"I am Mary, Mother of Mercy and Mother of the Church"
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  • Le Frechou:
    Forest of Our Lady

It is a natural Shrine in a little forest where the Blessed Virgin Mary promised to make her Mercy burst forth, and touch hearts, without forgetting relief and cure for many.

A place of peace and silence, where thousands and thousands of pilgrims recollect each year, especially on the 14th of each month, before the statue of the Immaculate Mother of God, close to the Oak Tree of the Apparition.

Extraordinary signs, miraculous cures, unbelievable conversions, visible protection of God follow one another for all those who come to this Admirable Mother.
Bishop Jean Marie, after her request, founded Communities of masculine and feminine Religious persons, along with Works of charity throughout the world, putting into practice her motherly advice, at the service of those who suffer.

    

The monthly Pilgrimage takes place on the 14,
and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is always
celebrated there at noon, followed by the
Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
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You can get the book of Messages
from Our Lord, Our Lady and St. Joseph
to the Most Reverend Bishop Jean Marie,

 

"I am Mary, Mother of Mercy and Mother of the Church. I desire my children to come here on a pilgrimage. I shall come on the first* and fourteenth of each month... and I shall listen to the supplications of my people. My Divine Son has chosen this piece of land for me, so that I make my Mercy burst forth here. May this blessed wood, which is from now on consecrated to me, be a place of prayer, penance and mercy."

While tears were running down Our Lady's face, Father Jean Marie asked her interiorly the reason for her tears. She answered him:

"I am weeping over the Church, over France and over the World."


*During one of her Apparitions, Our Lady said that in the future she would only come on the 14th.

    

We are very glad to present to you the new edition of "The Messenger of God Told Me" on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Frechou, Mother of Mercy and Mother of the Church. It has been 30 years already that this Good Mother deigns to visit our poor earth and entrust her Messages to us, through the intermediary of her Confidant, Most Reverend Bishop Jean Marie.

On the 14th of each month, faithful to her promise, she descends into our vale of tears, in the little Wood of Frechou, but also in her Shrine of Chicago and wherever the Bishop happens to be. And as a loving Mother, she bends over the heart of her distressed children, she listens to the prayers of each one of them, and she presents the petitions of her people to God, The Adorable Trinity.
But if the Most Blessed Virgin deigns to bless us with such regular visits, it is because we experience very bad times. This Mother Admirable knocks at the door of our hearts to make us understand how we should remain unwavering in the faith, how we should be witnesses to the Holy Gospel of her Divine Son, how we should resume prayer and penance, and live in charity.
As the Divine Shepherdess, this Good Mother wants to lead us on to Blessed Eternity, where a fair number of our faithful pilgrims and a few of our nuns have gone before us.

Remember the undeniable example of faithfulness and sacrifice they showed to us. We shall never forget them, their memory is in our hearts forever; but let us request of them more often to assist us in the difficulties of life, and keep us faithful.
Faithfulness is a great thing, and this is what Our Lady of Frechou expects from each one of us: faithfulness to the Holy Gospel; faithfulness to the Tradition of Holy Church; faithfulness to her Apparitions; faithfulness to her confidant, and faithfulness in coming to her shrines to give her thanks for all the benefits and miracles obtained, and to fulfill her requests.

Let us be apostles of Our Lady of Frechou despite incomprehension and persecutions, because it is always difficult, however, to make men understand how important it is to change one’s life by listening to the words of the Most Holy Redeemer’s Mother, who pays visits to her people with so much love. 
And with the heart of a child, we also say a big thank you to Miss Antonia Calmejane who succeeded so well in welcoming our venerated founder, Most Reverend Bishop Jean Marie, and through him, Our Lady of Frechou.

    

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