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Monday, September 21, 2009

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A Suggestion from Tasmania, Australia

Dear Tony,

I am writing to make a suggestion to you.

The predicted "Warning" has been supported by other revelations including some from several centuries past. I have even read in the "Two Hearts" magazine that spoke of a Protestant pastor having a similar vision where everyone saw their souls as God sees them.

It seems that this will happen soon.

When it does happen there will be such an outpouring of sorrow and confusion that people will need spiritual help as to what to do next. It will be impossible to minister to all those in need of direction.

With this in mind I have begun putting together "Mercy Packs." In each is a Miraculous Medal, a Rosary, pamphlets on "How to Pray the Rosary," Heaven, Hell and Purgatory, the Divine Mercy devotion; prayers to God the Father, St. Michael the Archangel, St. Joseph, the Holy Spirit, an act of sorrow for sins, a Morning Offering to live in the Divine Will, a small picture of the Divine Mercy and a small booklet of the Gospel of St. Luke.

I have also included a small sachet of blessed salt.

I leave it to your discretion as to whether to pass this suggestion on to those who believe in the Garabandal messages.

Yours in the love of Christ

Maree

Dear Maree,

Thank you for your suggestion re the Mercy Packs. We will include it in the Forum section . . .

To Jesus through Mary

Tony

I might add that years ago we were supplied with packs similar to these by a group of devout ladies who put them together. I personally gave out many of them to my students at Sunday school and also at prayer meetings and Garabandal conferences that I gave showing the "Events of Garabandal" movie and giving a talk on Garabandal. They were very popular and I think it's a great idea. I always said that after the "Warning," us believers will have our hands full helping people to enter the Church as Catholics. Think about it!

Deacon John

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UPDATE: THE CHURCH"S POSITION ON GARABANDAL

The magazine "Garabandal Journal" has updated some information regarding the village of Garabandal, the current Bishop and Pastor.
For many years, while never being condemned, the Garabandal events were under a dark cloud as some of the first bishops (but not all) opposed the events. But the tide started to change with Bishop Juan Antonio del Val Gallo (1971-1991). While he at first did not believe in the apparitions he took a more open position. In 1981, he became a believer and during his reign, he lifted the ban on priests going up to the village and allowed them to celebrate Mass in the village church with the permission of the village pastor. The next bishop, Jose Vilaplana Blasco, was a non-believer, but left in place the positive changes made by Bishop del Val. In 2006, he was transferred to another diocese in southern Spain and Archbishop of Oviedo, Carlos Osoro Sierra, was made Apostolic Administrator of Santander. The Archbishop, building on the positive measures taken by Bishop Del Val, allowed priests visiting Garabandal to celebrate Mass in the village church even if the pastor was not there (he ministered to a number of other villages and was not always in Garabandal). The Archbishop also gave visiting priests faculties to hear confessions.
In 2007, Ed Kelly from the United States, wrote to the Archbishop requesting the current status of Garabandal and received a letter from the prelate, under his own stationary and signed by him dated May 7, 2007, in which he said: "I respect the apparitions and have known of authentic conversions. In light of these events, how can we not always feel the need to open our heart to our mother Mary to tell her that we need her protection, help, spirit, desire, hope and love! I encourage you to continue maintaining this devotion to our Mother."
In 2011, two 50th anniversaries were celebrated in Garabandal (1) for the first appearance of St. Michael on June 18, 1961, and (2) the first vision of Our Lady on July 2, 1961. The celebrations were conducted under the auspices of the Santander Diocese represented by the village pastor Fr. Rolando Cabeza (also dean of the area). During the celebrations, another ban was lifted when Fr. Cabeza, spoke of the apparitions from the pulpit, and read the two formal Messages of Our Lady at Garabandal.
On May 6, 2012, current Bishop of Santander, Vecente Jimenez Zamora (installed in 2007) celebrated a Mass in Garabandal in commemoration of the completion of a restoration project of the village church. In a refreshments period after Mass, he was open and most cordial with all the villagers and visitors. On May1, 2013, the Bishop again celebrated Mass in the village church of Garabandal and prior to the Mass, kissed a crucifix belonging to villager David Toribio that was kissed by the Blessed Virgin at Garabandal. We don't know if the Bishop knew that but we suspect he did.
Bishop Jimenez's Masses in Garabandal were firsts, since no Bishop of Santander had ever said Mass in the village church from the time the apparitions began in 1961.
Deacon John

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