Our Lady of the Roses testimonies: #163

Personal Testimonies #163 - 171

December 12, 1991
To whom it may concern,
     A copy of Our Lady of the Roses Mary Help of Mothers had just been placed in my hands. I have never heard of these but they reinforce what I have felt and believed for many years.
     I am most interested in getting a great quantity of these as I can afford to spread them around to my friends and family. I have 7 children, 5 siblings, and I taught Catechism for 14 years so I have many areas to cover...
     Thank you and may Jesus and Our Lady Bless you.

from Miltona, Minnesota

Dec.19,1991
Dear Our Lady's workers,
I am so very proud of you good people and I sincerely thank you for everything you have done for me and my family.
My daughter I told you about that had the hole in the brain also some disease had a letter from the surgeon in the hospital, to tell her she is completely clear and instead of going every 6 weeks for check ups she has not to go back to the hospital for 6 months, we are very grateful to you and Our Blessed Mother. Do you know you sent that daughter of mine the we book as I requested but her and my youngest daughter did not receive the rose petal. I was wondering if it would please be possible to send me 2 rose petals, that is one for each of them. My youngest daughter has 3 we children ill at the moment with measles...

God Bless you all always.

from Glenavy, Crumlin, Co Antrim, N. Ireland

December 20, 1991
Precious Friends,
     I am 81 years of age, discharged from the Washington County Hospital yesterday, suffered heart failure.
    Catching up on old mail, I came to your letter, I used to send some contributions and had requested petitions. I also suffered head and back injuries, while searching for cards to mail out for Thanksgiving Day. A huge stack of cardboard boxes of cookies fell over me, breaking my glasses, bashing my brains, and shoulder at the neck and the corners of these boxes caused severe damage to my spine, the pain is severe. X-rays were taken and they show cracks in a poor spine. . . .
    A beautiful chapel was built on St. Ann's Church grounds. My garden produced beautiful long stem and long big roses and buds. Although the summer was dry, and I just couldn't afford to pay the high water prices here, I prayed to Our Lady and each week at least two beautiful bouquets I was able to pick to bring to the chapel.
    Each Tuesday I had lovely odors of roses permeating the chapel air. I kept on lending my book to visitors and also regular parishioners, doing this for Our Lady whom I thank for all those buds, which lasted five to six days. . . .
     I had sent your literature to a brother in the Dominican Learning Center in Washington, D.C. I spend frequent moments before the tabernacle and he told me, our Shrine of Our Lady of the Roses is not authentic. I haven't answered his letter because of my my illness. He praised charismatic gatherings and witnessed their power in praise.
    Reading these pages you sent me, made me more determined than ever to witness for Our Lady. This is why I ask for leaflets for seminarians, nuns and priests who hesitate to stand up and be counted.
     I have lost my petals because I gave them to sick people, lonely like me, with no one to call and look in on me.
     This is my testimony of witnessing help and gardening from Our Lady of the Roses. Please pray for me.
Sincerely in Mary's love and care,

from Hagerstown, Maryland

December 27, 1991
Dear Veronica Lueken,
     I am so happy that your Heavenly visions have brought so many people to peace. I am writing to you to tell you I have offered a Mass for you on the above date.
     A priest at my parish, St. John the Evangelist, told me this morning how the Roman Catholic Church is against Bayside, and that this is fake. Well, I must say I totally believe it on the visions. There is no way anyone could have faked this. Not at Lourdes, France and not at Fatima and elsewhere. I am a great lover (admirer) for St. Bernadette Soubirous. I love her so much for what she was and stood for.
     I also admire you and love you very much. I just ask please pray for everyone that doesn't believe to believe! Please tell Jesus how much I love Him and His most beautiful Mother! I know they already know. Please if someone can just write back, I will be so thrilled.
God bless you and all Our Lady's workers.

from Binghampton, New York

December 31, 1991
Dear Veronica,
      God bless you always! You are an inspiration to all Catholic Christians who are struggling and fighting the enemies to our Salvation!
       I have written 2 times of a wonderful miracle given to me, an unworthy servant, by our beautiful Madonna of the Roses. You always describe Mary as "just so beautiful." You make us all want to please Her with the holy Rosary and wearing Her holy Scapular and medals, and some day hope to see Her and feel Her wonderful love for Her sinful children, repentant ones.
       I went to the Shrine in June of 1983, eight (8) years ago. I was fine when I went there from Canton, OH my home. When I got back about 2 weeks later I got very sick. I could not breathe. My husband took me to the Emergency Room 2 times in one night. I had panic attacks over which I had absolutely no control. I changed doctors and he told me I had no potassium in my blood. Well our beautiful Madonna of the Roses had a hand in my life. She has given me 8 more years of life. I am now almost 79 years old and I am so thankful!
     She also granted me another favor this past October. I had to go to an orthopedic (bone) doctor. I had terrible pain in my right knee. X-rays showed a thin cartilage there. The doctor was booked up for 6 weeks. I put the blessed rose petal on my knee and kept it there. The nurse told my dear daughter, that there was a cancellation, the week after I felt this pain. Now both my knees are better, but I use a cane once in a while for support. Dear Veronica I am so sorry I can't send more at this time but will send more a little later. May I have a rose petal or two? Thank you. May Jesus and Mary keep you with us for very bad days are coming. I am praying sincerely and regularly to receive the graces and gifts of the Holy Spirit. I need to understand what holiness means. I know it means to be whole--to accept what happens to us as the Holy Will of God. At my age I am thinking every day of the wonderful Eternal Life Jesus has promised us, but only if we do God's Will and keep His Commandments. I pray that I will be worthy of all His Precious Promises. I am so sorry that you suffer dear friend and I know you offer it all up for poor sinners and the sick.
     I would like information about what kind of food to store. I have crosses on my front and back door and candles and blankets.
     God help and enlighten us through you dear friend.
Sincerely,

from Canton, Ohio

January 17, 1992
Dear Veronica,
My first encounter with any knowledge of Bayside was through my nephew--who has been there on a tour bus trip. He has told me quite a number of "happenings" and has also lent me a "Lady of the Roses" book to read. I must tell you what happened to me. I had been having back problems and could not get into see an orthopedic surgeon for six weeks--by that time with traction and pain pills it was relieved, but went anyway. He took X-rays of my back Monday and that Saturday called me at home to tell me he and an X-ray technician saw a definite thickening of my aorta--so much so to contact my cardiologist on Monday for an echocardiogram. I have had one heart attack and have had angioplasty and I have arteriosclerosis. I started the Novena to St. Theresa, the Little Flower--for five days and my nephew brought me a rose petal--needless to say my echocardiogram the following week was no different than what it should be. I am looking forward to attending Bayside on a tour trip--to pay homage to Our Heavenly Mother and St. Theresa the Little Flower. How my I obtain more petals and literature and etc.--
I am eternally thankful for favors received.

from Watertown, New York

January 28, 1992
Dear Publishers,
Recently I have received one of your newsletters, Roses, covering the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in New York. It was given to me by my girlfriend's mother. We've read it, and read it again and are seriously interested to know what is going on there. Since we don't have the money to fly for a visit (at least not yet) we would sincerely like to receive your newsletter from now on, please send us one and let us know what we need to do to keep them coming. Also we would like to know what else you have to to educate us more on the happenings in N.Y.
We believe with all our hearts that this was given to us for a reason, and we are resolved to follow through to the utmost of our ability. Thank you kindly for publishing a newsletter like this and let us know what we can do to help.

Love,

from Seattle, Washington

February 1, 1992
     I, Eileen B. give this testimony before God the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, in honor of Our Lady of the Roses and before all the Angels and the Saints in Heaven that I saw the golden rays.
     There were many people at the Vigil that night, including Veronica, the Seer. While praying the Rosary, there about twenty feet above Our Lady's statue, coming from a point down and outward were streams of bright and light gold.
     In my heart, I knew it came from Jesus' Heart. It reminded me of the picture of Jesus with the rays, bright gold for His Blood, and light gold for the water. The fountain of mercy.
     As I gazed at the beautiful golden rays, which stayed about a half an hour, I told Jesus and Our Lady that I loved them and that I was sorry for all my sins. I thanked Jesus and Our Lady for everything and for the special grace of believing in Our Lady of the Roses.
     It was the mercy and love of Jesus and Our Lady that I am here at the Holy Grounds because I was once in the occult. The 70s were hard years for me and with many things going wrong.
     One day my cousin and I went to a fortune teller who turned out to be a warlock, which was the beginning of many wrongs. It is strange how one can make many excuses for one's actions. About four years in the occult, I will never forget the last day. It was the warlock that mentioned what was going on in New York and how he was going there to try to take over. Then he mentioned their queen and I said that there was only one Queen, the Mother of God. He became very angry and for the first time I realized how wrong everything was. In my mind I told Our Blessed Mother that I was sorry and asked Her to help me. The warlock was furious, he said that there was something around me, like a wall. I knew it was Our Lady and I said, please take me out and I will never come back. It was shortly after that I met Carol, it was in 1979 that I went for the first time.
     I was very grateful just to be on the Holy Ground. For many years I was afraid, every time a worker would take a picture of the crowd my heart was afraid. I asked Jesus, please let me stay. After about seven years of going to the vigils, I saw the golden rays.
    I want to thank Jesus and Our Lady of the Roses for all the graces and their great mercy.
     It was Our Lady who took me out of the occult and Jesus who showed me His great mercy, the golden rays.
     This is my testimony.

from Fall River, Massachusetts

February 3, 1991
     I had the privilege to attend the June 18 Vigil of Our Lady of the Roses, four times '87 to '91. On June 18th, 1989 I was given a very special blessing.
     I was praying my Rosary very devotedly, as I had a very special intention. I was attracted toward the sun, as I noticed so many were looking. The sun seemed to be shining directly onto the Sacred grounds. It was pulsing, pulsing then it began to revolve to the left, continuing to pulse and revolve around and around.
     A very indescribeable colorful ring formed around it, as it turned. As I watched and prayed, a perfect 19 formed inside the circle. I was amazed! I was seeing a special miracle before my eyes (it was the 19th anniversary of Our Lady). I watched and wondered if it would descend closer to the earth, as in the Fatima miracle of the sun. I could look directly into the sun.
     I will be forever grateful, for this blessing I received, on the 19th anniversary of our Blessed Mother's appearance there.

from Paramount, California