The Vatican is now officially investigating the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Michael, and the Infant of Prague to a woman in a little town in Germany called Sievernich. Catholic mystic Manuela Strack has received two separate waves of apparitions since 2000. Among the most recent visions, which continue to the present day, is a disturbing prophecy of the breaking of the earth.
Pope Benedict XVI Promoted the Sievernich Apparitions
Pope Benedict XVI, while he was still a German cardinal, was among the first believers in these apparitions. The future pope personally delivered a message from the Sievernich seer to then-Pope John Paul II.
The Blessed Mother and the Infant of Prague have been appearing, allegedly, to Catholic mystic Manuela Strack, born in 1967 from a town near Sievernich, Germany. Sievernich is a town of barely 500 inhabitants located between Cologne and Aachen and within the Diocese of Aachen.
The first wave of apparitions began in 2000 in the parish church of St. John the Baptist, though Manuela's visions possibly go all the way back to her childhood. This wave of apparitions lasted from 2000 to 2005, and included messages from Jesus Christ, as the Infant of Prague, as well as the Blessed Mother, St. Teresa of Avila and other saints.
The second cycle of apparitions began in 2018 and continue to the present day.
A Woman Dressed all in White
According to Manuela's accounts, the Virgin is said to have appeared to her dressed entirely in white and with a long veil reaching the floor. Among the messages attributed to these alleged apparitions, two main ideas were repeated: the call to intensify prayer and Mary’s closeness to those who suffer.
The message of the apparitions square with the messages of past Marian apparitions. However, Our Lady also provides apocalyptic warnings, which will be described below, similar to those of Fatima.
Mary's Message to the German Schismatics
Sievernich is a small town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which is about 50 kilometers west of Cologne.
Coincidentally, the German schismatic movements are active across major German dioceses, including Frankfurt, Munich, and Cologne. These movements, based on the "Synodal Path" (Synodaler Weg), advocate changes like decentralizing church authority, ordination of women, and same-sex blessings.
Such schismatic ideas correspond to the warnings of the Blessed Mother.
The Second Cycle of Our Lady's Messages to Manuela
The messages received in the first cycle of apparitions emphasize the importance of the sacraments, the loss of faith in Europe, the dangers of modernism, and a re-affirmation of the events predicted at Fatima. These are in line with other serious prophetic sources. Our Lady specifically warns against the errors of modernism, which undermine or attack the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
The Second Cycle of apparitions began on November 5, 2018 with a visit of the Infant of Prague.
Recently, messages from Jesus and St. Michael the Archangel have repeatedly warned against all the following, which are relevant to Germany as well as the rest of the world:
- Legislation contrary to God's law, in particular laws favoring abortion
- The threat of revisionist German theology
- The abdication of responsibility by the priests and clergy
- The burning of Notre Dame in Paris in 2019
- Message of April 25, 2021: Armed conflict involving the United States, Russia and Ukraine that could endanger the whole world
- Message of December 2019: Announcement of "three difficult years" to come.
A Prophecy of Cataclysm
On February 25, 2023, an apparition of the King of Mercy contained a prophecy so dramatic and sensational that all mankind is moved to conversion.
Here are Manuela's notes from that day:
A large golden sphere of light floats in the sky above us. This is accompanied by two more smaller spheres of light. We are all immersed in a golden light. Then we—and our country Germany—are bathed in a reddish light. The large golden sphere of light opens and the King of Mercy comes to us in Prague form. The merciful infant Jesus wears a large golden crown. His eye color is blue. He wears dark-brown hair with short curls and a violet robe as well as a violet mantle. The robe and the mantle are embroidered with golden lily tendrils, but their flowers are closed. In His right hand he holds a large golden scepter and in His left hand the Vulgate, the Holy Scripture. Now the other two spheres of light open. One angel from each–i.e. two angels–emerges from each of them. They are clothed in a plain white robe and spread the mantle of the Lord over us like a tent. The Lord blesses us: “In the name of the Father and of the Son—that is Me—and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Lord grants me a few personal words about the Casa Misericordia. Then He tells me that the color of His mantle and robe is ‘purple.’ (translator’s note: alluding to emperors and cardinals). It looks violet to me.
The King of Mercy speaks to us: ‘Dear friends, be blessed in this Holy Lent. Truly it is a time of penance for you. Prayer, sacrifice, penance! So that Satan may not lead you into a war. I have told you how you can prevent a war in your country. Stay true to me and my word! Have mercy on the people who became victims of the war. Today I have come to give you consolation. I do not abandon you. My Most Holy Mother does not abandon you.
The Holy Scripture in the hand of the King of Mercy is opened by an invisible hand and I see the Bible passage: Heb. 10:19 ff. The Word of God shines down to us from the Vulgate, the Holy Scripture. It is a wonderful light.
The heavenly King speaks to us: ‘Do not let yourself be unsettled. Pray: “Jesus, I trust in you!” The Eternal Father has His plan. Even if people establish a lukewarm church, it will be without mercy.’
Here the Lord spoke to me personally about the term 'lukewarm'. It can be found in the Holy Scriptures in Revelation.
The gracious infant Jesus continues: ‘Hold fast to the Word of the Eternal Father, to My Word, to the Holy Scripture. Anything else will go astray. Anything else means Eternal Death. The time of persecution has come. Therefore, it is important that you pray, sacrifice, do penance, and live in sanctifying grace. This is the only way you can stand the test of time that is ahead of you. If you listen to My Word, you will be able to stand the test well, because I will guide you through this time. I told you, St. Michael will touch the earth with his sword.
Look! ...
Continued in the next section.
The Prophecy of the Sword of St. Michael Splitting the Earth
The Sword of St. Michael is an amazing series of apparitions of St. Michael and converted pagan temples stretching from Skellig Michael, across Europe, and ending at Jerusalem. The legend is that this is the path Satan took when St. Michael struck him down into hell.
Manuela continues, writing that "in the mantle of the King of Mercy" she sees the following:
Saint Michael the Archangel floats down to earth from heaven with his sword and makes a cut on the earth with his sword. This cut is in the north of Russia and also affects the Arctic Circle. (Later I see on the map of Russia that exactly where the cut of the sword runs through, there is a city in the north of Russia, dedicated to the Archangel Michael, called Arkhangelsk. However, the cut of the Archangel goes beyond this city.) Russia is covered with green paint.
Then suddenly the earth as a whole shakes. Continents disappear. New continents emerge. I see large rifts on the globe. A big rift in Russia. A great rift in the eastern countries and Africa. It looks to me as if something is breaking away from Italy. There are also large earth rifts in America and South America. America in land and South America on and even in the water. Fire and water work everywhere at the same time. Flood and fire. Mountain ranges also change. This all happens at the time of war. Nevertheless, the King of Mercy holds His golden scepter over some people and I see that this is His protection. The Lord comes near to me and says in a gentle voice: "This has to happen. Have no fear!"
Then He takes His Scepter to His Heart and it becomes the aspergill of His Sacred Heart, filled with His Precious Blood. He especially blesses the children and the sick, even those who have come from far away and those who think of Him in the distance: "In the name of the Father and of the Son—that is Me—and of the Holy Spirit. Amen."
Manuela then tells Jesus: "Lord, when all this comes, please think of us! I can only bear this because You said that You guide us and that You protect the people who call on You."
The Heavenly King looks at all of us and asks to pray the following: "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fire of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are most in need of your mercy."
The gracious child Jesus says: "Adieu!"
Manuela responds: "Adieu, Lord, adieu!"
Then the heavenly King says: "Saint Michael the Archangel will come to you. He is not coming to punish you."
Manuela says: "I know, my Lord. I will tell people in March."
Then the Lord goes back into the light, as do the angels. The spheres of light close and disappear in the sky.
So, what does this all mean? Does it relate to the conflict between Russia and the Ukraine? Or perhaps a symbolic image of the supernatural reality of schism, splitting the worldwide Church?
The greater message is to pray and fast, seeking deeper conversion and holiness for the whole world, uniting our hard work to the King of Mercy.
The Vatican Investigation
German diocese of Aachen has established an investigative commission to officially examine the alleged Marian apparitions that began in the early 2000s in Sievernich.
The decision falls within the new norms approved by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith to evaluate supposed supernatural phenomena.
According to the Catholic news agency KNA, Bishop Helmut Dieser has now appointed a commission to study the events of Sievernich. The group is made up of four experts and will be chaired by Stefan Mückl. Mückl is a jurist specializing in canon law and Church-State relations and an academic based in Rome.
New & Old Vatican Norms for Investigating the Supernatural
A diocesan spokesperson explained that the procedure is based on the norms published two years ago by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith for the discernment of alleged supernatural phenomena.
These provisions are intended to offer greater legal and pastoral certainty for examining cases of apparitions, private revelations, or other phenomena of a supposedly supernatural nature.
With the creation of this commission, the Diocese of Aachen is opening a formal phase of study on the testimonies linked to Sievernich, a place that for years attracted numerous pilgrims from various regions of Germany.
The mere opening of the investigation does not equate to a stamp of authenticity by the Church. Such a statement would likely not be possible until the apparitions, which are ongoing, come to a close.
As in such cases, the ecclesiastical authority must examine the events, the attributed messages, the spiritual fruits, the conduct of those involved, and any element that may help determine whether the phenomenon can be considered in accordance with the Catholic faith.
The Church recalls that private revelations, even when officially recognized, do not belong to the deposit of faith and do not bind the faithful. Their eventual value must always be understood as subordinate to public Revelation, which was concluded with Christ and transmitted through Sacred Scripture and Tradition alone.
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