Image of Mother of Perpetual Help surfaces on a floor inside an evacuation room at Calape Central Elem. School
Virgin Mary's 'image' appears in quake-hit Bohol
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/10/29/13/virgin-marys-image-appears-quake-hit-bohol
Posted at 10/29/2013 7:22 PM | Updated as of 10/29/2013 7:22 PM
BOHOL - An image of the Virgin Mary reportedly appeared on the floor
of a school used as an evacuation center at earthquake-hit Barangay Sta.
Cruz in Calape, Bohol.
Rowena Mejia, an evacuee, said they were praying the rosary in front of an altar in the Herrera Hall of Calape Central Elementary School when they noticed a likeness of the Mother of Perpetual Help seemingly engraved on the floor.
"Sinabi nung isang evacuee na may nakita siya sa sahig. Nung tingnan namin, para ngang si Mama Mary," Mejia narrated.
She said that they tried to wipe off the image, thinking that it was only due to dirt.
But the image stayed even after they tried cleaning it off.
Evacuees placed a big rosary around the image.
People from other barangays in Calape have started to flock to the school to get a glimpse and pray before the image.
According to Maria Rosana Villaber, the school principal, they will not remove the altar in the classroom even when classes resume on November 5.
Father Marlon Lumanas, the parish priest of St. Isidore the Farmer Parish in Tubigon, Bohol, believes that the image appeared as a reminder to the people.
"Personally, ito'y reminder, sa pagkukulang natin to pray, forgiveness of sins, pagbabalik-loob, pagkakaisa," the priest said.
He also said people should help each other, especially in times of need.
However, Lumanas clarified that it will take a while before they can verify if the image is indeed an apparition.
"It takes time to verify na ito talaga ay isang aparisyon or what, kasi may proseso din yan, di ganun kadali," he added. - report from Dexter Ganibe, DZMM
Rowena Mejia, an evacuee, said they were praying the rosary in front of an altar in the Herrera Hall of Calape Central Elementary School when they noticed a likeness of the Mother of Perpetual Help seemingly engraved on the floor.
"Sinabi nung isang evacuee na may nakita siya sa sahig. Nung tingnan namin, para ngang si Mama Mary," Mejia narrated.
She said that they tried to wipe off the image, thinking that it was only due to dirt.
But the image stayed even after they tried cleaning it off.
Evacuees placed a big rosary around the image.
People from other barangays in Calape have started to flock to the school to get a glimpse and pray before the image.
According to Maria Rosana Villaber, the school principal, they will not remove the altar in the classroom even when classes resume on November 5.
Father Marlon Lumanas, the parish priest of St. Isidore the Farmer Parish in Tubigon, Bohol, believes that the image appeared as a reminder to the people.
"Personally, ito'y reminder, sa pagkukulang natin to pray, forgiveness of sins, pagbabalik-loob, pagkakaisa," the priest said.
He also said people should help each other, especially in times of need.
However, Lumanas clarified that it will take a while before they can verify if the image is indeed an apparition.
"It takes time to verify na ito talaga ay isang aparisyon or what, kasi may proseso din yan, di ganun kadali," he added. - report from Dexter Ganibe, DZMM
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http://soulrefuge.org/2013/07/05/marian-apparitions-divine-or-demonic/
A woman named Maryann commented on my personal
testimony which I have posted on this blog. In my testimony I tell of how the
Lord delivered me out from the darkness of Roman Catholicism. Maryann testified
of how she also left the Catholic church as a teen, after she questioned the
teachings of the church. Maryann’s mom told her that she was an atheist when
she heard her daughter say that she believed the apparitions (appearances) of
Mary were Satanic.I was not surprised at all by the reaction that Maryann
received from her mom. Why? Because I know that we are involved in spritual
warfare, and I know because I was once on the other side of the fence. I was also
a staunch defender of the Marian apparitions at Medugorje, Yugoslavia.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the
subject at hand, let me give you a brief explanation. Websters New World
Dictionary gives the following definition of the word apparition:
1) anything that appears unexpectedly, or in
an extraordinary way; esp, a strange figure appearing suddenly and thought to
be a ghost
2) the act of appearing or becoming visible.
[Websters New World Dictionary, Second
College Edition, Prentice
Hall Press]
When I speak about the “apparitions of Mary”,
I am speaking about the alleged appearances of “Mary” which have occurred over
the centuries in places such as Guadalupe in Mexico,
Lourdes in France,
Fatima in Portugal, Akita in Japan,
Medugorje in Yugoslavia
and other places. Here are two of the messages which came forth from the
apparition of Mary in Medugorje,
Yugoslavia
which is the “apparition” that I am well acquainted with.
July 18, 1985 “Dear Children, Today I am begging you to put more blessed objects in your homes,
and that every person should carry blessed objects on
himself. Let everything be blessed so that satan
will tempt you less because you are armed against him. Thank you for
your response to my call.”
If you search the scriptures you will find no
such command from God, regarding placing blessed objects in ones home, or on
their person. Growing up as a Roman Catholic I was taught to pray before a
crucifix, and I was also taught to wear Marian scapulars which were used as a “spiritual
form of protection”. I also wore the “miraculous medal” which had a graven
image of “Mary” on it. That medal came about as a result of another apparition
of “Mary” seen by a woman named “Sister Catherine” back in 1830. What
does the Miraculous Medal medal have written on it? “Oh Mary, conceived without
sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee”
The Bible does not teach us that Mary, the mother
of Jesus was conceived without sin, but it teaches this:
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
(Romans 3:10)
For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23)
Regarding the spiritual battle against Satan, the
Bible teaches the following:
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may
be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against
flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers
of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
(Ephesians 6:11-12)
We are told in the scriptures about the “spiritual armour” required to fight against
those wicked powers. We are told to have our “loins girt with truth”
and to put on the “breastplate of righteousness” and to have our “feet
shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace”. We are also told to
take the “shield of faith”, the “helmet of salvation”, the “sword
of the Spirit” and then we are told to pray. (Ephesians 6:10-18)
Another message from the “Mary” of
Medugorje:
August 8, 1985 “Dear Children, I am calling
you to pray against satan in a special way. Satan wants to work more now that
you know he is active. Dear children, dress up in clothes of armor against
satan; with rosaries in your hands you will conquer.
Thank you for your response to my call.”
I assure you that this apparition of “Mary”
is NOT the Mary that the Bible tells us about.
It is a demonic counterfeit and a camouflage which is meant for the destruction
of the soul. I know that because it was the Spirit of truth who brought me out of
that very darkness, and He showed me the truth which is found in the scriptures
(the Bible).One of the weapons that the Jewish apostle Paul wrote about was the
“sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” (Ephesians 6:17)The word of
God is the weapon that exposes this apparition as being a demonic counterfeit
because the message tells its followers to “pray the rosary” which are mainly
prayers to Mary. The rosary is not included in the list of spiritual weapons
that Paul gave to us. The Bible also informs us that there is only ONE mediator
that we need to go to and His name is Jesus Christ.
For there is one God,
and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; (1 Timothy 2:5)
Jesus is the only mediator because He is the ONLY one who was (and is) both God and man. Jesus
Christ is the only one who was without sin and therefore He is the mediator of
the New Testament.
And for this cause he
is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that
were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise
of eternal inheritance. (Hebrews 9:15)
Here is another one of the messages from the “Mary” of Medugorje: July 25, 1985″
Dear Children, I want
to shepherd you but you do not want to obey my messages. Today I call you to obey my messages and then you will be
able to live everything that God tells me to relate to you. Open yourselves to
God and God will work through you and give you everything you need. Thank you
for your response to my call.”
The only problem with the message that came forth
from this apparition of “Mary” is that it is in conflict with the very words of
Jesus Christ who said:
I am the good
shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth
me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. (John
10:14-15)
Jesus Christ is the only good shepherd, and He is
the only one who laid his life down for the sheep. His true sheep know the “voice” of the
shepherd through His word.Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit as the comforter
and also as The Spirit of truth:
But when the Comforter
is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: (John 15:26)
There is the key. Jesus told us that the “Spirit of truth” would
testify of HIM (JESUS CHRIST) and then He
said:
Howbeit when he, the Spirit
of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall
hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and
shall shew it unto you. (John 16:13-14)
The Spirit of truth (the Holy Spirit) will guide
us into all truth and He will glorify JESUS. The
apparition of “Mary” spoke about wanting to “shepherd” her
followers, but Jesus is the only good shepherd, and the only one that can lead
you to heaven. (John 14:6, Acts 4:10-12) The “Mary” who desired to “shepherd”
those people, and have them “obey her messages” was actually a DEMON speaking under the disguise of being the Virgin
Mary! The Devil does not play games with people, and he desires people to FOLLOW HIM, and he desires that those same people end
up in the lake of fire for eternity! Keep in mind that I was formerly numbered
among the deceived Roman Catholic people, and I was a worshiper of “Mary” also!
How can we DISCERN
whether a “prophetic messenger” is from the Lord, and God-sent? We can
discern the root source of a messenger by studying the contents of the message.
If the MESSENGER is proclaiming to speak TRUTH in the name of the Lord, BUT the MESSAGE is in contradiction
with the word of God (The Bible), then God is definitely NOT the source of that message. Do not ever forget
that!
The apparitions at Medugorje have been occurring
since 1981. There have been numerous books and videos written in favor of them,
not to mention the millions who have gone to visit Medugorje. I have a book
entitled “God Sent: A History Of The Accredited
Apparitions Of Mary” [ By Roy Abraham Varghese The Crossroad Publishing
Company, New York] which has a
picture on the back cover of the late Pope John Paul II
blessing a copy of the book. That particular book devoted pages 184-213 to the apparitions at Medugorje, so I
can only assume that the apparitions at Medugorje were
never rejected by that Pope.
Idolatry is the main fruit which comes forth from
all of the apparitions of “Mary.” Statues, medals and scapulars are
just a few examples of that, and over the years they have sold in the millions.
Several years ago I had a conversation with a
Roman Catholic woman and she was in agreement with me
that Purgatory, a Catholic teaching, does not exist. She told me that there is only a Heaven and a Hell. I then told her
that the apparition of “Mary” teaches about purgatory and the souls
that are still there. I then asked her if she still believed that it was the
real Mary appearing in Medugorje. She answered “Yes, I still believe that
the apparition is the real Mary. “
Why is it important to talk about these things?
Simply because these are precious souls for whom Jesus Christ died. If we do
not sound the alarm and warn them then who will? Do I believe that ALL of the
apparitions are demonic in nature? Yes I do, and I will continue to sound the
alarm because that is exactly what the word of God commands us to do!.
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick (living) and
the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach
the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort
with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will
come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts
shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall
be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions,
do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. (2 Timothy
4:1-5)
