From May 2, 1994, Mary, Queen of the Rosary and Peace, as well as the Three Sacred Hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, appeared to Edson and his mother, Maria do Carmo, in Itapiranga, a municipality in Brazil.
On May 31, 2009, Monsignor Gritti, Bishop of the diocese of Itacoatiara (Amazonia-Brazil) recognized the supernatural origin of these apparitions. On January 31, 2010, he formally authorized the devotion to the Three Sacred Hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Here are some excerpts from Mary's messages given on May 15, 2013 to the two seers:
“Pray for the conversion of humanity. Satan believes he is victorious because he has blinded many souls by his seductions, but nothing is lost. Intercede and pray the Rosary for the conversion of my children who are in sin … You are living at the moment when two popes are close to each other and help each other ... Two lives and two flames burn for the good of the Church and the world. My son Benedict gives you an example of renouncement, self-sacrifice and prayer for the good of the Church and of the present Pope, which many do not do. They are the two olive trees and the two torches that stand before the Master of the earth (Rev 11: 4).”