St. Joseph
Kalisz is the oldest city on Polish soil; In 1960 it celebrated its 1,800th anniversary of documented history.
Since the beginning of the 17th century, Kalisz has been one of the main places of worship of St. Joseph in Poland. This was closely tied to a picture of the Holy Family.
According to tradition, St. Joseph’s Shrine in Kalisz can be traced back to the year 1670, when an inhabitant of Szulec village was healed through St. Joseph’s intercession. He later founded a picture of the Holy Family as a votive offering, and placed it in the Kalisz Collegiate Church in the altar that he had also founded.
卡利甚是波蘭土地上最古老的城市； 1960 年，它慶祝了有記載的歷史 1,800 週年。
自 17 世紀初以來，卡利甚一直是波蘭敬禮聖若瑟的主要場所之一。 這與一張聖家的畫作密切相關。
根據傳統，卡利甚的聖約瑟夫神殿可以追溯到 1670 年，當時 Szulec 村的一名居民透過聖若瑟的代禱得到了治癒。 後來，為了還願，他創作了一幅聖家的畫作，並將其放置在卡利甚學院教堂的祭壇上，這也是他所建立的。
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Exploring the Apparitions of St. Joseph
In 1670 in Poland, a gravely ill man prayed to St. Joseph. The following night, a man (later recognized as St. Joseph) appeared to him saying that he would be healed if he commissioned a painting of the Holy Family for the Collegiate Church of Kalisz. He did exactly what he was told and was healed, and Kalisz became a great shrine.
1670 年在波蘭，一位身患重病的人向聖若瑟祈禱。 第二天晚上，一個男人（後來被認為就是聖若瑟）出現在他面前，說如果他接受委託為卡利甚學院教堂(the Collegiate Church of Kalisz)畫一幅聖家的畫作，他就會痊癒。 他完全按照聖若瑟的吩咐去做，並得到了醫治，卡利甚已成為了一座雄偉的聖殿。
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Cotignac, France: Apparitions of St. Joseph of Cotignac & Our Lady of Graces
About Contignac:
One of the more popular tourist areas of France, Provence-Alps-Cote d’Azur is known for its lavender fields and majestic Southern Alps. It also to here that tradition tells us that Mary Magdalene arrived.
The small town of Cotignac is perhaps less well-known, yet it is the site of apparitions of two members of the Holy Family: Saint Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary. This one of the few times that both Joseph and Mary manifested themselves in an apparition.
About the apparition of Our Lady of Graces:
The story dates from August of 1519, when a devout Catholic woodcutter named Jean de la Baume was about to begin his work day, starting in prayer as was his custom. After kneeling in prayer he arose and saw an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary appear. She was reportedly standing on a crescent moon with the Christ Child in her arms. Accompanying her were St. Michael the Archangel, Saint Bernard and Saint Catherine the Martyr.
Our Lady told Jean that she wished a church be built here in her honor under the name of Our Lady of Graces and that the clergy and Consuls of Cotignac should come here on pilgrimage. Jean, somewhat unsure of what he had just witnessed, decided to do nothing and tell no one.
The next day he was greeted with the same vision, but this time he did not hesitate but went to tell the villagers and the local clergy. A chapel was built on the site of the apparitions that was later replaced with a larger building in 1537. The local clergy were unable to attend to all the pilgrims coming here so in 1586 a community of priests came here to staff the shrine.
The story does not end here, but reaches its highlight during the reign of King Henry XIII, about a century later. The King was married to Anne of Austria and had been unable to father an heir to the throne. The queen prayed constantly and on October 27, 1637 her prayers began to be answered.
On this day, a religious named Brother Fiacre, was praying at Our Lady of Victories in Paris had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in which she told him that the Queen would receive the grace of conceiving a child if the people said three Novenas for her. These three were to be said at Notre Dame de Paris, Our Lady of Victories and Our Lady of Graces in Provence. He had actually had this same vision two years earlier, but ignored it. This time he took action and told his superiors.
Of course such a claim would be received with some skepticism but six days later came proof of the apparition. On that day, Brother Fiacre was drawn to the sound of a crying child while he was in prayer and was graced with an appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She told him that the baby she held in her arms was the Prince that God wanted to give to France. Two hours later she appeared to him again and showed him a picture that was a likeness of the one in Our Lady of Graces in Provence. Although Brother Fiacre had never been to Our Lady of Graces and never seen the image, there were other brothers who had been there and affirmed that his description was accurate.
Brother Fiacre began the novenas on November 8th and completed them on December 5th. Some nine months later, on September 5, 1638 the Queen bore her first son. He was given the name Louis Dieudonne (God-given).
故事可以追溯到 1519 年 8 月，當時一位名叫讓·德拉鮑姆 (Jean de la Baume) 的虔誠天主教樵夫即將開始他的工作日，按照他的習慣開始祈禱。跪下祈禱後，他站起來，看到聖母瑪利亞的形像出現了。據報導，她正站在新月上，懷裡抱著小耶穌。陪同她的是大天使聖彌格、聖伯爾納鐸和大殉道者聖加大肋納。
聖母告訴Jean，她希望在這裡以聖母的名義建造一座教堂，以紀念她，並且科蒂尼亞克的神職人員和領事應該來這裡朝聖。Jean有些不確定自己剛剛看到了什麼，決定什麼也不做，也不告訴任何人。
第二天，同樣的景象迎接了他，但這一次他沒有猶豫，而是去告訴村民和當地的神職人員。 1537 年，在聖母顯現的地方建造了一座小教堂，後來被一座更大的建築所取代。當地的神職人員無法照顧所有來到這裡的朝聖者，因此在 1586 年，一群神父來到這裡為聖殿工作。
故事並沒有到此結束，而是在大約一個世紀後的亨利十三世國王 (King Henry XIII) (註:應該更正為路易十三世Louis XIII)統治期間達到了高潮。國王和奧地利的安妮 (Anne of Austria) 結婚，而女王安妮一直無法生育出一位王位的繼承人。女王不斷祈禱，1637 年 10 月 27 日，她的祈禱開始得到回應。
在這一天，一位名叫菲阿克雷修士的修士 (Brother Fiacre) 在巴黎的勝利聖母堂 (Our Lady of Victories in Paris) 祈禱，看到聖母瑪利亞的異象，她告訴他，如果人們獻上三個九日敬禮 (Novena) 的祈禱，女王將獲得懷孕的恩典。這三個九日敬禮應分別獻給巴黎聖母院 (Notre Dame de Paris) 、勝利聖母 (Our Lady of Victories) 和普羅旺斯的恩典聖母 (Our Lady of Graces in Provence) 。兩年前，他其實也曾經看到同樣的異象，但是忽略了它。這一次他採取了行動，並告訴了他的上級。
當然，這樣的說法會受到一些懷疑，但六天后出現了聖母顯現的證據。那天，Brother Fiacre在祈禱時被一個哭泣的孩子的聲音所吸引，並因聖母瑪利亞的出現而蒙恩。聖母告訴他，她懷裡抱著的孩子就是天主要送給法國的王子。兩個小時後，聖母再次出現在他面前，並給他看了一張與普羅旺斯恩典聖母相似的照片。Brother Fiacre雖然沒有去見過普羅旺斯的恩典聖母，也沒有見過這尊像，但是有其他弟兄曾到過那裡，並肯定他的描述是準確的。
Brother Fiacre於 11 月 8 日開始了三個九日敬禮 (Novena) 的祈禱，並於 12 月 5 日完成了它們。大約九個月後，1638 年 9 月 5 日，女王生下了她的第一個兒子。他被命名為Louis Dieudonne（天主賜予）， (他也就是在位長達72年110天的路易十四世) 。
About the Church of Our Lady of Graces in Contignac:
The church was ransacked during the French revolution but has been restored to its original appearance. The sanctuary is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., admission is free and pilgrims are welcome. Parking is available upon arrival at the site. Groups are accepted beginning at 10:00 a.m.
There are several Feast Days celebrated in the town.
Address: 83570 Cotignac, France
GPS coordinates: 43° 31′ 13.3392” N, 6° 8′ 48.2460” E
Tel: (+33) 04 94 69 64 90
email: sanctuaire@nd-de-graces.com
About the apparition of Saint Joseph & The St. Joseph Monastery of Besillon:
There are few recorded instances of apparitions of Saint Joseph and perhaps none as interesting as this one. It occurred in the exceptionally hot summer of 1660 when a 22 year old shepherd named Gaspard Ricard, who by mid-day was very thirsty and had already drunk his flask of water. Suddenly an elderly gentleman appeared to him and said “I am Joseph“. The mysterious man pointed to a nearby rock and told Gaspard to lift it and he would find water underneath.
The rock was very large and Gaspard knew there was no way that he would be able to lift it. The man repeated his instructions so he decided to try. Much to his surprise he was able to move it easily and, true to the strangers words, water flowed down the hillside from the rock.
Gaspard eagerly drank the water and then when he turned around he found that the stranger was gone. He cut his day short and rushed to tell the other villagers about the event. Since he was known as upright and honest man, the villagers tended to believe his story. That belief was firmly implanted when they followed him to the site of the apparition and saw the water flowing. And, indeed, the rock was too heavy for one man to move.
Since then, reports of miraculous healings have come from here, and a sanctuary was constructed in 1663 that still stands here today.
(The spring of St. Joseph in Cotignac 科蒂尼亞克聖若瑟的泉水 法國)
聖若瑟顯現的記錄實例很少，這一次的記錄是可說是最有趣的。它發生在 1660 年異常炎熱的夏天，當時一位名叫加斯帕德·里卡德 (Gaspard Ricard) 的 22 歲牧羊人在中午非常口渴，已經喝光了他的一瓶水。突然，一位年長的紳士出現在他面前，說“我是若瑟”。神秘人指著附近的一塊岩石，讓加斯帕德把它抬起來，他會在下面找到水。
這塊石頭很大，加斯帕德知道他無法舉起它。那人重複了他的指示，所以他決定試一試。令他驚訝的是，他能夠輕鬆地移動它，而且正如陌生人所說的那樣，水從岩石流下山坡。
加斯帕德急切地喝了水，然後當他轉身時，他發現陌生人已經不見了。他放下手邊的工作，立刻將這件事告訴其他村民。由於他為人正直，村民們傾向於相信他的故事。當他們跟隨他到顯現的地點並看到水流時，大家都確信了。而且，確實，這塊石頭太重了，一個人搬不動。
從那時起，這裡就傳來了神奇治癒的報導，並於 1663 年建造了一座聖殿，至今仍屹立於此。
The St. Joseph Monastery of Besillon has daily Mass.
Visitors are welcome to join the cloistered nuns at Mass times
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In 1636, the Blessed Virgin asked through Mother Anne-Marie of Jesus Crucified, a French nun stigmatist whom Cardinal de Richelieu held in high esteem, that France be consecrated to her.
The following year, King Louis XIII of France, "in the secret of his heart", consecrated his person and his Kingdom to Mary, and with the Queen, Anne of Austria, he multiplied prayers and pilgrimages to obtain the heir they had awaited for 22 years.
The Mother of God responded by appearing to Brother Fiacre, a religious from the church of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in Paris, recently founded by the King in gratitude for his first military achievements. Mary asked for three novenas: one to Our Lady of Cotignac in Provence, another to Our Lady of Paris, and a last one to Our Lady of Victories. The apparition was recognized as authentic and the Virgin Mary's message conveyed to the Queen.
Brother Fiacre finished the three novenas on December 5. Exactly nine months later to the day, Louis XIV was born. The heir received the baptismal name of "Louis Dieudonné" (God-given). As soon as the Queen was certain of her pregnancy, and without waiting for the birth to know if the child would be a boy or a girl, Louis XIII published an official edict on February 10, 1638, which solemnly consecrated France to Mary.
A Moment with Mary
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When St. Joseph appeared in France he left a miraculous spring of water
The spring of St. Joseph in Cotignac has been known for centuries as a place of healing and refreshment.
Compared to the numerous apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary, there are relatively few approved private revelations of St. Joseph. But there are some. One of those approved appearances of St. Joseph occurred in Cotignac, France, on June 7, 1660.
On an extremely hot summer day, the humble shepherd Gaspard Ricard was parched with thirst. His flask of water was dry and he was no where near a stream or body of water. Ricard sat down on the grass in agony.
At that point an older man suddenly appeared to him and said, “I am Joseph. Lift it and you will drink.”
Joseph was pointing to a large boulder nearby, a rock that Ricard knew he couldn’t lift by himself. Yet, he tried, and somehow he was able to lift the boulder with ease. Underneath it was a fresh spring of water.
Overjoyed, Ricard looked up to thank the mysterious stranger, but he had already vanished.
Ricard rushed to the village to tell everyone about the miraculous spring. Soon enough the spring became associated with countless miracles, both physical and spiritual, and a shrine was built at the location.
The spring of St. Joseph in Cotignac has been a pilgrimage site ever since, and a nearby shrine was eventually combined with a separate apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph that occurred in 1519 under the title of Our Lady of Graces.
https://aleteia.org/2019/05/01/when-st-joseph-appeared-in-france-he-left-a-miraculous-spring-of-water/
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