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.