Our Lady revealed to the visionaries that Her real birthday is August 5th, not September 8th, which is when the Church celebrates it. She asked the parish to give to Her three days of fasting and continuous prayer in preparation for the celebration of Her birthday because it was a special anniversary, Her 2,000th birthday. Seventy priests heard Confessions without respite during this time and there were great numbers of conversions. Our Lady was in great joy during this time and promised great joy to priests who would hear Confessions during this time. Of this day, Our Lady told the visionaries:
