WHAT IS GARABANDAL?: Fr. Ramon Andreu's Notes: Part Three, Post 70

Monday, March 10, 2014

Fr. Ramon Andreu's Notes: Part Three, Post 70

Madrid, February 1, 1962

My dear Fr. Andreu:

Since you saw us in Garabandal on August 14^th, I have been anxious for news of you. I have followed the events closely. I am anxious to see you here to better understand the facts. I have read the reports that the Marquis and Marquesa of Santa María with great emotion. I saw that they were very prudently noted and given. It is an accumulation of things. It is very difficult to withdraw from these phenomena in the field of the supernatural.

Lucio Rodrigo, S.J.

Facultad de Derecho Canonigo

Universidad Pontificia de Comillas

Alberto Aguilera 23

Madrid (15)—teléfono 248-36-00

The Marquis and Marquesa have visited me twice and given me interesting details, and yesterday they told me about their return to Garabandal on the 27^th of last month. They brought me my rosary, which had been kissed twice by the Vision, offered to Mari Loli once, and presented to Conchita another time. I am so happy with it and I give thanks to God. Although it was all an illusion, it is too difficult when looking at things, but I am grateful to the Lord because this illusion had increased my confidence and my love for the Most Holy Virgin. In everything, the illusions serve to bring us to God, and becoming closer to God is always the work of his grace. Finally, I don’t want to be distracted from everything that happened to me on this occasion. We hope that we will arrive in a place full of light for all. I entrust myself to you.

I sign in God,

Lucio Rodrigo, S.J.

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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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Monday, March 10, 2014

Fr. Ramon Andreu's Notes: Part Three, Post 70

Madrid, February 1, 1962

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