I am Anne, Mary's Mother (I)

In early August 1623, in the evening after a hard day of work, while Yves Nicolazic was letting himself have some special thoughts for Saint Anne, his "good patron saint," his room suddenly lit up. This young peasant from Brittany then saw a hand appear in the darkness holding a wax torch. Later Yves saw these apparitions again several times, and found himself taken outside into the darkest night following the wax torch that led him along narrow paths. One evening with his brother-in-law, they saw a white Lady with a wax torch in her hand in a familiar field called Bocenno. Another time, they saw shooting stars falling into that field. All these events happened in a peaceful and unhurried manner. Yves, who never understood what was happening to him, never changed his attitude, if not only to pray more fervently. On July 25, 1624, the day before the feast of Saint Anne, the Lady appeared to him again in the evening as he was walking down a path, told him reassuring words and led him home with a wax torch in her hand. However Yves could not rest quietly with his family that evening. He was too perplexed about these events, so he left his house and went outside to pray in the barn. On his way, he heard the "sound of the feet of crowds marching". But there was nobody on the path! Then in a bright light, the mysterious Lady appeared and spoke to him. "Yves Nicolazic, do not fear. I am Anne, the Virgin Mary's mother. Tell your rector that at one time there used to be a chapel on that patch of land called Bocenno, even before there was village here. It was the most popular one in all the country. It was destroyed 924 years and 6 months ago. I would like to have it rebuilt as soon as possible. I would like you to take care of it because God wants me to be honored there."