Story of the Apparitions
The Apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Bayside date back
to the year 1970 when Veronica Lueken, the chosen instrument of Heaven,
was graced with the first Apparition in her home on April 7th. This Apparition
was also witnessed by her neighbor, Grace Pera. Our Lady instructed the
seer to hold Vigils of prayer on the eves of the great feast days of the
Church on the grounds of the old St. Robert Bellarmine Church in Bayside,
in front of the statue of Our Lady of Grace. She promised that She would
appear and give her a Message for the world at each Vigil beginning on June
18 th that year. The Apparitions continued for 25 years until Veronica's
death on August 3, 1995.
The Apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Bayside: the Apparition of apparitions! This apparition site recapitulates and updates Jesus's and Mary's messages at past true apparition sites, such as the apparitions at LaSalette, the apparitions of the Miraculous Medal in Paris, the apparitions in Lourdes, and even the recent apparitions in Garabandal, Spain. Messages and prophecies given to the visionary by Jesus and Mary concern revelations of the coming Apocalypse, the Great Tribulation, the Second Coming of Christ, and the Great Era of Peace to follow. Miraculous photos, cures, conversions and other supernatural signs and wonders abound as proof of the heavenly Apparitions.
November 1, 1973
All Saints' Day and Eve of All Souls' Day
Veronica--This is Veronica, I have prayed for the
direction of Heaven, and due to the urgency of the coming Warning and Chastisement,
I must continue ahead with the Message of Heaven to the world. The vigils
cannot be stopped at the Shrine. The prayers of atonement must not be stopped.
It is the will of God.
Our Lady--"My child, the test has come...."
(Pause)
Veronica--Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us
sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
(Pause)
Our Lady--"The forces of evil have gathered
to stop the good work. However, My child, you do not have to be afrighted,
for We have prepared you for this moment.
"The Message from Heaven will go throughout
the world in the short time left for man. Penance, atonement, and sacrifice.
"I have gone throughout the world shedding
tears for a degenerative generation. My child, the Father now deems it necessary
to send upon you an intervention from Heaven...."
Our Lady's message is at this point interrupted
by the arrival of the members of the local parish authorities.
A letter from Monsignor James P. King to Father
Powell is read by Father Powell, which states that they, the local clergy,
have "reviewed all the information regarding these vigils, and can
only conclude that no supernatural significance can be attached." Therefore,
they must discourage these meetings; that henceforth "the church property
is out of bounds for devotional use."
After the reading of the letter, the church officials
left the grounds without allowing Veronica to make a public defense of the
prayer vigils.
Veronica then proceeded to give an explanation
why the vigils were held and must continue to be held.
Veronica--I've been speaking here with Our Lady
in my heart. Our Lady says, should we have been approached in truth and
justice, then I would have been subjugated to obedience. But since I was
approached by an agent of satan, I do not have to follow him.
Therefore, the prayers will continue for those
who have the strength to stand up and be counted. It is too late now to
be judged by personal opinion. It is too late now to accede to the masters
who wish to destroy the souls and render them to satan. Therefore, you do
not have to follow the road to hell. Cast off those, Our Lady said, and
consult your Bible, for in the end days there will come among you false
teachers, one who lives with pride and arrogance, using their rank to lead
down the road to hell others.
Therefore, stand forth in the Faith. Prayer, atonement,
and sacrifice, more now than ever, for those who have been taken by satan
and are being used as tools of the prince of darkness.
(Pause)
Our Lady--"Do not be discouraged, My children.
Did you not recognize the signs of the times?
"Veronica, My child, why are you so despondent?
Did I not tell you that satan had entered into the House of My Son? Prayer
and atonement, My child. Soon your lot will be much easier.
"Now My Son will bless these beloved children
who have followed the golden rule."
Veronica--Now Jesus is coming over. Oh! Oh! Oh,
it's the right side of the flagpole. Oh, and Jesus has on a beautiful red
cape. It's a burgundy color. Oh! And He's standing; He's looking--oh, He's
smiling, but He looks so sad. Jesus is saying:
Jesus--"Now you understand, My child, how
I feel.
"You were given the flower, the petal, with
the heavy cross. We prepared you, My child, with the signs."
Veronica--Oh, yes. Our Lady now is smiling. And
She's extending Her Rosary. Oh! Now She's coming right down to the end.
Oh! Oh! Oh. Our Lady says:
Our Lady--"Great courage will be needed
in the days ahead. You will pray much, and the Father will counsel you on
your next recourse. Spread the Message, My child, with great haste.
"Did I not warn you that the agents of darkness
would try to stop the truth? Have no fear, My child. It is not man that
you should fear. Man has lost his way; he is in deep darkness. Darkness
has entered into the hearts of many. Many in My Son's House now have gone
down the road to darkness. Pray for them, My child, Do not castigate them
in any way, but pray that they may be given the light."
Veronica--Now Our Lady is raising Her hand with
the beautiful Rosary. Oh! She has a beautiful white Rosary with a golden
cross on it. And She's holding the cross up. And now She's blessing everyone
with the cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost.
Now Jesus is standing next to Our Lady, and He's
holding a ball in His left hand, with a cross on the top of it. And now
with His right hand Jesus is going like this: In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Now Jesus is smiling. Oh! I--oh, yes. I--oh. I--yes.
I told Jesus that I feel so badly, but He doesn't look that hurt. And He
says that:
Jesus--"The trials will soon be over and
recognition will come to all. The Father has a plan for awakening those
who have fallen asleep in My House."
Veronica--Oh!
Jesus--"Now, My children, continue with
your prayers of atonement."
Veronica--And now Jesus is raising His hand, and
He's motioning now over, oh, over by the trees. Oh, He's blessing with His
hand this way: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost.
Now He's coming over with Our Lady. Our Lady is
very beautiful, but She looks, oh, so tiny next to Jesus now. Oh, it's because
He's a little higher. He's a little higher than Our Lady; makes Him look
very tall.
And now They're coming over to the left side of
the flagpole. And, oh, Our Lady and Jesus now--Our Lady's raising the Rosary.
The beads are very bright. The white bead sections are glowing like pearls.
And now Jesus is raising His hand now. Oh, but He's holding the cross. He's
taken the cross now from the world and He's holding it it now above His
head. Now He's blessing all with the cross: In the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Now Jesus is turning, and He's right near the flagpole.
And He's extending the cross over. The cross is made just of wood; it has
no corpus on it, just wood. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
the Holy Ghost. And now He's going over to the right side again, our right
side, and He's extending the cross over: In the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Jesus says:
Jesus--"All cards of godly nature and all
sacramentals have received the grace of conversion and cure.
"Know that this night you have joined Me on
the cross. Therefore, since you have acknowledged Me before man, I will
acknowledge you before the Father. My children, you have heeded the call
of My Mother, and you will be counted among those saved.
"So now prepare for the days ahead, Pray much,
wear your sacramentals, and beware of the sunrise. Do not look up to the
flash, Pray; pray much during those days. The world will go into deep darkness.
Prayer will be your only recourse. The light will flicker throughout the
world, and man will be plunged into heavy darkness. My Mother will be here
on these sacred grounds.
"The saints cry out in Heaven for retribution
against evil man. The balance has fallen heavily to the left, and man now
will receive the just recompense of his evil.
"All who have remained In the light will pass
through this great cataclysm without fear, knowing that it is in the plan
of the Father to shake from the trees all the rotten fruit. Amen, amen,
I say to you: This generation shall not pass without chastisement!"
Veronica--Now Jesus is raising His hand: In the
name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Now Jesus is pointing
up. Oh, my goodness! There's a huge ball! Oh, my goodness! Oh. It's, it's,
oh, it's huge! It's the largest thing I've ever seen in my life. And it's
spinning, and it's spinning, and it's traveling across the sky. And now
the sun, the sun--oh, it's almost the size of the sun! Oh, my goodness!
Now as it's spinning, it's gaining fire. It's starting to turn very red.
And it's starting to shoot out sparks and rocks. Oh, my goodness! Oh, don't
look up to the sunrise. It will blind you! Oh! Oh, my! Oh, oh, oh!
Now it's growing very dark, and I can't see anyone.
Now Our Lady is coming--oh! Our Lady is coming out. It's just like the sky
has gone all black. And Our Lady is coming forward. She's saying:
Our Lady-"Courage, My child. Can you expect
less a lot than My Son received? Do you not recognize the signs of your
times? The world now will go through a crucible of suffering. All that is
rotten will fall. And all that remains will be those who will join My Son
in glorious triumph in the setting up of the Kingdom.
"I will be here, My child, for man has yet
to find the way to enter upon the spiritual. Come to Me with your sorrows
and I will dry your tears. The heart can always rise to Heaven, for few
men can read the thoughts of another."
