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Blessed Queen of peace
Mary
- detailed description of Our Lady
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Time has passed and
attempts at portraying Our Lady as she appears at Medjugorje
have multiplied. Many of these attempts diverged from the
description given by the visionaries, so in order to prevent
from further confusion, Fr. Bubalo, sent a questionnaire to all
the visionaries in which he asked them to supply answers to a
number of questions relating to Our Lady’s appearance. |
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Five of the six
visionaries responded to Fr. Bubalo appeal and signed their
completed questionnaire forms at Humac in 1992. Jakov Colo was
unable to return his questionnaire form, but he agreed with what
the other visionaries said, and had nothing to add to their
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Here are the questions and the results of the visionaries'
brief answers.
1. As the first thing, tell me: how tall is the Madonna that you
regularly see?
....About 165 cm - Like me. (Vicka)
[5 feet 5 inches]
2. Does she look rather "slender", slim or . . .?
....She looks rather slender.
3. About how many kilograms do you think she weighs?
....About 60 kilograms (132
pounds).
4. About how old do you think she is?
....From 18 to 20 years old.
5. When she is with the Child Jesus does she look older?
....She looks as usual - she
looks the same.
6. When Our Lady is with you is she always standing or . . .
......Always standing.
7. On what is she standing?
....On some little cloud.
8. What colour is that little cloud?
....The cloud is a whitish color.
9. Have you ever seen her kneel?
....Never! (Vicka, Ivan, Ivanka.
. .)
10. Naturally your Madonna also has her own face. How does it
look: round or rather long - oval?
......It's rather long - oval -
normal.
11. What colour is her face?
......Normal - rather light -
rosy cheeks.
......
12. What colour is her brow?
......Normal - mainly light like
her face.
13. What kind of lips does Our Lady have - rather thick or thin?
......Normal - beautiful - they
are more thin.
14. What colour are they?
......Reddish - natural colour.
15. Does Our Lady have any dimples, as we people usually have?
......Ordinarily she doesn't -
perhaps a little, if she smiles. (Mirjana)
16. Is there some pleasant smile ordinarily noticeable on her
countenance?
......Maybe - more like some
indescribable gentleness - there's a smile visible as if somehow
under her skin. (Vicka)
17. What is the colour of Our Lady's eyes?
......Her eyes are wonderful!
Clearly blue. (all)
18. Are they rather big or . . .?
......More normal - maybe a
little bit bigger. (Marija)
19. How are her eyelashes?
......Delicate - normal.
20. What colour are her eyelashes?
......Normal - no special colour.
21. Are they thinner or . . .?
......Ordinary - normal.
22. Of course, Our Lady also has a nose. What is it like: sharp
or . . .?
......A nice, little nose
(Mirjana) - normal, harmonizing with her face. (Marija)
23. And Our Lady's eyebrows?
......Her eyebrows are thin -
normal - more of a black colour.
24. How is your Madonna dressed?
......She is clothed in a simple
woman's dress.
25. What colour is her dress?
......Her dress is grey - maybe
a little bluish-grey. (Mirjana)
26. Is the dress tight-fitting or does it fall freely?
......It falls freely.
27. How far down does her dress reach?
......All the way down to the
little cloud on which she's standing - it blends into the cloud.
28. How far up around the neck?
......Normally - up to the
beginning of her neck.
29. Is a part of Our Lady's neck visible?
......Her neck is visible, but
nothing of her bosom is visible.
30. How far do her sleeves reach?
......Up to her palms.
31. Is Our Lady's dress hemmed with anything?
......No, not with anything.
32. Is there anything pulled in or tied around Our Lady's waist?
......No, there's nothing.
33. On the body of the Madonna that you see, is her femininity
noticeable?
......Of course it's noticeable!
But nothing specially. (Vicka)
34. Is there anything else on Our Lady besides this dress
described?
......She has a veil on her head.
35. What colour is that veil?
......The veil is a white colour.
36. Pure white or . . .?
......Pure white.
37. How much of her does the veil cover?
......It covers her head,
shoulders and complete body from the back and from the sides.
38. How far down does it reach?
......It reaches down to the
little cloud, also like her dress.
39. How far does it cover in front?
......It covers from the back
and from the sides.
40. Does the veil look firmer, thicker than Our Lady's dress?
......No it doesn't - it's
similar to the dress.
41. Is there any kind of jewellery on her?
......There is no kind of
jewellery.
42. Is the veil trimmed with anything at the ends?
......Not with anything.
43. Does Our Lady have any kind of ornament at all?
......She has no kind.
44. For example, on her head or around the head?
......Yes - she has a crown of
stars on her head.
45. Are there always stars around her head?
......Ordinarily there are -
there always are. (Vicka)
46. For example, when she appears with Jesus?
......She's the same way.
47. How many stars are there?
......There are twelve of them.
48. What colour are they?
......Golden - gold colour.
49. Are they in any way connected with each other?
......They are connected with
something - so that can stay up. (Vicka)
50. Is a little bit of Our Lady's hair visible?
......A little bit of her hair
is visible.
51. Where do you see it?
......A little above her
forehead - from under the veil - from the left side.
52. What colour is it?
......Its black.
53. Is either of Our Lady's ears ever visible?
......No, they are never visible.
54. How is that?
......Well, the veil covers her
ears.
55. What is Our Lady usually looking at during the apparition?
......Usually she is looking at
us - sometimes at something else, at what she's showing.
56. How does Our Lady hold her hands?
......Her hands are free,
relaxed, extended.
57. When does she hold her hands folded?
......Almost never - maybe
sometimes at the "Glory be".
58. Does she ever move, gesture with her hands during the
apparitions?
......She does not gesture,
except when she shows something.
59. Which way are her palms turned when her hands are extended?
......Her palms are usually
relaxed upwards - her fingers are relaxed in the same way.
60. Are her fingernails then also visible?
......They are partially visible.
61. How are they - which colour are they?
......Natural colour – clean-cut
fingernails.
62. Have you ever seen Our Lady's legs?
......No - never - her dress
always covers them.
63. Finally, is Our Lady really beautiful, as you have said?
......Well, really we haven't
told you anything about that - her beauty cannot be described -
it is not our kind of beauty - that is something ethereal -
something heavenly - something that we'll only see in Paradise -
and then only to a certain degree.
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