Finally visited the Carmelite Monastery in Lipa. The backstory: ( from Filipiknow) On September of 1948, one of the most controversial Marian apparitions in Philippine history occurred inside the Carmelite Monastery of Lipa. Sister Teresita Castillo was just a 21-year old novice at that time but what she witnessed took the Catholic Church by storm. She was praying at the convent garden when a beautiful lady on a cloud suddenly appeared. Dressed in white cloth with her right hand holding a golden rosary, the lady identified herself as the “Lady Mediatrix of All Grace “. Among the fifteen apparitions that appeared since then include a shower of fragrant petals which also show images of Jesus, Mary, and other biblical scenes. ‘Clueless’ factor: Criticisms and negative publicity forced Sister Teresing to leave the convent in the 1950’s. Initial investigations dismissed the apparition as “non-supernatural” but when a bishop confessed in his deathbed that he was forced to sign the agreement, the case was reopened in 1991. The following year, Msgr. Mariano Gaviola, archbishop of Lipa, lifted the ban and finally allowed the image of the Lady Mediatrix of All Grace to be displayed in public. In 2010, the current archbishop of Lipa released a declaration stating the Vatican ruling of the 1948 apparitions as not supernatural. The Miracle of the Roses remains a venerated mystery up to this day.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 10:53:15 +0000