'Sir, we would like to see Jesus.'"
John 12:21
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Location: Beauraing, Belgium
Date: 1932
Summary:
During the winter of 1932, Our Blessed Mother appeared thirty-three times to five children near the playground of a convent school in Beauraing, Belgium. The first handful of apparitions were at a distance with Mary walking on clouds. The children were reportedly forced to their knees when they saw her. The visions became well known locally and drew a significant crowd. Mary eventually revealed her heart of gold surrounded by rays. During one vision, doctors place burning matches on one of the children’s hands, the match burned and finallywent out, but the child’s hand was not harmed. Many people were converted during these visions, receiving Reconciliation and Holy Communion. Our Blessed Mother asked for a church to be built for people to make a pilgrimage. She told the people to pray…pray, a lot. During the last apparition, Mary said “I shall convert the sinners”, “I am the Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God; pray always”, “Do you love My Son? Do you love Me? Then offer yourself up for Me.”
Interesting Facts:
- During the apparitions, sick people attended hoping to be healed. The healings took place only after the last apparition.
- Our Blessed Mother was described as a beautiful lady in white with her hands joined and turned towards the sky. She carried a rosary which was hanging from her right arm.
-During the Dec. 9 apparition, doctors pinched, slapped, pricked, and shone lights in the children’s eyes while they were witnessing the apparition, all received no response or ill effects.