Beulah Lynch and Mark Trainor, Besbrook Grotto, County
Armagh, Northern Ireland, 1987-1988
Status:
Currently Being Investigated
Episcopal
Remarks: N/A
Corroboration by
Other Seers: N/A
Biographical Information:
In 1987 two different
people, one a teenage boy and the other a housewife in her 40’s began to
receive apparitions of Our Blessed Virgin Mary at the Lourdes Shrine at St
Peter and Paul Church in Bessbrook. Mark Trainor first saw Our Lady at the
Grotto on May 30, 1987. A year earlier when Mark was 16 years of age, his
father died at the young age of 39. Up to this point the family had always
practiced their Catholic religion, attended Mass and prayed the family rosary
every night. After the death of his father Mark turned away from the Church. It
was on the anniversary of his father’s death, one year later on May 30, 1987
while Mark was taking care of his father’s grave site, when Mark heard a voice
calling him to go into the Church. At first he resisted, but finally he did go,
only to be beckoned to go on to the Grotto. When he got to the Grotto, instead
of seeing the statue of Our Lady, he saw only a bright light. Then the “most
beautiful person that I have ever seen was standing by the wall. She didn’t
look like a statue or a picture. She was alive. She was breathing. She walked
and She smiled” So Mark reported. Our
Lady appeared to Mark several more times during 1987, but She did not speak to
hi m until January 1, 1988. On that occasion Mark was in Galway in the South of
Ireland. Mark says that Our Lady came to show him that God is real. She urged
us to pray, especially the rosary and to fast on Wednesdays and Fridays
(Because Judas betrayed Jesus on Wednesday and Jesus died on the cross on
Friday). Usually Our Lady appeared to this seer dressed in a snow white gown.
Sometimes She held the baby Jesus. Once She carried in her arms the broken body
of Her Son Jesus. She kissed the wounds on the hands of Jesus. She usually wore
a crown and on June 4, 1987 Mark was shown the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
SZSometimes Our Lady was sad and appeared crying. On June 9, 1987 She cried
tears of blood which stained her cheeks. On June 3, 1987 Our Lady appeared with
the child Jesus in Her arms. It was on this occasions that Our Lady offered a
white robe to Mark. He was too nervous to reach out for it. Mark also received
frequent inner visions starting in November 1987. These visions usually displayed scenes of natural disasters, such
as earthquakes and the country filled with soldiers who seemed to be clones. He
saw clocks with black faces and white hands spinning. Also he saw a map of
Great Britain and Ireland, except Scotland was not joined and England and Wales
were not on the map. The seer has also had apparitions of Jesus and has been
shown the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He has also seen the devil. He says his
spiritual life has changed since he received these apparitions; and changed
dramatically! He now visits the Blessed Sacrament and attends daily Mass. He
prays the daily rosary and other prayers. He travels throughout the world
speaking about the apparitions and talking to youth about Jesus and Mary. Our
Lady asked Mark to end each of his talks by praying the Apostle’s creed. He has
complied with Our Lady’s request. He is consering becoming a priest, although
he has made no decision. Beulah Lynch received her first apparition on June 2,
1987 when she visited the Shrine after Mass. During the very first message Our
Lady identified herself as “The Immaculate Conception” and requested “more
prayers”. She warned that the world is in great danger and that a great
catastrophe will happen in the world. In order to avoid or lessen this great
dangert the world must “behave” and “change” and people must pray, do penance,
fast and return to God. Our Lady requested especially that people pray five
decades of the rosary each time they visit the Grotto. She repeatedly urged
more prayer and that more people come to the Grotto. Sometimes Our Lady
appeared sad, even tormented. For 14 consecutive days Our Lady showed Herself
to Beulah with bloody wounds. This upset the seer. Our Lady explained the
meaning of the bloody wounds; caused by the sins of the world. Beulah was also
given many visions of an apocalyptic nature and like the other seer, Mark, she
continues to see Our Blessed Lady. This seer’s life has also been changed due
to these apparitions. She goes to confession once a month, attends Bible study,
and goes before the Blessed Sacrament. She says that her prayer life has
deepened and that she is trying to come closer to God. There are reports of
many signs and wonders, such as the “Miracle of the Sun”, the sky changing
colours, and other such phenomena. Also reported are cures and many
conversions. Many people have returned to the Sacraments, even after 16-18
years. Many youth are converted, family unity has returned, and attendancfe at
Mass has dramatically increased. These evidence good fruit coming from these
events. It is reported that both Mark and Beulah continue to receive visions
and messages, although messages after 1988 are not reported. Their spiritual
advisor, Fr Gerard McGinnity, reports that both seers are obedient and
cooperative. He had a positive impression of these events and accepts the
genuineness of what they claim. The Church asks us to be patient and to keep an
open mind. There is one report that a commission was established to
investigate. No Church decision has been announced. 1
Mark
Trainor -`1987: May 30, June 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, ,12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 24, 27, 28;
1988: January 1 (Galway, Ireland)
Beulah
Lynch –1987: June 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11; July 9, 10, 14, 20, August 6, 20 and
November 11 2
1.
Peter Heintz A Guide to Apparitions of Our Blessed Virgin Mary (Gabriel
Press, Sacramento, California 1995) p. 561-563
(Taken from Peter Heintz A Guide to
Apparitions of Our Blessed Virgin Mary (Gabriel Press, Sacramento,
California 1995) p. 563-565 and Ted and Maureen Flynn Thunder of
Justice: The Miracle, The Warning, The Chastisement, The Era of Peace (Maxkol
Communications 1993) p.31)
Virgin
Mary, June 2, 1987: “I want
more prayer. I want more prayer, pray harder. Tell a priest. I want more people
to worship here”
Virgin
Mary, June 9, 1987: “I want prayer” Our Ladyshed tears of blood
which stained her cheeks as the tears flowed down.
Virgin
Mary, June 11, 1987 to Beulah Lynch:
“I am your Mother. I love you. The world must behave. The world must
change. A great catastrophe will happen to the world. Tell them to hurry. This
is a command from God. The messages here are the messages in Medjugorje. The
children in Medjugorje are the children here.”
Virgin
Mary July 10, 1987 to Beulah Lynch:
“My child, the messages are not to be taken foolishly. They are serious.
They are from God. The world is in great danger. God is not pleased. You have
been given a gift from God. Tell the people to come and to pray. Pray and fast
and do penance”
Virgin
Mary, July 28, 1987:
“Thankyou for your sacrifices”
Virgin
Mary, June 28, 1987: “I
want people to pray at the Grotto”
Virgin
Mary, July 28, 1987: “It’s
God’s will each time you come to the Grotto. You must say five decades of the
three most beautiful mysteries. Graces will be given you at the Grotto”
Virgin
Mary, August 6, 1987:
“Abandon yourselves to God. Open your hearts and allow Me to come in”
Virgin
Mary, August 6, 1987:
“Nothing matters but prayer and God”
Virgin
Mary, August 20, 1987 to Beulah Lynch:
“A great disaster will happen to the world. The world must improve. Satan is
destroying the world.”
Virgin
Mary, November 11, 1987 to Beulah Lynch: “My child, I am your mother, Mother of God. You cannot know
the wrath of God. God is very, very angry because of the sins of the world. I
cannot hold back any longer. I cannot save the world. The people must save the
world. The people must come to the grotto, to pray, fast, and do penance before
the chastisements start.”
Jesus,
undated, 1987: Both Beulah
and Mark claim to have seen Jesus on more than one occasion. Our Lady carried
the Child Jesus in Her arms on some occasions.
The
Sacred and Immaculate Hearts, undated, 1987: Both seers were shown the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Miracles,
undated, 1987: Signs and
wonders such as the “Miracle of the Sun” are reported.
Devils,
undated, 1987: both seers
saw demons appearing to them as terrifying animals
Beulah
Lynch, undated, 1987: She
was troubled by impressions she received of the anti-Christ. It seemed to her
that the anti-Christ was being replaced by a dark skinned young man with a
short black beard and golden vestments. She saw a devil come out of the ground,
a devil with the sharp features of Lenin. The devil went into the body of the
young man.