The apparitions appeared in the chapel of the convent of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Jesus Crucified, located in the city of Campinas, State of São Paulo, Brazil.[2][3][4][5][6]
History
The monastery
The Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Jesus Crucified was founded in 1928 by Bishop Francis of Campos Barreto, Bishop of Campinas, and Mother Maria Villac, who lived with Sister Amalia de Jesus Flagelado, a Spanish Galiciannun. Sister Amalia (born Amália Aguirre) was co-founder of the Congregation and part of the group of first sisters.[7]
Apparitions
Sister Amalia received the phenomenon of the stigmata, as well as several Marian apparitions. These appeared in the chapel on Benjamin Constant Avenue, no. 1344, in Campinas, State of São Paulo. On March 8, 1930, the Virgin Mary presented herself as Our Lady of Tears and revealed to her the Crown (or Rosary) of Tears.[8]
Both the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ appeared several times to Sister Amalia, communicating many messages to her with calls for prayer, sacrifice and penance.
Ecclesiastical recognition
On March 8, 1931, Monsignor Francisco de Campos Barreto, Bishop of Campinas, recognized the veracity of the phenomena of stigmata and the apparitions received by Sister Amalia. He granted the proper authorizations - among them, the Imprimatur - for the publication of all her writings (which included the original messages of Jesus and Our Lady) and the prayers of the Crown (or Rosary) of Our Lady of Tears.[1] On February 20, 1934, he published an episcopal declaration and reinforced the importance of devotion to the Virgin Mary under the invocation of Our Lady of Tears.[5]
Renato Carrasquinho; Our Lady of Tears: Apparitions, Messages and Devotion. Book originally published by the International Apostolate of Our Lady of Tears (2017)
Renato Carrasquinho; Devotionary to Our Lady of Tears. Book [a special edition] originally published by the International Apostolate of Our Lady of Tears (2017)
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