ROSA MYSTICA 13th July

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Our Lady of the Rosa Mystica (Mystical Rose) is a Marian title associated with a series of reported apparitions and devotions that focus on prayer, penance, and reparation—especially for priests and religious. Here's a detailed overview:

🌹 Title: Rosa Mystica (Mystical Rose)
The title “Rosa Mystica” comes from the Litany of Loreto, where the Blessed Virgin Mary is invoked as the “Mystical Rose”—symbolizing her purity, hidden glory, and deep interior life.

📍 Apparitions of Rosa Mystica
Location: Montichiari & Fontanelle, Italy
Visionary: Pierina Gilli (1911–1991)
Timeframe: First apparitions in 1947; continued through the 1960s

🔹 Key Apparitions:
1947 - Montichiari (Hospital nurse Pierina Gilli)
Mary appeared with three swords in her heart, representing:

Loss of vocation among priests and religious

Sinful lives of consecrated souls

Betrayal of priestly vocations
Later visions:
Mary appeared with three roses on her chest:

White rose = spirit of prayer
Red rose = spirit of sacrifice
Golden/yellow rose = spirit of penance

🕊️ Mary’s Messages:
Call to prayer, especially for priests and religious
Reparation for sins against Jesus in the Eucharist
Hour of Grace: December 8th, noon to 1 p.m. — a special time of grace, healing, and conversion.

🌼 Devotion and Symbols
Image: Mary dressed in white with a mantle, holding or displaying three roses (white, red, yellow).

Feast Day: While unofficial, many devotees observe July 13 or December 8 (Hour of Grace).

Devotional Practices:
Rosa Mystica Novena
Hour of Grace on December 8
Daily prayer for priests and religious

🔍 Church Position
The local Church has not given full approval to the apparitions (they are neither condemned nor fully authenticated). However, private devotion is allowed, and many faithful continue to promote the messages for personal and communal spiritual growth.

🙏 Short Prayer to Our Lady, Rosa Mystica
“Rosa Mystica, Immaculate Virgin, Mother of Grace, in honor of your Divine Son, we prostrate ourselves at your feet to implore God's mercy. Intercede for us and for all priests and religious. Amen.”