{"id":74785,"date":"2025-04-14T17:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T21:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/?p=74785"},"modified":"2025-04-15T09:42:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T13:42:22","slug":"vatican-doctrine-chief-blessed-statue-of-mystical-rose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/vatican-doctrine-chief-blessed-statue-of-mystical-rose\/","title":{"rendered":"Vatican Doctrine Chief Blessed Statue Of ‘Mystical Rose’"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Vatican:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Statue<\/p>\n

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fern\u00e1ndez, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, blessed a statue of \u201cMary, Mystical Rose\u201d at the Vatican on Monday of Holy Week.<\/p>\n

The statue, donated by Pope Francis, was placed in a shrine close to the Sacrament Fountain in the Vatican Gardens.<\/p>\n

Among those present for the blessing, in addition to Cardinal Fern\u00e1ndez, were the two secretaries of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop John Joseph Kennedy and Fr Armando Matteo; as well as the secretary-general of the Governorate of Vatican City State, Archbishop Emilio Nappa.<\/p>\n

A \u2018green light\u2019 for devotion to Mary, Mystical Rose<\/h2>\n

Last July, the Dicastery released a decision, based on the new norms regarding alleged supernatural phenomena, granting the \u201cnulla osta\u201d authorizing public devotion to Mary under the title \u201cMystical Rose,\u201d in connection with messages purportedly received between 1947 and 1966 by visionary Pierina Gilli.<\/p>\n

The decision also permitted the dedication of churches and sacred places to Mary under this title, with the corresponding image.<\/p>\n

The judgment of the Dicastery<\/h2>\n

In a\u00a0letter<\/u><\/b><\/a>\u00a0accompanying last July\u2019s decision by the Dicastery, Cardinal Fern\u00e1ndez wrote that one does not find \u201cnegative moral aspects or other critical aspects related to this spiritual experience\u201d of Pierina Gilli. \u201cRather,\u201d he said, \u201cone can find several positive aspects that stand out in the messages as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

The alleged apparitions of Mary under the titles of \u201cMystical Rose\u201d and \u201cMother of the Church\u201d are connected to the locality of Fontanelle, located south of the town of Montichiari in the Italian province of Brescia.<\/p>\n

The visionary, Pierina Gilli, was born into a peasant family, and worked as a housekeeper and nurse in a hospital, leading a very simple life until her death in 1991 at the age of 80.<\/p>\n

Her mystical experiences occurred over two different periods, the first dating back to 1947, when Our Lady is said to have appeared to Pierina, presenting herself under the titles \u201cMystical Rose\u201d and \u201cMother of the Church.\u201d On Mary’s white robe, Gilli says she saw three roses: one white, one red and one yellow, symbolising prayer, penance and suffering.<\/p>\n

The second cycle of apparitions took in 1966 in Fontanelle. Here, on 13 May, a significant Marian date, Our Lady indicated a particular spring to Pierina as a place of purification and source of graces. As early as 1966, work began on building a sanctuary on the site, which took the form not of a church, but of an open amphitheatre. On one side, there is a chapel for the celebration of the Holy Mass; on the other, a second, smaller chapel surrounding the spring indicated by the apparition.<\/p>\n

[resources: all-time bestseller, The Final Hour<\/a><\/span>]<\/em><\/p>\n

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