Our Lady of Šiluva: The First Marian Apparition to Protestants

In this powerful sermon, we reflect on the miraculous apparition of Our Lady of Šiluva (Shiluva) in Lithuania — one of the earliest Marian apparitions in Europe, and perhaps the only recorded time the Blessed Virgin Mary directly spoke to non-Catholic Christians. Discover how Mary appeared in 1608 weeping upon a stone where the Catholic Church once stood, lamenting that “formerly my dearly beloved Son was worshiped on this very spot, now this soil is given over to the plowman and the sower.” 🌲 Known as Our Lady of the Pines, this apparition led to: The rediscovery of hidden church treasures and a miraculous healing A revival of the Catholic faith in Lithuania after decades of Protestant suppression The consecration of Poland and Lithuania to the Blessed Virgin Mary by King Casimir in 1656 A foreshadowing of Fatima and the promised triumph of the Immaculate Heart From the tears of Our Lady to the conversion of nations, this sermon connects Šiluva to Fatima, the errors of Russia, and the urgent call to personal and national consecration. ⚜️ May Our Lady of Šiluva, patroness of conversions, intercede for us and bring the world to the triumph of her Immaculate Heart. ✝️ In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 – In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost 0:23 – Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 0:32 – Origins of Our Lady of Šiluva (Our Lady of the Pines) 1:09 – Lithuania under Protestant (Calvinist) influence 1:53 – Destruction of the Catholic Church in Šiluva 2:50 – 80 years later: Shepherd children witness the apparition 3:44 – Our Lady appears weeping on the rock 4:07 – Words of Our Lady: “Formerly my dearly beloved Son was worshiped here…” 4:19 – Reflection: Church closures and Our Lady’s sorrow 4:41 – Movement to reclaim Catholic land in Šiluva 5:28 – Miracle of the blind man regaining his sight 5:49 – Discovery of the hidden chest with church treasures 6:14 – Legal victory restoring Šiluva to the Catholic Church (1622) 6:24 – Revival: 11,000 Catholics receive Holy Communion 6:46 – Political miracle: Poland & Lithuania under attack 7:04 – King Casimir consecrates Poland & Lithuania to Mary (1656) 7:20 – Papal recognition: Pope Alexander VII confirms consecration 7:38 – Peace treaties with Sweden and Russia follow 7:45 – Importance of national consecration (France vs. Poland example) 8:44 – Fatima, Russia, and the global call to consecration 9:09 – Lithuania absorbed into Russian Empire (1795) 9:47 – Soviet persecution and suppression of pilgrimages 10:14 – Lithuania regains independence (1991) near Nativity of Mary feast 10:29 – Errors of Russia and the prophecy of universal communism 10:55 – Call to personal consecration, rosary, scapular, First Saturdays 11:14 – Promise of Russia’s conversion and global renewal 11:26 – Šiluva as a foreshadowing of the Triumph 12:00 – Prophecies of worldwide Catholic conversions 12:20 – Battle against Russia and the role of the converted faithful 12:36 – Our Lady of Šiluva: Patroness of conversions 13:00 – Closing prayer: In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost #OurLadyOfŠiluva #CatholicFaith #MarianApparition #OurLadyOfThePines #CatholicHistory #TriumphOfTheImmaculateHeart #FatimaProphecy #CatholicConversion #CatholicSermon #BlessedVirginMary 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-b... Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-sup... 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Sensus Fidelium is your go to for sermons on the catholic church, faith, growing in holiness, study of the scriptures, anything and everything you need to be set on fire for the Lord and His Church.