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The Fourth Miracle
Mary of the Rosary of San Nicolas
(The image of Our Lady of San Nicolas, Argentina )
Brief Summary of the Miracle:
An ordinary housewife, a mother and grandmother (Gladys Quiroga de Motta) in Argentina who had no formal education and little knowledge of the Bible or theology claimed that she was visited by the Blessed Virgin Mary numerous times for a period of about 6 1/2 years from Sep 25, 1983 to Feb 11, 1990. The Virgin Mary asked her to tell the Bishop to have a Sanctuary built on a wasteland called Campito on the banks of the Parana river in Argentina. Gladys reported that she received over 1,800 messages from the Virgin Mary during those 6 1/2 years. During this time, Gladys also reported that she received 68 additional messages from Our Lord Jesus Christ. Numerous healings, including the cure of a boy with a brain tumor, have been documented in association with these apparations. Below is the storyline of the events as they unfolded:
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| Sept.25, 1983 |
First appearance of the Virgin Mary to
Gladys Quiroga de Motta
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| Oct. 7, 1983 |
Gladys asked the Virgin what she wanted.
Gladys:"I saw her and I asked her what she wanted of me.
Then her image faded away and a chapel appeared.
I understood that she wanted to be among us."
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| Oct. 12, 1983 |
Gladys discusses Her experiences with a priest.
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| Oct. 13
, 1983 |
The Holy Virgin talks to her for the first time.
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| Nov. 17, 1983 |
Gladys sprinkles holy water on the apparition.
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| Nov. 19, 1983 |
Gladys is informed of her mission : "You will become the bridge of union. Proclaim my words."
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| Nov. 24, 1983 |
A shaft of light in the darkness shows Gladys where the Church should be built - on a wasteland called Campito on the banks of the Parana river. The ray of light is seen by other witnesses, a nine-year old girl.
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| Nov. 27, 1983 |
Gladys recognizes the apparition when she sees an image of the Lady of Rosary relegated to the belfry of the diocesan cathedral because of damage. The Virgin referred to Exodus 25;8 in describing the church to be built. The passage says,"They shall make a sanctuary for me, that I may dwell in their midst." The significance of the passage is that it contains the instructions given by God to the Israelites for builiding the Ark of the Covenant by means of which Yahweh would be present to them. The New Testament and the earlyChurch has consistently understood Mary to be the New Ark of the Covenant, who was the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit and the Bearer of the Son. At San Nicolas, the Virgin was restating this teaching.
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| Nov., 1984 |
Gladys is welcomed by the new bishop of San Nicolas, Domingo Salvador Castagna. The bishop has an audience with Pope John Paul II, at which he discusses the phenomenon.
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| April, 1985 |
A Commision of Inquiry is named.
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| Feb. 25, 1986 |
First pilgrimage and celebration of the Holy Mass in El Campito, the location of the new sanctuary.
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| May 25, 1986 |
Spreading of a medal introduced by the Virgin in the apparitions.
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| Sept. 25, 1986 |
Placing of the foundation stone of the sanctuary.
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| April 11, 1986 |
Bishop Castagna has an audience with Pope John Paul II in Rosario, the main city of his diocese. The bishop promises the pope that he will direct a study of San Nicolas.
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| March 19, 1989 |
Moving of the image from the cathedral and blessing and opening of the sanctuary.
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| Oct. 13, 1987 |
The building of the sanctuary begins.
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| Feb 11. 1990 |
The end of the cathechesis of Our Lady of San Nicolas.
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| July 25,, 1990 |
Bishop Castagna said: "Undoubtedly this event of grace will continue to grow; it has proved its authenticity by its spiritual fruits."
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| Aug 25, 1990 |
Bishop Castagna consecrates the sanctuary and the pilgrims to God through the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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| Nov 14, 1990 |
The Bishop issued an edict comprising an "Imprimatur" for the publication of the Spanish edition of the Messages of Our Lady to Gladys de Motta.
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Description of the Virgin:
The Virgin's figure glowed with light. She had a blue gown and a veil and held the baby Jesus in her arms along with a large Rosary. She bore a close resemblance to a statue of Our Lady of the Rosary that had been left in the belfry of a nearby cathedral.
Messages:
More than eighteen hundred messages were given over the course of six years.
Miracles, Cures, and Signs:
Numerous healings, including the cure of a boy with a brain tumor, have been documented.
Approval:
On July 25, 1990, the Bishop of San Nicolas, Monsignor Domingo Castagna said: "Undoubtedly this event of grace will continue to grow; it has proved its authenticity by its spiritual fruits."
Although the Church has issued no formal approval of the Apparitions of San Nicolas, the devotions have been endorsed in substance, the construction of the Sanctuary continues, the medals and publications are authorized, and the pilgrimages continue in spiritual splendor.
Edict:
On November 14, 1990, the Bishop issued an edict comprising an "Imprimatur" for the publication of the Spanish edition of the Messages of Our Lady to Gladys de Motta.
Visionary Had Signs of the Stigmata of Christ:
Gladys was the recipient of the stigmata (the wounds of Christ) on her wrists (with stigmata also on her feet, side, and on one shoulder).
Hundreds of Thousands Commerate Anniversary of First Vision:
Buenos Aires, Sep 28, 2008 / 10:45 pm (CNA).- Some 200,000 people participated in the Eucharistic celebration near the Sanctuary of Mary of the Rosary of San Nicolás, for the 25th Anniversary of the appearances of Our Lady in Argentina.
The Eucharistic celebration was presided over by the Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Héctor Cardelli who in his homily stressed that "when Mary calls us together, the family is reinforced, because the Mother is bringing her children together."
"How much she told us and how little we recall! How opportune was the intervention of Mary, who reminds us to listen to Christ the Teacher…an encounter with Him ensures the presence of the Kingdom here, among us," he continued. The bishop went on to emphasize that it has already been 25 years since “her maternal accompaniment has come to us and spoken of her love and fidelity to follow Christ, who is our Way, Truth and Life. Christ is the point of reunion, because from Him, our steps have a course, our motivations have direction and our lives make sense."
"Considering this brief history, if only 25 years, we see nothing more than grace after grace, where our faith has grown based on acts and the Word being translated into reconciliation, peace, prayer and mission," he concluded.
The New Sanctuary of Our Lady of San Nicolas in Argentina
(The new Sanctuary is still under construction at this time)
To go to an internet link for Our Lady of San Nicolas,
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