%0 Journal Article
%T The Credibility of Marian Apparitions. The Gietrzwa£¿d Context
%A Rabczy¨½ski
%A Pawe£¿
%J -
%D 2019
%R 10.31192/np.17.3.8
%X Sa£¿etak The year 2017 marks the 140th anniversary of Marian apparitions in Gietrzwa£¿d, a small village situated in southern Warmia. On 11 September 1977, the revelations in Gietrzwa£¿d received official approval of the Church. The message imparted to the seers by the Mother of God may be encapsulated in three sentences: I am the Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculately Conceived; I wish you recite the rosary every day; Do not be sad for I will always be with you. Marian apparitions, classed as so-called private revelations, are aimed at bringing into actuality the Divine Revelation in a given historical period. The content of Marian apparitions usually boils down to a call for conversion, repentance or prayer. Thus, it provides an important impulse for Christian renewal, a return to Evangelical fervour and holiness. Upon consideration of the modern theological research, this article lists four main criteria for discerning the credibility of Marian epiphanies: a) Christological and ecclesiological reference; b) good fruits of the revelations; c) miracles and other supernatural phenomena; d) the credibility of people experiencing the revelations. Having analysed the invoked signs pointing to the authenticity of the revelations, the author concludes that Marian epiphanies in Gietrzwa£¿d are fully credible
%K public revelations
%K private revelations
%K Marian apparitions
%K Marian epiphanies
%K credibility of Marian epiphanies
%K criteria for discerning the credibility of Marian epiphanies
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