirmed the truth to them.  Each individual may believe or not. 

Our Lady of Fatima appeared in Portugal to three children: Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco In 1917 in a very turbulent time.  Communism had raised its ugly head and Mary had come to help her "children".  She asked them to come for 6 consecutive months on the 13th.  She told them her Immaculate Heart would a place of "refuge" for all her children.  Lucia lived to be 97 yrs. old, dying in 2005.  The two little ones died from Influenza 2 years after the apparitions at ages 7 and 9.  Pope John Paul canonized them Saints.  Lucia was there to witness with joy.  Mary's message was that her Son, Jesus was so offended by the actions of humanity and that if we didn't change a great punishment would come upon the earth.  She asked them to pray the rosary daily and do penance. They were to spread the message of prayer and repentance to appease God.  So much more was said but the main theme was 1. warn of the threat of Communism, 2. God was angry with man's actions, 3. Her heart was mankind's "refuge of hope".  3.  Repentance and prayer was necessary.
 
From 1961-1965 in Garanbandal, Spain, Our Lady appeared to 4 young girls ages 11 and 12.  Again the message..... many sacrifices must be made, more penance must be done, visits to the Blessed Sacrament, and people must be good.  If not, punishment awaits......the cup is full......God can not let His children fall into the fire.  The girls would go into ecstasy when Mary appeared and spoke to them.  Mary told them that those who carry on and hold true to their faith will suffer their Purgatory on earth.  But the real message here was of a WARNING, A MIRACLE, and CHASTISEMENT.  The warning would be an illumination of conscience.  Everyone would see their soul as Jesus sees it and would have a mini judgement.  Each soul will see how they will spend eternity.....heaven, hell, or purgatory.  This would be a great merciful gift from God because we would have time after to change and fix our life.  Never before has this been granted or will be ever again.  This "illumination" would prepare souls for the great  miracle a year later, and if people didn't change, a chastisement worse then the flood would follow. All evil will be wiped off the earth then finally in the end will come the "Era of Peace", where all of mankind will be devout followers of Christ and His church.  After a long time had passed of course once again man would choose evil.  More to the story here but again just touching the surface.  Pay attention, it's the 60s and a lot of rebellion.  And we know each decade continues to degrade more and more.  She's begging God on our behalf for mercy.  If you wish to know more about these events you can check on Internet for details.

St Faustina brought us Divine Mercy and to trust in Jesus.  Jesus told her before He comes as the Just Judge He will come as All Merciful.  We have the chaplet of Divine Mercy to offer to the dying as well as reparation for sins and Jesus' passion.  I'm afraid His Mercy is about to end or has already.  We will be left to meet Him as judge.  (in the WARNING) 
                                                  Jesus I Trust In You
We also have the apparitions in Medjugorji.  Most of you or perhaps all know about this one so i won't get into this but you know the seers are getting 10 secrets and some include chastisements and Mary asks for prayer, especially the rosary, penance, and fasting.  Again the rosary as an important tool for peace.  Monthly confessions, Mass and Holy Communion, and Adoration are expectations for all Catholics and for non Catholics the doors are always opened.  Recently for Christmas one of the seers told that Mary appeared as usual with baby Jesus on her lap like always.  Mary gives a short message.  This time Mary did not speak, only the baby Jesus spoke for the first time.  All interested are tying to figure out what this means.  Some think the messages may end soon.  It left the seer a bit shook up.  It was a newborn but He spoke with such authority.  He said" I am your peace, live My Commandments". Someone who follows and studies all the messages from Our Lady had this to offer.  "Jesus speaking in this way echoes His farewell discourse in John's Gospel when he says: "Peace i bequeath to you, My own peace i give you, a peace the world cannot give, this is my gift to you.  Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid". (John 14-27) Elsewhere in the discourse He says;"If you love Me, you will keep my Commandments"(John 14-15) They're thinking that the messages will soon stop and will start the beginning of the secrets.  The Vatican is studying the whole of all the messages and a ruling is expected we thought soon but recently came out that it may be longer. 

Sr. Agnes of Japan is another who received the messages of coming tribulations if the world does not change and go back to Jesus.  You can look all these up on the Internet and will get the complete story. 

Our Blessed Mother, with permission from God, has been coming to earth to lead us back to her Son.  Just as parents guide their children and often times disciplines, so too our heavenly parents. And these are the same words coming to individuals.

By the fruits you will know them...... so many good graces have come out of  these places.  Thanks be to God!