Subj : February 20th - Our Lady of Banneux: The 7th Apparition To : All From : rich Date : Tue Feb 19 2019 08:40:05 From: rich February 20th - Our Lady of Banneux: The 7th Apparition Today marks the anniversary of the 7th apparition of the Blessed Virgin of the Poor, Our Blessed Mother at Banneux, Belgium, to 11 year old Mariette Beco in 1933. The first six apparitions occurred on January 15, January 18, January 19, January 20, February 11, and February 15. During these encounters, Mariette saw a woman =E2=80=9Cmade of light=E2=80=9D smiling at her through her kitchen window, eventually follow= ing the Blessed Virgin, praying with her, and obeying her instructions to claim a small stream of water for her. The Blessed Mother said to Mariette, =E2=80=9CI am the Virgin of the Poor=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9CThis s= pring is reserved for all nations to relieve the sick.=E2=80=9D The Virgin of the Poor reques= ted that a small chapel be built. She further told Mariette, =E2=80=9CI have co= me to relieve suffering.=E2=80=9D Following Mariette's request for a s= ign as to who she was, Our Blessed Mother replied, =E2=80=9CBelieve in me and I will believe in you.=E2=80=9D During the sixth vision, the Virgin of the Poor had graced Mariette with a secret which had left her tearful and upset. Despite what we can assume was discomforting news, Marriette did not stop praying. On February 20, she knelt in the snow, braving the cold, as was her custom. She began to pray the Rosary in her garden, praying louder and faster than usual. Without warning, she left the garden, returning to the spring by the road, genuflecting twice on the way there. She knelt for no more than a moment before starting to cry. =E2=80=9CShe left too quickly,=E2=80=9D Mariette reported to those observing, explaining her tear= s. Before her departure, the Blessed Virgin had implored Mariette, =E2=80=9CMy dear child, pray hard.=E2=80=9D Our Lady of Banneux, the Virgin of the Poor, would appear to Mariette only once more, on March 2. By the time of the 7th visitation, a small crowd had gathered, and the tale of Mariette Beco was becoming well known. Local priests and bishops had inquired, and the sick and the ill had already begun to travel to the humble spring beside the road near the Beco's home. One bishop, Louis-Joseph Kerkhofs, Bishop of Li=C3=A8ge making the trip to the site of the apparitions, wrote the following prayer: O virgin of the Poor, may you ever be blessed! And blessed be He who deigned to send you to us. What you have been and are to us now, you will always be to those who, like us, and better then us, offer their faith and their prayer. You will be all for us, as you revealed yourself at Banneux: Mediatrix of all graces, the Mother of the Saviour, Mother of God. A compassionate and powerful Mother who loves the poor and all People, who alleviates suffering, who saves individuals and all humanity, Queen and Mother of all Nations, who came to lead all those who allow themselves to be guided by you, to Jesus the true and only Source of eternal life. Amen. Saint Quote: It is not enough to do good things, but we must do them well, in imitation of Christ our Lord, of whom it was written: Bene omnia fecit--He did all things well.=C2 We ought, then, to strive to do all things in the spirit of Christ; that is, with the perfection, with circumstances, and for the ends for which He performed His actions. Otherwise, even the good works that we do will bring us punishment rather than reward. --St. Vincent de Paul Bible Quote From the beginning, and before the world, was I created, and unto the world to come I shall not cease to be, and in the holy dwelling place I have ministered before him. And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy city likewise I rested, and my power was in Jerusalem. And I took root in an honourable people, and in the portion of my God his inheritance, and my abode is in the full assembly of saints. (Ecclesiasticus 24:14-16) <><><><> A Prayer Of Confidence In God Jesus of the loving Heart, I believe that thou doth care for me more than Thou careth for the birds of the air or the lilies of the field. I believe that Thou doth care for me more than a mother careth for the child in her arms. I believe that even though a mother may forget the child of her womb, yet wilt Thou not forget me. And, therefore, I trust in Thee in all and through all and in spite of all. Amen. Strong Heart of Jesus, my God and my Friend, In life and in death, on Thee I depend. [Rev. James O'Brien, S. J.] --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .