Spiritual Talk – Fr Ho talks about Marian apparition in Pontmain, France

by Kenny Cheng
2018-06-09

On January 17, 1871, in Pontmain, France, two brothers had finished helping their father with farmwork. They saw the sky above one of their neighbours’ houses lacked stars. There, the boys saw a beautiful woman smiling at them, but the adults could not see the vision. Their mother thought it was a Marian apparition and told them to pray five Our Fathers and five Hail Marys in her honour. After dinner, they went back out and the vision was still there. They notified their teacher, a nun, who couldn’t see the vision, so she brought three children: the oldest two saw the vision, but the youngest did not. The adults could not see the vision but, under the guidance of their parish priest, began to pray the Rosary. The children saw a blue oval surrounding Mary – who had a red cross on her heart. The stars flew onto Mary’s clothing and made it shine, then at Mary’s feet, words appeared: “But pray, my children.” After the priest led the people to sing hymns to Mary, new words appeared: “God will soon answer you. My Divine Son has permitted Himself to be moved.” Then, a large image of the Passion of Christ appeared before Mary, and her smile turned to grief. The stars lit four candles, the Passion image disappeared, and the people began to pray Matins. That night, the Prussian invaders halted their advance into France and, 21 days later, a peace treaty was signed. In the village of Pontmain, all the soldiers returned home unscathed. The local bishop verified the miracle in 1872, and a big basilica was built there in 1900, and the Feast of Our Lady of Pontmain was established on January 17, to remind people to pray for peace, an important task in the 19th century and in our present age.

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