Who is the Visionary?

Pierina Gilli was born in 1911 in Montichiari, Italy. She was blessed with visits from the Mother of Christ, Rosa Mystica, on seven occasions. Through the messages of Our Lady, Pierina understood that she had to dedicate her life to prayer, sacrifice, and penance to aid in the reparation of three categories of souls: the religious who betray their vocation; the religious souls in mortal sin; and the souls of priests who betray their vocation.

Who is Our Lady Maria, Rosa Mystica?

The first time, the dear Mother of Christ appeared to Pierina in a room of the hospital where she worked as a nurse, in the spring of 1947. Our Lady, a beautiful woman, wore a violet dress and a white veil around her head. She was very sad, her eyes were filled with tears which fell to the floor. Her breast was pierced by three big swords. Our Lady said, "Prayer-Penance-Sacrifice" and was silent.

On June 13, 1947, Our Lady appeared again in the hospital early one Sunday. morning. This time she was dressed in white and instead of the three swords she had three roses: a white one, a red one, and a golden one (Later Our Lady explained that the white one represents prayer, the yellow one penance, and the red one sacrifice.) Pierina Gilli asked her, "Please tell me who you are." The Lady answered, smiling, "I am the Mother of Jesus and the Mother of all of you."

Here she paused, then she went on, "Our Lord sends me to bring a new Marian devotion for all male and female institutes, religious orders, and secular priests. I promise those religious institutes, orders, and secular priests who venerate me in this special way my special protection, an increase of spiritual vocations, fewer betrayed vocations, and great sanctity among the servants of God.

I wish the 13th of each month to be celebrated as the day of Mary. On the twelve preceding days, special prayers of preparation should be said."

With an expression of great joy, she went on, "On this day I shall send to these religious institutes, members of orders, and secular priests who have honored me in this way, a superabundance of graces and great sanctity. I wish the 13th of July of each year to be celebrated in honor of the 'Rosa Mystica,' the Mystical Rose."

Pierina asked whether she would perform a miracle. Our Lady answered, "The most evident miracle will be the godly souls, who for some time, especially during the last war, became lukewarm, so that they were unfaithful or even betrayed their vocation, will cease to offend Our Lord gravely. By their great offenses, they brought punishment and persecution upon the Church-----as we experience it in our days-----but then the original spirit of their holy founders will blossom again."

Citation:
Galbiati, Enrico, et al. Mary Mystical Rose Mother of the Church: Our Lady's Apparitions at Montichiari and Fontanelle: History, Messages, Devotions. Edited by Rosanna Brichetti Messori and Riccardo Caniato, Ares, 2015.