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Re: about the La Salette apparitions	James	Friday, December 31, 2004
Question: Dear brother, I think I did not make myself clear. I know that the La Salette apparitions has been approved by the Church and it is really worthy of belief. But I was referring to the "alleged Secret given by Melanie" which was included to the Index of Forbidden Books of 1948. (Please see my last post on the subject above of Dec. 28, 2004) Please see the links below: http://jloughnan.tripod.com/sal_decr.htm http://www.thestoryonline.com/Pages/Index_Prohibitorum http://www.unitypublishing.com/prophecy/fake-salette.htm In the third link above, one of the sources states that: "..., the true Secret of La Salette has never been made public. Many Catholics sadly continue to be misled by the false and unapproved 'secret' drawn up by an embittered Melanie Calvat in 1879, a gross distortion of the original version she wrote in 1851. Others, despite their good will, have simply felt unable to give it their credence - providentially it would seem. This article, taken from the July-August 1996 edition of the CRC, will inspire all those who love Our Lady by helping them to glimpse something of Her real Secret beneath Melanie Calvat's distortions." That is why I was also having doubts if Melanie was beatified. I was hoping that you could give me the date of her beatification because on the website of the biography you have given, I didn't find the date. God bless! James
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear James: Part of your question refers to information from Unity Publishing. I will say nothing about information coming from that source. Unity Publishing should not be sourced for the time of day let alone anything of substance. As for the Index, the only references I can see on the Index are "commentaries" on the Secret of La Salette by Henri Mariave and Gilbert-Joseph-Emile Combe and NOT on the secret itself. It appears that the Secret itself was never on the Index. The Secret was finally published, from what I understand, in 1872 and 1873, in Italy, with an Imprimatur of Cardinal Sforza, Archbishop of Naples, and with the approbation of Pope Pius IX. As to approval, Mgr de Bruillard, as bishop of Grenoble, approved of devotion to Our Lady of Salette in 1851, in the following terms: "We declare that the apparition of the Blessed Virgin to two shepherds, on September 19, 1846, on a mountain in the Alps in the parish of La Salette, bears in itself all the marks of truth and that the faithful are justified in believing without question in its truth. And so, to mark our lively gratitude to God and the glorious Virgin Mary, we authorise the cult of Our Lady of La Salette." On the subject of Melanie being a "Blessed", I found a site that called her called that, but have not found any evidence that she is in fact a "Blessed." I have looked on lists of "Blesseds" and have not found her name. Thus I presume she is not. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Re: about the La Salette apparitions

James

Friday, December 31, 2004

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Dear brother,

I think I did not make myself clear. I know that the La Salette apparitions has been approved by the Church and it is really worthy of belief. But I was referring to the "alleged Secret given by Melanie" which was included to the Index of Forbidden Books of 1948. (Please see my last post on the subject above of Dec. 28, 2004)

Please see the links below:
http://jloughnan.tripod.com/sal_decr.htm
http://www.thestoryonline.com/Pages/Index_Prohibitorum
http://www.unitypublishing.com/prophecy/fake-salette.htm

In the third link above, one of the sources states that:

"..., the true Secret of La Salette has never been made public. Many Catholics sadly continue to be misled by the false and unapproved 'secret' drawn up by an embittered Melanie Calvat in 1879, a gross distortion of the original version she wrote in 1851. Others, despite their good will, have simply felt unable to give it their credence - providentially it would seem.

This article, taken from the July-August 1996 edition of the CRC, will inspire all those who love Our Lady by helping them to glimpse something of Her real Secret beneath Melanie Calvat's distortions."

That is why I was also having doubts if Melanie was beatified. I was hoping that you could give me the date of her beatification because on the website of the biography you have given, I didn't find the date.

God bless!
James

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear James:

Part of your question refers to information from Unity Publishing. I will say nothing about information coming from that source. Unity Publishing should not be sourced for the time of day let alone anything of substance.

As for the Index, the only references I can see on the Index are "commentaries" on the Secret of La Salette by Henri Mariave and Gilbert-Joseph-Emile Combe and NOT on the secret itself.

It appears that the Secret itself was never on the Index. The Secret was finally published, from what I understand, in 1872 and 1873, in Italy, with an Imprimatur of Cardinal Sforza, Archbishop of Naples, and with the approbation of Pope Pius IX.

As to approval, Mgr de Bruillard, as bishop of Grenoble, approved of devotion to Our Lady of Salette in 1851, in the following terms:

"We declare that the apparition of the Blessed Virgin to two shepherds, on September 19, 1846, on a mountain in the Alps in the parish of La Salette, bears in itself all the marks of truth and that the faithful are justified in believing without question in its truth. And so, to mark our lively gratitude to God and the glorious Virgin Mary, we authorise the cult of Our Lady of La Salette."

On the subject of Melanie being a "Blessed", I found a site that called her called that, but have not found any evidence that she is in fact a "Blessed." I have looked on lists of "Blesseds" and have not found her name. Thus I presume she is not.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.