The Story:
The apparitions of the Virgin Mary which took place near the small town of Litmanova, Slovakia received a Nihil Obstat from the Vatican. These lesser-known apparitions occurred on Mount Zvir near Litmanova from 1990 – 1995. In August 1990, three young children, Ivetka, Katka, and Mitko, were walking through the woods when they began praying for Our Lady’s protection. They then saw a beautiful lady and recognized her as the Virgin Mary. She was wearing a white dress, a blue cloak, a veil, a crown and holding a Rosary.
The children shared what had happened with their families who did not believe them at first. The two girls, Ivetka and Katka, returned to the site of the apparition and once again saw Our Lady. Ivetka heard Our Lady say, “Dear children, I am the Immaculate Purity. God has sent me to your world, to your times with messages as never before in history. Please pray, children.”
Over the next five years, Our Lady continued to appear to the two girls and give them heavenly messages, emphasizing a call for the faithful to pray the Rosary. She repeatedly presented herself as “happy” and called the faithful to prayer and recognize that God loves them unconditionally. On August 6, 1995, Our Lady told the girls that there would be no further apparitions, but that she would always remain present on Mount Zvir. During one apparition, Our Lady is also said to have blessed a spring, and this spring has allegedly resulted in many miracles. These claims are still being investigated by the local diocese.
In a letter from the Vatican regarding the apparitions, Cardinal Prefect Fernandez, acknowledges that some of the messages contain “ambiguities and unclear aspects”. However, some believe that this may be due to the visionaries own internal interpretations. The dicastery has asked that the “ambiguous statements” in these messages not be published so that the faithful will not be confused.
Location: Mount Zvir, Slovakia
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