A mother’s threats are the strongest proof of her love, be-
cause they are the last resource and the supreme effort of
her heart. Mary threatens like a mother, shedding tears;
but by showing us the misfortunes that She could not
spare from our hardening, She opens the door by which it
would still be possible for us to escape: “If My people DO
NOT WANT to submit, I am FORCED to let go the hand of
My Son.”
Many of Mary’s threats were fulfilled within the first year
after the Apparition: grape disease, potato disease,
cholera, etc. All these threats were a warning: the Virgin
Mary hoped that our conversion would appease God’s
anger. Alas! Humanity has turned a deaf ear, and a torrent
of sins floods the earth and spreads a multitude of misfor-
tunes. We have arrived at the day of great vengeance. With
God, it is never too late. If we convert, we will obtain
mercy and forgiveness. God has promised us this through
the mouth of His Most Holy Mother.
O Mother of Divine Fear, imprint in the depths of my heart a
salutary fear of the judgments of Your Son. Make me understand
that fear is the beginning of true wisdom. May your maternal
threats be salutary to me. What a terrible misfortune if I
condemned myself to have You as my only refuge and the most
precious pledge of my salvation.
