From Adelaide's diary:
"Like all the other evenings I went to the usual place
where a granite slab had been laid down for me to get on to
during the apparitions. I saw the bright spot and the presence
of the Holy Family in it. Our Lady was wearing a veil and
her light-blue dress. A white sash was tied round her waist;
she had roses on her feet and the beads in her hands. Baby
Jesus was still wearing a golden-starred pink frock and kept
His small hands clasped. His face was serene and nearly smiling.
Saint Joseph was serene but did not smile; he was dressed
in brown, from his shoulders a length of brown material hung
down like a cloak and he held a stick with a lily in blossom
on its top. There were also some angels.
Our Lady looked at me smiling but I began to speak first and
expressed the wish of many with these words: "Dear Lady,
the people told me to ask you whether their sick children
must be carried here for being healed."
In a heavenly voice She answered: No,
it is not necessary for everybody to come here, those who
can afford it may come and they will be healed or remain sick
according to their sacrifices, but they must not commit great
sins anymore.I begged Her to work
a miracle so that the people might believe her words. She
answered: The time for it
will come, many will be converted and I will be recognized
by the Church. Then She added gravely:
Meditate
upon these words all the days of your life, summon up your
courage in all your sorrows. You will see me again in the
hour of your death, I will keep you under my cloak and will
take you to Heaven.
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