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| First Visit of Angel San Sebastian de Garabandal is a small hamlet of some eighty humble dwellings tucked away in the beautiful Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain. 
On the evening of June 18, 1961, four young girls, eleven and twelve years
old, were playing together at the southern extremity of the village when
they heard a noise that sounded like thunder.
Suddenly, there stood before them a dazzling Angel. He said nothing
and quickly vanished from their sight. The children, awe-struck and frightened,
instinctively ran towards the village church. Their pale faces aroused the
questions of others and the apparitions became known. Over the next twelve
days, the Angel appeared eight more times and then on July 1st., he spoke
to them for the first time. "Do you know why I have come" ? he
asked. " It is to |
News spread quickly. On July, 2nd., many priests were among the numerous visitors from out of town who joined the villagers to witness the great event. At about six o' clock p.m ,the children headed for the spot where they had been seeing the Angel , and before they even arrived, the Blessed Virgin appeared with two Angels, one on each side. They recognised one of the Angels as Saint Michael the Archangel, who had been appearing to them and the other looked identical. Above the Apparition was a large eye that seemed to the children to be the eye of God. They spoke openly and familiarly with Our Lady and said the rosary in Her presence. Over the next four years, she would appear to the girls some 2000 times, frequently appearing several times in a single day. |
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