 A statue of Mary holding Jesus’ body is located in the shrine’s crypt.
Behind the statue are crutches and canes left by people who say they
were cured of ailments through Mary’s intercession. (Sam Lucero | The
Compass)
On
December 8, 2010, the devotion to Our Lady's apparitions in the state
of Wisconsin was officially approved at the diocesan level, during the
feast of the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the United States.
These
apparitions, which took place on three occasions in October of 1859,
were first reported by a young immigrant from Belgium, Adele Brise
(1831-1896).
During the first
apparition of the Virgin, Adele’s vision went blurry and Our Lady
disappeared without saying a word. The following Sunday, Adele had
another apparition of the Virgin while on her way to Mass. After Mass,
the young woman confided to her confessor who invited her to ask in the
name of God who she was and what she expected of Adele.
The Virgin
appeared a third time to Adele who asked her those questions. The Virgin
answered: "I am the Queen of Heaven who prays for the conversion of
sinners. I wish you to do the same."
The Virgin Mary
also gave her a mission of evangelism and catechesis: “Gather the
children in this wild country and teach them what they should know for
salvation … Go and fear nothing. I will help you.”
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