The Only Approved Marian Apparition in America

[Michie]

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The Seer​

Adele Brice (Brise) was born in Belgium to Lambert and Catherine Brice on January 30, 1831. Although she suffered an accident at a young age that left her blind in her right eye, those who knew her best describe her cheerfulness, fervent piety, and simple religious ways.

Upon receiving her first Holy Communion, Adele and a few close friends promised the Blessed Virgin Mary that they would devote their lives to becoming religious teaching sisters in Belgium. However, this promise grew difficult to keep when her parents decided to move to America alongside other Belgium settlers. After seeking advice from her confessor, she was told to be obedient to her parents. He assured her that if the Lord willed her to become a teacher and a sister, she would serve in that vocation in America.

After the six-week voyage to America, the Brice family joined the largest Belgian settlement – near present-day Champion, Wisconsin. Belgian pioneers’ and settlers’ lives were difficult, and many died in the harsh Wisconsin winters. Adele served her family’s needs by often taking grain to the grist mill.

The Apparition​

Continued below.

The story of Adele Brice and Mary's Apparition in Champion, WI

Learn about Adele and The National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, the only approved Marian Apparition site in the US.

championshrine.org

 

[Chrystal-J]

I wish I was closer to Mary. I think it may have been her who said "I will help you" when I had an earache. When she called out the demon's name and told it to "quit", my ear was healed.
I've been doing the Rosary nightly in hopes that I grow closer to Jesus (of coarse), but Mary as well.