Part II Miraculous Healings, Through Our Lady's Intercession, Documented in 1915

When Sister Mary Reparata left the sanitarium (Rome City, Indiana) after her miraculous cure of paralysis by Our Lady of Lourdes, she returned to her convent at Grand Rapids, Michigan. From there she wrote to her new friend and guide, Fr. Max Walz, and told him that the Tabernacle of her convent chapel was her "resting place." She tells Father that she remembers his advice and and when working in a distant part of the convent she "calls up" the Savior in the Tabernacle saying "Hello, dear Jesus, are You thinking of Your child? She is thinking of You and loves You, but wants to love You much more. Bless her and draw her Heart to You alone." In another letter to Father Sister Mary Reparata wrote "The unknown and despised Love of the Eucharistic Heart!




The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Rome City, IN where Sr. Reparata vowed that Our Lady of Lourdes had cured her paralysis in 1915.


Sister made her religious profession in August of 1916. Father Walz attended the ceremony. Sister related to Father an incident that occurred during her novitiate. One night, not able to contain the burning love in her soul for Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament she went to the chapel door (which was locked) and spent part of the night prostrate on the floor in ardent prayer. Also in 1916 Sister Mary Reparata was sent to Holy Family School in Saginaw, Michigan. There she gave piano and violin lessons and also taught singing.

In December of 1918 Sister was so ill with tuberculosis that she was dying. Again she was miraculously cured. One of the sisters brought the dying nun a statue of Our Blessed Mother. She immediately opened her eyes and smiled. She was cured. It was 3:00 pm on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12th).

Soon Sr. Mary Raparata was transferred to Holy Rosary Academy, Bay City, Michigan. There on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1919 she met with Father Walz. During the visit she told him that Our Lady had appeared to her the night before her miraculous cure (Dec. 11th-12). The apparition occured at 2:00 am. Our Lady was dressed as Our Lady of Grace. Our lady's hands were folded before Her. She was smiling.

The next day (December 12th) at about 1:00 pm Our Lady appeared again. Sister asked Our Blessed Mother if she was going to die. Our Lady answered "No, you will have to suffer very much for the conversion of sinners. Pray much for my Son's ministers. His Heart is bleeding for them. What do you want My child?" Sister replied "I want to love Christ as much as I can, so much that I cannot love Him more, so that I may die of very love. I am willing to suffer, but You must help me." Our Lady responded "I am your Mother" and added "you will not stay here long." Our Lady referring to Fr. Walz, told Sister to "tell him all." Immediately Father wrote down everything he had heard from this saintly soul.