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Corpus Christi, Sacred Heart, Divine Mercy, Three feasts which Jesus Himself wished.

It is certainly not a coincidence, that the fi rst public apparition of

❝the second cycle of Rosa Mystica to Pierina took place exactly on the Sunday after Easter and as primary❝ purpose had to bless the apparitions of Fontanelle, which from that moment on became the «Fountain of Grace and Mercy».

ithout doubt, we all still esting to retrace their origin to This means that the Christian re- remember the feast of rediscover their uniqueness. All ligion freely impregnated not only Wthe Divine Mercy, we three of these occasions have a the life of every person, but also just have celebrated on the fi rst common characteristic: Jesus that of the communities; the at- Sunday of Easter. In this month Himself had proposed them in mosphere was thus favorable of June, we are fi rst going to cel- the course of several apparitions, to Christianity. However, also in ebrate the feast of the Holy Body specifically asking from time to this context, there were dangers of Christ and right after that the time the seers in question, to pro- to the Catholic faith. A particu- Feast of the Sacred Heart of Je- pose the Church to put them into lar threat was the risk that faith sus. However, maybe not all of us practice. remember how these three feasts Let us start from the beginning, would be experienced as an outer are closely bound to Jesus. We i.e. from the Middle Ages. In 1258, formalism, which did not exclude

therefore think it would be inter- Christianity was in its fullness. CONTINUING TO PAGE 2

1 namely on the Friday after the Corpus Christi, Sacred Heart, eight day of the Feast of Corpus Christi. Centuries pass by, but the Divine Mercy opponents have never stopped; on the contrary, they reinforce their FROM PAGE 1 attempts to withdraw the heart of men from God. As if humankind it- doubts on the real presence of the Catholics, which however, did not self were altogether autonomous, incarnated Word in the Eucharist. undermine the central dogma of even as if it were made by them- There were for instance, the Ca- salvation that reaches the faithful selves, not needing any loving thars, followers of Manichaeism, through Jesus Christ. However, glance nor help from the Creator sustaining that it was impossible there was another danger on the who created a great and free hu- that a substance like bread could horizon, an even more serious one: man race, in order to establish contain a God or a Spirit. the Enlightenment, aiming to ex- with Him a real relation, not that of At that time, Jesus appeared to clude God from human life by put- slavery, but of love. A point of view, St. Juliana of Mt. Cornillon, com- ting the Goddess of Reason on the which we know very well because, ing to the aid of the faithful who throne. In 1675, Jesus appeared in fact, we are still living in this kind were tempted by doubts. He ex- to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque of atmosphere, even if, without plicitly demanded a feast on every through the symbol of His Sacred doubt, we have become aware of Thursday after the Sunday of the Heart, confi rming men how much the damage it has produced and is Holy Trinity. Its exact purpose was He loved them. Today He keeps on still producing. to confi rm solemnly the presence doing so and if people really desire Well, exactly on the eve of one of the Body of Christ in the host to reach the best of their life, it is of of the most terrible events of the that every priest has the power to importance to enter into this circuit 20th century – Nazism leading to consecrate. A feast, accompanied of salvation by answering His love, the terrible bloody Second World by an octave, would contribute fi rst for themselves, but also by of- War – Heaven opened itself to highly in creating in the hierarchy fering reparation for those who do renew the hope of the faithful. In and in the hearts of God’s people, not want to recognize Him and do 1932, Jesus appeared to St. Faus- the customarily Adoration of the not love Him. It is to remind the hu- tina Kowalska, inviting her to put Holy Sacrament, exposed in an in- mankind of everything – His incar- faith and trust in the Divine Mercy. creasing number of churches and nation, passion, death and resur- As a symbol of it, He offered her chapels. rection – preserved in the symbol the famous icon, which by now we Let us look at the XVIIth century, of His Heart of fl esh – that Jesus all know, but also asking that the the beginning of a modern era. A asked for this special feast. It is a Church would highlight this Mercy little bit more than a century ear- feast, which the Church needed to with a special feast to be held on lier, the Reformation detached proclaim and to settle in accord- the fi rst Sunday after Easter. The many European nations from the ance with the request of Jesus, Lord of Love revealed Himself in this way to M.M. Alacoque at the beginning of the 20th century in Poland to remind that above all He 1966 is full of forgiveness towards the «My Divine Son Jesus Christ has chosen this place in Montichiari world, which had become rebel- to transform it into a spring of graces. lious against the divine law. It is «He has sent me on the day of the Feast of the Body of the Lord, to because the Heart of Jesus is the call again the souls to love the Holy Eucharist… because there are privileged place in which the Divine so many people and also Christians who would like to reduce it just to a Mercy reveals itself. symbol… I have intervened to ask for the worldwide union of the Com- A final annotation for us, who munion of Reparation. love Rosa Mystica: the fact is that it «With these Messages I have shed light on the Holy Sacraments, certainly is not a coincidence to be especially on the Eucharist and on previous revealed truths. refl ected on very long, that the fi rst «Listen to the maternal cry of love for the salvation of the souls. public apparition of the second cy- «This Message of Love is also to console my beloved son Pope Paul, cle of Rosa Mystica to Pierina took the Bishops and the Priests, who in these diffi cult times have to sustain place exactly on the Sunday after confl icts to save the souls. Easter and as primary purpose has «The danger of punishment and atheism trying to devastate man- to bless the apparitions of Fonta- kind… «My maternal love will prevent it». nelle, which from that moment on «Prayer, penance, save the souls, love the Lord and the promise will became the «Fountain of Grace never fail»- and Mercy». Rosanna Brichetti 2

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«The severe and prevailing attitude in the post-Tri- the in attitude prevailing and severe «The for the verifi cation of the facts and for the credibil- the for and facts the of cation verifi the for

thing concretely in order to overcome (in his words): words): his (in overcome to order in concretely thing not respected the entire procedure normally provided provided normally procedure entire the respected not

nd ourselves. Therefore, Fr. De Fiores did every- did Fiores De Fr. Therefore, ourselves. nd fi we apparitions was not at all correct, because they had had they because correct, all at not was apparitions

time by the ecclesiastical authority regarding these these regarding authority ecclesiastical the by time major coherence in the historical moment in which which in moment historical the in coherence major

that the procedure used at the the at used procedure the that and to experience this word with with word this experience to and

important. In particular, the fact fact the particular, In important. to help us to understand better better understand to us help to

ments that he considered as very very as considered he that ments and defi nitive word of God – but but – God of word nitive defi and will be mobilized». be will

signed plan of salvation of the Father, Father, the of salvation of plan signed this on the strength of some ele- some of strength the on this incarnated Word of God is the last last the is God of Word incarnated

of a responding humanity to the de- the to humanity responding a of and the contents of the message; message; the of contents the and itself is already complete – as the the as – complete already is itself

Spirit, the constructive dynamisms dynamisms constructive the Spirit,

the truthfulness of the apparitions apparitions the of truthfulness the present in the Scripture, which by by which Scripture, the in present

Christ and with Her, the bringer of the the of bringer the Her, with and Christ

to a defi nitive clarifi cation about about cation clarifi nitive defi a to anything to the great Revelation Revelation great the to anything

you learn to say an unfailing “yes” to to “yes” unfailing an say to learn you

resumed and deepened to come come to deepened and resumed en that opened itself, not to add add to not itself, opened that en

in Her “microcosm of the Church” Church” the of “microcosm Her in

Montichiari-Fontanelle dossier be be dossier Montichiari-Fontanelle century. It was a gift from Heav- from gift a was It century. profound and better self, because because self, better and profound

Church, considering that the the that considering Church, greatest theologians of the 19th 19th the of theologians greatest verting you, helps you to retrieve your your retrieve to you helps you, verting

a precious gift that from far from di- from far from that gift precious a of Rosa Mystica, Mother of the the of Mother Mystica, Rosa of recently, Karl Rahner, one of the the of one Rahner, Karl recently,

erly presence of Mary in your life! It is is It life! your in Mary of presence erly up the cause of the apparitions apparitions the of cause the up had done and for instance more more instance for and done had

«May you experience the vivid moth- vivid the experience you «May

the apparitions, he also took took also he apparitions, the cy, exactly like the great Thomas Thomas great the like exactly cy,

resounding in us: in resounding Once thoroughly familiar with with familiar thoroughly Once the events as a form of prophe- of form a as events the

Your words are still still are words Your nitive decision». decision». nitive defi the to led attitude, in order to reconsider reconsider to order in attitude,

derstand the reasons which have have which reasons the derstand ing every effort to change people’s people’s change to effort every ing

tions and by helping them to un- to them helping by and tions 2-10-1933 - 14-04-2012 - 2-10-1933 events. He did accordingly, mak- accordingly, did He events.

critical discernment of the appari- the of discernment critical hierarchy – and to enhance these these enhance to and – hierarchy Monfortan missionary Monfortan

possible, on the right level in the the in level right the on possible, regarded with diffidence by the the by diffidence with regarded Father Stefano De Fiores De Stefano Father

them to participate, as far as is is as far as participate, to them loved by God’s people – but often often but – people God’s by loved

of the Christian people, allowing allowing people, Christian the of dinary phenomenons so much much so phenomenons dinary

to re-evaluate the responsibility responsibility the re-evaluate to Marian apparitions, the extraor- the apparitions, Marian

Vatican Council, it is necessary necessary is it Council, Vatican examine with sincere interest the the interest sincere with examine

lion. In the spirit of the Second Second the of spirit the In lion. and Fontanelle. We asked him to to him asked We Fontanelle. and

in blind obedience or with rebel- with or obedience blind in the events regarding Montichiari Montichiari regarding events the

faithful respond to the decisions decisions the to respond faithful us to inform him everything about about everything him inform to us

is without any motivation. The The motivation. any without is our attention and which pushed pushed which and attention our

crecy and the negative judgement judgement negative the and crecy lar characteristic which attracted attracted which characteristic lar

commission that proceeds in se- in proceeds that commission iological studies he had a particu- a had he studies iological

generally entrusted to a technical technical a to entrusted generally pert. For people dealing with Mar- with dealing people For pert.

is advancing. In fact, the inquiry is is inquiry the fact, In advancing. is thanks to the character of this ex- this of character the to thanks

the process regarding apparitions apparitions regarding process the came very useful and profound profound and useful very came

the need to revise and to improve improve to and revise to need the several years ago, but soon be- soon but ago, years several

a certain historical time». To this he adds, «Recently «Recently adds, he this To time». historical certain a ciplinary Mariological Association – took place only only place took – Association Mariological ciplinary

abnormality of the ecclesiastical normal procedure in in procedure normal ecclesiastical the of abnormality Theological Faculty, president of the Italian Interdis- Italian the of president Faculty, Theological

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munity from useful stimulus to obviate the absence or or absence the obviate to stimulus useful from munity tifical Gregorian University and the Marian Marian the and University Gregorian tifical

and the values brought by seers, depriving the com- the depriving seers, by brought values the and professional all well-earned titles at the Pon- the at titles well-earned all professional

dentine period that neglects the positive contents contents positive the neglects that period dentine he encounter with this theologian – holder of of holder – theologian this with encounter he

tica, Mother of the Church. the of Mother tica,

nowned Mariologist, but above all a sincere friend of Rosa Mys- Rosa of friend sincere a all above but Mariologist, nowned Fiores, an exemplary monfortan religious, an internationally re- internationally an religious, monfortan exemplary an Fiores,

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nounces the sudden and unexpected death of Fr. Stefano De De Stefano Fr. of death unexpected and sudden the nounces

It is with great sorrow that the Association Rosa Mystica an- Mystica Rosa Association the that sorrow great with is It

of Rosa Mistica Rosa of Fr. De Fiores, a great friend friend great a Fiores, De Fr. ity of the seer. Therefore, it was important that the uncompleted investigations at that time be resumed and finished with the necessary seriousness and soulfulness. In the second place, Fr. De Fiores was completely amazed and impressed that, in spite of the constant risk to be suffocated at the place of origin, these ap- paritions had generated an enormous quantity of results in the world. Groups of prayer spread over all the fi ve continents, the approval of the presbyters and bishops attesting graces and miracles, healings Fr. Edward Roche, great devotee of mortal illnesses, lachrymation of statues represent- of Rosa Mystica, ing Rosa Mystica, experienced by the people of God. in the cathedral of Montichiari Consequently, he indicated us a triple way: at the occasion of his recent visit.

1) Systematic gathering of all the documents re- In this month he celebrates the anniversary of garding the seer Pierina Gilli and the movement his sacerdotal ordination and with fraternal af- Rosa Mystica fection and feelings we remember him in our 2) Historical reconstruction of the events on the ba- prayers here in Fontanelle, wishing him every sis of the abundant existing records Blessing of the Lord. 3) Interdisciplinary approach to the phenomenon: psychologically on the subject of the personality of the seer; theologically regarding the orthodoxy of the messages; juridically in respect of the ec- SCHEDULE OF PRAYERS clesiastical position; sociologically and spiritually SCHEDULE DURING WINTER FROM OCTOBER 1 UNTIL MARCH 31 with reference to the results of the apparitions. Sunday and holidays: Vespers 16:00; A way we started to go through, not only by organ- H. Mass 17:00 izing the existing material in the archives and send- ing it, also on request of the bishop of Brescia, Mgr. Every Day: H. : 10:00 - 15:30 - 16:30 Monari, to the Congregation of the Faith, but also by Vespers and catechesis 16:00 initiating other researches, in particular by means of an accurate historical reconstruction of the events by Saturday and Sunday: a friend/pupil of Fr. De Fiores, the sociologist, Prof. confessor present from 16:00 Mimmo Petullà, closely followed by Fr. De Fiores him- self. Recently he wrote to the professor, «I am struck The 13th of every month MARIAN DAY – uninterrupted recitation of the Rosary from 15:30 by your capability of navigating your way through this complex situation, annotating the facts with objectiv- The Sunday after the 13th: ity, without needless polemics neither inappropriate Procession at 16.30 in honour of Rosa Mistica; defence, leaving the lectors free to make an impar- on return H. Mass at 17:00 tial judgment on the events. My compliments for the dense and long work you have done and I urge you Every afternoon at 16:00 there will be a priest for con- fession or talks. The groups in arrival are requested to to continue in accord as it is a fundamental work; inform here at Fontanelle phone +39 030 964111 without this work it would be impossible to proceed with further evaluations». The peace, grace, mercy, love and joy of the Lord We too pick up this exhortation and are doing all be with us all, in our families, in the Church and in what is expected from us. Especially now, without the the whole world. precious and authoritative guidance of Fr. De Fiores, The editorial staff and the Associazione everything will be more complicated. However, we Rosa Mistica-Fontanelle are determined not to be discouraged, in the surety that what he cannot do here on earth, he will do it from Heaven. There, certainly Mary, the Mother to Responsible director: Angelo Mor Tribunal authorization of Brescia nr. 61/90 of Nov. 11, 1990 whom he dedicated all his studies and his life, has Typography: Tipopennati srl – Montichiari (Bs) welcomed him, to accompany him to Jesus. 4