The Tribulation, Warning, Miracle, Permanent Sign and Chastisement.
Five great future events were foretold by the Blessed Virgin at Garabandal.
1). The Tribulation
At 10.30 P.M. on June 19 th. 1962 in what became known as the first “nights of the screams” Mari Loli, Jacinta & Mari Cruz (Conchita was not present) were shown events in the period leading up to the time of the Warning. At Our Lady’s request, the onlookers were to keep at a distance, but they could clearly hear the screams of the young girls as they were shown the terrifying scenes of future events which lasted for up to 50 minutes. The people were so shocked they thought the world was about to come to an end, that practically the whole Village made very sincere Confessions the next morning & received Holy Communion.
It was some time later before the girls started to speak about their ordeal when in 1967 Mari Loli revealed the following: “Although we continued to see the Blessed Virgin, we saw a great multitude of people who were suffering intensely and screaming in terror. The Blessed Virgin explained to us that this great tribulation, would come because a time would arrive when the Church would appear to be on the point of perishing. It would pass through a terrible trial. We asked the Virgin what this great trial was and She told us it was “Communism”
In 1965, Conchita had already said, “when communism comes again, everything will happen”. When questioned if this meant that communism would go away before then, Conchita replied, I don’t know, the Blessed Virgin simply said : “ when communism comes again “
Mari Loli later went on to say “Russia will suddenly & unexpectedly overrun and overwhelm a great part of the free world “. These comments clearly refer to a Communist takeover led by Russia which will appear to have succeeded and in the midst of this frightful aggression will be a harrowing persecution of the Church. Priests will have to go into hiding, Churches will be boarded up and it will become very difficult for the faithful to practise their religion or for Holy Mass to be celebrated freely.
During an interview with Fr. Francis Benac, S.J. in 1978, Mari Loli further explained “it was all related to communism and what is going to happen in the Church and to the people because all these things are to have repercussions amongst the people. When the Church suffers confusion, the people are going to suffer too. Some priests who are communists will create such confusion that people will not know right from wrong “.
Jacinta stated in 1979, “These difficult events will take place before the Warning, because the Warning itself will occur when the situation will be at its worst “.
The duration of this tribulation is not known but it will take an act of God, (The Warning ) to stop it. When will all this happen, we don’t know, but we have an indication in a statement from Conchita:
“The Pope will go to Russia, to Moscow and after his return to the Vatican, hostilities will break out in different parts of Europe “.
2). THE WARNING
Conchita was advised by Our Lady on January 1st. 1965 that God is going to send a great Supernatural “ Warning “. This has also been described as an
“ Illumination of all Consciences “ or a “ Mystical Experience “.
The main visionary Conchita has declared:
First, a World-Wide Warning that will happen in the sky…like the collision of two stars that do not fall down… it will frighten all humanity regardless of where one happens to be at the time… it will be a thousand times worse than earthquakes… like a fire that will not burn our flesh … it will last a very short time, although to us it will seem to be a very long time … no one can prevent it from happening … It will be recognized as coming from God… it will resemble a punishment … it is meant to be a purification … like the revelation of our sins and what we will feel in our hearts will be worse than sorrow. It will not kill us, if we die it will be caused by the emotion within us. The date was not revealed only that it will happen before the announcement of the miracle. The Warning is a thing that comes directly from God and will be visible throughout the entire world in whatever place anyone might be.
The Warning – A summary :
The Warning is something supernatural and will not be explained by science. lt will be seen and felt. The Warning will be a correction of the conscience of the world. For those who do not know Christ, they will believe it is a Warning from God. The most important thing about that day is that everyone in the whole world will see a sign, a grace, or a punishment within themselves, in other words, a Warning.
They will find themselves all alone in the world no matter where they are at the time, alone with their conscience right before God. They will then see all their sins and what their sins have caused.
We will all feel it differently because it will depend on our conscience. The Warning will be very personal, therefore, we will all react differently to it. The most important thing will be to recognize our own sins and the bad consequences of them.
Your experience of the Warning will be different from mine because your sins are different from mine.
This will be a Warning to see what you have done with your sins.
It will be like a purification before the Miracle to see if with the Warning and Miracle we will be converted.
The Virgin told me that before the Miracle, God will be sending us a Warning so as to purify us or prepare us to see the Miracle and in this way we may draw enough grace to change our lives toward God.
It is a phenomenon which will be seen and felt in all the world and everywhere; I have always given as an example that of two stars that collide.
This phenomenon will not cause physical damage, but it will horrify us because at that very moment we will see our souls and the harm we have done.
It will be as though we were in agony but we will not die by its effects but perhaps we will die of fright or shock to see ourselves.
No one will have doubts of it being from God.
I who know what it is, am very much afraid of that day. The Virgin told us that the Warning and Miracle will be the last warnings or public manifestations that God will give us. This is why I believe that after them we will be near the end of time.
To me it’s like two stars that crash and make a lot of noise and a lot of light but they don’t fall down.
It’s something that’s not going to hurt us but we’re going to see it.
In that moment, we’re going to see our conscience. You’re going to see everything wrong that you’re doing and the good you’re not doing.
The visionary Loli stated:
“Everyone will experience it wherever they may be, regardless of their condition or their knowledge of God. It will be an interior personal experience. It will look as if the world has come to a standstill, however, no one will be aware of that as they will be totally absorbed in their own experience.
It is going to be something like an interior feeling of sorrow and pain for having offended God. God will help us to see clearly the harm we are causing Him and all the evil things we do. He will help us to sense this interior pain because often when we do something wrong we just ask the Lord’s forgiveness with our lips, but now (through the Warning) He will help us sense physically that deep sorrow.”
The visionary Jacinta stated:
“The Warning is something that is first seen in the air everywhere in the world and immediately is transmitted into the interior of our souls. It will last for a very little time, but it will seem a very long time because of its effect within us. It will be for the good of our souls, in order to see in ourselves our conscience, the good and the bad that we’ve done.”
3). The Great Miracle
This will occur shortly after the Warning, at a grove of pine trees overlooking the village of Garabandal. It will occur within 12 months after the Warning…
Conchita knows the nature of the great miracle as well as the exact date and she will announce the date eight days before it happens.The details revealed by Conchita can be summarised as follows :
On August 10, 1971, while talking to a group of Americans, she offered this revealing information: “It will take place on or between the eighth and sixteenth of March, April or May. It will not happen in February or June.” It will be on a Thursday at 8:30 p.m.
It will coincide with a great Ecclesiastical event in the Church. It will be on the Feast-day of a young martyred Saint of the Eucharist. It will last fifteen minutes.
All those either in the village or on the surrounding mountains, which will serve as an “natural” amphitheatre, will see it.
(Note: millions of people could easily fit around the mountain area.)
The sick who come to Garabandal on that day will be cured, unbelievers will be converted. It will be the greatest Miracle that Jesus has ever performed for the world.
On the day after the Miracle, the body of Fr.Luis Andreu will be removed from his grave and will be found to be in-corrupt. As a consequence of the Miracle, Russia and other countries will be converted.
There will remain a permanent sign at “The Pines” as a proof of Our Lady’s tremendous love for all her children. It will be capable of been filmed, photographed and televised.
Conchita was granted permission by Our Lady to announce the date of the miracle eight days in advance. Prior to the eight-day notice, God will have sent a Warning to the entire world to purify it for the great Miracle. Therefore, the world will receive two advance notices—the Warning and the eight-day notice.
With the present means of communication and travel, eight days will be sufficient for people around the world to gather. The day of The Miracle may be the last opportunity given us by God and may also be Our Lady’s last effort to save the world from the punishment already threatened.
Conchita has clearly said that Our Lady has promised a great miracle in Garabandal so that all may believe the Apparitions and be obedient to the messages. “As the punishment which we deserve for the sins of the world is great, the miracle must also be great, for the world needs it.”
4). The Permanent Sign
After the Miracle, a Permanent Supernatural Sign will remain forever at the pine trees in memory of the miracle as visible proof of our Blessed Mother’s love for all humanity.
On September 14, 1965, Conchita said: “The sign that will remain forever at the Pines, will have never been seen before on earth, and is something we will be able to photograph, televise and see, but not touch.
Conchita went on to say, “ It will be evident that it is not a sign of this world but from God “
5). THE CONDITIONAL CHASTISEMENT
On the second “ nights of the screams “ June 20 th. 1962, the four seers ( Conchita was present this night ) went to the cuadro at 10.30 P.M. They had already seen the Angel who told them that the people should stay at a distance as on the previous night – that no one should pass beyond the last house in the Village.
This prophecy depends on whether or not mankind has heeded the message of our lady... the vision of this ” conditional punishment ” brought terror and tears to the children… If it happens it will be more terrible than anything we can possibly imagine because it will be the result of the direct intervention of God. It will have nothing to do with wars, revolutions or the hardness of men’s hearts. Conchita says, “If the punishment comes, and I believe it will come, it will come after the promised miracle.”
Later Conchita further described the Chastisement :.
Our Lady made us see how the great chastisement for all humanity would come and how it comes directly from God. In a certain moment not a single motor or machine will function. A terrible heat wave will come, and men will suffer a burning thirst. Desperately they will look for water but with the intense heat it will evaporate. With this, there will enter into the people a desperation and they will attempt to kill each other, but in those moments their strength will fail and they will fall to the ground. God then will make them see that it is He who directly has permitted all this.
Finally we saw a multitude of people enveloped in flames – desperately they threw themselves into the seas and lakes but upon entering the water, far from putting out the flames the water was boiling and seemed to help the flames burn more. I asked the Blessed Virgin to take all our children with Her, but She said that when this happens they will all be adults.
If we do not pay attention to the message, the punishment announced by Our Lady will be visited on the whole world after The miracle. During one of their ecstasies the girls were heard praying for the innocent children but, nevertheless, they shed tears at the same time. Since the day they learned about the punishment they have developed a great spirit of sacrifice. They pray very much for sinners and for priests. They often say that if priests are not what they should be many souls will be lost.
Conchita has written: “I cannot reveal what kind of punishment it is except that it will be a result of the direct intervention of God, which makes it more terrible and fearful than anything we can imagine. It will be less painful for innocent babies to die a natural death than for those babies to die because of the punishment. All Catholics should go to confession before the punishment and the others should repent of their sins. When I saw IT (the punishment), I felt a great fear even though at the same time I was seeing Our Blessed Mother. The punishment, if it comes, will come after the miracle”
When Our Lady spoke to the girls of the punishment, Her face assumed a look of great sadness. The girls revealed: “We have never seen Her look so serious. When she said the words ‘The cup is already filling’, she spoke in a very low voice.”
