1988 Lubbock apparition of Mary

1988 purported vision in Texas, US 1988 Lubbock Apparition of Mary February – August, 1988 St. John Neumann Church in Lubbock, Texas 33.574117 -101.942012 region:XXXX_type:event inline,title Marian apparition 12,000 people The 1988 Lubbock apparition of Mary was a Marian apparition that allegedly took place at St. John Neumann Church in Lubbock, Texas, between February and August, 1988. Description The event began shortly after the parish priest, Joseph James, returned from a pilgrimage to Medjugorje.Nickell Joe https://books.google.com/books?id=gN3_q1lgqY0C&dq=1988+mary+apparition+lubbock&pg=PA194 Looking for a Miracle: Weeping Icons, Relics, Stigmata, Visions & Healing Cures 2009-12-02 Prometheus Books 978-1-61592-464-6 en Beginning in February, parishioners began to report having experiences of Mary, including the smell of roses. One, Mary Constancio, claimed to have received instructions to spread the word of what they had experienced, and to gather more people. People began to come to Lubbock in greater numbers, and during the Feast of the Assumption, 12,000 people came to Lubbock hoping to observe the phenomenon. Late in the day some people reported unusual phenomena related to the appearance of the Sun, similar to the 1917 Miracle of the Sun. The event was investigated by a team assembled by Bishop of Lubbock Michael J. Sheehan. 2008, the event was not recognized by the Catholic Church. In 2017, Monsignor James hinted there could be Vatican investigation into the claims.Staff Writer 1988: Church busy with photos of 'miracles' https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2017/06/24/1988-church-busy-photos-miracles/14819859007/ 2023-10-13 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal en-US See also Lubbock Lights Visions of Jesus and Mary References 30em People Trying to See the Virgin Mary, 12,000 Faithful Flock to Texas and Lift Their Hopes to Heaven Susan Schindehette Anne Maier amp August 29, 1988 http://people.com/archive/trying-to-see-the-virgin-mary-12000-faithful-flock-to-texas-and-lift-their-hopes-to-heaven-vol-30-no-9/ Messages heard by local Catholics put Lubbock in spotlight across nation, world August 10, 2008 Doug Hensley Lubbock Avalanche-Journal http://lubbockonline.com/stories/081008/loc_316883103.shtml http://www.csicop.org/si/show/real_secrets_of_fatima/ The Real Secrets of Fatima www.csicop.org November 2009 17 May 2017 Lubbock Journal; Reports of Miracles Draw Throngs Lisa BELKIN August 17, 1988 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/17/us/lubbock-journal-reports-of-miracles-draw-throngs.html It happened in Lubbock Greg Kandra Greg Kandra Beliefnet August 2008 http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2008/08/it-happened-in-lubbock.html Further reading Marian apparitions in the Americas Bryan J. Walsh EWTN http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/MARIAN.htm 2017-10-13 2017-05-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20170529145559/http://www.ewtn.com/library/mary/marian.htm dead Category:Visions of Jesus and Mary Category:History of Lubbock, Texas Category:1988 in Texas Category:Solar phenomena Category:1988 in Christianity