Our Blessed Mother, during the Church-approved Rosa Mystica apparitions in Montichiari, Italy, made a specific request through her seer, Pierina Gilli. It concerned the "Hour of Grace" to be observed annually on December 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Our Lady referred to it at least twice during separate apparitions to the visionary. During an appearance to Pierina on November 22, 1947, the Holy Virgin allegedly said to her:
"… On the 8th December, at noon, I shall appear again here in the Basilica (of Montichiari). It will be the Hour of Grace. This Hour of Grace will produce great and numerous conversions. Hardened and cold hearts resembling this marble (the church floor) will be touched by Divine Grace, and they will become faithful to our Lord in loyal love."
... and during the pre-announced apparition on December 8, 1947, these words were given:
"I am the Immaculate Conception. It is my wish that every year, on 8th December, at Noon, the Hour of Grace for the world be celebrated. Many divine and bodily graces will be received through this devotion. Our Lord, my Divine Son Jesus, will send His overflowing mercy if good people will pray continuously for their sinful brothers.
One should very soon notify the Holy Father of the Church, Pope Pius XII, that it is my wish that the Hour of Grace for the world be made known and spread throughout the world. If anyone is unable to visit a church, yet will pray at noon at home, they will also receive graces through me."
Consider observing the Hour of Grace at noon on December 8th. The recommended prayers to be offered during the hour are the Rosary and the Miserere (Psalm 51), as well as general prayers for the conversion of sinners.
Maria Rosa Mystica, Mater Ecclesiae,
ora pro nobis!
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