Our Lady of the New Millennium - Macarena

OUR LADY OF HOPE MACARENA (NUESTRA SENORA DE LA ESPERANZA MACARENA) is the most revered in Andalucia.  Macarena was derived from the patrician Roman male name Macarius.  Others say the word was from the Arabic city-wall gate Bab-al-Makrim which is still standing today. 

The wooden statue of Mary was designed by Luisa Roldan in 1656 to 1703.  She created the grieving yet hoping Mother of Christ.  In the early morning of Good Friday, Sevillans hold a long procession of Our Lady of Macarena with many white flowers and candles. There are tears on her face because She lost her Son in the hope and salvation of humanity. 

Her home is at the Basilica of Macarena in Sevilla, the capital city of Andalucia in Spain.  Andalucia was occupied by the Moors for 800 years - many different cultures - the Romans, Arabs, Jews and gypsies live there.  The church was founded in 1595 but caught fire in 1936, at the beginning of Spanish Civil War.  She is the Protector of Bullfighters.  Before they go to the bullring, they would pray to her for protection.  

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Video http://youtu.be/XiBYM6g8Tck

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March 14, 2012

A spiritual visit to OUR LADY OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM -  ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH, in St. John, Indiana:

11301 West 93rd Avenue, St. John, IN 46373

(219) 365-5678

Sunday Mass: 7:30 AM; 9:30 AM; 11:30 AM 

It's also the site of The Shrine of Christ's Passion - "Where lives are changed one soul at a time."

Journey through the Passion of Christ: An interactive half mile winding pathway that begins with the Last Supper and Garden of Gethsemane.

• Sit with Our Lord at the Last Supper.
• Pray with Him in the Garden of Gethsemane
• Stand beside him as Pilate washes his hands condemning Jesus to his brutalizing journey and death.
• Walk along side Him on the rocky road to Calvary.
• Hold His hand as He meets His Mother.
• Rejoice with the Apostles as you enter the empty tomb.

The 40 Life size bronze statues are an exquisite work of art.  Each setting has a listening station where by pushing a button you hear a description of the scene.  As you exit the tomb and continue down the path, you will find Jesus meeting Mary Magdalene and then experience His glorious Ascension to heaven.

Published  3/18/12  ust1611 multiply

Web Page: Our Lady of the New Millenneum

Faces Of Mary Our Lady of Akita

OUR LADY OF AKITA - THE WEEPING STATUE OF MOTHER MARY.  From 1949 to July 2012, there were 14 unverified and proven hoaxes of reported weeping of tears or blood of the Virgin Mary.

On July 6, 1973 Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa reported of the weeping Mother Mary in Yuzawadai, Akita prefecture (state), Japan.  Sister Agnes was suffering for a poorly performed appendix operation and was not feeling well for decades.  She improved after drinking water from Lourdes.

In an apparition, the Virgin Mary told her, "Pray very much the prayers of the Rosary  I alone am able still to save you from calamities."  What was most unusual was the crying statue of the Virgin Mary was broadcast on national television in Japan.

In June,1988 the Bishop of Akita brought his episcopal letter to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who later became Pope Benedict XVI.  Only one, the Weeping Our Lady of Akita, was declared worthy of belief by the Vatican in the same year. 

Priests at the Vatican putting the Statue of Our Lady of Akita on the coffin of Pope John Paul II

Eucharistic Prayer of Our Lady of Akita

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, truly present in the Holy Eucharist, I consecrate my body and my soul to be entirely one with Your Heart being sacrificed at every instant on all the altars of the world and giving praise to the Father, pleading for the coming of His Kingdom.  Please receive this humble offering of myself.  Use me as you will for the glory of the Father and the salvation of souls Most Holy Mother of God, never let me be separated from Your Divine Son.  Please defend and protect me as your Special Child.

Amen.

UNVERIFIED OR HOAX OF A WEEPING STATUE OF MARY
On July 16, 2012 a statue of Mother Mary was reported to be weeping blood at the Carmelite of Mary Immaculate (CMI) at Bhavan, Marianagar, Ghaziabad - a satellite town of New Delhi.  The blood was tested for typing at nearby St. Jospeh Hospital and came back as Type B+ve.  This blood type is common to 40% of people in Northern India.  This is highly suspicious and undoubtedly a hoax.  The Virgin Mary was a Jew - the blood type of the Jewish people I yet have to check.

Video  http://youtu.be/KYtUuN9ekJo  

Susmaryosep! Halatang hindi tutuo.

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To Vicky, Lydia & Devotees of the Blessed Mother Mary,
I'm doing something beautiful for God today, that is, sharing with you this fascinating video
http://www.FacesOfMary.net 

http://youtu.be/h1Eebt_lgXM

which is already viewed all over in Russia, Australia and even Saudi Arabia.  Did you know that Mary is the only woman mentioned in the Quran (Koran)?  Yes!  I liked this particular video because each Mary is gently, not fast, morphs into the next.  I recognized Christendom's sacred art, from the sixth Century to 1900.  I see Leonardo, Raphael, Bellini and other famous paintings that I saw when I visited different awesome churches of Europe.  All built for the glory of God.  The background chant of the "Magnificat" is sung by the seminary choir of the Institute of Christ the King Priest, of S. Woodlawn, Chicago, http://www.institute-christ-king.org  and its Sister Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus.

Published  9/12/10  ust1611 multiply

Web Page: Faces of Mary