The Story
In 1961, the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and St. Michael the Archangel, appeared to four girls: Conchita Gonzalez (12), Mari Loli Mazon (12), Jacinta Gonzalez (12) and Mari Cruz Gonzalez (11) in a small, mountain village of northern Spain called San Sebastian de Garabandal. Extraordinary phenomena accompanied the visions, which lasted until 1965, as the four girls fell into states of ecstasy becoming completely insensitive to outside stimuli. There were ecstatic marches, ecstatic falls, mystical Communions, the reading of hearts and more, witnessed by thousands.
But paramount to the Blessed Virgin’s appearances was the deliverance of a message which the visionaries revealed on October 18, 1961: “We must make many sacrifices, perform much penance, and visit the Blessed Sacrament frequently. But first, we must lead good lives. If we do not, a chastisement will befall us. The cup is already filling up, and if we do not change, a very great chastisement will come upon us.”
This was followed four years later on June 18, 1965, by a second and final message from the Blessed Virgin delivered on her behalf by St. Michael to Conchita: “As my message of October 18 has not been complied with and has not been made known to the world, I am advising you that this is the last one. Before, the cup was filling up. Now it is flowing over. Many cardinals, many bishops and many priests are on the road to perdition and are taking many souls with them. Less and less importance is being given to the Eucharist. You should turn the wrath of God away from yourselves by your efforts. If you ask His forgiveness with sincere hearts, He will pardon you. I, your mother, through the intercession of St. Michael the Archangel, ask you to amend your lives. You are now receiving the last warnings. I love you very much and do not want your condemnation. Pray to Us with sincerity and we will grant your requests. You should make more sacrifices. Think about the passion of Jesus.”
On November 13, 1965, the apparitions ended when Our Lady appeared to Conchita for the last time.
GREAT SUPERNATURAL EVENTS
Three great supernatural events have been predicted: the Warning, Miracle and Chastisement. The Warning will occur within 12 months of the Miracle and will serve to “correct the conscience of the world” in preparation for that event. It will first be seen in the sky and then felt interiorly by everyone on earth. No one will escape it. It will be of short duration but extremely painful as all will see the wrong they have done and the good they have failed to do.
The Miracle will occur at a grove of pine trees on a bluff overlooking Garabandal. Conchita knows the date and will announce it eight days in advance. All those in the village or on the surrounding mountains will see it. The sick who are present will be cured, sinners will be converted and the incredulous will believe. It will be the greatest Miracle that Jesus will have ever performed for the world. As a result of the Miracle, Russia and other countries will be converted. After the Miracle a visible supernatural sign will remain at the site until the end of time. If the world does not change after the Warning and Miracle, then the Chastisement will come.