Mother Mary Apparitions

Mother Mary Apparitions

Major Church-Approved Apparitions

1. Our Lady of Guadalupe (1531) – Mexico
Mary appeared to St. Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill.
She stands on a crescent moon in the miraculous tilma image

2. Our Lady of Lourdes (1858) – France
Mary appeared to St. Bernadette Soubirous 18 times.
Message: prayer, penance, healing.

3. Our Lady of Fatima (1917) – Portugal
Mary appeared to three shepherd children (Lucia, Jacinta, Francisco).
Message: repentance, rosary, consecration.
The Miracle of the Sun occurred here.

4. Our Lady of La Salette (1846) – France
Two children saw a weeping Mother Mary.
Message: reconciliation and conversion.

5. Our Lady of Knock (1879) – Ireland
Mary appeared silently with St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist.
A symbolic apparition with no spoken message.

6. Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (1830) – Paris, France
Mary appeared to St. Catherine Labouré.
Message: Wear the Miraculous Medal.

7. Our Lady of Beauraing (1932–33) – Belgium
Known as the “Virgin of the Golden Heart.”

8. Our Lady of Banneux (1933) – Belgium
Mary revealed herself as the Virgin of the Poor.

Below are not endorsed by the Church; included only because people ask about them.

Medjugorje (Bosnia) – ongoing investigation
Garabandal (Spain)
Akita (Japan) – locally approved, not universally
Kibeho (Rwanda) – approved by local bishop
Zeitoun (Egypt) – Coptic-approved
San Nicolas (Argentina) – locally approved

Timeline of Mother Mary Apparitions

(Approved by the Church)

• 40 AD – Zaragoza, Spain (Our Lady of the Pillar)
  Mary appeared to Apostle James while still alive (bilocation)
• Middle Ages (1200–1500)
  1214 – Toulouse, France (St. Dominic – Rosary Tradition)
  Mary gives the Rosary to St. Dominic (tradition supported by Church).
• 16th Century
  1531 – Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico)
  Mary appears to Juan Diego; miraculous tilma image with Mary standing on the moon.
• 1570 - Vailankanni (Our Lady of Good Health), India
  Mary appeared to a young shepherd boy near Velankanni, later to crippled buttermilk seller
  Later in the 17th century, she is said to have saved Portuguese sailors from a storm, who then built a permanent shrine. The shrine was elevated to a Basilica in 1962.
• 17th Century
  1608 – Our Lady of Siluva (Lithuania)
  1664–1718 – Our Lady of Laus (France)
  Apparitions to Benoîte Rencurel.
• 19th Century (Age of Major Apparitions)
  1830 – Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Paris, France)
  To St. Catherine Labouré.
• 1846 – Our Lady of La Salette (France)
  Two shepherd children.
• 1858 – Our Lady of Lourdes (France)
  18 apparitions to St. Bernadette.
• 1871 – Pontmain (France)
  Mary appears to children during the war.
• 1879 – Our Lady of Knock (Ireland)
  Silent apparition with Joseph & John.
• 20th Century
  1917 – Our Lady of Fatima (Portugal)
  Three shepherd children; Miracle of the Sun.
• 1932–33 – Beauraing (Belgium)
  “Virgin of the Golden Heart.”
• 1933 – Banneux (Belgium)
  Virgin of the Poor.
• 1973 – Akita (Japan)
  Marian messages about prayer & suffering; tears from statue.
• 1981–1989 – Kibeho (Rwanda)
  Visions warning of coming genocide.

Approved Marian Apparitions & Their Messages

Below is apparition → main message summary:

1. Our Lady of Guadalupe (1531, Mexico)

Message:

“I am the Mother of all who live in this land.”

Bring peace, end violence, convert hearts.

Build a church so people can find hope in Christ.

2. Our Lady of Lezajsk (1578, Poland)

Message:

Pray and trust God.

Mary protects the region from danger.

3. Our Lady of Šiluva (1608–1612, Lithuania)

Message:

Return to the Catholic faith.

Restore churches destroyed by the Reformation.

4. Our Lady of Laus (1664–1718, France)

Message:

Repentance and conversion.

Healing through confession.

Build a chapel where sinners can return to God.

5. Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (1830, Paris – St. Catherine Labouré)

Message:

Wear the Miraculous Medal for grace, protection, and conversion.

Pray for the world and for sinners.

6. Our Lady of La Salette (1846, France)

Message:

Return to prayer, especially Sunday Mass.

Stop blasphemy.

Do penance to avoid chastisements.

7. Our Lady of Lourdes (1858, France – St. Bernadette)

Message:

“I am the Immaculate Conception.”

Pray the rosary.

Penance for sinners.

Healing through the Lourdes spring.

8. Our Lady of Pontmain (1871, France)

Message:

“Pray, my children; God will answer soon.”

Hope during war; prayer brings peace.

9. Our Lady of Gietrzwałd (1877, Poland)

Message:

Daily Rosary.

Encouragement for the oppressed Polish people.

Mary speaks in their native language.

10. Our Lady of Knock (1879, Ireland)

Message:

Silent apparition: Mary, St. Joseph, St. John.

Message of comfort, silent prayer, and hope during famine.

11. Our Lady of Fátima (1917, Portugal)

Message:

Daily Rosary for peace.

Penance and conversion.

Vision of hell and warnings about war.

Consecration of Russia to Mary’s Immaculate Heart.

12. Our Lady of Beauraing – “Virgin of the Golden Heart” (1932–33, Belgium)

Message:

“Pray always.”

Mary’s heart loves and heals.

Call children and families to holiness.

13. Our Lady of Banneux – “Virgin of the Poor” (1933, Belgium)

Message:

“I am the Virgin of the Poor.”

Jesus heals the suffering.

Faith and trust bring relief.

For all nations, especially the poor and sick.

14. Our Lady of Kibeho (1981–1989, Rwanda)

Message:

Repentance to avoid future violence (fulfilled in the Rwandan genocide).

Pray the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows.

Conversion and reconciliation.

🇮🇳 India – Notes

Our Lady of Good Health, Velankanni

(Not formally declared an apparition like Lourdes or Fatima, but devotion is approved)

Message (Tradition):

Compassion, healing, and service.

Help the poor and sick.

Trust in Jesus through Mary.

The 7 Archangels

Tobit 12:15 “I am Raphael, one of the seven angels who stand before the Lord.”

Revelation 8:2 “And I saw the seven angels who stand before God…”

1. Michael

   Protector and leader of God’s army
   Mentioned in Daniel 10:13, Jude 1:9, Revelation 12:7

2. Gabriel

   Messenger of God
   Appeared to Mary in Luke 1:26–38, Daniel 8:16

3. Raphael

Angel of healing and protection
Mentioned in Tobit 12:15

The Other Four (from tradition)

4. Uriel

   Associated with wisdom and light

5. Selaphiel

   Associated with prayer and worship

6. Jegudiel

   Associated with work and perseverance

7. Barachiel

   Associated with blessings and grace

Apostles of Jesus

1. Peter: (Greek: Petros meaning ‘Rock’) Peter was one of the most prominent of the 12 disciples. He was a natural spokesperson and also the leader of the early Christian church. His original Hebrew name was Simeon (ശിമയോൻ), a common popular Hebrew name. Jesus gave him a name ‘Cephas‘, an Aramaic name. John translated into it Greek ‘Petros‘(പത്രോസ് ) meaning Rock. (John 1:42 – “you will be called Cephas.”)
   
   STATEMENTS: Matthew 16:16 “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
   Matthew 16:18 “You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.”
   John 21:17 “Feed my sheep.”
   Luke 22:61–62 “The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter… And he went outside and wept bitterly.”
   Acts 2:38 “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.”
   Acts 4:12 “Salvation is found in no one else…”
   Peter 5:7 “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”
   Peter 1:16 “Be holy, because I am holy.”
   
   FAMILY: Peter was a native of Bethsaida (John 1:44), was the brother of Andrew, lived in a fishing town- Capernaum. (Mark 1:29)
   His father name is Jonah. Matthew 16:17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.
   He was a married man. (Mark 1:30, 1 Cor 9:5)
   PROFESSION: He was a fisherman by occupation on the Sea of Galilee.
   
   

   

   Missionary Journey of Peter

   
   
2. John: (Aramaic: Yohanan, meaning: God is gracious, Mal: യോഹന്നാൻ) John was originally the disciple of John the Baptist (John 1:35), and was introduced to Jesus in John 1:35-39. (Mark 1:19-20). He was one of the three disciples, closest to Jesus, the others being Peter and James.
   Called “Son of Thunder” (Mark 3:17)
   believed to have written: Gospel of John, Epistles of John, Book of Revelation
   
   STATEMENTS: John 13:24–25 At the Last Supper, John leans toward Jesus Christ and asks: “Lord, who is it?”
   Luke 9:49, Mark 9:38 John says: “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he does not follow with us.”
   Luke 9:54 When a Samaritan village rejected Jesus: “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?”
   Acts 4:19 John (with Peter) replies: “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges!”
   John 21:24 While not a spoken conversation, John gives a personal testimony: “This is the disciple who testifies to these things…”
   
   FAMILY: He was the brother of James and the son of Zebedee. He lived in Capernaum in Galilee, but most probably a native of Bethsaida. Matthew 27:56 (mentions “mother of the sons of Zebedee”) as Salome.
   PROFESSION: He was a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee along with his brother and father.
   
   

   

   Missionary Journey of John

   
   

   

   Seven churches location from Revelation

   
   
3. James the greater: (Hebrew: Yaʿqob, Greek: Iakobos, English: Jacob meaning Israel or he who supplants his Brother, Mal: യാക്കോബ്). He was the first disciple (apostle) to be martyred. (Acts 12:2)
   
   FAMILY: James was the son of Zebedee (Mat 4:21), the older brother of John (Mat 17:1) Matthew 27:56 (mentions “mother of the sons of Zebedee”) as Salome.
   PROFESSION: a fisherman along with his brother and father at the Sea of Galilee, in partnership with Peter and Andrew. (Luke 5:10).
4. Andrew: (Greek: Andreas, meaning ‘Manly’, man, Mal: അന്ത്രയോസ്)
   
   STATEMENTS: First apostle: John 1:40–41 “Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, ‘We have found the Messiah.’
   John 6:8–9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish…”
   John 12:21–22 “They came to Philip… Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.”
   
   FAMILY: brother of Simon Peter, the son of Jonah, lived in Capernaum like his brother
   PROFESSION: was a fisherman by occupation.
   
   

   

   Missionary Journey of Andrew

   
   
5. Philip: (Greek: Philippos, meaning ‘Lover of horses’, Mal: ഫിലിപ്പോസ്). He was a close friend of Andrew and Peter, and a native of Bethsaida (John 1:44).
   
   STATEMENTS: Jesus called Philip near Bethany where John the Baptist was preaching (John 1:43).
   John 1:45-46 Philip tells Nathanael: “We have found the one Moses wrote about… Jesus of Nazareth.”
   John 6:5-7 Jesus tests Philip: “Where shall we buy bread for these people?”
   John 14:8-9 Philip says: “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
   
   

   

   Missionary Journey of Philip

   
   
6. Bartholomew: (Greek: bartholomaios, Aramaic: Bar-Tolmai meaning Son of Talmai ("my furrow")).
   
   Most Christian scholars believe that Bartholomew and Nathanael are the same person:
   1. Nathanael appears only in John Gospel of John mentions Nathanael (John 1:45–49, 21:2)
   2. Bartholomew appears in other Gospels
   3. Close connection with Philip
   John 1:45–49 “Philip found Nathanael and told him… ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about… Jesus of Nazareth.’ Nathanael said… ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.’”
   
   

   

   Missionary Journey of Bartholomew

   
   
7. Thomas: (Greek: Thomas, Aramaic: te’oma meaning ‘twin’) He is also called ‘Didymus’ or ‘the Twin’ (John 11:16, 20:24, 21:2). When Jesus appeared to the apostles after His resurrection, Thomas was not present with them. Later on, when the disciples told him about Jesus’ appearance, he would not believe them, until Jesus showed Himself a week later. (John 20:24-29). His occupation is unknown.
   
   

   

   Missionary Journey of Thomas

   
   

   

   Seven and half churches established by St. Thomas

   
   

   

   Seven and half churches location map

   
   
8. Matthew: (Greek: maththaios, meaning ‘gift of Yahweh’) is also called ‘Levi’ (Mark 2:14, Luke 5:27). He was a tax collector by occupation. Jesus called him to be one of his disciples, when he was at the tax office (Mat 9:9, Mark 2:14). Luke 5:29 Mark 2:15 Matthew (Levi) organizes a great banquet for Jesus Christ.
   He is ascribed to be the author of the Gospel according to Matthew.
   Mark 2:14 As he was walking along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus (ഹൽപൈ) sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.
   
   

   

   Missionary Journey of Matthew

9. James the less/minor: (meaning younger, to distinguish him from the other James, who was also a disciple) (Hebrew: Yaʿqob, Greek: Iakobos, English: Jacob meaning Israel or he who supplants his Brother, Mal: യാക്കോബ്)
   
   FAMILY: Father: Alphaeus (ഹൽപൈ) (Mark 3:18)
   Mother: Mary Matthew 27:56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
   Mark 15:40 There were also women looking on from a distance; among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
   
   

   

   Missionary Journey of James

10. Thaddaeus: He is mentioned in two of the four lists of Jesus’ disciples. (Mat 10:3, Mark 3:18). In the other two lists he is variously called as Jude of James, Jude Thaddaeus, Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus. This is only times he speaks: John 14:22 “Judas (not Iscariot) said, ‘Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?’”
    
    FAMILY: Father: James/യാക്കോബ് (Luke 6:16, Acts 1:13)
    
    

    

    Missionary Journey of Thaddaeus

11. Simon the Zealot: (Luke 6:15, Acts 1:13), he also called as Simon the Cananaean (Matthew 10:4, Mark 3:18) This does not mean he was from Canaan. It comes from an Aramaic word meaning “zealous”, which is why Luke uses “Zealot.”
    
    

    

    Missionary Journey of Simon

12. Judas Iscariot: He is the disciple who betrayed Jesus. His last name ‘Iscariot’ is from the Hebrew word ‘Ish Kerioth‘ meaning ‘a man from Kerioth’, a place in the south of Judah (Joshua 15:25). He was a treasurer of the group. (John 12:6,13:29). After his betrayal of Jesus, he grieved for his actions and committed suicide. (Matthew 27:5). He is always mentioned last in the list of apostles.
13. Matthias: After Judas committed suicide after his betrayal of Jesus (Matthew 27:3–10), the eleven disciples selected Matthias as the twelfth disciple.
    

    

    Missionary Journey of Matthias

Missionary Journey of Paul

Missionary Journeys of Apostles

Manner of death of apostles

Jude 1:1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James

Maps and timeline from Bible

Temple timeline

957 BC - Solomon built 1st temple completed year
586 BC - temple destroyed and exile to Babylon
559 BC - beginning of the 2nd Temple period
516 BC - 2nd temple completed (after 70yrs of 1st destruction)
18 BC - Herod renovated
70 AD - destroyed by Romans
638 AD - Umar captured Jerusalem city
14 May 1948 - declared as independent (after 1310yrs) 70x18=1260

Timeline of history

2000 BC - Abraham
1900 BC - Isaac
1800 BC- Jacob
1700 BC - Joseph
1500 BC - Enslavement in Egypt
1446 BC - Exodus (Red sea - Sinai - Promised land)
1380-1045 BC - Judges period
1021-1000 BC - King Saul
1000-970 BC - King David
970-931 BC - King Solomon
960 BC - 1st Temple Completed
931 BC - Split Northern kingdom (Samaria) and Southern (Judah)
931-913 BC - King Rehoboam of Judah
931-910 BC - King Jeroboam of Israel
740-700 BC - Isaiah
740-698 BC - Micah
-721 BC: Hosea
740-722 BC - The Kingdom of Israel falls to the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Resulted in the deportation of many Israelites, often referred to as the "Lost Ten Tribes", This marked the end of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, leaving only the Southern Kingdom of Judah.
715-687 BC - King Hezekiah of Judah
649-609 BC - King Josiah of Judah
629-587 BC - Jeremiah
622-570 BC: Ezekiel
620-536 BC: Daniel
597 BC - The first deportation of the Judean Israelites to Babylon, when King Nebuchadnezzar II captured Jerusalem and exiled King Jehoiachin.
586 BC - Jerusalem falls to King Nebuchadnezzar II leading to the destruction of Solomon's Temple.

SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD

539 BC: Jews were allowed to Return to Zion, with Cyrus II's permission.
520 BC: Zechariah
516 BC: The Second Temple in Jerusalem is consecrated, symbolizing the restoration of Jewish worship after the Babylonian exile.
475 BC: Esther
460 BC: Ezra
332 BC: Alexander the Great the King of Macedonia, one of the largest empires of the ancient world, conquers Phoenicia and the Levant
150-100 BC - Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) was finalized. Jewish religious texts written after Ezra's time were not included in the canon, later incorporated into the Greek translation of the Bible (the Septuagint)
140-63 BC - Hasmonean dynasty
40 BC - Herod the Great was appointed King of the Jews by the Roman Senate
4 BC - Jesus of Nazareth was born in Bethlehem, Herodian Kingdom.

JESUS

33 AD: Jesus was crucified, Christianity
40 AD: The disciples of Jesus were first called "Christians" in Antioch
66-135 AD: destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple. Roman Judea remained under Roman control, renamed and merged into the province of Syria Palaestina
367 AD: Athanasius lists the 27 New Testament books.
382-419 AD: Councils in Rome, Hippo, and Carthage ratify the 73-book Catholic canon

Maps

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob time

Exodus

Canaan

Tribal allotment

David time

Ark of Covenant locations

Solomon time

Sidon, Tyre

Assyrian empire

Babylonian empire

Persian Empire

Judah after exile

Greek Empire

Israel during time of Jesus

Timeline - 20th Century

1917 - The British defeat the Turks and gain control of Palestine
1918-1939 - The period between the two World Wars
1929 - A long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalates into Palestine riots.
1948 May 14 - The State of Israel declares itself as an independent Jewish state
1948 May 15 - Arab–Israeli War
1956 - Suez War
1967 - Six-Day War. Israel launches a pre-emptive strike against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
1973 - Yom Kippur War. Egypt and Syria
1987-93 - First Intifada
2000 September 29 - Second (al-Aqsa) Intifada
2005 March 31- The Government of Israel officially recognizes the Bnei Menashe people of Northeast India as one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel
2006 Jul-Aug - Hezbollah cross border raid
2017 Dec - Jerusalem as Capital

The Bible - books

The Bible contains of 73 books. i.e. 46 books in old testament and 27 books in new testament.

The English word Bible is derived from τὰ βιβλία (Koinē Greek), ta biblia (romanized), meaning 'the books'. The word βιβλίον itself literally means 'scroll'.

The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered in the caves of Qumran in 1947, are copies that can be dated to between 250 BCE and 100 CE. They are the oldest existing copies of the books of the Hebrew Bible of any length that are not fragments.

The term Bible can refer to :

a) the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), which corresponds to the Christian Old Testament. “Tanakh” is an acronym for the three sections, the Torah (the Five Books of Moses), Nevi’im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings).

150-100 BC - Tanakh was finalized. Jewish religious texts written after Ezra's time were not included in the canon, later incorporated into the Greek translation of the Bible (the Septuagint) 

b) the Christian Bible, which in addition to the Old Testament contains the New Testament.

382-419 AD: Councils in Rome, Hippo, and Carthage ratify the 73-book Catholic canon 

Old Testament

PENTATEUCH 

Five Books of Moses / The Torah (teaching)

1. Genesis
2. Exodus
3. Leviticus
4. Numbers
5. Deuteronomy

HISTORY

Former Prophets / Nevi'im Rishonim (Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings)

6. Joshua
7. Judges
8. Ruth (Five Scrolls 2)
9. 1 Samuel
10. 2 Samuel
11. 1 Kings
12. 2 Kings

13 1 Chronicles (Ketuvim - History)
14 2 Chronicles (Ketuvim - History)
15 Ezra (Ketuvim - History)
16 Nehemiah (Ketuvim - History)
17 Tobit (Septuagint)
18 Judith (Septuagint)
19 Esther (Five Scrolls 4)
20 1 Maccabees (Septuagint)
21 2 Maccabees (Septuagint)

WISDOM AND POETRY 

Ketuvim / Writings (Poetic books, Five scrolls, Septuagint)

22. Job (Ketuvim - Poetic books)
23. Psalms (Ketuvim - Poetic books)
24. Proverbs (Ketuvim - Poetic books)

25. Ecclesiastes (Five Scrolls 5)
26. Song of Songs (Five Scrolls 1)
27. Wisdom (Septuagint)
28. Sirach/Ecclesiasticus (Septuagint)

PROPHECY / Nevi'im

Latter Prophets /Nevi'im Aharonim (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel)

29. Isaiah
30. Jeremiah
31. Lamentations (Five Scrolls 3)
32. Baruch  (Septuagint)
33. Ezekiel
34. Daniel (Ketuvim - History)

Twelve Minor Prophets
35. Hosea
36. Joel
37. Amos
38. Obadiah
39. Jonah
40. Micah
41. Nahum
42. Habakkuk
43. Zephaniah
44. Haggai
45. Zechariah
46. Malachi

New Testament

GOSPELS

1. Matthew
2. Mark
3. Luke
4. John

HISTORY

5. Acts

PAULINE AND OTHER LETTERS

6. Romans
7. 1 Corinthians
8. 2 Corinthians
9. Galatians
10. Ephesians
11. Philippians
12. Colossians
13. 1 Thessalonians
14. 2 Thessalonians
15. 1 Timothy
16. 2 Timothy
17. Titus
18. Philemon
19 Hebrews

CATHOLIC LETTERS

20. James
21. 1 Peter
22. 2 Peter
23. 1 John
24. 2 John
25. 3 John
26. Jude

APOCALYPSE

27. Revelation