Judiel Nieva, Agoo, Philippines, 1989 –1993
Status: Established as Not
Supernatural (Constat de Non Supernaturalitate)
Episcopal Remarks: Condemned by Theological Commission of
Bishop Salvador Lazo, Philippines 1993. Although quotes from the commission are
presently unavailable the bad “fruits” of the apparitions widely reported in
the news media and internet such as financial corruption of the family and the
latent transexualism of the seer, evidently supported its findings.
Corroboration by
Other Seers:
Biographical Information: The visionary Judiel Nieva reportedly first started receiving
private apparitions of Our Lady in 1987 when he was only 10 years old and in
sixth grade. These initial visions took place in the privacy of his own home.
Later Our Blessed Mother instructed the visionary (and some of his friends) to
go up to the small spring of water in the hills above Ago, the site of San
Antonio. It was at this “sitio” of San Antonio that the first of the public
apparitions behan on March 31 1989 when Our Lady appeared to the seer atop a
guava tree on a rise high above the spring.
Judiel Nieva was born into a family of eight (he was seventh). His
parents Pedro and Julia operated two stalls in the local market. The children
were all expected to help. Once Judiel claims to have seen Jesus crucified
hanging on the cross as the seer stepped out of his parent’s stall. It is
reported that everyone in Agoo knew Judiel because he was reputed to have
special powers, even as a child of ten. He was sought out as a healer. Even
then Judiel prayed a lot. He was said to be psychic and could tell if a person
was a non-believer, even from a distance. Yet the local parish priest of Agoo
thought Judiel was making up these things. The name “Judiel” reportedly means
“Bearer of God’s Mercy.”… Our Lady appeared nearly every Saturday as well as on
Her Feast days. The visionary wrote down on paper the messages from Our Lady as
She gave them to him. The notes are reported to be hastily but carefully
written out, seemingly beyond the capacity of this sixth grader. The grammer
was almost perfect. On one occasion the seer even made a drawing of Our Lady as
she appeared to him. He signed the sketch with his inverted signature. Judiel reports that as each apparition day
approaches he begins a period of meditation and fasting. During this time he
does not speak to anyone nor does he appear in public. Between apparitions, he
sees many pilgrims. More recently some unidentified persons have been abusive
to the seer. He reportedly received death threats. Accordingly he has remained
more private and is protected by male friends “bodyguards” when he is in
public. Many signs and wonders occurred during Our Blessed Mothers’
appearances. Usually Our Lady’s presence was first felt through an
extraordinary fragrance of roses. Even the ground at the apparition site seemed
fragrant. People would kiss the ground when this occurred. Generally the most
spectacular phenomena occurred on the First Saturdays and on Her Feast Days.
The miracle of the “Dancing Sun” was witnessed by many thousands of people; on
more than one occasion. First the sun
turned from its radiant glare (which the naked eye could not normally endure)
to a softer glow covered by a disc. Then different colours would radiate from
the sun, spinning these rays of predominantly blue, red, green, and yellow
colours onto the crowds as coloured discs. These colours would remain on the
objects touched (in disc form) for several seconds. Images of angels, the Holy
Family, Jesus, Mary and Joseph would appear from the pulsating sun. Other
people reported seeing a mysterious blue light when Our Lady appeared. Our Lady
appeared at times shedding tears, sometimes tears of blood flowed profusely
from her eyes…Fr Cortez had interviewed the seer before these miraculous signs
occurred and stated that Judiel’s answers were sincere and not contrary to
Church doctrine.From that time on Fr. Cortez became Judiel’s spiritual
director. For their part the cloistered nuns have taken on the task to document
the ongoings at Agoo and also to transcribe the messages received in 1992 from
the hand written notes of Judiel. The nuns witnessed the apparitions of 1992
and 1993 only…Our Blessed Mother announced herself as the Immaculate Queen of
Heaven and Earth. She usually appeared carrying a rosary and sometimes a
Scapular. The Child Jesus was often present as were various saints. Angels
always accompanied Our Lady. Our Lady is descrobed as a heavenly beauty to
behold. She wore a large white dress with a long mantle which touched the cloud
upon which She stood. Only her toes could be seen. At the hem of Her dress was
a shining star, with a brighter star on
Her forehead. Above Her head was a beautiful crown and above the crown was a
halo of 12 stars. Her eyes were bluish-brown and Her Immaculate Heart was
exposed. A Flash of light generally preceded the appearance of Our Lady. Our
Lady’s messages are simple and repetitive with a sign of urgency…The primary
messages are for prayer, especially the holy rosarty, for penance, conversion
and for consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of
Jesus. She implores us to heed Her messages –and if we do, God’s wrath will be
appeased and peace will come instaed of sufferings and tribulations…OurBlessed
Mother urges us to teach our children to pray the holy rosary and to pray for
all those who are suffering around the world. We are to pray “more and more,”
do penance and sacrifice and we are to be humble and live in humility…Our Lady
gave secrets to the seer, which have not been revealed. She also gave promises
to the seer which were performed. The seer was shown heaven, hell and purgatory.
Judiel was also given prayers by Our Lady. Warnings of suffering and of the
coming chastizement if we do not amend our lives and return to God, were also
given by Our Lady….Whilst the apparitions were ongoing large crowds were
present during each apparition. Tens of thousands of people converged on this
small community causing traffic jams extending for scores of miles. Many of
those present reported seeing signs and wonders such as the spinning sun, the
aroma of roses, the blue light and images in the sky 1
References
1.
Peter Heintz A Guide to Apparitions of Our Blessed Virgin Mary (Gabriel
Press, Sacramento, California 1995) p. 614-617
The
Messages
The
first apparition, March 31, 1989
Judiel
reported that the first public apparition of March 31, 1989 was preceded by a
bright light , then he heard voices and sounds of trumpets while angels
descended from heaven towards him singing “Allelulia” and “Salve Regina” The
angels formed an inverted “V” with three angels on either side and St. Michael
at the apex of the “V” with a white dove above his head. The Holy Family
appeared on a cloud, St. Joseph with a shepherd’s staff and Our Lady was
sitting on a rock holding baby Jesus on her lap. The Angels identified
themselves, each representing a day of the week. St Michael –Sunday, holding a
weighing scale and a sword, St. Gabriel –Monday, holding a plum and a book, St
Raphael –Tuesday, holding a fish and sword, St. Uriel –Wednesday, holding a
weighing scale, St. Setiel –Thursday, holding an incensor, St., Judiel -Friday, holding a music book and a bouquet
of flowers, St. Baracheil -Saturday,
holding a small child. Then Our Blessed Mother stood up and spoke. Her
Immaculate Heart was visible on her chest, and radiated light towards the
spring, while the infant Jesus waded in the water. Our Lady promised to visit
Judiel every first Saturday and on Her Feast days. She asked the people to
return.
Our
Lady, April 7, 1989
“pray
the fifteen mysteries of the holy rosary every to obtain peace for the world
and the conversion of sinners”
Our
Lady, September 8, 1991
“Repent,
My children, repent. Pray hard. Pray! Pray the holy rosary. Pray for the
conversion of sinners”
Our
Lady, October 7, 1991
“I
am waiting My children. Repent before the punishment comes” Then our Lady cried
tears of blood
Our
Lady, February 6, 1992
“Your
measure of happiness in heaven will depend upon the degree of grace you
attained on earth”
Our
Lady March 31, 1992
Our
Lady gave the seer the “Seven keys to Heaven” and pleased with Judiel to pray
the 15 decades of the holy rosary daily even while travelling so that he will
be proetected from all dangers of body and soul.
1.
Attend daily
Mass
2.
Visit the
Blessed Sacrament often
3.
Wear the Brown
Scapular (cloth)
4.
Pray the 15
Mysteries of the holy rosary with the litany and the Hail Holy Queen
5.
Do the Way of
the Cross
6.
Go to
Confession regularly
7.
Make Communion
of Reparation on First Fridays and First Saturdays
Our
Lady, April 4, 1992
“1995
will be the year of sorrows. My children babies and little children will die of
an unknown disease. This is not a punishment but an act of mercy to spare them
from the coming chastisement, which is too horrible”
Our
Lady, May 13, 1992
“Pray
especially for poor sinners. Your time is running out. Repent while the wrath
of God has not yet come. Pray, pray, pray”
Our
Lady, May 16, 1992
“I
will appear to you every Saturday. Pray more, do penance and sacrifice”
Our
Lady, May 16, 1992
“I
will appear to you every Saturday” She kept her promise
Our
Lady, May 23, 1992
“If
you don’t help Me, the wrath if God shall fall upon mankind. I can hardly hold
the hand of My Son. If you do not repent, it will happen very soon. It may
happen within two years”
Our
Lady, May 30, 1992
“Tell
the people especially those with families that the family that prays together
stays together and there will be peace in their families and in the whole
world. Pray, pray, pray”
Our
Lady, June 11, 1992
“If
the world does not change, I will send the warning. The earth will shake the
sun will spin with a big explosion and the moon will appear in the morning and
the sun at night. The miraculous phenomenon will be visible all over the earth
and all will happen within half an hour. Big storms, floods, volcanic
eruptions, earthquakes and changing weather conditions are already on their
way”
Our
Lady, June 19, 1992
A
secret was given to Judiel, which was not to be revealed.
Our
Lady and Fr Patrick Peyton, June 27, 1992
Apparition,
1 year after the death of this priest
Our
Lady, July 4, 1992
“Pray
the holy rosary; Satan will be defeated because he hates hearing the name of My
Son and My name” The 15 mysteries of the holy rosary depicts the life, passion
and death of My Son…teach your children how to pray the holy rosary; the holy
rosary is a complete form of prayer”
Our
Lady, July 25, 1992
“Pray,
pray, pray with all your heart. I will help you. I will pray but everything
does not depend on Me. It depends also on your faith, faith ofn those who
pray. Faith is impossible without
prayers.”
Apparition,
August 1, 1992
An
angel appeared and gave the seer holy communion
Our
Lady August 1, 1992
An
angel appeared during an apparition of Our Blessed Mother and gave Holy
Communion to Judeil from a Host and Chalice suspended in midair
Our
Lady, August 22, 1992
“Pray
hard My children and do penance. At the end, My Immaculate Heart will Triumph.”
Our
Lady, August 29, 1992
“As
much as possible do fasting and sacrifice especially on Wednesdays and Fridays”
Our
Lady, August 29, 1992
Our
Lady requested a procession and vigil be held at the apparition site
Our
Lady, September 5, 1992
“Confess
your sins My children…return to My Son completely”
Our
Lady September 5, 1992
“On
September 8th I will give a great sign”
Our
Lady, September 5, 1992
“On
September 8, I will give a great sign” Many people witnessed the “miracle of
the sun”
Our
Lady, September 8, 1992
“Pray
the creed fervently”
Our
Lady, September 19, 1992
“I
am asking you again to pray and I will repeat it every time. Pray, pray the
holy rosary every day”
Our
Lady, September 19, 1992
“I
am asking you again to pray and I will repeat it every time. Please pray, pray,
pray the holy rosary everyday. The devotions to My rosary is a great sign of
predestination”
Our
Lady, October 24, 1992
“My
child, I love you all. I am begging you to pray the rosary and to wear the
brown Scapular with lively faith”
Our
Lady, October 31, 1992
“Carry
your cross not out of compulsion for through the Cross, God is being glorified
in every person.”
Our
Lady, November 14, 1992
“I
am your Mother. Love each other; forgive each other; pray, pray, pray. I love
you so much”
Our
Lady, November 14, 1992
“Forgive
each other and make peace. It is not enough to ask for peace but make peace. Do
not turn peace to violence. Ask for faith that you may be patient. If you do
not change your ways you will provoke the Third World War”
Our
Lady, December 8, 1992
“The
Triumph of My Immaculate Heart will coincide with the Second Coming of Jesus in
Glory to make all things new”
Eucharistic
Miracle, December 13, 1992
Witnessed
by Fr. Cortez and the nuns at the convent
Our
Lady, December 26, 1992
“Gather
together and pray in unison. Storm heaven with your prayers. It willgive you
the strength to intercede for each other and every one of you. And this will be
the triumph of My Immaculate Heart”
Our
Lady, December 8, 1992
“I
am calling you to reconciliation with God. I want to be with you to convert and
reconcile with everyone”
Apparition,
December 13, 1992
On
December 10th Fr. Cortez had requested to meet with Judiel and this
meeting was arranged at the Convent for the 13th. Not only did the
seer receive mystical Communion, witnessed by Fr. Cortez and the nuns but the
statue of Our Lady (which was carved according to the description as Our Lady
appears to Judiel and which statue Judiel has brought with him to the convent)
also shed tears to the amazement of the nuns and Fr. Cortez. The event occurred
in the cloistered Mary Consolatrix Convent in Naguilian and was witnessed by Fr
Cortez and the nuns. A Host was placed on Judiel’s tongue by Fr.
Cortez, when it turned into what looked “like flesh and blood” to those nearby
who witnessed this event. After Judiel
received Communion he went to his pew when he felt liquid drip from his mouth.
Also the Host had swelled. The person next to Judiel alerted Fr Cortez who
asked Judiel to spit out the host. The Communion Host had been transformed into
pulsating flesh and blood. For Cortez realized this was a “Eucharistic Miracle”
For Cortez wantrd to have the host preserved but Our Lady told Judiel he must
swallow it. As a concession however, the nuns were allowed to impress the
bloody Host onto their white hankerchiefs. Each nun did receive an imprint on
their handkerchiefs. The last nun to do nso saw Judiel put the Host back into
his mouth. It slowly turned back into a white host whereupon this nun witnessed
Judiel swallow it. Fr Cortez and the
nuns then asked Judiel to open his mouth. There was no trace of blood, or flesh
or host.
Our
Lady, January 2, 1993
“I
promise to act, build their lives step by step, to those who consecrate
themselves to My Immaculate Heart”
Our
Lady, January 9, 1993
“The
world must change. A great catastrophe will happen to the world. Tell the
people to pray and be converted. Pray and fast and repent for your sins and do
penance.”
Our
Lady, January 23, 1993
“I
invite you to pray within your heart. I would like you to be closer to God
through prayer and faith and completely surrender to God. Only in that way will I be able to help you
and protect you from every attack of evil. Love one another. Forgive each
other”
Our
Lady, January 23, 1993
“On
February 6, I will give a great and special signs to the people coming from
here to Agoo” On February 6th Our Lady cried tears of blood. Also on
this day the statue of Our Lady cried tears of blood. Also on this day the
statue of Our Lady wept tears of blood which was witnessed by Bishop Lazo. The
“Miracle of the Sun” was also witnessed that day by a great number of pilgrims.
Our
Lady, January 30, 1993
“You
must lift up your hearts and think more of your eternal destiny rather than the
pleasures in this world which are temporary. Please pray the rosary everyday”
Miracle,
February 6, 1993
The
statue shed tears of blood after the regular First Saturday apparition at
Apparition Hill. Later that night the statue was brought to the bishop’s palace
in San Fernando. Bishop Lazo is reported as saying that on that very night the
statue shed tears of blood while in the palace, which the bishop witnessed with
his own eyes. He said that the room was filled with a fragrance of flowers and
“we knelt and prayed.” The bishop is further reported as saying he placed his
own fingers on the blood on the face of the statue and tasted the blood. It was
salty. A photograph depicts the smeared bloody face of the statue after the
bishop placed his fingers on it. Unconfirmed reports are that the National
Bureau of Investigation tested the blood and found it to be human blood of type
“O” It is reported that Our Lady appeared to Judiel shedding tears of blood on
October 7, 1991, on May 23, 1992 and again on June 19, 1993.
Our
Lady, February 6, 1993
“The
only word I wish to say is conversion for the whole world. I ask only for
conversion of heart. Be ready for everything and be converted”
Our
Lady, February 6, 1993
“Nations
formerly appealed to God in their hour of need, but such is not the case today.
How can nations expect God’s help and blessing upon their undertakings if they
ignore Him? And so my children without the grace and friendship of God among
nations Satan will reign. There will be terrible wars among nations and peace
will be obscrured. You must seek peace. I am Your loving mother, Queen of Peace
and I will grant peace to each and everyone of you and to the whole world”
Our
Lady, February 11, 1993
“My
child, please tell the priests to do the seven keys to Heaven”
Our
Lady, February 11, 1993
The
first healing is reported by the cloistered nuns was that of a six year old boy
who was born blind and had his sight restored miraculously instantly during the
February 11, 1993 apparition. The nuns at the convent also have said that the
most touching healings they observed were the many conversions taking place in
the hearts of many of the devotees. It is reported that at one time a priest
heard confessions continuously from early evening into the wee hours of the morning.
Our
Lady, March 6, 1993
“My
Children, I need your help. Please pray the rosary every day and repent of your
sins…September 8, 1993 will be the last apparition” The public apparitions to
Judiel have ended as of September 8, 1993
Our
Lady, September 1, 1993
“You
are My chosen one to suffer martyrdom of the heart for the sins of others”
Our
Lady, September 8, 1993
“Come
to Me to pray with Me with rock solid faith and pray from the depth of your
hearts”
Our
Lady, September 8, 1993
“My
children, listen, you see how hard Satan is working to destroy unity in the
whole world especially between the priesthood and the flock, and in families
between man and children. Satan works to take away peace and unity, to stir up
trouble all over the universe. We have to launch a counterattack. This will be
only through the holy rosary. So pray the whole mysteries of the rosary daily
because this is most evangelical prayer”
Our
Lady, March 25, 1993
“The
only word I wish to say is: conversion to God (again)…the only word I wish to
say is: conversion of the people”
Our
Lady August 7, 1993
“God
Bless you always My children. Please sing this to Me. Dona nobis pacem Mater”
Our
Lady, September 8, 1993
Our
Lady told Judiel that this was Her last public appearance to him but “I will
appear to you in private”
Our
Lady, September 8, 1990
Prayer
“O Holy Mother of God, we humbly approach Your imamculate Heart under Your
title as Immaculate Queen of Heaven and earth to pray and intercede for the
forgiveness of all our sins. Help us feel sorry for having offended Our Lord
and ask pardon through the merits of His Sacred Wounds. We beg You also to pray
for our material and spiritual needs”
Prayer
“O Holy Virgin Mother, the evil forces of the prince of darkness are all around
seeing to ruin our souls through their malice and wickedness. We entreat you ,
therefore, with Your spouse St Joseph to send all your holy saints and angels
to protect us, to keep us away from all dangers and accidents, from our
enemies, visible and invisible and from all temptations of sins. Help us to
become worthy to love, serve, obey and glorify the Name of Jesus forever and
ever. Amen.”
Pray
“Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be”
Memorare
to Jesus, Mary and Joseph: “Remember, Oh merciful Jesus, Immaculate Virgin Mary
and glorius St Joseph, that no one has ever had recourse to Your protection or
implored Your assistance without obtaining relief. Animated with this childlike
confidence but weighed down by my sins, I prostrate myself before you. Oh
reject not my petitions but graciously hear and grant them. Amen. “
Chaplet:
On the big beads “Immaculate Queen of Heaven and Earth, Fountain of all Graces,
Comforter of the Afflicted and Refuge of Sinners, You are the only hope and
salvation in the hour of darkness when the wrath of God is unleashed to cleanse
this sinful world. “ On the small beads “Leader: Through Your love and maternal
protection of the whole world. Response: Pray for us sinners especially in the
hour of our needs” Ejaculation “Alleluia, Alleluia, Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus Tecum benedicta tu in mulieribus, Alleluia (Say it three times at the
end of the rosary) After the ejaculation say at least fifteen decades of the
rosary everyday. After the fifteen decades of the rosary, say the litay of the
Blessed Virgin Mary and the Hail Holy Queen.
Thanksgiving
prayer “O Lord Jesus, thank you again for this wonderful day and this holy
night. Thank you for all the graces and blessings we have been receiving and
for Your guiding light. I offer You, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary and
St. joseph all our worldly possessions, our homes, our families, our thoughts,
words, actions and our very own free will and our whole body and soul that You
may dispose of them according to Thy Will. Amen”
Profession
of Faith of Mary “1. I believe in the Mother of Christ, in Her Immaculate
Conception, Perpetual Virginity, Divine Maternity, Glorius Assumption and
Universal Mediation. 2. That since the fall of man, Mary is predestined to be
the Mother of God, the Mother of the Church and of mankind. 3. That Mary is the
Spouse of the Holy Spirit and the Mediatrix of all God’s Gifts, Peace and
Graces. 4. I believe that Mary was conceived without Original Sin and is
honoured as Queen of Angels and Saints; all generations shall call Her Blessed.
5. That Mary will save mankind and the world through the Brown Scapular and the
Holy Rosary. I also believe that Mary
was commissioned by Christ to be the only hope and salvation when the wrath of
God is unleashed to cleanse this sinful world; the key, the gate and stairway
to the Kingdom of God. 7. That Mary is predestined to crush the head of the
serpent with Her heel, a victory over all sins and evil. 8. I believe that Mary
is the Woman in the Scriptures, clothed with the sun, the moon under Her feet
and on Her Head is a crown of twelve stars, and is to reign as the Immaculate
Queen of Heaven and Earth for ever and ever. Amen.”
Consecration
Prayer: “Oh Holy Mother of God, we humbly approach Your Immaculate Heart under
Your title of as Immaculate Queen of Heaven and Earth to pray and intercede for
the forgiveness of all our sins. Help us feel sorry for having offended Our
Lord and ask pardon through the merits of His Sacred Wounds. We beg You also to
pray for our material and spiritual needs.” Prayer: “Oh Holy Virgin Mother, the
evil forces of the Prince of darkness are all around seeking to ruin our souls
through their malice and wickedness. We entreat You therefore, with Your
spouse, St. Joseph, to send all Your holy saints and angels to protect us, to
keep us away from all dangers and accidents, from our enemies, visible and
invisible and from all temptations of sins. Help us also to become worthy to
love, serve, obey and glorify the name of Jesus, forever and ever. Amen. “
References
1.
Messages taken from Peter Heintz A Guide to Apparitions of Our Blessed
Virgin Mary (Gabriel Press, Sacramento, California 1995) p. 617-628