Our Lady Guardian of the Faith
Our Lady Guardian of the Faith
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In 1988 Patricia Talbot wanted to be a very
successful woman.
She dreamed of reaching fame as a model, of traveling a lot, & eventually marrying & forming a family.
At that point in time she was 16 years old & she belonged to a group of young models that wanted to make the fashion of their country known in other countries.
She dreamed of reaching fame as a model, of traveling a lot, & eventually marrying & forming a family.
At that point in time she was 16 years old & she belonged to a group of young models that wanted to make the fashion of their country known in other countries.
She was Catholic, yet not very concerned about religion,
Pachi (as her friends call her) wasn't interested in the spiritual.
In her school, she was invited one day to see a video about the apparitions of our Lady at Medjugorje, but she didn't want to go, deducing that in these times those things did not happen anymore.
Her mother, Carmencita, was worried because she noticed signs of vanity in her & because her constant trips that she had begun to take were becoming very costly.
In her school, she was invited one day to see a video about the apparitions of our Lady at Medjugorje, but she didn't want to go, deducing that in these times those things did not happen anymore.
Her mother, Carmencita, was worried because she noticed signs of vanity in her & because her constant trips that she had begun to take were becoming very costly.
Pachi never would have thought that Our Lady
would appear to her & that what took place afterwards would change
her life forever.
The apparitions happened for a short period of time during 18 months.
They began August 28, 1988 & continued until March 3, 1990.
In total there are registered more than 100 apparitions, of which about 24 happened in Pachi’s room, 4 in Mexico, & 18 in chapels in Quito, Guayaquil y Paute.
The apparitions happened for a short period of time during 18 months.
They began August 28, 1988 & continued until March 3, 1990.
In total there are registered more than 100 apparitions, of which about 24 happened in Pachi’s room, 4 in Mexico, & 18 in chapels in Quito, Guayaquil y Paute.
Almost
all of the remaining apparitions occurred in El Cajas, a mountainous
region of the Ecuadorian Andes located about 28km from the city of
Cuenca (Azuay, Ecuador).
The first apparition took place in Patricia Talbot’s room, on August 28, 1988, at 4:50 in the morning.
A great light invaded the place, from which Mary presented herself saying “Do not be afraid. I am your Mother from Heaven.
Place your hands on your chest & pray very much for the peace of the world now is when it is most in need. I love you very much, my littlest daughter.
Change. Pray for priests & religious, because Satan tempts them with sin & his main attack will be to bring confusion.
I am the Guardian of the Faith, & I will always be with you.
Now, my little one, call your mother; pray until dawn as I showed you. I love you very much, my little girl."
After finishing speaking, the beautiful Lady disappeared, leaving a soft scent of flowers, which remained for 3 days in the whole house.When the Lady told her to cross her hands over her chest & to pray, she began to pray very quickly, saying "Our Father, who art in heaven…" but the Lady told her: "Not like that, but like this," and she began to pray with her, saying very slowly; "Our Father, who art in heaven…"
Pachi felt confused by what she had just experienced & began to cry.
Later, that same morning, with some friends with whom she had shared what had happened, Pachi went to buy candles to be able to begin preparing a small altar.She then woke her mom up & told her what had happened, & both began praying until dawn as Our Lady had asked.
Over the following days, the whole family gathered to pray regularly & little by little, close friends began to believe & later other people came to pray at the site.
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In Mexico City, Pachi felt the need to kneel before a side altar dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe.At the beginning of October, Pachi traveled to Costa Rica & Mexico with a group of models.
There she had an experience that would transform her life.
Upon closing her eyes to pray, Pachi felt a deep repentance for her sins, & she had a vision in which a lot of smoke billowed out of a camp where there were children of all races of the world, covered in wounds.
Our Lady told her: "My little daughter, pray a lot for peace in the world, because now is when it is most needed. I am holding back the arm of my Son.It was a vision of the human condition, in need of healing.
Change & convert. I love you very much. Goodbye."
Returning to Cuenca, the visionary went to see the Archbishop & told him about the apparitions of Our Lady & gave him the messages she had received.
But a positive response on his part was far off.
On the other hand, Pachi felt that her life was changing & that she no longer wanted to be a model.
But she was under a lot of pressure, & so, one day, praying in her room, she saw Our Lady again & she said to her: "I am your Mother from Heaven, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Guardian of Faith.
You have made a wise decision."You do not know how much I rejoice at seeing you again, my little one.
Pachi felt a great peace.
From June of 1989, the encounters with Our Lady were in El Cajas, where she appeared on Thursdays & Saturdays.
Some people had special experiences.
They saw remarkable movements in the sun (like in Fatima) & the faces & hands of those present shone with small glitter.
There were many fruits of conversion & a mission to aid the most needy was born.
For the last apparition, around 115,000 people traveled to El Cajas.
Our Lady, through Pachi, gave them a blessing & showed them her immense love.
She asked them to keep praying & not to forget the great commandment of love.
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In general, the messages are a call to prayer, to consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary & the Merciful Heart of Jesus, prayer of the Rosary & the use of the Brown Scapular, to penance, fasting, & to increase attendance at Holy Mass--in the end, it is a call to personal holiness.
Our Lady gave Pachi warnings about possible catastrophes, natural as well as those caused by man, & of sufferings for the Holy Father & the Church.
She also told her that humanity must diligently prepare for the Reign of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
She is more dedicated to spreading the divine message that one day she is sure to have received from the Mother of Jesus: conversion in body & soul of the person so as to come to God & thus attain salvation.
Patricia Talbot Borrero, repeats it in each spiritual talk or testimony that she gives.
That young girl from Cuenca who in the 90's was known both locally & around the world for affirming that Our Lady appeared to her, is now a housewife, dedicated to her husband, to catechesis & to strengthening the Guardian of Faith community which was created -- with the authorization of the Bishop of Cuenca -- as a result of these events.
Patricia Talbot insists that the path to God is not easy, because there has to be a true conversion of heart.
"Each one can do it, but he has to have faith & if he is determined to do it; If there is this, there is hope."
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Patricia (Pachi) Talbot was born in Cuenca,
Ecuador, on June 25, 1972.
During the night of August 28, 1988, she reports having received the visit of our Mother from Heaven, the Guardian of the Faith who said to her:
“Do not be afraid, I am your Mother from Heaven, look at Me.
I am the Holy Mary, ever Virgin, the Guardian of the Faith.
Place your hands over your chest, daughter, I have come to ask you to pray for peace in the world, because it is now that it is most needed.”
During the night of August 28, 1988, she reports having received the visit of our Mother from Heaven, the Guardian of the Faith who said to her:
“Do not be afraid, I am your Mother from Heaven, look at Me.
I am the Holy Mary, ever Virgin, the Guardian of the Faith.
Place your hands over your chest, daughter, I have come to ask you to pray for peace in the world, because it is now that it is most needed.”
On June 15, 1989, Pachi reports that the
Blessed Virgin Mary chose, & signaled with a ray of light from
Heaven, a very special location high in the Andes Mountains called “El
Cajas” which Our Lady called "Her little piece of Heaven" where She
would pour forth Her blessings upon all pilgrims who came there. With
the approval of Archbishop Vicente Cisneros Durán, then Archbishop of
Cuenca, on May 1, 2000, the Association of Mother Mary, Guardian of the
Faith was founded as a fruit of this experience with the Blessed
Virgin Mary.
In March of 2009, at the request of the same Archbishop of
Cuenca, a summary of these messages was published with the imprimatur
of the Church.
Patricia is dedicated to her husband, Andrés Vega, whom she married in 1991; to her family & to the mission of bringing the messages of conversion to God, love & devotion to the Eucharist, the Sacraments & sharing her testimony of devotion to Our Lady.
Patricia is dedicated to her husband, Andrés Vega, whom she married in 1991; to her family & to the mission of bringing the messages of conversion to God, love & devotion to the Eucharist, the Sacraments & sharing her testimony of devotion to Our Lady.
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