This 
                                        beautiful story of grace, peace and 
                                        redemption opened publicly on June 18, 
                                        1970 when the Mother of God visited 
                                        Veronica Lueken on the grounds of the 
                                        old St. Robert Bellarmine Church in 
                                        Bayside, New York and later at the 
                                        Vatican Pavilion site (blessed by Pope 
                                        Paul VI) in Flushing Meadows Park, New 
                                        York. Beginning in 1968, St. Theresa the 
                                        Little Flower prepared Veronica for 
                                        these Heavenly apparitions.
                                        
                                        For 
                                        25 years, the Virgin Mary and Her Divine 
                                        Son would appear to this mother of five 
                                        children during Rosary Vigils on these 
                                        sacred grounds until her passing in 
                                        1995. Our Lady asked that this Shrine be 
                                        called “Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help 
                                        of Mothers” and that a Sunday Holy Hour 
                                        offered for the Pope and priests be 
                                        held.
                                        
                                        Over 
                                        300 comprehensive messages packed with 
                                        wisdom and guidance for these latter 
                                        days were transmitted through this seer 
                                        named by Heaven, Veronica of the Cross.
                                        
                                        Our 
                                        Lady of the Roses Shrine is under the 
                                        stewardship of the lay Order of St. 
                                        Michael (est. 1977), a vibrant community 
                                        of dedicated, celibate men who have been 
                                        appointed by Heaven to lead this global 
                                        mission. Our Lady has prophesied that 
                                        this lay Order will bring forth the 
                                        full-fledged religious Order of St. 
                                        Michael, an order founded on tradition, 
                                        which will also include a cloistered 
                                        convent.
                                        
                                        Our 
                                        Lady has also stated that curative 
                                        waters will erupt and a magnificent 
                                        basilica will be erected at the original 
                                        site of St. Robert’s.
                                        
                                        The 
                                        Vigils and Holy Hours continue to this 
                                        day at the Vatican Pavilion inspired by 
                                        Our Lord’s promise: “We have made Our 
                                        home upon these grounds.” Cures and 
                                        conversions abound and for countless 
                                        pilgrims, faith and hope have been 
                                        restored. We invite you to join us.
                                        
                                        For 
                                        a free rose petal blessed by Jesus and 
                                        Mary with the power of cure and 
                                        conversion, a Rosary Vigil calendar, and 
                                        for more information, contact:
                                        
                                        
                                        St Michael’s World Apostolate
                                        P.O. Box 514 • Bayside, NY 11361
                                        718-359-3908
                                        1-800-345-MARY
                                        toll free orderline 1-888-830-SMWA
                                        
                                        http://www.smwa.org
                                        
                                        smwa@smwa.org