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Our Lady of Pontmain - Part II

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The boys wolfed their food down, so that they could run back outside to see if the Lady was still there. As soon as the last mouthful had been finished, they ran outside the door again. She was still there. The mother asked them to describe how tall she was. "She's about the same size as Sister Vitaline."

This gave the mother an inspiration. She called the nun, asked her to look up into the sky, to see if she could see anything. Sr. Vitaline could not. The boys were becoming frustrated.

"How can you not see it?" Eugene cried out. "She is so brilliant. Can you see a triangle of bright stars?" Everyone agreed that they could see three bright stars, which they had never seen before, and never saw again, except for that night. "Well, the top of the triangle is where her head is, and the two stars at the bottom are at a level with her shoulders. Can you see that?" No one but Eugene and Joseph could see the lady.

Mrs. Barbedette had heard the stories which had made their way up from the south of France about the two children from La Salette, and the little girl at Lourdes, who had claimed to have seen the Blessed Virgin. Perhaps this was the same, and only children could see the apparition. She took the nun with her, and together, they went back to Sr. Vitaline's school. There were three children there. The nun asked them to come along with her and Mrs. Barbedette, to see if they could make out anything unusual in the sky. As they walked towards the home of the Barbedette's, one of the children, Francoise Richer, age 11, pointed up into the sky.

"There's something very bright above Monsieur Guidecog's barn", she exclaimed. Mrs. Barbedette and the nun looked at each other. As they got closer, both Francoise and a younger girl, Jean-Marie Lebosse, age 9, cried out, "Oh, the beautiful lady, with the blue dress and the golden stars". No one had said anything to these two. They had no idea of what they were supposed to be looking for. They had not spoken to the Barbedette boys as yet. But they saw the same thing that Eugene and Joseph had seen. The third child, however, saw nothing. Word of the event spread through the little village rapidly. Soon, just about every resident of Pontmain was at the Barbedette barn, looking up into the clear winter sky, praying for a glimpse of the Lady. She became enclosed in a blue, almond shaped frame, from which protruded four candles, two at the level of her neck, and two at the level of her knees. On her heart, a tiny red cross appeared. The gathering took on the semblance of organization as the local priest, Fr. Guerin came upon the scene. The children reported that the expression on the face of the Lady had fallen into sadness. The priest ordered everyone on their knees in prayer. They began to recite the Rosary, the favorite prayer of Mary. The first of 5 changes began to take place. As she listened to the earnest prayers of the people for peace, and for the safe return of their children, the visionaries saw her begin to swell in size. She grew to almost double her original size. The triangle of stars grew with her, but the rest of the stars made way for the magnificent visitor, queen of all the stars in the heavens. Some of the stars became enmeshed in her gown, while others positioned themselves at her feet.

A Sister Marie-Edouard, who was well known as a leader, began to lead the people in singing the Magnificat. The children shouted out as a new development took place. A banner formed at the feet of the Lady, between her and the top of the barn. It was about the size of the roof of the barn, and as they sang, a word was formed on the top of the banner. It was MAIS, which means "BUT". As the hymn came to the end, the sentence was formed. MAIS, PRIEZ MES ENFANTS - BUT PRAY, MY CHIILDREN

The children called out the sentence as it appeared. A shout of joy was sounded among the people. They began to pray the Litany of Mary. Another sentence appeared. DIEU VOUS EXAUCERA EN PEU DE TEMPS - GOD WILL SOON ANSWER YOUR PRAYERS

As the children read out this sentence, the people began to weep tears of joy. It is Mary. She's there to help them. Praise Jesus! He allowed her to come again. As the assemblage wept and praised God and His magnificent mother, the Lady began laughing. The children shouted, "Look, she's laughing.....Look, she's laughing!!" Soon, the people were affected by the laughter of the Lady. Everyone laughed with her. They began to sing another hymn to Our Lady. Under the first sentence, a much larger letter began to be formed. It came to them in three stages. The first was MON FILS - MY SON

It stayed like this until they began to sing the Salve Regina, at which point the next two words were formed. SE LAISSE - ALLOWS HIMSELF

At the very end of the Salve Regina, the last word of the sentence was formed. TOUCHER - TO BE TOUCHED

The entire sentence was Mon Fils Se Laisse Toucher - My Son Allows Himself To Be Touched

Another translation of the sentence is MY SON IS WILLING TO HEAR YOU

In a small village in the middle of nowhere, at the very darkest hour, Mary, the giving Mary, the loving Mary, began a precedent which has stayed with us from that time until this. We can change His mind through His Mother. Tribulation and chastisement can be lessened, minimized, and very possibly done away with, through the intercession of the beautiful Lady who was given to us at the foot of the Cross.

Bob and Penny Lord are renowned Catholic authors and television hosts on EWTN, Global Catholic television. They are prolific writers about the Catholic faith." For more information click here Our Lady of Pontmain

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