The definitive analysis of the events in Garabandal. Author Francisco Sanchez-Ventura describes in the most objective manner the events which took place in the village of San Sebastian de Garabandal, Spain between 1961 and 1965.

In the past two centuries hundreds of apparitions of the Virgin Mary have been reported, drawing crowds to the seers and the sites and constituting events of great religious significance for millions of people worldwide. Here Sandra Zimdars-Swartz provides a detective-like investigation of the experiences and interpretations of six major apparitions, including those at La Salette and Lourdes in France during the mid-nineteenth century; at Fatima, Portugal, in 1917; and the more recent ones at San Damiano, Italy; Garabandal, Spain; and Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, where the apparitions continue. Adopting a phenomenological approach to these "encounters with Mary"--one that is neither apologetic nor antagonistic--the author explores the tension between the personal meaning of the events for their subjects and the public appropriation of this meaning by a larger religious community. Along the way she examines the backgrounds of the seers, their willingness or reluctance to talk about the apparitions and their messages, the amount of emotional support they received from family and community as news of the apparitions spread, the reports of miracles at apparition sites, the reactions of local authorities, and the steps taken by the Roman Catholic Church in officially recognizing or rejecting the apparitions as worthy of belief. The author concludes with a survey of religious worldviews based on Marian apparitions, focusing especially on the now-popular transcultural apocalyptic nature of these messages to the modern world. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

WARNING! "a statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation." The Blessed Virgin Mary has repeatedly warned people in the world that their sins are so offensive to God, as a loving father, he must correct their outrageous sinful behavior. Mary made it clear to the visionaries at Fatima, Garabandal, Akita and more recently Civitavecchia that our grave sinfulness demands a severe response from God called a chastisement. The four girls at Garabandal said the vision of the chastisement was so horrific they called it the "night of screams." It will result in world-wide devastation.Mary said a Chastisement can be avoided if we respond to the Warning by turning back to God and leading a good life that shows loving care for others.The book tells what the reader is called to do in response to Mary's message. Pray, make intentional sacrifices to God to save sinners and ourselves from damnation and by keeping God in the center of our lives.