Patricia Talbot, Cuenca,
Ecuador, 1988-1990 (Our Lady, Guardian of the Faith)
Status: Supernatural Evidence Not established and Not excluded (Non
constat de supernaturalitate) pending review.
Episcopal Remarks:
The first commission appointed to investigate the apparitions resulted in a
report stating that “the commission was not able to say that the
manifestations of the Holy Virgin were supernatural” In February 1990 after
more apparitions after many thousands of pilgrims traveled to El Cajas, a
second commission was appointed. The outcome of this commission is being
awaited. 1
Corroboration by
Other Seers:
Biographical Information: Patricia Talbott was
the third eldest child born to Fernando and Carmen Talbott. They lived in
Cuenca, Ecuador. Patricia was 16 when the apparitions took place. She was in
high school and active in a group which travelled to other countries modeling
clothes. The first apparition occurred in Patricia’s bedroom on August 28, 1988
when she was awakened from a drea, and saw her room filled with a bright light.
She saw the figure of a beautiful lady who spoke to her. The apparitions and
messages continued until March 3, 1990. Several apparitions occurred in Mexico
City while Patricia was on a modelling trip during the period from October 7th
to October 11th 1998. After returning to her home, the apparitions
and messages continued in the seer’s bedroom and in various chapels and
churches. On June 15, 1989 Our Lady led Patricia to a mountain area called El
Cajas, a place where Our Lady appeared thereafter. For the final six months of
the apparitions, Our Lady appeared on the First Saturday of each month at El
Cajas. Her final appearance was on March 3, 1990. 2
The
Messages
Our
Lady, August 28, 1988 (First Apparition)
"I
am the Guardian of the Faith". 3 Our Lady requested that
Patricia make an altar in her own bedroom 4
Our
Lady, October 8, 1988, Mexico City
"My
little one, I am happy to see you. Don't be afraid." Our Lady tenderly held Patricia's hands in
Her own. Again, she spoke: "Pray
much for the peace of the world, because it is now that it needs it more than
ever. My little child, I am detaining the hand of my Son. Change and convert. I
love you very much. Adios, my little daughter." 5
Our
Lady, October 11, 1988, Mexico City
"My
little daughter, you do not know how much it gladdens me that you are here.
Now, daughter now I will reveal to you my great secret, which corresponds to
the one, revealed to the other visionaries. This secret you cannot write nor
tell to anyone until I permit you….I put into your hands the great mission of
the conversion and turn about of the world. I am now holding back the hand of
my Son with the message that I have given you and if my children convert, the
Heart of My Son will soften and the intensity can be diminished or be lost
forever; if not, the great trial will come." 6
According
to Patricia “She gave me the secret that there are bad things that are going to
happen in the world, and what is asked for is conversion. I asked Our Lady if I
could tell anybody about the secret and the Virgin said “No” –because it was
too strong a message and it would create panic. And so, I said I cant just
forget about this. And the Virgin said: “One month ahead of time I’ll tell you
so you can say it” Later Our Lady told
Patricia that certain parts of the secret could be revealed. The secret
contains three parts, each part has something to do with fiture events which
will be chastisements for our world, the seer has reported. Our Lady miraculously gave the Sacred Host
to Patricia on the seer’s tongue. 7
Our
Lady, November 4, 1988
Our
Lady Gave Patricia the date of the great Chastizement which is to occur on
earth. She also warned of a Third World War being near, if we don’t convert.
Our Lady said the earth would leave its orbit for three days and that these
will be terrible days of darkness. Families should stay inside and continuously
pray. Our Lady said great times of tribulation are coming. Natural catastrophes
and those created by men are near. We should pray for the clergy. We should
pray and convert 8
Our
Lady, December 1, 1988
Our
Lady requested a public rosary be prayed on December 8, 1988 in an open
coliseum 9
Our
Lady, December 25, 1988
The
Rosary is the most complete prayer. Do not ask yourself why you pray it. Let it
be your shield against the evil one who is at work. Do not detach yourself from
it” 10
Our
Lady, December 26, 1988
Our
Lady requested that Patricia and her prayer group visit all the Churches in
that city that very same day 11. Our Lady gave Patricia a message
for Bernardita, a friend and companion of Patricia. In this message Our Lady said “Bernardita, you know a part of the
sacred chastisement. This is the sign. You my beloeved daughter know already
one of the ten sacred secrets. It is the dream, when in reality your spirit
came out from your body and you saw all that can happen in that day. Do not
talk about it until I ask you. My little soul I grant you that one month before
the thing happens you can notify all My children. But this will happen only if
you have complete vision from your Heavenly Father. Ifnthe contrary happens you
cannot reveal anything. I love you and only if the Father permits will you, one
month before, tell the little souls from the entire world” The Message explains
a dream which Bernadita had in November and of which she had told Patricia.
Reportedly Our Lady told Patricia that “she (Patricia) might be leaving before
you Bernadita,” which both Patricia and Bernadita understood to mean that
Patricia may nbot be here on earth to transmit the message. As for the
Chastisements themselves, Our Lady said that “Great Catastrophes are coming
upon humanity, the Third World War threatens the world, natural catastrophes
created by man are coming. You must be strong with a faith that is like a rock”
And again “the war is near. It will be started with false peace treaties,
treaties in which we should not place our trust. Many countries would be involved, among them China, Romania,
Russia and the United States.” “Your penances and fasts are helping to prevent
a Third World War. Pray for the countries from South, catastrophes come there.
Pray for Panama, Nicaragua, El Salvador. Repent, fast, make penance. Pray for
the Soviet Union, Russia, the United States, Czechoslovakia and China. These
are countries that will be involved in
the Third World War” “The Third World War is near. Natural Catastrophes,
earthquakes, flooods such as humanity has never seen before, because of so much
sin in the world. You know that you are surrounded by much sin. Convert in your
heart. Give it to me. Have Peace!” 12
January
15, 1989
Pictures
and statues on Patricia’s altar began to exide oil and tears 13
Our
Lady, February 1, 1989
“The
Father has allowed the grace of the holy oil, and my tears have been shed for
the ingratitude of my little children due to the lack of unity, lack of love,
and because each nation opens its doors to evil and to its own destruction.
Love one another, children and do not hurt the Father. I am the Guardian of the
Faith.” 14
Our
Lady, February, 1989
Our
Lady asked for a pilgrimage to all the houses where statues had exuded oil,
telling all that special graces were to be given in those homes 15
Jesus,
April 2, 1989
“Today
is the day of My Mercy. You do not know that My Heart is big. I want to help
you, My Little ones, ask My children. The day is universal because I am
universal” 16
June
15, 1989
As
Patricia and some friends were searching for the place to establish the
Sanctuary , which Our Lady had asked Patricia to find, and as they drove up the
mountain they saw a strange light in the sky. The light was in the shape of an
arrow, pointing to a place high in the mountains. They also heard bells. Both
the light and the bells were so unusual, that they thought this may be the sign
so they followed the light until appeared to point downward toward a huge rock
in the middloe of a large open area. –this was El Cajas, the site high in the
Andes Mountains (11,000 feet above sea level) which Our Lady had selected for
Her final apparitions. 17
Our
Lady said "My daughter, you have sought long enough and you have finally
found the place. In this holy place, I will pour forth my blessings on all the
pilgrims who come to me…" Our Lady asked that the area be fenced off and
that "the Garden" be reserved as a holy place, a sanctuary. She said
the garden would be a little piece of Heaven, and only those she invited should
come into it. 18
Our
Lady, July 16, 1989
Our
Lady requested that a procession to El Cajas take place on August 28, 1989 to
commemorate the first anniversary of the apparitions 19
Jesus,
August 5, 1989
On
August 5th, Jesus appeared to Patricia, which was not the first time. He said:
"She is My mother. Love the Father more than anything else. Love My mother
because she will take you to My heart. Tell all of them that I love them. Tell
them all to convert faithfully, humbly, with simple hearts…I want you to pray
the Way of the Cross and the Rosary by foot..." 20
Our
Lady, August 28, 1989
Our
Lady Herself, on the occasion of the first anniversary of Her appearance to
Patricia, said: “My Children you do not know the sorrow the inhabitants of this
city cause Me. You have not received with simple hearts the Love of My Son and
My love. My children I will be with you for a very short time, due to the
ingratitude of the people of Cuenca. I leave you with great sorrow in My Heart.
I will be just once a month. My people of Cuenca have received Me with great
rejection. I ask you My children, those who have worked with Me, to continue
that devotion with My little ones” 21
Our
Lady, November 8, 1989
On
Patricia’s altar in her own bedroom she kept a statue of Our Lady of Fatima. It
stoo on a little wooden box. Our Lady told
Patricia “Get up and see insie the little box under the feet of the
little statue. There is my Sacred Son” Partricia opened the box and found a
Sacred Host inside. Our Lady told Patricia that St. Michael had placed the Host
there and that the seer was not to show the Host to anyone without using great
discretion. 22
Our
Lady, February 2, 1990
“We
have begun the hard times. It will be ten very sad years. Time is short.”
“Little children, know that all you do benefits the world. Your prayers,
penance and fasts are helping to prevent the third world war. Everything is as
I have told you, all in your hands” 23
Our
Lady, March 3, 1990
“At
the end of all the apparitions of the
world, I will leave a great sign in this place and in all those where I have
been. Goodbye my little ones. Goodbye My children” Our Lady told Patricia that
She would no longer appear to the seer but would be with her always and would
console her in time of great need. Since that time Patricia has had several
locutions from Our Lady. 24
Our
Lady, February 22, 1991
“I
promise all those children who will pray the rosary with great devotion that in
the 5th mystery, Archangels Michael, Raphael and Gabriel will sign
the cross on their foreheads” p 25
Our
Lady, October 11, 1998, Mexico City
The
seer was given a secret “bad things are going happen in the world, and what is
asked for is conversions” 26
Our
Lady, undated
“Go
to Mass and visit the Blessed Sacrament” 27
Our
Lady, undated
“Do
not forget that with prayer and fasting you can deter wars and natural
catastrophes” 28
Our
Lady, undated
“For
there is a hell as there is a heaven, but there is only one King, God the
Father, for Satan exists who contains hatred, perversion and all that does not
give peace to your hearts” “Do not let Satan penetrate your hearts” “Satan
wants to destroy the mission which heaven has granted you, children of light”
She also requests that we pray much for priests because Satan is penetrating
into the depths of Holy Church. Our Lady says that other great victories for
Satan are divorce, abortions, together with modern fashions, styles, music and
drugs. She warns us “Satan will entangle you, do not allow him to take my Son’s
place” She stresses that Satan is especially active among the youth today. Our
Lady says “Satan’s hand is in the youth, you must take Satan’s hand off and put
the hand of My Son upon the hearts of the whole world” 29
Our
Lady, undated
Our
Lady spoke often of the Merciful Heart of Jesus, and that we were living in a
time of mercy. She said “Love the Heart of My Son and His Mercy and Love my
Immaculate Heart” 30
Jesus,
undated
“I
am the Merciful Jesus, I am great in heart. Ask children, I would like the day
of My Mercy to be celebrated” 31
Our
Lady, undated
“Be
united, love your brothers, fulfil the works of Mercy, My little ones” “Do
works of mercy among lonely people, visit the elderley, the sick…Help those who
are in most need, and give alms in the temple to your Father” 32
Our
Lady, undated
“Little
Children, I need speedy conversion, prayer and more than anything, a faithful
conversion from a humble heart. Why do you take so long to change, do not leave
to tommorrow what you can do today” “All that I have told you is because God
the Father has asked me to. Children the time is short, very short. Conversion
must be faithful. Remove all evil sentiments because Satan penetrates in them.
Remove them with the presence of God in your souls. Children give thanks to God
for what you have” 33
Our
Lady, undated
“Today
I am accompanied by Archangels Michael and Gabriel, you must pray to your
guardian angel every day that he protect you. Intercede to St Michael the
Archangel that you be not tempted by the devil, and to Archangel Gabriel for
truth” 34
Our
Lady, undated
Our
Lady requested that Patricia come to El Cajas for six consecutive First
Saturdays to receive apparitions and messages 35
Our
Lady, undated
Our
Lady outlined to Patricia the description and dimensions of the Sanctuary She
wanted built at El Cajas 36
Our
Lady, undated
Our
Lady gave Patricia a special mission to care for the poor 37
Our
Lady, undated
“All
that I tell you is in Sacred Scripture” 38
Our
Lady, undated
“Satan
will reach the summt; but I am the woman the Father announced who will crush
the head of the serpent that is Satan” 39
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Peter Heintz A Guide to Apparitions of Our Blessed Virgin Mary (Gabriel
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2.
ibid p. 601-602
3.
Ecstasy in Ecuador Part 1, Daily Catholic
Wednesday March 24, 1999 Vol. 10, No. 58
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Peter Heintz A Guide to Apparitions of Our Blessed Virgin Mary (Gabriel
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Ecstasy in Ecuador Part 1, Daily Catholic
Wednesday March 24, 1999 Vol. 10, No. 58
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ibid
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Peter Heintz A Guide to Apparitions of Our Blessed Virgin Mary (Gabriel
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ibid p 602
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ibid p 605
10.ibid
p 603
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ibid p 605
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ibid p 608
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ibid p 607
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Ecstasy in Ecuador Part 2, Daily Catholic
Wednesday March 31, 1999 vol. 10, no. 63
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Peter Heintz A Guide to Apparitions of Our Blessed Virgin Mary (Gabriel
Press, Sacramento, California 1995) p. 605
16.
ibid p 604
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ibid p 606
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Ecstasy in Ecuador Part 2, Daily Catholic
Wednesday March 31, 1999 vol. 10, no. 63
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Peter Heintz A Guide to Apparitions of Our Blessed Virgin Mary (Gabriel
Press, Sacramento, California 1995) p. 605
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Ecstasy in Ecuador Part 2, Daily Catholic
Wednesday March 31, 1999 vol. 10, no. 63
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Peter Heintz A Guide to Apparitions of Our Blessed Virgin Mary (Gabriel
Press, Sacramento, California 1995) p. 609
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ibid p 606
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ibid
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ibid p 602
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ibid p. 603
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ibid
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ibid
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ibid p 603
33.
ibid p 604
34.
ibid
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36.
ibid
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39. ibid p. 606