Rosa Mystica
| Rosa Mystica Mystical Rose | |
|---|---|
|
The image featuring the three roses | |
| Witness | Pierina Gilli |
| Type | Marian apparition |
| Holy See approval |
Pope Paul VI Pope John XXIII |
| Patronage | Second Vatican Council, Religious Orders |
| Attributes | The Blessed Virgin Mary featuring three swords, or three roses in red, white and yellow. |
aRosa Mystica, sometimes known as Mystical Rose, is the name of an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is associated with a famed Marian apparition connected with the religious Italian visionary, Pierina Gilli. The apparition is believed by some to encourage the reform of religious orders, with a focus on pious practices, which Guilli promoted during her lifetime.[1]
Status
The Roman Catholic Church has not issued a ruling on the authenticity of the Marian apparition. It refers to a private audience granted by Pope Pius XII to Pierina Guilli on 9 August 1951 at Castel Gandolfo. The devotion is tolerated in Italy and is known for its most common religious iconography, an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary bearing three roses in her breast.
History
The marian title itself is found in the Litany of Loreto in reference to the Rose of Sharon, an allegorical belief that focuses on the Virgin Mary as Mediatrix intercessor.
The apparition traces back to the small town of Montichiari, Italy where a religious nurse named Pierina Guilli is said to have witnessed Mary in a melancholic state, while appearing in a purple tunic and having three swords struck in her chest. Mary mentioned the three virtues requested to Guilli, Prayer, Penance and Expiation dating back to 1941.
The second to the seventh apparitions to Guilli portray Mary in her most known form: a lady dressed in white veil, white tunic and three roses of white, gold and yellow surmounting the breast area. Guilli's vision allegedly represents the future loss of priests, religious order and postulants in the Roman Catholic Church, a belief most associated with the changes coming after the Second Vatican Council.
Veneration
The Marian title of Rosa Mystica is most prominently associated with the posthumous title in Litany of Loreto, referencing the Virgin Mary as the Rose of Sharon.
A devotional image enshrined at the Rosenberg church in Germany features an 1138 painting of Mary, featuring three roses, with thirteen roses, allegedly connecting to the 13 July feast day associated with the Marian title.
See also
References
- ↑ "ROSA MYSTICA AND THE CHURCH". catholictradition.org.