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December 23, 2011 Christmas Message - Commentary by Pat's Spiritual Director
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Commentary by Pat’s Spiritual Director
On the evening of 23 December 2011, a very beautiful message was received from our Lady, again encouraging the Faithful to put our complete trust in God’s plan for our lives and for our world.
Perhaps in an allusion to the wild fires which devastated this beautiful area last June, our Lady spoke of the glory of God arising from ‘such ash and apparent utter destruction’ and promised that new growth will come, ‘growth will come from your faith that God will nurture’. A very precious promise, indeed!
Our Lady also spoke of the simplicity of her messages, which too often are made ‘complicated’ through our lack of understanding. Her messages of God’s love, of God’s presence, of God’s peace – poured into receptive hearts, are ‘simple’ and yet profound words.
Our Lord speaks of this in the Gospel, when He says: “Father. . .what You have hidden from the learned and the clever You have revealed to the merest children!” (Matthew 11:25)
These messages should be received with the straight-forward and unquestioning trust of children who know that the One speaking to them loves them!
Following the message, the visionary related a vision of our Lady which is strikingly beautiful and again emphasizes the power of prayer, the importance of prayer for “new life . . . new growth . . . a new beginning . . . new life in Christ” to come into our lives and into our world.
In the vision, our Lady was seen holding two globes – one of peace and the other of turmoil. The two globes were brought together and the globe of turmoil was shattered in “an explosion of lights” so that only the globe of peace and tranquility remained.
As the vision unfolded, it very powerfully recalled a strikingly similar vision which St. Catherine Laboure, the “Messenger of the Miraculous Medal”, received on 27 November 1830. In that vision, now known as the ‘Virgin of the Globe’, St. Catherine saw the Blessed Virgin lift a beautiful globe which she seemed to offer to God in a gesture of supplication.
St. Catherine heard a voice in the depth of her soul which said: “This globe represents the whole world. . .and each person in particular.”
The visionary had no prior awareness of this apparition to St. Catherine Laboure before her own vision of the Virgin holding the two globes, which became the one ‘globe of peace’.
For those who love the “Miraculous Medal”, this vision of the ‘Virgin of the Globe’ received on 23 December 2011, is an especially beautiful gift of our Mother’s love and a powerful encouragement to more fervent prayer, especially the Rosary!
Following the principal message and the vision of the ‘Virgin of the Globe’, a third, brief message was given, which spoke of the actual experience of receiving these visions and locutions. The contents of a third final recorded message will be archived. Presently it is not to be published.