Our Lady gave the July 25, 1990, message a few days before Iraq invaded Kuwait. This message was profound and prophetic in that Our Lady was showing us how aware of the future She is. This one message showed that Her messages are not just for the present or distant future, but sometimes they are about the immediate future. Marija has said that everything Our Lady does-every word, every gesture, every symbol-is for a reason. Therefore, the message involves not only the words She uses, but also how She says the message, and the way She says it. The July 25, 1990, message has within it something unprecedented in the nine and one-half years of Her apparitions and messages. Our Lady used the word PEACE nine times in this one message. No one knew what was about to happen and to what degree that peace would be in jeopardy, but Our Lady’s concern is shown by the message:
“Dear children, today I invite you to peace. I have come here as the Queen of Peace and I desire to enrich you with my Motherly peace. Dear children, I love you and I desire to bring all of you to the peace which God gives and which enriches every heart. I invite you to become carriers and witnesses of my peace to this unpeaceful world. Let peace rule in the whole world, which is without peace and longs for peace. I bless you with my Motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call.â€