 become Eucharistic Bread... in so many reparatory Communions.' (She mentioned the ripe wheat in the adjacent field). Majestically and raising Her eyes to Heaven, She said:
'I would like this wheat transformed into so many particles to arrive in Rome and by October 13 to reach Fatima.'
I said to Her: 'But do they have to give it all?' She answered me:
'Let it be reported to the Lords Owners of the field that they be generous in offering this grain. And may other generous hearts be found, so that what I desire may be fulfilled.'
I replied, 'Yes.'
'I desire that a canopy be made here with a statue looking over the Fountain.' I said:
'I do not understand it, Our Lady.' She then sent a strong light and I saw the shelter with Our Lady in the position described.
Then I said to her:
'Like a porch!' She smiled and said:
'For October 13, the statue should be brought here in procession; but first I wish the people of Montichiari to consecrate themselves to M Heart.' (suspended). 'I recommend to the children of Montichiari that they make themselves worthy of the graces which My Divine Son Jesus grants them, so that they may emend their sins and return to being exemplary Christians' (suspended), 'and set an example to the world. Montichiari is the town that My Divine Son wants to prefer by sending Me to bring His graces.'
I then asked Her if the consecration had to be done in the morning or when the statue was being transported. She replied:
'Before the statue is brought there.' 'Yes, thank You,' I said, 'work a miracle.' She smiled but did not answer. Here I saw Her moving, I begged Her to stop again and She stayed. I recommended people and priests; I asked for a blessing on the owners of the field (smiling and with Her head She nodded yes). I asked if She was still coming: She did not answer. After a pause of silence She said:
'I ask you again for such generosity; you will have much to suffer, but nothing will be lost. I will always be with you.' I replied. 'I am happy.' Then She left me. The people present were eager to know Our Lady's desires and I told them everything."
Rosa Mistica Statue at Fontanelle
Fourth and Last Apparition at Fontanelle
August 6, 1966, Feast of the Transfiguration
From Pierina's diary:
"After hearing in my heart the insistent invitation that Our Lady was waiting for me at the Fountain, I made the Rev. Father Confessor warn me and with his permission I left immediately.
When I arrived at the Fountain (I found that) there were people there. As soon as they heard of my presence they stopped, because they understood that there would be an apparition of Our Lady. In fact, She came. As the people present told me, it must have been half past three in the afternoon. As soon as Our Lady came, She did not immediately begin to speak, She stood there a little in silence, then She said:
'My Divine Son Jesus has sent Me again to ask for the worldwide union of the Reparatory Communion, and this be on the 13th day of October.'
After my affirmation, She continued:
'Let the news of this holy initiative, which is to begin this year for the first time, be spread to the whole world and always be repeated every year.'
I said, 'Yes, thank You. What if they prevent it?' She smiled and continued:
'To those Rev. priests and faithful who will do this Eucharistic practice the abundance of My graces is assured.'
Then with such majesty She said:
'Let there be an effort to get grain to the beloved son Pope Paul and let it be said that he has been blessed by Our visit.' (Her smile stood out more here). 'It is wheat from his land in Brescia - Montichiari - and let it be said what My Divine Son Jesus Christ desires, and also for Fatima.'
I answered her: 'Thank You'. Then I asked her.
'What is to be done with the wheat that remains?.' She replied, 'With the grain that remains let sandwiches be made and on a fixed day let them be distributed here at the Fountain in remembrance of our coming. And let this be of thanksgiving on the part of the children who work the land.'
I replied: 'Thank You'. She was silent for a while. She continued, sending more splendor:
'After I was assumed into Heaven, I have always interposed Myself as Mediatrix between My Divine Son Jesus Christ and all mankind!... How many favors!... How many chastisements have I stopped!... How many conversations I had with souls!... How many visits I made on earth to bring messages.'
Here She paused again, but sadly continued:
'But men still continue to offend the Lord! That's why I wanted the worldwide union of the Holy Communion of Reparation.'
With a smile She continued:
'It is an act of love and gratitude on the part of the children towards the Lord.' I replied. 'Yes.' Continuing to speak Our Lady said:
'I chose this place in Montichiari because in the children who work the land there is still humility as in a poor Bethlehem. Then this place, where there will always be prayer, will be transformed into many graces.'
I told Her about the canopy, because they had not understood. She replied:
'A little bit detached from the Fountain.'
I asked Her.
'Our Lady, why do You not give an appointment of your coming?'
She replied, 'The people themselves have already confirmed it.'
I asked her again about the miracle. She smiled but did not answer. Then I recommended many intentions for everyone and first I offered Her reparation and sent Her a kiss for all those present and absent.
She gave me such a loving smile that I could tell She was happy with this act of affection. Then She slowly withdrew."
We note that the rather obscure expression "the people themselves have already confirmed it" seems to mean that the people, or a certain number of people had intervened without being forewarned. In reality, if they had been forewarned, a prohibition would have intervened, as in the case of the first apparition of April 17. Instead, a part of the faithful had been able to be present at the other three apparitions precisely because they had not been announced. Pierina, on the other hand, understood those words to mean that the people had understood that Our Lady would come on October 13, which was set as the date for Holy Communion. But soon, with immense sorrow, she understood that neither Our Lady nor herself would ever again be at Fontanelle. In fact, on August 24 she obediently agreed to sign a report forbidding her to go to Fontanelle. We also note that Our Lady's wish regarding the wheat to be sent to Rome and Fatima was perfectly fulfilled, certainly due to the intervention of the Abbot Parish Priest Monsignor Francesco Rossi. Paul VI personally blessed the wheat, which was used for Holy Communion, and part of it was taken to Fatima by Bishop José Pereira Venancio.
St. Joseph Statue at Fontanelle
Other Apparitions after 1966
Obedience
May 15, 1969
It was May 15, 1969, the Feast of the Ascension. Pierina was no longer in Brescia with the Sisters of the Lily, but in Montichiari in a house in the center of town, waiting for a definitive accommodation in the house that the benefactors had built for her.
The apparition is important not only for Our Lady's words but also for Pierina's questions.
From her diary:
"Returning from Holy Mass (as) usual I went to Our Lady's little altar to finish my prayer before beginning my housework. Suddenly a light invaded me and I understood that it was the light of Our Lady. She smiled at me and then said: 'Glory be to the Lord'. Then She remained silent. Then I, seeing that She did not hint at speaking, took confidence in Her and said.
'Thank You, Our Lady, for coming to see me. Excuse me if I now ask You a question on behalf of (some) people. Why did You not tell me that You were still coming to the Fountain? And instead You came here?'
She smiled with a sweet expression and said:
'God is love.' I said to Her.
'Madonna, I don not understand it!' She smiled and replied:
'I was sent by the Lord not to give commands, but to manifest His desires' (suspended). 'Oh! how He desires that they be fulfilled by His children'. She remained silent for a while and continued:
'At the Fountain I am always there to welcome the prayers recited with so much love by the devout children and I fulfill the will of the Lord to spread His graces with My maternal love.'
I said to her, 'Thank You.' Very majestically She continued:
'I have united myself to the obedience you have made to your Most Reverend Bishop Luigi Morstabilini, in order to imitate the example that the Divine Son Jesus Christ gave us first: He humbled himself and became obedient even to the death of the cross. Daughter, obedience is humility, many times it is sacrifice, but God our Lord then knows how to give the soul peace and