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Over 30,000 Catholics from the unofficial Church had gathered for Mass on May 23, 1995, at the Dong Lu shrine on the vigil of the Feast of Our Lady, Mary Help of Christians. There were four bishops of the unofficial Church concelebrating the Mass, and nearly 100 unofficial priests standing in the open field.

Suddenly, during the opening prayer and again during the consecration, the people observed the sun spinning from right to left. Light rays of various shades of color emanated from the sky. Participants saw Our Lady of China and the child Jesus in the sky. The Virgin Mary appeared as a beautiful lady in white, surrounded by light. They also saw the Holy Family, the Heavenly Father, and the Holy Spirit. The phenomenon lasted about 20 minutes.

The Public Security barred all pilgrims from joining anyone on the hill. The police forced people back into buses and trains without offering any explanation. Still, as many as 100,000 of the faithful successfully reached the area by finding alternative ways to get there to celebrate the Feast of Mary Help of Christians on May 24, 1995.

An official government announcement forbade anyone from going to the Dong Lu shrine. The Chinese government mobilized 5,000 troops, supported by dozens of armored cars and helicopters. They destroyed and leveled that Marian shrine, confiscated the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary and arrested many priests.

However, the picture of Our Lady of China survived and remains intact. Only a copy of that picture was actually used in the church. The original picture had been hidden in the wall behind the copy, and this was recovered safely. It is now in the protective custody of Chinese priests who carry out their activities secretly.

The Cardinal Kung Foundation is promoting the celebration of an annual Mass for the persecuted underground Roman Catholic Church in China. The Foundation has chosen the Sunday that falls before October 1st as the annual date for this Mass. October 1^st is the National Day of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and also the anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s canonization of the 120 blessed martyr saints of China.

Although the Church has not issued an official judgment of the overall apparitions at Dong Lu, China, Pope Pius XI’s establishment of the church there as an official Marian Shrine constituted implicit approval.

“Our Lady of China”
DONG LU, CHINA (1900)

Dong Lu (or Tong Lu) was a very poor village, formerly called “the place of beggars.” It was probably the poorest place in the whole region near Peiping, China. The Vincentian Fathers started a Poor Mission in Dong Lu. By 1900, there were about seven hundred to one thousand Christians gathered about the little hamlet.

The terrifying Boxer Rebellion sweeps across China in a deadly manner.

Suddenly, the Boxer Rebellion swept through China and grew to such proportions that even small places like Dong Lu could not escape its fury. In April of 1900, a force of 10,000 hostile soldiers attacked Dong Lu. The Chinese priest of the village, Father Wu, prayed to Mary, asking for her help and protection. Suddenly, a “woman in a white robe, surrounded by light” appeared in the sky. It was the beautiful glowing image of the Virgin Mary. The soldiers, in a senseless rage, started to fire their bullets into the sky at her. But the apparition was not harmed and would not fade.

A simulation of what the Chinese saw in the sky: "a woman adorned with the sun" — A simulation of what the Chinese saw in the sky: “a woman adorned with the sun”

When the apparition did not fade, the attackers did not have any time to reorganize because a “fiery horseman,” probably St. Michael, came charging towards them, surrounded by “blazing flames of fire.” The strange horseman put fear into the 10,000 rioters, and they scattered and fled – never to return. After they disappeared over the horizon, Father Wu then confessed to his flock that he had invoked the help of Mary.

But, being barbaric fools, they shot into the sky at the Mother of God.

A new church was built on the site, and Father Wu placed a picture of Our Lady on the main altar. He asked the painter to dress Our Lady in the royal robes of the dowager Empress Tzi-His. The image of the Blessed Virgin in the royal robes of the pagan Empress with the Christ Child on her knees is a vivid expression of Chinese tradition. Though her robes be pagan, she belongs to every age, to all people, and to every race.

St. Michael the Archangel appears on a flaming horse with a fiery sword.

The beautiful church was built in her honor as a constant reminder to the people of Mary’s loving and motherly protection. The church became a famous place for pilgrimages, starting in 1924. Pope Pius XI approved it as an official Marian Shrine in 1932. But, during World War II, it was destroyed by Japanese bombs.

Fear scatters the 10,000 rebels as St. Michael charges at them.

Yet, the Blessed Virgin would return to Dong Lu in dramatic fashion in 1995 before 30,000 worshippers.

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