The Apparitions and Miracles at Knock; also, the Official Depositions of the Eye-witnesses

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CHAPTER VI;
APPARITIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES CONTRASTED WITH THAT
AT KNOCK.
By many who do not believe in the supernatural, nay, by
many who do not care to think that there is really another
and a nobler life hereafter, these pages will be read.
Apparitions, such as those at Knock, those seen at Hartel-
wood, close to Marpingen, near the town of St. Wendel, in
Bavaria, the apparitions so well known of La Salette, and of
Lourdes, are strong reminders that there is a pure spirit
world, a kingdom " to come," in which Jesus Christ reigns
as King, and Mary his Mother, as Queen.
In all these supernatural manifestations there are features
which mark them with a special character. Yet there are
other features common to those revealed glimpses from spirit
land, no matter whether they have been seen in times past or
present, beheld in Ireland, or France, or Germany, or Italy,
or Judea, or Egypt.
Characteristics of Supernatural Apparitions.
First, an apparition of an angel, or beatified soul, is always
seen accompanied by light.
Secondly, the light appears first, and the supernatural
being, or voice from amidst the light, next.
Thirdly, the heavenly messenger, or spirit disappears first,
when the apparition ceases, and then immediately afterwards
the light. These are a few of the objective features.
Instances compared with the Apparitions at Knock.
These three characteristics are found to mark the appari
tions that have been seen at Knock, at Marpingen, at Lourdes,
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