t is a strange, almost hidden story, which transports us back to another
America, a raw new land tentatively settled by poor immigrants seeking to rebuild their lives. It begins 158 years ago when the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a young Belgian immigrant Adele Brise, one autumn day in the primeval forest of northeastern Wisconsin.
Adele stood perfectly still and spoke to the Vision.
'In God's name, who are you, and what do you want of me?' asked Adele, as she had been directed by her confessor.
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