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The
Apparition of May 5, 2004. Our Lady appeared to Marija Lunetti on Wednesday, May 5, 2004.
The apparitions lasted 2 minutes and 40 seconds. When Our Lady appeared,
She greeted Marija by saying, “Praised Be Jesus.”
Marija said that Our Lady came with deep peace. The Patriotic Rosary
was prayed by several thousand people in the Field today while Our
Lady appeared in the Bedroom. It was beautiful for those in the
Bedroom hearing in the background the patriotic songs being sung
between each decade while the Rosary was being prayed in the Bedroom.
Marija said that Our Lady blessed all those present in the Field
and blessed all their religious objects. The following is Marija’s
description of the apparition: Just before, as Our Lady ascended back to Heaven, She said, “Go in peace.” The Patriotic Rosary was very very moving and beautiful for all
those who participated in it out in the Field. Last year, the community
had requested that anyone who wanted to send in the names of any
of our military who were being sent to Iraq to Caritas, they would
place their names out in the Field and pray for them each day, especially
during Rosary and apparition time. Those names were brought out
to the Field today, and the community asked the crowds of people
to come up and pick one of the names to pray for during the Rosary.
There were so many people who wanted to participate, that there
were not enough names for all the people who wanted them. The community
then announced that anyone who never had the chance to send in the
names of family and friends in the military who were stationed in
Iraq and in other countries throughout the world, that they write
their names down now and place them in a container at the foot of
the statue of Our Lady. Then anyone who wanted to come up and pick
a name could do so, and all the soldiers would have a special person
praying for them. Before the Rosary started, a beautiful song was
played, dedicated to all the military over in Iraq and in other
countries throughout the world. Many of the several thousands out
in the Field were openingly crying, as thoughts and prayers were
lifted up for those loved ones, family, and friends who were over
in Iraq right not, or of those who bravely gave their lives in this
war, or of those who may be sent over soon. As this song was playing,
a woman came up to one of the community and asked for prayers for
her father, who was killed over in Iraq this past December. As the
community member put her arm around this woman, they both wept for
the pain this woman was carrying in her heart. The whole Rosary
was filled with emotion, as one looked around at all the thousands
of people, whose whole hearts were reflected on all their faces
in praying for our country, and in a special way our military and
their families. When it was time of Our Lady appeared, all the thousands
of people turned toward the house, where Our Lady was appearing
and knelt down. For over 5 minutes, all one could see was the crowds
of people on their knees lifting up their hearts to Our Lady. It
was a beautiful and moving sight for all those to gaze upon. Our Lady also revealed that She would appear to Marija tomorrow morning in the Bedroom for the community before Marija left to go back to Italy.
Comments and testimonies of those gathered spoke of a powerful life-moving grace for those who came. “ I felt the graces much more powerful than even when I
was converted here in my first visit.” “How could I even thank Our Lady for such an extraordinary five days. It will be hard to leave this place.” A priest said, “Today I heard a confession of a person 61 years away from the church.” The priest was deeply moved by his almost tenth visit here. Another priest said, “I’ve never felt more powerfully the Holy Spirit than here hearing confessions in the Field. You always knew the right thing to say to people.” A pilgrim from Germany told us, “I was put here in this place of prayer. There are so many
graces. I needed to be here. Mary placed me here among people filled
with the Holy Spirit. I can take it (the graces) back home with
me to Germany to give it to others.” During the retreat, a couple came up to me and thanked us for
using their flowers to make the crown for Our Lady. Our Lady was
crowned on May 1, but the following day, when we were all out in
the Field, praying the Rosary in preparation for Our Lady’s
apparition, Marija noticed that Our Lady’s crown was missing.
She turned to our founder and told him that another crown needed
to be made for Our Lady from the flowers that were around the statue.
Three to four people worked throughout the Rosary to make a new
crown for Our Lady, and they recrowned Her right before the apparition.
They said that when their son saw us use his flowers out of all
the other flowers around
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