Thursday, May 17, 2001

Apparition of Our Lady in the Grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, France

(Marcos) On May 16, as I was getting ready for bed, I heard strongly the Voice of Our Lady, who suddenly told me.

(Our Lady) "Come to me tomorrow as soon as you can in the cave of Massabielle. I will be waiting for you there" (Marcos) "Yes, Madame! I will be there!" (Marcos)

(Marcos) "The next day I went to the Grotto of the Apparitions at Lourdes, and there I prayed waiting for Our Lady. Suddenly, she appeared to me, bright and dressed in gold. It was high, next to the statue that marks the exact place where she appeared to St. Bernadette. Although I was far away from her, because of the benches where people sat to pray, I saw her in her usual size, and as if there were no distances between the two of us. Smiling kindly, after the initial greetings, she said to me, "I'm sorry.

(Our Lady) "My son, I am very happy that you have come here to Lourdes once again. and I am also happy that my son Marcos Augusto has come with you. I AM THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTATION! With these words, I identified myself to my poor little daughter Bernadette, in this very Holy Place, in 1858. Yes, in this Sacred Grotto our meetings took place, and where I made a 'vehement call' for prayer and conversion to the world. I have not been heard...Humanity must attend to My urgent calls to conversion which, since La Salette, Lourdes and Fatima, I have made to them...My son, here is what I want from you and from all My beloved children: PovertyPrayerSimplicityObedience and docility to My Mother Voice, as was My little daughter Bernadette. Tell My children, that just as I came to Lourdes to sanctify the life of My little daughter Bernadette, so I want to sanctify yours and that of all My children who truly listen and obey Me. Pray My Holy Rosary every day, and tell My children to do the same, for I want to sanctify them through Him, just as I did My dear Bernadette...Thank you for coming here. I am very happy with you. I bless you all in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit...Go in the Peace of the Lord, my son!