Marian Apparitions Explained: The Miraculous Medal, Zeitoun (Egypt), and Cuapa (Nicaragua)

Episode 62 with Roy Varghese Over the centuries, Our Blessed Mother has made  countless appearances to people all over the world in an attempt to  bring them closer to her Son, Jesus Christ. In Roy Varghese’s book, Contact: 50 verified Encounters with the Virgin Mary, he  evaluates these encounters from a scientific perspective, and  examines the theme and enduring evidence of each. In this interview we  discuss three: the apparitions to Catherine Labourre in Rue de Bac, the  apparitions witnessed by thousands in Zeitoun, Egypt, and lastly those  to Bernardo Martinez in Cuapa, Nicaragua. Rue de Bac Our Lady initially appeared to Catherine Labourre, a nun in the order  of St. Vincent, on St. Vincent's feast day of July, 18, 1830. She was  beautiful and is described as wearing a long white dress and her head  was covered with a white veil. Catherine said it was impossible to  describe her ravishing beauty. In another vision, she was standing on a globe and there were words  in gold surrounding her that read, “O Mary conceived without sin, pray  for us who have recourse to thee.” She asked that medals be struck with  this image. After the medals were made, miracles began to happen to those who  wore it. The story of Alphonse Ratisbonne is particularly fascinating.  He was Jewish and despised the Catholic Faith. He eventually became a  priest. Catherine Labourre was canonized a saint and her incorrupt body is interred in the chapel Rue de Bac, Paris. Zeitoun Zeitoun, Egypt has historical significance as it was previously named  Mataria, and was a town that the Holy Family traversed during their  exodus to Egypt when they were escaping from King Herod. Our Lady appeared over a Coptic Church, and thousands witnessed the  apparition, even president Nasser of Egypt, and many Christians of all  faiths, muslims, and non-believers. Cuapa Our Lady appeared to Bernardo Martinez, a poor peasant who later  became a priest, in a small town in Nicaragua called Cuapa. In the  native language, Cuapa means, “crushing the servant's head with a blow.”  She encouraged people tp pray the Rosary daily and pray from the heart.  There were many luminous phenomena and prophecies fulfilled. You can pick up your copy of Roy Vargese’s book at Amazon.com.