305 years ago, the miraculous encounter of the image of Our Lady Aparecida took place, which represents nothing less than the love of predilection with which Our Lord chose Brazil for a very high vocation.
Like the message from Fatima, the message from Aparecida invites us to meditate on the need for conversion and reparation for offenses against the Heart of Jesus. The tiny and humble image of The Immaculate Conception, found in 1717 by three simple fishermen, appeals to the nobility of the Brazilian people, in order to remind them of their Catholic identity as the Land of Santa Cruz, an identity that is threatened by so many sins which are now deliberately practiced in this country.
Aparecida's message is closely linked to the image of the Virgin Mary as found three centuries ago.
Even without the crown that honors her glory and the mantle of her children's devotion, the image of Immaculate Conception that we so venerate today was, at that time, just a clay statue without great artistic …More