Did you know Our Lady visited Wisconsin in 1859 with a message for our country?
Born in Belgium, Adele Brise immigrated to the United States with her family and settled in Wisconsin on a 240-acre farm. A few years after she arrived, Adele was walking to the mill. It was a long 4-mile walk carrying bags of wheat to be milled into four. While it was hard work, Adele loved her walks through the woods.
When she returned from the mill with fresh flour, Adele was suddenly startled by a strange light in the trees. As she watched, the blinding light slowly began to change into the shape of a woman! Shocked, Adele backed away and ran home.
Out of breath, Adele told her family about the strange encounter. They were unsure what to make of this occurrence and suggested Adele speak to their parish priest. On Sunday, Adele was walking to Mass with her sister and neighbor and when she approached the same place in the woods, she once again saw the bright light and woman! Puzzled, the other two women could not see anything.
Once they arrived at the parish, Father Verhoef listened to Adele’s story. Once she was finished, he said, “Do not be troubled by this vision. It will not harm you. It it is from God, you will see it again, and when you do, you must ask, ‘In God’s name, who are you and what do you desire of me?”
Comforted, Adele began her walk home through the woods…watch the video below to find out what happened next from our Glory Story audio drama:
The message Our Lady proceeded to give Adele would change her life forever.
In her very short apparition, Our Lady made a simple request for Adele: “Teach the children…teach them their catechism.”
You can listen to the rest of our Glory Story audio drama to hear the rest of Our Lady’s words and how Adele carried out her Heavenly mission–you can instantly download the entire story HERE.
The perfect companion to our audio drama is fresh off the press: Our Lady of Champion coloring book!
In this 30-page coloring book, your kids will learn:
- How the local Bishop tried to shut down this Marian Apparition site.
- That Adele Brise did not want to emigrate to the U.S.A. and even thought God did not want her to!
- The largest wildfire in U.S. history (that is often left out of many history textbooks!) and how Our Lady saved Adele!
- BONUS: A Eucharistic miracle took place during the fire.
This coloring book also features fun facts like Wisconsin’s state rock (yes, states have official rocks!).
Still unsure? You can download a FREE 6-page sample below:
Rather download the entire coloring book instantly? We offer an instant download option!
