Immaculate Conception Novena (Day 8): Our Lady of Pontmain: The Miracle That Stopped an Army

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In this powerful reflection, we explore the miraculous apparition of Our Lady of Pontmain (Our Lady of Hope), who appeared on January 17, 1871, during the final months of the Franco-Prussian War. Her message, “Pray, my children. God will hear you in time. My Son allows Himself to be touched,” brought supernatural hope to a village facing imminent invasion. Through a rich biblical parallel to Joshua and the Ark of the Covenant, this sermon illustrates how Mary, the New Ark, leads God’s people not to earthly victory but to the promise of eternal life. Learn how an entire army halted, how children became visionaries, and how faith transformed a nation on the brink of defeat. This meditation invites us into deeper trust in Our Lady’s intercession, especially as we prepare for the feast of her Immaculate Conception. May her message echo today: pray, trust, and follow the Lord of Hosts. 0:00 – Introduction & Invocation 0:20 – Overview: The Apparition at Pontmain 0:30 – Background: The Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) 1:05 – France Under Siege 1:14 – The Village of Pontmain 1:22 – The Barbedette Family 1:41 – Eugene’s First Vision 2:01 – Parallel with Joshua Before Jericho 3:01 – Adults vs. Children: Who Sees the Vision? 3:35 – The Family Prays for Discernment 4:03 – Sister Vitaline and the Girl Visionaries 4:24 – Villagers Gather; Children See the Lady 4:41 – The Message Begins Unfolding 4:54 – The Banner: “Pray My Children…” 5:01 – Biblical Parallel: The Ark Leading Israel 6:36 – Mary as the New Ark of the Covenant 7:29 – The Message Completed 7:47 – The Two White Crosses 7:54 – The Apparition Ends 8:04 – Prussian Army Mysteriously Stops 8:36 – Turning Point and Armistice 8:59 – Return of the Soldiers of Pontmain 9:05 – Following the New Ark Toward Eternal Promises 9:15 – Closing Prayer & Benediction For more from this parish please visit https://www.institute-christ-king.org/wausau-sermons & please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest https://icksp.org.uk/blog/at-our-mission-in-gabon/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #OurLadyOfPontmain #OurLadyOfHope #MarianApparitions #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicHistory #MiracleOfPontmain #FrancoPrussianWar #MaryTheNewArk #CatholicFaith #AveMarisStella #PrayMyChildren #ImmaculateConception

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• Miracles