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| The Apparitions at Garabandal |
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| Loli and Jacinta on an "estatic march". |
GARABANDAL-This is a small village in northern Spain, in
the Santander province, near the Picos de Europa mountains, a
rugged and beautiful setting. Its full name is San Sebastian of
Garabandal. It is located 600 meters above sea level, some 57
miles from the capital of the province. To get there one must
climb a steep road which begins in Cosio, branching off from the
main road,^ more than 300 people 4ve in GarabandaL-The
town is impressively quiet. There is no doctor in the town and lid
resident pastor at the parish church. The pastor from Cosio used
to celebrate Mass there on Sunday.
In the evening of June 18,1961, four girls were playing on the
outskirts of the town - Conchita Gonzalez, Maria Dolores
(Mariloli) Mazon, Jacinta Gonzalez and Maria Cruz Gonzalez
- not related despite having the same name. Maria Cruz was
eleven, the others twelve, and all were from poor families.
Suddenly they heard a loud noise, like thunder, and saw
before them the bright figure of the Archangel Michael. On the
following days the Archangel appeared to them again in the
same place. He announced that on July 2 they would see Our
Lady. This was the beginning of the Garabandal events.
OUR LADY OF CARMEL - The news spread quickly
through the region. July 2 was a Sunday and the town was
crowded. There were people from all social levels and very many
from out of town, among them several physicians and priests. At
six in the evening the girls went to the place where the Angel had
appeared, and to the surprise of the crowd they entered into
ecstasy. Our Lady appeared to them accompanied by two angels,
one being St. Michael. The girls described the vision as follows:
"She is dressed in a white robe with a blue mantle and a crown
of golden stars. Her hands are slender. There is a brown
scapular on her right arm, except when she carried the Child
Jesus in her arms. Her hair, deep nut-brown, is parted in the
center. Her face is long, with a fine nose. Her mouth is very
pretty with lips a bit thin. She looks like a girl of eighteen. She
is rather tall. There is no voice like hers. No woman is just like
her, either in the voice or the face oranything else." Our Lady
Manifested herself as Our Lady of Carmel.
At times the wind rustled her long hair which reached down
to her waist. The girls spoke with the Virgin with the utmost
naturalness. "We were telling her," they said, "about our tasks,
how we were going to the meadows ..." and "She smiled at the
little things we told her." Our Lady showed them how to treat
her: "Like children who speak with their mother and tell her
everything . .. Children who rejoice to see her when they have
not seen her for a while."
MORE APPARITIONS - After this first apparition there
were many more. During 1961 and 1962 Our Lady appeared
several times each week. The four girls did not always receive the
apparition togethlr. Soihetiines onty one, other times two or
three of them saw the vision. Nor was it always at the same hour
of the day. Our Lady appeared many times at night and even
early in the morning, in an attitude of sacrifice and penance, at
the same hours when Our Lord is most offended by the sins of
men. Even so, the girls would arise the following morning, as
early as usual, to work in the fields, carrying bundles of grass or
wood, or tending the cattle and sheep, without showing signs of
fatigue.
THE ECSTASIES - When the vision appeared, the girls fell
instantaneously on their knees, striking the sharp rocks with a
loud noise that was frightening, yet they showed no signs of
injury. The expression on their faces was suddenly transformed.
Their look became extraordinarily beautiful, sweet, one of
profound mysticism. There are no words that can properly
describe the change. They were completely absorbed in their
rapture, unaware, of anyone or any material thing around them
except for each other. They did not react to pricks, burns, or
blows. All attempts to distract them failed. Powerful beams of
strong light were focused on them, yet their eyes did not even
flicker, blink or show any signs of discomfort. Quite the
contrary, their eyes remained wide open, expressing a look of
intense joy. However, when the girls returned to the normal
state, they immediately shielded their eyes from these bright
lights which under normal circumstances should have caused
permanent eye damage.
During these ecstasies, which lasted from a few minutes to
several hours, time did not seem to count. On many occasions
they remained immobile in off-balance, beautiful "sculptured-
like" positions, heads tilted back, eyes looking up, kneeling on
the rocks or barelegged in the snow. At the end of the ecstasy,
they showed no signs of excitation or nervousness, just deep,
profound peace and joy.
PARTICIPATION OF THE OBSERVERS - Many visitors
and villagers gave the girls various objects, such as bibles,
rosaries, scapulars, medals, crucifixes, wedding rings, etc. for
Our Lady to kiss. In ecstasy, the girls raised them up to Her and
She kissed them. Then, guided by Our Lady, the girls returned
the items to their correct owners, even in cases where the person
had first confided the object to someone else so the child did not
know who the real owner was^Things "kissed" by Our Lady of
Carmel have been the instruments of very special favors.
Occasionally, these have emitted a mysterious fragrance like that
of roses. "Our Lady says", Conchita wrote, "that Jesus will work
miracles through the objects kissed by her. Those who caitry or
wear them with faith and confidence will suffer their Purgatory
here on earth." -'
While in ecstasy, the girls often carried a crucifix in their hand
which Our Lady had kissed, and as She directed, they extended it
for observers to kiss, blessing them with it at the same time. On
seeing the girls approach, many witnesses experienced such a
tremendous spirhual awakening, that it produced a very deep
interior emotion in them. They cried unashamed tears, admitting
the supernaturality of what they were seeing, hearing and feeling
within them, the very presence of The Mother of God. The
conversion of unbelievers and those of different faiths, of souls
suffering from religious indifference, the conversions of many
sinners, all of which have experienced an increase in faith, hope
and charity.
NEW PHENOMENA - Soon after Our Lady of Carmel
appeared, the ecstatic walks began. The girls went throughout
the entire village - up and down stairways, in and out of homes,
at all hours of the day and night, avoiding obstacles without
faltering, guided solely by the Vision. Frequently, they ran at
great speed down the steep mountainside, even backwards, so
that it was impossible for the astonished spectators to follow
them. Their bodies did not seem to be subject to the law of
gravity, but endowed with some sort of spiritual agility. During
their high-speed running, the objects entrusted to the girls were
sometimes lost. However, upon seeing Our Blessed Mother
again, they asked as to their whe^a boots and She told them
where to find them.
A frame of film showing the Communion Host on Concita's tongue.
THE MIRACLE OF THE HOST - Above the village is a steep
hill on which stands a cluster of 9 pine trees. "One day," said the
girls, "an angel with a golden chalice appeared to us at 'The
Pines'. He told us to recite the Confiteor and then he gave us
Holy Communion." This wonderful favor happened many times
during those days when the parish priest of the neighboring town
of Cosio could not go to Garabandal. It was possible to Him
some of these Communions, using very bright light. The
movements of the lips and tongues of the girls gave the exact idea
of a real Communion. On May 2,1962, the angel told Conchita
that God would perform a miracle so that all people would
believe: they would see the Sacred Host on her tongue at the
moment of Communion and that she should make this known
fifteen days in advance. On July 18,1962, the town was crowded
with visitors. At midnight Conchita, who had remained in her
home continually surrounded by visitors, entered into ecstasy
and went out into the street. At a short distance from her house
she fell down on her knees in the midst of the crowd. Lanterns
were focused on her. She put out her tongue upon which nothing
was resting, as everyone could see. In a few moments a white host
appeared on her tongue and remained there for a few minutes. A
businessman from Barcelona, Don Alejandro Damians, standing
less than three feet from the girl, secured some very good moving
pictures. In the film there appeared 79 pictures of the extra-
ordinary scene. This same witness wrote a report which he
submitted to the Bishop of Santander, together with a copy of
the film. The number of witnesses on this occasion was very
large: there were people from different cultures and social
classes. Don Benjamin Gomez, a farmer from Potes, wrote: "I
was standing at less than an arm's length from the girl. I saw very
well that her tongue was completely clean of everything. The girl
did not move. Suddenly there appeared on it the Sacred Host. It
was white, shining and resplendent. It reminded one of the snow
when the sun strikes it with its brilliant rays. The girl's face was
beautifully transformed into heavenly ecstasy. Her face was
angelic. I can certify that she was there, motionless, moving
neither hands or tongue. In this motionless position she received
the Sacred Host. We had enough time to contemplate this
marvelous phenomena without any undue haste, and we were
many who saw it. I was an unbeliever until that day. I am not
such a Catholic as to be subject to any hallucination or
imagination. I bad not concerned myself about God til then
except to offend Him. I went to confession in April but previous
to that time I had not gone to confession for twenty-three years."
This miracle of the host is a true confirmation of "the
apparitions of Our Blessed Mother in Garabandal and of the
reality of her message. But a still greater miracle has been
promised.
A GREATER MIRACLE TO COME - Conchita has clearly
said that Our Lady has promised a greater miracle in Garabandal
so that all may believe the apparitions and be obedient to the
message. "As the punishment which we deserve for the sins of the
world is great, the miracle must also be a great one, for the world
needs it." It will occur on a Thursday on the feast day of a saint
devoted to the Eucharist, at 8:30 in the evening, and will last for
about one quarter of an hour. It will also coincide with a great
event in the Church. The sick who come to Garabandal on that
day will be cured, unbelievers will be converted. There will
remain a permanent sign at "The Pines" as a proof of Our Lady's
tremendous love for all her children.
"The sign that will remain," says Conchita, "will be able to be
seen, photographed and televised, but it will not be able to be
touched. It will appear clearly that it is something not of this
world, but of God."
Conchita has been granted permission by Our Lady to
announce the date of the miracle eight days in advance. With the
present means of communication and travel, eight days are
sufficient for people around the world to gather. The day of the
miracle may be the last opportunity given us by God and may be
also Our Lady's last effort to save the world from the punishment
already threatened.
Some time ago Conchita wrote, "The Blessed Virgin will not
allow me to reveal the nature of the miracle although I already
know it. Neither can I reveal the date of it, which I know, until
eight days before it is to happen." Before the miracle takes place
Our Lady has said that all mankind will receive a warning from
heaven.
THE WARNING - Conchita wrote: "The warning comes
directly from God and will be visible to the whole world and
from any place where anyone may happen to be. It will be like
the revelation of our sins and will be seen and felt by everyone,
believer and unbeliever alike, irrespective of whatever religion he
may belong to. It will be seen and felt in all parts of the world and
by every person."
It will happen in the sky, no one can prevent it from
happening. We will even prefer to be dead rather than to pass
through this "Warning." It will not kill us. It will be a
"correction" of our conscience. It will cause great fear and will
make us reflect within ourselves on the consequences of our own
personal sins. It will be like a warning of the punishment to
come. In this way the world will be offered a means of
purification to prepare itself for the extraordinary grace of the
great miracle. '
Jacinta was told by Our Blessed Mother "that the warning"
would come when conditions were at their worst." The date was
not revealed to the visionaries, however Mari-Loli does know
the year; and she said that "The Miracle" will happen within one
year after "The Warning."
THE PUNISHMENT - If we do not pay attention to the
message, the punishment announced by Our Lady will be visited
on the whole world after the miracle. During one of their
ecstasies the girls were heard praying for the innocent children
but, nevertheless, they shed tears at the same time. Since the day
they learned about the punishment they have developed a great
spirit of sacrifice. They pray very much for sinners and for
priests. They often say that if priests are not what they should be
many souls will be lost.
Conchita has written: "I cannot reveal what kind of punish-
ment it is except that it will be a result of the direct intervention
of God, which makes it more terrible and fearful than anything
we can imagine. It will be less painful for innocent babies to die a
natural death than for those babies to die because of the
punishment. All Catholics should go to confession before the
punishment and the others should repent of their sins. When I
saw IT (the punishment), I felt a great fear even though at the
same time I was seeing Our Blessed Mother. The Punishment, if
it comes, will come after the miracle." '
When Our Lady spoke to the girls of the punishment, her face
assumed a look of great sadness. The girls revealed: "We have
never seen her look so serious. When she said the words 'The cup
is already filling', she spoke in a very low voice."
A NEW MESSAGE - On January 1,1965, Conchita had an
apparition of Our Lady who told her that on June 18, the fourth
anniversary of the apparitions, she would be given another
message. Thus, six months before the actual date Conchita
revealed this promise of Our Lady.
On June 18 more than two thousand people gathered in
Garabandal - French, Germans, English, Italians, Americans
and Polish people joined the groups from the different parts of
Spain. The Spanish were in the minority, perhaps due to the fact
that the apparitions had received practically no publicity. The
French constituted the largest group. There were journalists, TV
cameras from the Italian TV network, and cameramen from
NO-DO (the Spanish official documentary news program).
Leaving her house at 11:30 p.m. Conchita walked to the road
leading to the Pines to the place called the Cuadro. There she was
wrapt in an ecstasy which lasted sixteen minutes. St. Michael
appeared to her and delivered the message from Our Lady,
which was made public the next morning. It reads:
Message which Our Lady has given to the world through the
intercession of St. Michael the Archangel. The angel said,
"Since my message of October 18 has not been made known to
theworld and has not been fulflled, I tell you that this is my
last message. Previously, the cup was being filled. Now it is
overflowing. Many Cardinals, many Bishops and many
Priests are on the road to perdition and with them they are
bringing many souls. The Holy Eucharist is being given less
importance (honor). We must avoid God's anger with us by
our efforts at amendment. If we beg pardon with sincerity of
soul. He will forgive us. I, your Mother, through the
intercession of St. Michael the Archangel, want to tell you to
amend your lives. You are already receiving one of the last
warnings. I love you very much and do not want your
condemnation. Ask us sincerely and we will give to you. You
should make more sacrifices. Think of the Passion of Jesus.
The Tabernacle door in the Church at Garabandal.
From this message one can clearly sense Our Lady's dis-
appointment at the scant attention paid to her message of
October 18, 1961. The Blessed Mother shows her motherly
concern for priests and the need to place the Holy Eucharist
where it belongs - at the center of the mysteries of our Faith. To
urge us to sacrifice, she recommends meditation on the Passion
of Our Lord.
Our Blessed Mother has told us this is her last message.
Because of this she wants all her children to listen to her plea
before the warning and the miracle. For the reason that she
wishes it, we should propagate this urgent message as widely as
possible.
The only other person to see Our Blessed Mother at Garaban-
dal was a 38-year old Spanish Jesuit Priest, Father Luis Marie
Andreu. On August 8, 1961, Father Luis was among the
spectators at "The Pines" when suddenly he became an integral
part of the Garabandal drama. He was heard to say, "Miracle!
Miracle!" Not only did he see The Virgin Mary, but he was
shown the forthcoming "Great Miracle."The children in ecstasy
understood Our Lady to say to him: "You will soon be with me."
Although, he had never had any history of serious illness, he died
that same night of complete joy. His final words were: "Oh! what
a sweet and lovely mother we have in heaven... how happy I am
... what a favor The Blessed Virginhas bestowed on me. How
fortunate we are to have a mother like her in heaven! There is no
reason to fear the supernatural life. The girls have given us an
example of how we must act with the Blessed Virgin. There is no
doubt in my mind that the things involving the girls are true.
Why should the Blessed Virgin have chosen us? This is the
happiest day of my life." With those words. Fattier bowed his
head and died. Our Lady has said, "that on the day AFTER the
'Miracle'his body will be found to be incorrupt."
Our Blessed Mother showed special attention and concern for
all priests, repeatedly asking that they come to Garabandal. She
gave the girls the ability to recognize them even when they came
dressed as laymen, revealing the state of their souls. She taught
the children that priests were more important than angels
because by means of their ordination they have the power to
change bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ during
the Holy Sacrifice of The Mass.
THE LAST APPARITION - On Saturday, November 13,
1965, Conchita had her last apparition of Our Lady in Gara-
bandal. She gives the details in a letter of which the following is a
literal translation: , '
"One day in church Our Lady told me in a locution that I
would see her on Saturday, November 13, at the Pines; it
would be a special apparition to Kiss the religious objects so
that I could give them away afterwards. I was anxious for this
day to arrive so that I could see again the Blessed Virgin and
the Child Jesus who have implanted in my life the seed of
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"It was raining but it did not matter to me. I went up to the
Pines carrying with me the many rosaries which people have
given me to distribute them.. • As I was going up I was talking
to myself, being sorry tor rnyidefects, desiring net to fafl into
them again, for it gave me much worry to appear before the
Mother of God without wiping tfcentoiit.^ ^ ' "' '- •
"When I arrived at the Pines, I began to take the rosariesout
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distinguish among all others, calling me by my-name. I"
answered her 'What?' At that very mdmenrl saw her whh the
Child in her arms. She was dressed as usual and smiling. I told
her, 'I have come to bring you the rosaries so that you can-kiss
them.' She said to me, 'I can see it.' I had been chewing gum,
but as I was seeing her I did not chew it; I placed the gum on a
tooth. She must have noticed it for she said, 'Conchita, why
don't you get rid of the chewing gum and offer it up" as a
sacrifice for the glory of my Son?' I, a bit ashamed of myself,
took it out and threw it on the ground. She said afterwards,
'Do you remember what 1 told you on your saint's day - that
you would suffer much on earth? ... Now I repeat it to you.
Have confidence in Us and offer it all up with pleasure to our
Hearts for the good of your brethren, for in this way you will
be more united to Us.' Then I added, 'How unworthy I am, 0
Mother of us, of so many graces received through you, and
now you have come to me to help me carry the little cross I
have.' She said, 'Conchita, I am not coming only for you but I
am coming for all my children, with a desire to get them closer
to Our Hearts.' She asked for the things I was carrying. 'Give
them to me so that I can kiss all you are carrying with you.'
And I gave her everything. I was bringing with me also a small
crucifix which I gave her to kiss. She kissed it and said, 'Put it
in the hands of the Child Jesus.' And 1 did that and He said
nothing. I said 'This cross I intend to take with me when 1 go to
the convent,' but He did not reply- After kissing every thing she
commented, 'My Son, through this kiss, will work wonders.
Distribute them to the others ...' Of course I will do it.
"After all this she requested that I tell her all the petitions
for others which I had received. She said, 'CoHChita, tell me,
tell me things about my children. I have aB of them under my
cloak.'And I commented,'It is too small and thtareisnb room
for all of us.' She smiled at this.
" 'Do you know, Conchita, why I did not come personally
on June 18 to give you the message for the wortd? Because it
pained me to say it myself, but I have to say it to you for your
own good and, if you fulfill it, for God's glory. I love you very
much and I desire your salvation; to gather you all around
God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Conchita, won't
you respond to this?' I said, 'If I could be always seeing you,
yes; but otherwise I can't tell because I am very bad .. ."You
do all you can,' Our Lady added, 'and We will help you, as well
as my daughters Loli, Jacinta and Maricruz....'
"She did not stay long with me. She also said, 'This will be
the last time you see me here, but I will always be with you and
with all my children.' Afterwards she added, 'Conchita, why
don't you go often to visit my Son in the Most Blessed
Sacrament? Why do you let yourself be carried away by
laziness and not go to visit Him Who is waiting for you day
and night?'
"As I have written above, it was raining hard. Our Lady and
the Child did not get wet. I was not aware it was raining while
seeing them, but when I stopped seeing them I was soaked. I
also told her, '0 how happy I am when I see you. Why don't
you take me with you right now?' She answered, 'Remember
what I told you on your saint's day. When you go before God
you must show Him your hands filled with good works done
by you for your brothers and for the glory of God; now your
hands are empty.'
"That's all, I spent a happy moment with my mother from
heaven, my best friend, and with the Child Jesus. I have
stopped seeing them but not feeling them close. Again they
have sown in my soul great peace, joy and a desire to conquer
my defects so that I will be able to love, with all my strength,
the hearts of Jesus and Mary who love us so much...."
Conchita ends with this: "The Blessed Virgin Mary told me
before that Jesus does not send the punishment in order to
distress us but in order to help us and reproach us because we pay
no attention to Him. And the warning will be sent in order to
purify us for the miracle in which He will show us His great love,
and in order that we may fulfill the message."
With this apparition of Our Lady, the cycle of apparitions in
Garabandal is closed. It will be definitely confirmed on a
Thursday at 8:30 p.m. when the miracle takes place. This will
mark the beginning of a new era in the history of the salvation of
mankind.
WHAT DOES SCIENCE SAY ABOUT GARABANDAL? -
Many eminent doctors have studied the events and have visited
the persons involved at Garabandal. No one has so far found any
satisfactory scientific explanation of these events. All agree that
what occurred at Garabandal is something humanly unexplain-
able and something which merits attention and respect. One
thing is clear - we find ourselves before certain facts for which
science can find no explanation.
After years of observation, a child specialist has certified that
the girls have always been completely normal and that the
ecstasies do not fall under any known physiological phenomena.
Dr. Ricardo, Puncernau, a well-known Barcelona neuropsychia-
trist, states: "In the presence of these facts it is difficult for the
possibility of a supernatural cause in all these phenomena." Dr.
Gasca Ruiz and Dr. Ortis Gonzalez, who have also studied these
phenomena, state: "To keep silence would be true scientific
cowardice on our part. We do not find any convincing scientific
explanation capable of explaining such phenomena."
Our Blessed Mother, in showing us her great love as a mother,
is pleading with each one of us to work with her in the
tremendous responsibility of staying the Arm of Divine Justice
which is about to fall on a blind and deaf humanity. We should
be aware of the fact that the world situation is extremely serious
and that we are disposing ourselves for an imminent chas-
tisement.
THE ATTITUDE OF THE CHURCH - As always, the Church
has acted with great prudence toward the apparitions. It
took thirteen years for the Church to give official approval to the
Fatima apparitions even after seventy thousand people witnessed
the miracle of the sun.
A special emissary from the Holy Office was sent to Garaban-
dal to investigate the witnesses of the apparitions.
By special request of the Pro-Secretary of the same Congrega-
tion of the Faith, Cardinal Ottaviani, Conchita went to Rome in
1966 accompanied by her mother and a priest. She met with
Cardinal Ottaviani and other officials of the Vatican. With
Cardinal Marella she was received in a private audience by Pope
Paul VI.
For obvious reasons, nothing more can be said regarding this
intervention of Rome. However, it is necessary to confirm this
visit of Conchita to the Holy Office in order to refute the false
rumors that no private audience with His Holiness had been
granted Conchita. He said to her "Conchita I bless you and with
me the whole Church blesses you."
CONCLUSION - Conchita has written: "Our Lady wants the
message to reach the whole world... It is of no use-to believe in
the apparitions if we do not fulfill the message."
Because of this, now is the time for every person to make a
serious resolution for a sincere amendment of life without
further waiting (pr the warning or miracle or any other special
signs which may occur.
If what you have read here has moved you or even simply
made you think and reflect, please pass this word along. In this
way you will have begun to fulfill the message of Our Lady.
NOTE . . . The final and decisive judgment on these facts
belongs exclusively to the Supreme Magisterium of the Church,
whose decision we accept from the very moment it shall be
pronounced.
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Garabandal and the Sanctity of Life
Among the fulfilled prophecies of Garabandal was one not generally known until the publication of a German book on Garabandal in 1992.
On November 13, 1965, Conchita saw the Blessed Virgin for the last time at Garabandal. Albrecht Weber of Germany was in the village at the time and had a long conversation with the visionary the very next day. The following excerpt is taken from his book GARABANDAL-DER ZEIGEFINGER GOTTES (Garabandal - The Finger of God):
She [Conchita] spoke quite openly about the developments by which men in the
near future would rebel against God. On the day after Our Lady's last appearance
at Garabandal [November 13, 1965], Conchita asked the author, "Can you imagine
how somebody could kill children in the womb without thereby killing the
mother?"
The author spontaneously answered, "No! What gave you that idea, Conchita?"
"Well, the Blessed Mother spoke about this and she let me know that this will
happen with the overflowing of the chalice." {In her second Message of June
18, 1965, the Virgin said, "Before, the cup was filling up. Now it is flowing
over."]
Conchita said this trembling without being able to visualize what it really implied.
The author is more convinced than ever that Conchita could in no way realize the
offenses against God as Creator and Savior implied in this matter.
Conchita said further that it disturbed her very much but that she felt ridiculous
because she hadn't understood at all how this killing could be affected. The
Blessed Virgin had not explained it to her. Up until this moment, nobody had
been able to make her understand it at all.
Abortion, the murder of millions of babies and which is euphemistically called
"termination of pregnancy" but which is actually a sacrilegious assault on God's
creation, was not socially acceptable in 1965 and its legalization in Spain lay in
the still distant future. In Conchita's surroundings, there was no mention of
legalized abortion. Mary took these conditions into account and spoke
discreetly about abortion in such a way that Conchita would really get to know
about it as the practice of abortion started in certain countries and thus became
mentioned in the media.
(Barry Hanratty; GARABANDAL JOURNAL; March-April, 2003)
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