Catholic Diocese Investigates Apparitions at New Franken Shrine
Apparitions at Local Shrine Investigated
After a two-year investigation, the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay is set to release its findings about apparitions at an area shrine.
If the apparitions are decreed true, it would be an extremely rare occurrence.
For more than 150 years the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, outside New Franken, has been the sight of some amazing, supernatural accounts.
In 1859, a young Belgian woman reported the Mother Mary appeared to her here on three separate occasions, and the shrine was established.
Twelve years later, it's where everyone fled to during the Peshtigo Fire, praying for safety.
"The rains came during the night, stopped the fire, and it was when dawn broke the next day they witnessed what had happened. Everything around this spot as far as you could see in any direction was nothing but ashes," shrine caretaker Karen Tipps says.
For the past 18 years, Tipps and her husband have been caretakers of the shrine owned by the Green Bay diocese.
She says over the years there have been hundreds of stories of people coming to the shrine and being healed. Old crutches and canes were left behind.
"They know, the doctors know, but it's just now the point some of those need to be documented," Tipps says.
During a 10 o'clock mass this coming Wednesday morning, Bishop David Ricken will announce if the shrine is formally declared an apparition sight of the Virgin Mary.
If he does, it will be the only apparition ever approved by decree in the United States.
Apparitions at Local Shrine Investigated/APPROVED
Apparitions at Local Shrine Investigated/APPROVED
Last edited by Denise on Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Devotion to the souls in Purgatory contains in itself all the works of mercy, which supernaturalized by a spirit of faith, should merit us Heaven. de Sales
If you scroll down to the bottom of the page I posted above you will find the link to the Shrine. Notice that Our Lady only appeared three times, not thousands; also notice that she didn't say thousands of words but a few. When apparitions are actually that of Our Lady, she makes her point quickly, simply and effectivly! What a difference in a true apparition and a false one!
Thank you Jesus!
Thank you Jesus!
Devotion to the souls in Purgatory contains in itself all the works of mercy, which supernaturalized by a spirit of faith, should merit us Heaven. de Sales
I haven't been there. I will now that it has been approved! The reason I haven't gone is because I didn't want the same thing that happened last time I went some place and that was Necedah, WI. I was still learning at that time. So... when I do go, I will let you know in advance. I will light a candle candle for anyone that wishes. Hows that! God Bless!!!
Happy to read this article
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2 ... nsin_n.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2 ... nsin_n.htm
Devotion to the souls in Purgatory contains in itself all the works of mercy, which supernaturalized by a spirit of faith, should merit us Heaven. de Sales
