Tag: Mediatrix of All Grace
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‘Mother Mary revived my collapsed lungs, saving me from death’
A testimony of miraculous healing through the intercession of Our Lady, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace by Julius Atienza Hermosa from Batangas, Philippines Even when I was young, I already had an immense devotion to Mother Mary, especially her title “Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace”, because of my grandmother’s influence. Exactly a year ago, I…
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On the Confession of Mother Cecilia
Written by: Mediatrix Lipa The said confession of the late Mother Cecilia is the main reason for the declaration of the events as “constat de non supernaturalitate”. In the actual words of the decree “the main reason for this determination is the revelation the Prioress made in a series of letters, in which she confessed…
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Sins We Unwillingly Commit When Commenting Against Lipa
1. We commit a sin of omission when we know that Lipa’s truth is being trampled on, but then we do not do something to defend it. 2. Our silence can become sin when it involves misrepresenting or distorting the truth or refusing to commit to moral rectitude, which can mislead others. 3. We commit…
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On Pope Pius XII’s Approval on Lipa’s Negative Verdict
In an alleviating letter from the highest office of the Holy See, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, has given the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) his blessing to “discern what is necessary for the well-being of the faithful” devoted to the Marian…
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1951 SCDF Note on the Lipa Apparitions
S.O.226/49 28th day of March 1951Wednesday By order of the Most Holy Father’s will The apostolic delegate is to authorize the apostolic administrator of Lipa to issue a document from the Curia, in which is declared that the events of Lipa, after serious examination, turn out not to have a supernatural origin and character. In…
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CBCP Circular No. 24-03 on the Lipa Case
To the Most Rev. Archbishops and Bishops of the Philippines Your Excellencies, Allow me to convey to you a letter from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, with Prot. N. 226/1949, signed by His Eminence, Cardinal Victor Fernandez, the current prefect of the said Dicastery. The letter, which is self-explanatory, is in reply…
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DDF Cardinal Fernandez’s Letter to the CBCP Head on the Lipa Case
In this regard, Dicastery intends to respond to the two questions you posed regarding the case in question in the following manner. Dicastery for the Doctrine of the FaithProt. N. 226/1949-969336 October 2023 Your Excellency: The Apostolic Nunciature has transmitted to this Dicastery your letter dated 2 October 2023 (Prot. N. 1669/23) informing of the…
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What is Your Current Position on the Lipa Case?
Most Catholics do not realize that every time they say something in favor of the few exorcist priests who attack the Mediatrix, they also attack the peaceful devotion of other priests, probably hundreds of them, who believe in the apparition. These believing priests are scattered throughout the archipelago, and they defend the cause of the…
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Pray for the Hardened Critics of Our Lady of Lipa
Our Lady of Lipa critics remain to be hardened critics perhaps because of their laziness to study the phenomenon and to analyze what transpired after. They believe in the lie that the devil was the main perpetrator of the said apparitions. They may be are aware that the bishops may have been forced to sign…
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‘I would rather obey the Church than any alleged vision’
This is probably one of the most repeated arguments by those who have not thoroughly studied the Lipa case. For them, the Catholic Church is run only by smarter and holier people and obedience to the Church is all that matters. Everything else is irrelevant. They forget that the hierarchy can sometimes commit mistakes and…
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‘Nothing Good and Holy Ever Comes from the Lipa Apparitions’
Dear Sicut Cervus, May grace and peace be with us, and may this letter honor and glorify God, the source of all truth. (CCC 2465) I started defending Our Lady of Lipa few months ago when Fr. Winston Cabading was arrested. Back then, I knew very little about his case and about the alleged Lipa…
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How Dare We Condemn Them!
I visited a Marian apparition site in Lipa for the first time yesterday, September 12, 2023, exactly 75 years after the first apparition. I was struck by the peacefulness, silence, and sacredness of the place, as you can see in the photos I posted on Facebook. And if I were to follow what my senses…
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Mediatrix Confraternity Head in Lipa Asks Archbishop Garcera to Rectify his Circular that Prohibits September 12 Activities
August 31, 2023 MOST REV. GILBERT GARCERAArchbishop of Lipa1 Calle ArzobispadoMataas na Lupa, 4217 Lipa City, Batangas ATTN: Rev. Fr. Jayson Alcaraz Your Excellency Archbishop Garcera, I am writing concerning your Circular No. 37 Series of 2023, dated August 8, 2023. The Circular stated, “Please observe the following guidelines for the Archdiocese of Lipa which…
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75 Years On, Lipa Controversy Remains Unsettled: Blame Lies on Philippine Bishops
September 12, 1948, marks the 75th anniversary of the alleged Marian apparitions in the Philippines in the city of Lipa, Batangas, just a couple of hours southeast of Manila. The Blessed Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to Teresita Castillo, a Carmelite postulant who initially went through many emotional and spiritual trials before the…
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Opus Dei Priest to Bishop David: ‘We Cannot Stop the People from Celebrating the Mass on September 12’
August 2, 2023 Most Reverend Pablo Virgilio DavidPresidentCatholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines Your Excellency, I write to you in relation to the directives from The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) asking the bishops of the Philippines to “dissuade’ any activities that run counter to the church’s official ruling on the alleged…
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Letter to the Catholic Faith Defenders on the ‘God-died’ Issue
Dear Catholic Faith Defenders, May grace and peace be with us all, and may this message honor and glorify God, the source of all truth. (CCC 2465) It is a great distress to see that your organization, Catholic Faith Defenders, the largest and most organized apologetics group in the country, is so divided in its…
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Is the Archbishop’s Ban on Holy Masses in Lipa a Violation of Canon Law 843?
The tension caused by the controversial Marian phenomenon in Lipa Batangas that for decades was supported and promulgated by five (arch)bishops of Lipa is becoming more and more intense. Cardinal Luis Ladaria, head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), Bishop Virgilio David, head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines…
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2023 Mediatrix Devotees Appeal to CBCP
August 7, 2023 CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES (CBCP)Thru: THE MOST REV. PABLO VIRGILIO S. DAVIDCBCP PresidentGeneral Secretariat: 470 Gen. Luna St.,Intramuros, Manila 1002 Your Excellency Bishop David, I approach you today with a heavy heart, as I wish to convey not only my sentiments but also those of the Confraternity members in Lipa…
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2023 Circular By Archbishop Gilbert Garcera
CIRCULAR No. 37, Series of 2023August 8, 2023 To: THE CLERGY, RELIGIOUS AND LAY FAITHFUL OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LIPA, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, PHILIPPINESRe: GUIDELINES RELATIVE TO THE INSTRUCTION OF THE DICASTERY FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH (DDF) DISALLOWING THE CELEBRATION OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALLEGED APPARITION IN LIPA UNDER ANY FORM…
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2010 Theological Reflections on ‘Mediatrix of All Grace’ by Fr. Gerard Timoner III
Our Lady, Mary Mediatrix of All-GraceTheological Reflections of Rev. Fr. Gerard Francisco P. Timoner III, O.P. on the Messages of Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace, and the Accounts of the 1948 Lipa Apparition CENTRAL SEMINARYUNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMASMANILA Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace I. Fr. Richard A. Hernandez and Sr. Julie S. Micosa, MCSH, chair…
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Against CFD Confusions: ‘Roma Locuta; Causa Finita Est!’ on the Lipa Case
I had to react to a public Facebook post by the Catholic Faith Defenders – Office of the National President about the documents published by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF or CDF) regarding the 75th anniversary of the alleged Marian apparitions in Lipa,…
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‘Our Blessed Mother Always Guides My Path to Holiness’: Testimony of an Engineering Student
MY DEVOTION STORY ABOUTOUR LADY, MARY MEDIATRIX OF ALL GRACE November 3, 2020 Praise Be Jesus Christ, Now & Forever!Ave Maria Mediadora de Toda Grazia! I am John Michael Deala, a Youth Devotee of Our Lady of Lipa, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace. My devotion story started when I was Grade 1 student – Age:…
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Guiltlessness of Disobedience: My Defense for the Mediatrix Devotees
The evangelical counsel of obedience, undertaken in a spirit of faith and love in the following of Christ obedient unto death, requires the submission of the will to legitimate superiors, who stand in the place of God, when they command according to the proper constitutions. Code of Canon Law 601 In my previous articles, I…
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2023 CDF Dissuading Any Activity for the 75th Anniversary of Lipa Apparitions
PROT. N. 226/1949-94656 May 08, 2023 His ExcellencyThe Most Rev. Pablo Virgilio S. DAVIDPresidentCatholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)General Secretariat: 470 GenLuna St., Intramuros, Manila 1002P.O. Box 3601, 1076 CPO ManilaPhilippines Your Excellency,H.E. Msgr. Charles John Brown, the Papal Nunzio in Philippines, has forwarded a document from H. E. Msgr. Gilbert Armea Garcera, Archbishop…
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2023 CBCP Letter On the 75th Anniversary of the Alleged apparitions in Lipa
Circular No. 23-0414 July 2023 Your Eminences, Your Excellencies and Reverend Administrators: RE: On the 75th Anniversary of the Alleged apparitions in Lipa I received a formal letter from His Eminence, Luis F. Cardinal LADARIA, SJ, the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, dated May 8, 2023. The letter brought to…
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2016 Decree by Bishop Ramon Arguelles
COMMUNIQUÉ From Archbishop ArguellesMay 31, 2016 “Therefore, having carefully examined the matter and having, in summary, put forth the reasons behind the definitive decision made in 1951, the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith hereby DECREES that, in the light of the fact that the declaration of 1951 was a decision confirmed by the Supreme…
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PROT. N. 226/1949PRESUMED APPARITIONS OF THE BVM AT THE CARMELITE CONVENT IN LIPA, PHILIPPINES
DECREE The matter of the alleged apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Carmelite Convent in Lipa, Philippines, was first examined by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1949. After a thorough study of the available evidence, including the testimony of the prioress of the Convent, on 28 March 1951, the…
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2015 Decree by Archbishop Ramon Arguelles
This says it all. Sooner or later, another “brave” bishop after Garcera will follow his good conscience and reinstate this truthful decree for the good of the Church and for the closure of the case. The misleading decrees that our church leaders have issued and will issue only intensify the controversy of the case, thus…
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1951 Decree by Bishop Rufino Santos
Diocese of LipaLipa City, Philippines Decree Having been declared by the Special Commission composed of several members of the Philippine Hierarchy that, after long, repeated and careful investigations, the evidences and testimonies on the matter exclude any supernatural intervention in the reported extraordinary happenings-including the shower of petals-at the Carmel of Lipa, I, the undersigned…
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A Miraculous Petal With the Fatima Apparition Discovered Today July 13, 2023
Mama Mary is actively manifesting her motherly love through her miraculous statue in San José, Batangas. Today, Thursday July 13, 2023, Mama Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace, has given us a sign from heaven of God’s immense love for humanity. It has been reported that her beautiful image began to exude oil from February 18,…
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