I was encouraged to write
Walking Through The Vines after reading in the Mass Readings for the day:
Do not forget the things your eyes have seen, nor let them slip from your heart all the days of your life; rather tell them to your children and to your childrens children (Deut 4:1.5-9)
It is my spiritual home.
Each time I go I am at a different stage in my conversion and I receive exactly what I need to help me move on to the next stage of my faith journey.
Our Lady's Shrine Walsingham
Alison writes:
We went to Walsingham for the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima. This had been booked for two months but at the time of booking I had no idea I would be concluding a 33 day of prayer to consecrate myself to Our Lady. I had been resisting this prayer for three years, but the time was now right so I started on Good Friday while in Medjugorje and concluded the33 days in Walsingham on a special feast day.
Walsingham is beautiful ,an English gem. The Catholic shrine is traditional, full of history and stones of courage and fortitude, but rather in need of some fresh inspiration. The Anglican shrine is magnificent and on the feast day we went to a ceremony in the Anglican shrine called The Sprinkling of Water After a short talk on the history of the spring we were invited to go down some steps to the spring water where the celebrant gave each person a mouthful of water on a ladle. As I supped the water off the ladle, or rather as he poured the water into my mouth, the purity of the water rushed through me. I am sure I have never tasted water so good, it filled me like a living spring, cleansing, empowering, refreshing. He then ladled water over my hands (which held my rosary from Medjugorje) saying the words,
Through the power of God the Father, be healed at the intercession of Our Lady of Walsingham
We must never forget that Jesus Himself is the Healer - ask the Father anything in my name - all healing comes through Him, and in His Name.
And the greatest and most miraculous Healing of all takes place in the Sacrament of Reconcilation where we are healed not just for this life but for all eternity.
Cenacola
We went to Cenacola for Miryanas monthly apparition About fifteen minutes before the apparition Alison smelt roses and was given to understand that Miryana was leaving her house, to prepare for the apparition and to be ready. When Miryana arrived we prayed seven Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glory Be to Fathers and then the Resurrection mystery, then sudden silence During the apparition we looked towards the sun. Alison saw a golden monstrance with rays of golden grace pouring from it. Then it became a red heart. She felt overwhelmed with the love of Jesus. Patrick trembled violently during the apparition and as he looked towards the sun he saw a golden monstrance, then a red pulsating heart and then a baby. Earlier we had been reflecting on the words fruit of your womb.