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The girls' visions were preceded by three interior calls (llamadas) each becoming stronger than the last. After the third call they ran off to the place where they were to see the vision and upon arrival, abruptly fell to their knees entering into an ecstatic rapture. The ecstatic rapture was complete. The girls' eyes were dilated and their faces became transformed with an unearthly beauty that could not adequately be captured on film or in photos.
"I have seen
the photos but even the photos can't compare to the real thing."
–Witness Clinio Sans Lopez The weight factor of the visionaries changed so
much that two men had great difficulty in lifting one 12-year-old
from the ground while the girls themselves were able to lift each
other with surprising ease to offer a kiss to their Vision.
August began with new phenomena. As the girls knelt in ecstasy, they could at any time suddenly flop over backwards until their heads were touching the ground. Sometimes they fell in perfect unison forming beautiful sculptures, but their clothing was never immodestly ruffled or unbecoming. At other times they fell straight over backwards hitting the floor with a thud to the horror of onlookers. But they were never hurt and would get up without the support of their hands or arms.
Also in August of 1961, the girls began walking in ecstasy either forward or backward throughout the village with their eyes fixed above the whole time. Notice in the picture on the far right how Mari Loli's foot carefully avoids a protruding stone. Sometimes they moved so fast that not even the young men of the village running full speed could keep up with them. Afterwards they were neither tired nor perspiring and their pulse rates were normal.
The girls in ecstasy always carried a crucifix
which they offered to the bystanders for veneration. They never
knew who was kissing the crucifix because in ecstasy they couldn't
see anyone except their vision and themselves.
In the early days of the apparitions, to amuse the Infant the Lady of their visions carried in her arms, the girls offered Him small stones. The Infant did not take the stones but the Lady did and kissing them, told the girls to give them to certain people once the ecstasy was over. When the spectators heard that the Vision had kissed stones they gave their rosaries and medals to the girls to see if the Lady would kiss these religious articles. The Lady did accept to kiss them and this practice continued throughout the apparitions. There were notable characteristics of this phenomena.
People often gave their religious articles to
the girls through a third party, or placed them on a table set aside
for this purpose in the girls' homes when the girls were not present.
"Through the kiss I have bestowed on these objects, my Son will perform prodigies." –Our Lady to Conchita, November 13, 1965
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