INTRODUCTION
The late seer Veronica Lueken
(1923-1995) was a married woman and mother of five children and five
grandchildren. She was forty-five years old in
1968, residing in
Bayside, Long Island, New York with her husband Arthur and children. She
lived the life of an ordinary Queens homemaker with her husband Arthur,
a construction engineer, and their daughter and four sons.
It was on June 6, 1968, on the day
Robert Kennedy was shot to death, that she experienced a perfume of
roses when she responded to a radio appeal for prayers for the dying
Senator.
On the eighth of June, St. Theresa
dictated to her in locution a prayer to the Blessed Mother:
* Blessed Mother
be my guide
* Be here always
by my side
* Take me through
this world of sorrow
* Show me there's
a bright tomorrow.
On August 6, 1968, she was visited in
her room by St. Theresa of Lisieux (who has always been identified with
roses due to her famous promise:
"After my death I will let fall a shower of roses
from heaven." The vision
was shared by her son, Raymond, who was ten years old at the time. St.
Theresa told her to write down everything told to her. Also, that all
Heaven was in distress because of the condition of the souls of their
loved ones on earth.
Veronica heard:
"You must never honor a human being or worldly material without
honoring the Mother of God first."
For two years Veronica wrote down all
the dictation given by St. Theresa. All these messages were sent to the
Carmelite sisters of Lisieux, France.
Veronica consulted her parish priest,
Father Sullivan. He advised her to pray.
Veronica also corresponded with Cardinal
Cushing who wrote her. He voluntarily and personally said three Masses
for Veronica.
On April 7, 1970, Our Lady spoke to
Veronica by locution. She told her she would come to the sacred ground
of the parish church of St. Robert Bellarmine on the eves of the
designated feasts of the Church.
She said, also, that she wanted a sanctuary on this spot. It was to be
called:
Our Lady of
the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers.
Our Lady gave ample directives for the
construction of the sanctuary.
She gave Her directives in order that
they be transmitted to the clergy of the Church so that they could be
prepared for the first visit of Our Lady to the Sanctuary, that Our Lady
announced for the 18th of June next (l970).
Our Lady requested three-hour prayer
vigils on the eve of the feast days throughout the year. She promised
if the vigils would be faithfully kept despite weather conditions and
disturbances, She would appear to Veronica at each of the vigils, and
give heavenly messages of worldwide importance.
She asked that the Holy Rosary be said continuously, aloud by all the
pilgrims during the vigil.
At the hour of 12 midnight, this
intonation is said:
"Mary, Light
of the World, pray for us!
Our Lady of the
Roses, pray for us!
Mary, Help of
Mothers, pray for us!"
In spite of the indifference to the
requests of Our Lady, She has appeared on the eve of many specified
feast days.
Right from the first apparition, Our
Blessed Mother instructed Her messages to be disseminated throughout the
world. Miraculous photos have been taken during the vigils by various
instamatic Polaroid cameras which produce "tamper-proof" photos.
Polaroid has no explanations. Rosaries have turned from their natural
metallic color to gold during the vigils, the substance of gold having
been verified by jewelers. There have followed cures and conversions
and people returning to the faith. Veronica has a file with many
testimonials now in the Shrine Archives for the future “Church
Investigation and Review”.
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In the plan of Heaven, Their messages
have spread to all locations of the world. Many chartered busses
transport people from other states to attend the vigils at the Shrine
here in New York
And so, since June 18, 1970, thousands
of people from all over the world, have come to attend these vigils, all
held in the open air despite any weather condition. Several hundred
messages have been transmitted from 1970 to 1995 with Veronica acting as
a "voice box" repeating the words from heaven.
[The
Prayer Vigils continue uninterrupted to this day as Our Lady of the
Roses requested.]
In June of 1975, because of objections
of the nearby residents to the prayer vigils at St. Robert Bellarmine's
Church, Shrine workers and those close to Veronica were at a loss as to
what to do. Veronica was instructed by Our Lady to accept an offer she
had received from the Police Chief to use the Vatican Pavilion at the
old World's Fair Grounds in Flushing Meadows Park. This was the site
where Michelangelo's work of art, the "Pieta", was exhibited during the
1965 World's Fair and where Pope Paul VI, during his visit to New York
on October 4, 1965, stopped for a visit and gave his blessing. Veronica
was told that this site would only be temporary, and that they would
eventually be allowed to return to the original site.
THE SHRINE OF ‘OUR LADY OF THE
ROSES’
Veronica: “Our Lady says the Shrine will
be called Our Lady of the Roses, Mary, Help of
Mothers.”
May 1970
Veronica:
Our Lady revealed to me about the coming of the shrine…. And also the
name, “Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers.”
June 6, 1970
Veronica:
“Now it’s all so clear. Heaven had such a well – laid plan, link by
link, for the Mission of Heaven of Our Lady of the Roses.”
June 18 1970
Our Lady:
“My Shrine shall be called, “Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of
Mothers.”
March
24, 1973
Our Lady:
“The foundation, My child, will be called “Our Lady of the Roses.”
July 25, 1977
"You will all
now go forward as apostles of My Son, disciples of the latter days,
under the banner of 'Our Lady of the Roses, Mary, Help of Mothers.'
Our Lady June 18, 1980
THE MEANING OF "ROSES"
Our Lady -
“I chose to call this the Rose-a-ry. A ‘ry’ around the rose: a wreath
around the roses.”
Oct 6, 1974
Our Lady –
“You, My child, and others of Our
children upon earth, would not be able to understand the way of the
Father. That is why I counsel you, My child and My children, to accept
all the Father sends you, be it crosses or roses. With each rose that
is given, My child, there will be thorns. I have chosen, My children,
to call My Sacred Grounds a garden of roses. The rose is the perfect
insignia of purity and divinity among the flowers.”
December 28, 1974
St. Theresa -
“…one day you and all who have
come to our Mother will join Her in the Kingdom…
“I
am with you always, Veronica, my sister, because our Mother and our
Jesus have sent me to you to work with you to save souls. That is why
you will recognize my presence with the roses.”
May 17, 1975
Our Lady –
“The mission for recognition of these
Sacred Grounds will go forward with great speed. The numbers shall be
countless who will receive cures and conversions. All glory to the
Father, the Lord High God in Heaven. Subject all will to His
Providence. You see, My child, though there are thorns you may still
carry the roses. The power from Heaven shall be known through the
roses. Now, My child you understand the meaning of the roses.”
May 22, 1974
Our Lady –
“I have used the petals of the roses as
instruments significant of the graces that I will bestow upon you.”
March 24, 1973
Our Lady
–
“We send upon you, My children, many
graces. Graces of cure and graces of conversion. Graces in abundance
for the asking. We send forward a shower of roses upon you and the
graces will be as plentiful as the petals of the roses.”
Sept 13, 1974
Our Lady –
“My child, if you think carefully, you will know now why the Eternal
Father chose to use the name of “Roses’. One of the reasons the
Eternal Father chose your city and your state for My appearance was
because of abortion, the murder of the holy innocents.”
March 15, 1978
Note:
The State Flower of New York is the Red Rose and also the Pro-Life
symbol is the rose.
Veronica - "Now
it's all so clear. Heaven had such a well - laid plan,
link by link, for the
Mission of Heaven
of Our Lady of the
Roses."
Our Lady of the Roses
Future Miraculous Spring
of “Curative Waters”
Our Lady: "I
dispense among you many graces to strengthen you in the battle ahead.
The days for the great trial of chastisement grow near. We are now
gathering the sheep.
"The Sacred
Grounds founded here by the Father shall be a sanctuary of peace and
solace to many in the future. Upon these grounds will come forth
curative waters. Upon these grounds will be found the evidence of the
hand of the Father.”
March 18, 1973
Our
Lady: "I extend and dispense many graces from the Father to all
who will come seeking Our comfort. "There will be upon these lands
curative waters, and I have directed that there will be built an
edifice that will do honor to the Father. It will be a major
instrument for the recovery of souls in this city, which now stands
forth second to Sodom.”
September 28, 1973
Our
Lady: "The Father sends many graces upon you. He has chosen
this center of atonement with great purpose. Many will be saved.
Many miracles of cures and conversions will go forth through the world
from these Hallowed grounds. The cause of Heaven shall not be
stopped. The well of curing will arise, and man will not stop the
waters from flowing. Know well man, that you cannot defy the Father,
for it is in the will of the Father that this land be claimed for the
salvation of souls.
"All who come to these hallowed
grounds, My child, will receive graces in abundance...graces of cure
and conversion. The crippled shall walk; the blind shall see. Those
in darkness shall come forward into the light.”
February 1, 1974
Our
Lady: "My child, if there were.....if there are enough prayers
of the faithful, you will be given more time to gather the sheep. The
Eternal Father has made it known to the world through His Message that
there will be many graces given through the Sacred Grounds.
The waters
will rise. When, you ask My child? Very soon."
March 18, 1975
Our Lady: "Yes, there is a
spring upon the grounds; of waters for cure. When the time is right,
the Eternal Father shall bring the waters up.”
February 10, 1976
Jesus: "Veronica, My child,
remember My Mother's counsel to you. You will not be cured, My
child. The waters will not be for you. The cross cannot be lifted.”
June 18, 1980
Our Lady:
"Yes, My child, the waters will erupt suddenly. However, you must be
cautious that they do not try to still the flow by capping the
waters.”
April 5, 1975
Our
Lady: "You will soon have a well. With this well the waters will
cure. When this well erupts it will not be stopped by the clergy. You
have reached the boundaries, and now My Son shall step in."
Veronica:
"I can't tell you. Yes. . . . Yes. . . . Yes."
Our Lady: "The waters will
not be capped. The waters will be given to the ill."
August 14, 1972
Our
Lady: "I bless you, My children, as the Eternal Father sends you
His Blessings and power of cures and conversions for the propagation
of the mission from Heaven. There shall be My child, many cures. In
time, they will be known to the world. Yes, My child, you shall
return to the Sacred Grounds soon. There will be a spring, My child."
...
October 6, 1975
Our Lady: “Look backward, My
child. See the numbers who have come with afflictions. You will not
forget them, My child. But go forward now and bless them with the
waters, the curative waters from the springs of the world."
October 6, 1980
Our
Lady: "Yes, My child, I am going about the world appearing in
various places, and I have reason for all. One day, My child, the
waters will come up at Bayside, and I will appear over the old church
building. Your Bishop then cannot deny My Appearances.”
May 17, 1986
