From the time of Adam, God has spoken to His saints and prophets through visions, dreams, and inner voices . . . .
Miraculous events are common in the worlds of the Old and New Testaments, and the lives of the saints are marked by supernatural intervention. In our time, the Eternal Father seems to also be grabbing ordinary people from our midst to use as His mouthpieces. He is calling us to honor the covenant He made with us so that His "will be done on earth as it is in Heaven."
The last century-and-a-half has seen numerous accounts of appearances of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Jesus, Himself, is said to speak to a few of the seers. Some of the apparitions have received official approval by the Roman Catholic Church. Common threads running through all the messages are: Jesus has been offended by the multiplication of against His Sacred Heart; and Mary exhorts humanity to prayer and repentance and an increased devotion to the sacraments, especially the Eucharist and Confession. A simple message, but the alternative, we are warned, is a great chastisement which will befall mankind.
Apparitions Links References Credits
APPROVAL CODES: - Full Church Approval - Disapproval by the Church
B - Bishop Letter (Reference) MAJOR APPARITIONS OF JESUS AND MARY
YEAR LOCATION VISIONARIES LINKS
1347 Siena, Italy St. Catherine 1 2
1531 Guadalupe, Mexico St. Juan Diego 1
1600s Agreda, Spain Venerable Mary of Agreda 1 2
1812 Westphalia, Germany Venerable Anne Catherine Emmerich 1 2 3
1830 Rue Du Bac, France Catherine Laboure 1 2 3
1836 OL of Victories, Paris Father Genettes -
1840 Blangy, France Sister Justine Bisqueyburu 1 2 3
1846 La Salette, France Melanie Calvat & Maximin Giraud 1 2
1858 Lourdes, France Bernadette Soubirous 1 2 3 4
1871 Pontmain, France Eugene and Joseph Barbadette (Five Children and one baby) 1 2
1876 Pellevoisin, France Estelle Faguette 1 2
References: "Appearances of Mary" Web Site "Catholic Prophets Encyclopedia" Web Site Apparitions List This was an internet mailing list dedicated to sharing information of apparitions approved by the Catholic Church, and reputable on-going apparitions not contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church. Much of the information on the various sites was taken from the archives of this internet mailing list. The list is no longer active, but the archives are still online. This site is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.