Sanctuary of La Salette

The apparition and the Mary's message of La Salette

The apparition of La Salette on 19 September 1846. On the Sabbath at three o'clock in the afternoon: a “Lady” appears to Melania and 11 years of 15 and assisting the Massimino cows at Planeau on the mountain at 1800 meters above sea level.

The children can see how an ORB of light in the midst of a depression, they say: “as the Sun fell in that place!”. In the dazzling light sees a woman sitting with his elbows on his knees and face hidden in her hands.

The “Lady” watches them and, heading a bit towards them begins to speak in their own language – French: the two visionaries descend into the slope and reaching the vision to the point of almost “get confused ” with it ... Mrs. cries eyes out ... and, with copious tears takes to speak them with those words that have come to us as “MESSAGE”!

The interview takes place first in French and then in dialect, and finally again in French.

“COME CLOSER MY CHILDREN, DO NOT BE AFRAID: I'M HERE TO ANNOUNCE A BIG MESSAGE.”

“IF MY PEOPLE WOULDN'T ROLL, ARE FORCED TO SET FREE MY SON'S ARM. IT IS SO STRONG AND SO HEAVY THAT MOST CANT SUPPORT IT.”

“HOW LONG I HAVE SUFFERED FOR YOU! AS I HAVE RECEIVED THE MISSION TO PRAY CONTINUOUSLY MY SON, I WANT YOU LEAVING, BUT YOU PAY NO ATTENTION. AS YOU PRAY AND YOU'LL MAKE, YOU CAN NEVER COMPENSATE FOR THE EFFORT THAT I TOOK FOR YOU”.

“I'VE GIVEN SIX DAYS TO WORK, I HAVE RESERVED THE SEVENTH, AND I DO NOT WANT TO GRANT. THAT'S WHAT WEIGH DOWN THE ARM OF MY SON “!

“EVEN THE TEAMSTERS DON'T KNOW THEY BLASPHEME THE NAME OF MY SON ...”

“THESE ARE THE TWO THINGS THAT WEIGH ON THE ARM OF MY SON”.

“IF THE CROP FAILS, THE FAULT IS YOURS. I SHOWED LAST YEAR WITH POTATOES: YOU DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE. EVEN WHEN YOU FIND ROTTEN THEY CURSED THE NAME OF MY SON. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FESTER AND THIS’ YEAR, AT CHRISTMAS THERE WILL BE MORE. -YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND MY CHILDREN? I WILL TELL YOU DIFFERENTLY”.

“IF YOU HAVE NOT THAT MELANIE GRAIN. THE ONE SOWN WILL BE EATEN BY INSECTS AND WHAT WILL ACCRUE WILL FALL INTO DUST WHEN TYPING. THEN COMES A GREAT FAMINE. BEFORE THAT CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN SEVEN YEARS WILL BE AFFECTED BY SEIZURES AND DIE IN THE ARMS OF THOSE WHO WILL KEEP THEM. OTHERS WILL DO PENANCE BY FAMINE. WALNUTS WILL BECOME BAD, AND THE GRAPES WILL ROT”.

The conversation between the Lady and the visionaries continue with the assignment of a secret ...

Secret followed:

“IF THEY CONVERT, STONES AND ROCKS YOU WILL CHANGE INTO PILES OF GRAIN AND POTATOES WILL BE BORN FROM THE SUN IN THE FIELDS.”

Then confidentially and the Virgin said to his friends: maternally

“SAY YOUR PRAYERS, MY CHILDREN?”

– not very Lady – meet

“AH, MY CHILDREN, YOU HAVE TO PUT IT AND WELL, NIGHT AND MORNING. WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TIME, SAY AT LEAST AN OUR FATHER OR HAIL MARY. WHEN YOU CAN DO BETTER, YOU NAME IT MORE”.

“AT MASS, IN SUMMER, ARE JUST SOME OLDER WOMEN. OTHERS WORK ON SUNDAY, ALL SUMMER LONG. IN THE WINTER WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, GO TO MASS BUT TO MAKE FUN OF RELIGION”

“IN LENT GO TO BUTCHER LIKE DOGS”.

“HAVE YOU EVER SEEN DEAD GRAIN, MY SONS '”

– No, Ma'am! – they respond.

Now the Lady turns to Massimino:

“BUT YOU, MY SON, YOU MUST HAVE SEEN IT ONCE WITH YOUR FATHER IN THE FIELD OF THE COIN. THE MASTER OF THE FIELD TOLD YOUR FATHER TO GO AND SEE HIS GRAIN FAILURE. YOU GUYS BOTH OF YOU TOOK IN HAND TWO OR THREE EARS, STROPICCIASTE AND EVERYTHING FELL INTO DUST. ON THE WAY BACK, WHEN YOU WERE ONLY HALF AN HOUR FROM CORPS, YOUR FATHER GAVE YOU A PIECE OF BREAD AND SAID:”HERE, MY SON, EAT BREAD AGAIN THIS YEAR BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOING TO EAT NEXT YEAR, IF THE WHEAT CONTINUES THIS WAY.”

“Oh, Yes, Ma'am, I remember now. Before I don't remember more”

The interview with the Virgin ends with a heartfelt plea:

“WELL, MY CHILDREN, YOU WILL KNOW ALL THE PEOPLE”

“LET'S GO, MY CHILDREN, MAKE IT KNOWN TO ALL THE PEOPLE”

Having said all that rises from the ground and slowly rises towards the Collet: here is reached by the astonished gaze of Maximin and Melanie who see her figure disappear and blend in with the light that is wrapped, then disappears also the light ...