Spring of crystal-clear water, conversions and pilgrims After Apparition, many unusual events occurred in the vicinity of La Salette. On September 21, a few residents went to the apparition site, where they noticed a spring of crystal-clear water gushing out where the beautiful lady had sat during the apparition. The...
Letter Dictated by the Virgin Mary Pierre Peytard, the mayor of La Salette, was the first person who resolved to clarify the matter. He went to Baptiste Pra’s home that same day to personally question Mélanie. He interrogated her for three hours without a break, asking loaded questions, trying to...
Village rumors On returning from the pasture, Maximin could not help but talk about what had happened. Pierre Selme, his landlord, was the first person he told about the apparition. He listened dumbfounded. What amazed him most was that a boy who did not know French and could not memorize...
Spoilt wheat The beautiful lady asked another question: “My children, have you ever seen spoilt wheat?” – “No, Madam,” replied Maximin. Our Lady, addressing Maximin, said: “But you, my child, you must have seen some once when you were in Coin with your father. The owner of the field told...
Do you say your prayers well, my children? She suddenly stopped and addressed them: “Do you say your prayers well, my children?” “Not very well, Madam,” they replied simultaneously. “Ah, my children, you must be sure to say them well morning and evening. When you do not have time, say...
The Message She continued in the local dialect: “If you have wheat, it is no good to sow it; all you sow the insects will eat, and what comes up will fall into dust when you thresh it. There will come a great famine. Before the famine comes, the children...
Her Message The Beautiful Lady told the little cowherds: If my people will not submit, I shall be forced to let fall the arm of my Son. It is so strong, so heavy, that I can no longer withhold it. I have long suffered for you! If I would not...
She looked just like the women in that region Frightened, Mélanie dropped her shepherd’s staff, while Maximin gripped his staff even tighter, ready to defend himself. The cowherds gaped transfixed at the female figure, which rose and turned toward them: “Come closer, my children, do not be afraid, I am...
A luminous globe of intense brightness The apparition occurred on the morning of September 19, 1846, when they were on their way to graze cows on the mountain pastures near the village of La Salette. The witnesses barely knew each other, having just met on September 18. Since the spring...
The witnesses of the apparition at La Salette If modern mass communication specialists were to find the most suitable people to spread a religious message around the world, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud would certainly be among the last to be considered. The two children, from the Alpine town of...
