Expert: J.M.J. West - 10/9/2008

Question
Dear West,

            How do I tell the bishop that what I saw was true. I was able to take a photo of Mary she called herself Our Lady of Gentle Love. She appeared in the photo and had on a white gown, and a sky blue veil. She told me to make a gold medal the front of the medal she wants me kneeling and looking up holding a rosary in one hand and her looking down with her hands in a grace stands and the rosary in her left arm, and the other side she wants a cross on top of the M and a dove below it with her sacred heart. Above this symbol she wants With my roses petals I will heal thee.

She also wants on the bottom her name as Our Lady of Gentle love. My apparitions are very authentic. It the story of it is the same as Fatima, but a little bit of Lourdes. She said that she wants the faithful to not believe in lies, and to pray and repent! She wants me to show the world that God loves them and came down to pay for our sins he came down in the form of the Son.

I am speaking of truth about the apparition. I have the photo on my cell phone and she let me take the picture to prove to others that I am not a fake or a false saint.

Answer
Jacqueline,

If you have seen an apparent apparition, contact your Bishop.  You can call his office directly.  If you cannot find the number, tell me where you live in a private message and I'll be able to find your local bishop's Chancery Office.

I cannot confirm or deny your apparition, that is a matter utterly up to the Church - and Our Lady herself would understand that.  It may take patience and time.

I don't know that a cell phone photo would be the most convincing proof, but I don't know much in this regard at all.  I for one would be interested in seeing it, if you can upload it to the internet, but I cannot pass judgment on such things.

I hope that helps,

-J.M.J. West