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In 1993, at the
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The main feast day for the Virgin Rosa
Mystica is on July 13. On October 13, the Reparative Communion is distributed during the celebrations. Additionally, on December 8 at 12:00 p.m., the "Hour of Grace" is observed. These events are organized by groups of priests, nuns, and committed laypeople who
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Mary is the most beautiful flower ever seen in the spiritual world. It is by the power of Godâs grace that from this barren and desolate earth there ever sprung up at all flowers of holiness and glory; and Mary is the Queen of them all. She is the Queen of spiritual flowers; and therefore, is called
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Venezuela celebrate the Virgin Rosa Mystica on the 13th of each month. These celebrations include the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the praying of the rosary, and the Holy Mass, in accordance with the Virgin's requests to
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In the chapel of Belén School (Colegio Belén) in
Venezuela, two notable events have been recorded. In one instance, a nun was fervently praying to the statue of the Rosa Mystica when both she and the statue became covered in glitter. On another occasion, a statue in the convent was carried in a
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The glitter phenomenon has sparked controversy among people. Some believe it is a sign of the
Blessed Virginâs presence and assistance, as she told Sister Mary Carmen on February 9, 1993, during the Carrizal apparitions. Others reject this idea, some have doubts, and some mock it entirely.
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Pierina during her apparitions. "Wherever my image goes, my presence is there." This sentiment is echoed by those who have hosted her image in their homes, reporting a palpable sense of her presence at every domestic altar.
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said, "Eve was a thorn, wounding, bringing death to all; in Mary we see a rose, soothing everybody's hurts, giving the destiny of salvation back to all." Mary is celebrated under the title "Our Lady of the Rose in
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demonstrated a different composition and chemical reactions from man-made samples and the samples collected in the abovementioned places where the glitter phenomenon took place.
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draws a connection to Isaiah 11:1, "But a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom. This is also reflected in the German Advent hymn
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referred to Mary as a "rose among thorns". Known as the âqueen of flowersâ, the rose represents Mary as Queen of Heaven. Medieval writers also referenced a passage from
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wrote a devotional poem called "Rosa
Mystica" (c.1874-5), which includes the lines "Mary the Virgin, well the heart knows, / She is the mystery, she is that rose".
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the Rose, for the rose is called of all flowers the most beautiful. But, moreover, she is the
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Several studies were conducted on multiple samples of glitter collected from several locations in
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inaugurated a shrine to the
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