OUR LADY OF THE ROSES - THE EARLY YEARS
May 19, 1970 (VN1970 tape transcription, pp. 46-48)
Veronica--During this time also Our Lady gave me instructions, I mean directives to the Fathers like make facilities for the pilgrims, and Our Lady said thousands will pass by the doors of St. Robert's, but also to provide chairs for the elderly and infirm, and to notify the nuns in the convent so that they can make ready for the children for Our Lady's coming, and also to ask Fathers to announce at all the Masses on the previous Sunday Our Lady's coming as Our Lady did not want any of Her children to miss this opportunity to see Her or to ... [words unclear] when She arrived. And also I called Father Dunne, and I asked him, I told him that Our Lady had said that he was to bring all peoples with an "s", and Father said, "I'll bring the flowers." And, right now, I think that quite funny, but at the time I knew it was just a way of saying that he wasn't going along with the whole thing you know. And well, I just leave that in Our Lady's hands, because many of the things that are difficult to carry through, have their reasons for their difficulty. I find that in the long run, you find the things that were such heavy crosses were more, really like ... [words unclear] blessings and gathering more blessings, because by their hardship of a thing, we reach out and gather many more souls than if we had a straight and easy course.
Veronica--Oh, I want to also tell you that during this time previous to Our Lady's arrival on June the 18th, ahh, there were so many companionable spirits that came my way. St. Theresa with saint helpers and chosen ones from Heaven. Well, I would like to mention that at this time ... [words unclear] that the dress that I wore at Our Lady's coming that I wear at all the vigils, you see Our Lady requested that, She told me what I was to wear. That the dress would be blue, must be blue or white, with long sleeves and long. And belted, you know, with a belt on it in the front. And also--that could be blue or white--and then I was to wear a white scarf or mantilla on my head. Well, in our present modern age, you could imagine how difficult it was to find a dress like this, especially in my size, because I am quite well fed! So, Emma Jacobson, oh, she asked if I would allow her to make the dress and ohh! I was so overjoyed I thought that was so wonderful, you know, and I knew, and when the dress, when it was finished, it was just like a blessing from Heaven. For, with a little bit of fitting and everything we did before the making of the dress, it fitted like it was just sent right from Heaven. It was perfection in fitting. So, ohh, I don't know how I could ever thank Emma for this wonderful dress, and for the love she's shown in making it for me, and also Joan Smissima, when she gave me the mantle that was so specially blessed. And it was a beautiful mantle too, and I wear that at all the vigils too.