"God'll pay." "If you help God pays..." "God'll pay." "If you help God pays..." "God'll pay." "If you help God pays..." "Let's do one the way I want." "If it works, OK, if it doesn't, never mind." "How do you want to do it?" "As the Feria del Sol one." "Look at me." "Got it?" "Yes." "Excuse me." "Put it in, put it in." "Ready?" ""This is Gladys Motta's house, before whom, according to tradition, the Virgin made her first appearence on 25th September, 1983."" "What a mess!" "I don't want to lose these papers..." "You said that Gladys is never seen around?" "No, never." "On dates like this she's never seen." "Yes, after Mass she is always waiting for the pilgrims here." "But on dates like this she doesn't go out or lead an ordinary life." "At least neighbours state so, I don't know, I don't live here." "We've been coming from Uruguay for 15 years and after Mass she's always here welcoming the pilgrims." "Neighbours say she leads a normal life all year long, but on this particular day she doesn't go out." "Maybe not on 25th September, but she greets the pilgrims from behind the fence bars." "I don't know whether she's coming out today..." "I don't know, she may..." "She's been seen..." "She never comes out..." "She's never come out on a 25th, as far as I know." "But people say she does." "On the 25ths?" "After Mass." "Hey, get the girl down, please." "Hey, asshole!" "Beat it!" "Why the hell are you filming me, you opportunist!" "But that's not the way..." "Not the way?" "Bullshit!" "It is impossible with the cameras here." "It is for Mrs. Motta's privacy." "We are asking you to be respectful." "It's OK, we're being respectful." "Eh?" "It's the only thing they ask for." "We are in the street." "Yes, but they want the cameras away from the house." "If you wanna be around without your cameras, fine." "But not with them." "Get it?" "Thanks a lot." "It is for everybody's own good." "WELCOME TO MARY'S CITY - SAN NICOLAS" "Judge Edgar Rodríguez has a lot of hard evidence." "My son was killed," "I'm pain stricken." "My family's been split apart." "Well madam, your last message and I'll leave you alone." "Let justice be done." "Done." "Thanks." "Well, excuse me." "Leave like it is" "No, no no" "Roberto Hello Luis." "This is Gimenez's file." "Later on I'll bring you the accident file, and that's it." "Done." "How many pages left?" "The Virgin's story is missing." "Bring it to me." "Gladys Motta's story, and there in the Shrine, uh?" "As soon as possible, for the first issue, Luis." "Well, cool." "OK" "I was lucky and privileged to disclose the issue publicly." "The story of Gladys Quiroga de Motta, a very humble lady, with incomplete elementary schooling, who begins to say the Virgin appears to her." "In local circles this produced various commentaries." "And she was afraid, she thought, if I say this they'll think I'm crazy." "Then she decided to tell this to her two neighbours," "Morocha Santillán and Erlinda Leiva." "I believe Mrs. Leiva was the first to whom Gladys Motta talked." "See the way people look." "I'm so old I don't feel embarrassment." "Have you ever felt embarrassment?" "That's it, I've already lost it, there's no more left." "Nobody dared speak." ""Don't say a word, nobody knows where Gladys lives. "" "I won't start with lies." "I tell everything I know for sure." "She came to say the Virgin had talked to her." "I wondered "Can this be true?" "Is she all right?" She first asked me" ""Don't you see a Virgin in that rosary?"" ""Nooo, I see nothing", I replied." ""I see a Virgin. "" "A couple of days later she told me the Virgin talked to her." "What do you think?" "It's as if one day this boy came saying Jesus talked to him." "I neither believe nor discredit him." "And this happened..." "Later all this happened, see?" "This is how it ended." "LEAVE BAGS" "We've been called to walk to God's house." "And today we are the Virgin's pilgrims." "We've been called to walk to Her house." "Happy those who are invited to the Lord's Dinner." "Lord, I'm not worthy to be your host but one word will be enough to heal me." "Christ's Body" "Amén." "Let's march towards our Mother's house." "Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now now and at the hour of our death, amen." "Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesús." "I had known her for 20 years." "We didn't share much." "But we were friends." "I asked Galdys, "What have your family told you?"" "She said, "I haven't told them or they'd think I am crazy"" ""Why are you telling us?", I said." ""Why are you telling us?", I said." "She answered." "I suggested "Why don't you go to the church, talk to a priest, see what he thinks?"" "She did so, and talked with Father Pérez." "I don't know whether he believed her or not." "Shrine, good morning." "The procession starts at 3 pm, so mass is at about 4." "No, you're welcome, goodbye." "There you have Padre Pérez." "Hello!" "Come on in!" "How are you?" "Good." "What are your early memories about Gladys?" "Well, very simple." "I already knew her before this happened." "A godfearing, simple, humble woman who has remained so." "When she announced to me the mystery she was experiencing I decided take her accounts seriously, given her seriousness." "What did you think then?" "I was open to whatever God could be trying to say." "So I took a long time just to think about it and analyze what could be a truthful or a false event." "Time showed me that it was really serious." "Cristian Reboa for the children." "Cristian Reboa left for San Nicolás" "Let's see his departure from the Orphanage." "Well, what do we ask the Virgin for?" "For my children's health and to make our dreams come true." "I'm going to ask you a favour." "Before going to sleep, pray for me, I'll be cycling to San Nicolas that is very far." "Will you?" "What do I ask her for, to cure you or not?" "Don't you want to get cured?" "So that you can play with your friends again." "At night, pray to the Virgin for me." "I'll be cycling to reach San Nicolas and the Virgin." "I'll take your petition with me." "Are all the petitions here?" "All people's prayers are here." "And we won't stop till we get to San Nicolas." "We have a long way ahead may God and the Virgin be with us." "I beg you to pray for us, we'll be cycling taking all the prayers to the Virgin of San Nicolas." "The backpack, and off we go." "Good luck, Cristian." "Well, thank you." "And follow me on Telefé Channel." "As it is the rule, the Bishop summons a team of experts." "Psychologists, psychiatrists, graphologists, who study the person and her personality." "I am the second person to analyze this phenomenon that is, besides Padre Pérez, from the clerical point of view." "Because of our friendship, he sent her to me." "Did you believe her from the beginning?" "We believed her from the very beginning, but it was not simply just to believe." "It was because of her background, because we knew she was a serious person." "As far as I'm concerned I opened my heart to whatever God wanted to manifest." "He explained to me: "For a month or so, there's a lady who has been telling me the Virgin appears to her. "" "Since other extraordinary things had happened to us before, I answered" ""Father, I already believe her. "" ""No, no, no, no." "I want you to come and look at it objectively. "" "From that moment my faith began to believe." "I believed from the very beginning it was true." "He said, "No, I want you to be objective and actually study the case." "I want you to observe the person from the psychiatric point of view. "" ""I'll do as you tell me, but I already believe. "" "Three, two, one, go." "This large number of young men and women behind my basic began their trip to San Nicolas santuary at half past five in the morning." "Right now they are at the national route number nine kilometer eighty five, precisely between the cities of" "Zarate and Campana." "Everybody... first the..." "Old people and women, please mind your step" "Those who don't get into the bus can go on walking, no problem." "It'll be very cold." "Yes, it will be cold." "But it'll be warm too, uh?" "Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow..." "I've been living here for 28 years." "It's always the same." "For Christmas either we go to greet them or they come." "That's 28 years, right?" "Besides, d'you know what?" "I don't think we'll see her today." "I always come on 25ths and I've never ever seen her." "As I told you, the lady walks around every single day." "But you have to spot her." "That's the problem." "Don't forget..." "Send her my regards." "O.K. Thanks, very kind of you" "It was said the Virgin's messages arrived at a house in the middle of the block." "And my house is just in the middle of the block, but it is not the house, it's nextdoor, s you can see the front, it's Gladys's house" "People ask me when she can be seen, if we can ask." "She is just a mediator who receives the Virgin's messages." "She prays for those who leave letters or for people calling from abroad." "She prays for everybody." "We don't see her daily, but sometimes, when she goes shopping or to the Shrine..." "She walks, I mean, she goes around." "But, as I was telling this lady, many people don't know her." "Then, maybe she is praying next to you and you don't realize you're praying next to Gladys Motta." "This is because people don't know what she look like." "Filming her is impossible, isn't it?" "Right... no way." "She wouldn't give you a story or an interview or..." "No." "She used to call in, and afterwards, she started to come every afternoon to tell me what the Virgin told her." "And what did the Virgin tell her?" "She told her we had to pray." "The Virgin showed her a rosary and she didn't know..." ""The Virgin shows me a rosary that looks like glass"." "I can't forget what she said because I was cleaning the cooker and when she ended" ""the Virgin tells me something I don't understand", she was in tears." "And I told her," ""Gladys, ask the Virgin what she needs from us"" "I said this from my heart." "And well, then, that she wanted everybody to pray ecause very hard times were approaching." "It's all steel!" "SOMISA - ARGENTINE STEEL" "The ancient city of San Nicolás used to be full of factories and work, with very devoted and religious people." "For a big corporation, a city." "A city identified with it." "A city that faces its future." "That improves culturally, s ocially and physically through the community's effort to reach a better life style." "Steel is life." "Temperatures are rising in San Nicolás." "There is fear amongst people concerning the consequences after the sacking of 3100 people in the steel mill, on top of the 4500 sacked previously." "This could be disastrous for the economy in San Nicolás." "The wives, the sisters, the girlfriends of the factory workersreceive them with applause, showing their support." "We want our husbands to be able to work." "We don't want the factory to close." "Don't throw out our husbands because they've got nowhere else to work." "How are you returning from Buenos Aires?" "In bits." "Without work!" "Is there any other way of resolving Somisa's problem withou the social imapct this is going to have?" "There won't be any social impact." "Somisa is ours!" "You, shameless!" "I have 5 kids to feed and we are jobless in San Nicolas." "I have 5 children!" "I'm a catholic the same as you!" "Hail Mary, full of grace!" "Come on!" "The Lord is with thee;" "blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus." "Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, amen." "The workers show images of the Virgin Mary who is worshipped in San Nicolás since" "Her recent apparition to a local woman." "$2 the box of cookies!" "$2!" "Lady, for $2 you can have a box of cookies..." ""MARY'S CITY" - 12 COOKIES" "An ugly duck." "The Pikachu on bicycle!" "RESTAURANT "THE MIRACLE"" "The sackings at of Somisa was a terrible blow, definitely." "And certainly the Shrine represents a spiritual presence that God devised to soothe and strengthen people in this difficult situation." "Also, indirectly, many benefit even economically with the affluence of people." "You can see that in traditional shrines, in which local people live on the profit that the visitors provide." "These are consequences, not a planned situation." "Here, I'm simply a witness since previous times, of an event that God gives us mainly for men's conversion." "Confronting present time idols, money, power, pleasure, God creates something new," "and builds up this temple with the help of humble people." "No, no, no." "You have to walk." "We are starting and welcoming all these kindergartens that have come to the Mother's house." "We are starting with a song to cheer the people and our Mother who is our hostess today." "Those who know the words, sing in a loud voice, and those who don't, can learn from what they hear." "Right?" "Let's stand up sing all together." ""God's love is wonderful, God's love is wonderful... "" "We are here to pay a visit to the Virgin, aren't we?" "Yeeees!" "Why are we visiting her?" "What's the matter with her now?" "On the?" "Twenty fiiiiifth!" "What happens on the twenty fifth?" "The Virgin's Day!" "And we're here today to say hello, aren't we?" "Yeeees!" ""So low I can't be below, so wide I can't be outside"" "What do you know about the Virgin?" "What is the Virgin to us?" "Our Mummy!" "Our mummy in Heaven, isn't she?" "Yeeees!" "Very good." "Good morning." "Let's sit down." "Let's see... are you happy or not?" "Yeeees!" "Why are you happy?" "Because we're here to see the Virgin." "And the others don't seem to be happy, do they?" "Yeeees!" "Why are you happy?" "Because you are on an outing?" "Yes!" "Why?" "Tell me." "Just because." "Just because, OK." "Where are we now?" "In the chapel!" "Where?" "In the chapel!" "Cannot hear, I'm deaf." "In the chapel!" "In the club?" "In the chapel!" "Do you want to sing to Her?" "Let's see... "I have my mother at home... "" ""But I have two mothers, the Virgin in Heaven who is also God's mother." "Both love me, both render love to me," "I seek for and call and love them both." "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail!" "Louder!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail" "Let's applaud the Virgin strongly!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail!" "Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus." "Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death." "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus." "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus." "Come on pilgrim, that we have to be there tonight!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail!" "Are you going to leave letters at Gladys's house?" "Yes, but I don't go to Gladys's house because she doesn't pay attention to us She can't." "Of course, poor Gladys." "Then..." "I've come every 25th for the last 14 years." "I was told I wouldn't be able to walk." "Look at me." "Our idea was to walk to San Nicolas to celebrate the first anniversary of the Virgin's apparition." "We left on the 21st September of 1985," "Emilio Vernet and I." "The clairvoyant called Gladys Quiroga de Motta learned we were walking towards San Nicolas and on the last day she waited for us by the road." "My friend asked her if she felt some kind of warning before receiving a message or seeing the Virgin and she said yes." "That she felt a burning sensation in her chest that was, literally, love that went from the inside to the outside." "That it was so strong that she grew a blister on her chest." "Later she said that she had this feeling." "After that, she said that she was seeing the Virgin." "We didn't see anything strange or weird." "She went on walking and then she said" ""The Virgin is with us and says:" "You are not simple walkers, you're being nice before God's eyes." ""She went on walking, eyes closed and repeating" ""You are not simple walkers, you're being nice before God's eyes. "" "Then she stopped walking, cried a little" "and got into the car that came to pick her up." "Then she showed us her hands" "and one by one we saw the stigmas were bleeding." "The stigmas here" "So far they appear in Holy Week." "Here's where Christ was fixed to the cross" "It was not here, it was here." "Have you seen them?" "Lots of times." ""Erlinda," she said on the phone "come, I have something to show you", so I rushed over." "And she told me "Look. " It was here." "Two lines of blood ran down." "I asked "Can my children see this?" "As she agreed, I told them to come and see." ""And what are you going to do now?" "They'll perform some tests on me", she said." "Someone told me maybe she did it on purpose." "No, if you hurt yourself blood flows this way and you're not so quiet: "Look. "" "This are the stigmas." "With the finger inwards, like Christ when He was on the cross." "About His crucifixion I read" ""My son was nailed twice on his right hand", and at that moment I saw the two stigmas appear in Gladys's right wrist." "In Holy Week all this bleeds, even her feet become so..." "On Good Friday other stigmas appear on her back." "It is very painful, they look like whiplashes, but not with the same intensity as in Christ's case." "I went in and asked her "What's the matter, Gladys?" ""She took off her gown and said: "Look what I have"." "I..." "It is impossible, I saw it very well." "Now I'm short sighted but I saw what she had." "She had a hand like this one, rosy pink like this one and the whiplashes like this." "The inner bruises came out through her skin." "I couldn't see blood but I saw the bruises" "And what did I do?" "I didn't know what to do." "I made the sign of the cross and moved my hand over her like this, in the name of God." "Just my imagination," "I can't cure a thing, not even toothache or the evil eye." "She rolled about in pain." ""Oh Gladys, why does it hurt so much?", I said, and she replied:" ""Those are the whiplashes our Lord received. "" "I'm neither blind nor dumb nor anything." "What was wonderful to see was how when she lifted one foot the other one followed it." "When she moved one foot from one side to the other the other foot did the same, as if they were nailed together." "From death we move to life, full life, life with hope and faith." "A bit more about Cristian Reboa's crusade, with a backpack full of petitions for the Virgin of San Nicolas." "8 a. m." "From Campana," "Cristian Reboa has started his second day towards the Virgin of San Nicolas." "I am doing this for you, so don't forget to pray for me." "CRISTIAN FOR THE CHILDREN" "The commentary by Osvaldo Granados." "And the headline is:" "What is being discussed?" "Dearest Mother:" "I want to thank you, for my son Adrián has overcome his illness." "Doctors said he had a slight epilepsy three years ago, and thanks to you he's well now." "These notebooks have the testimonies of the pilgrims who refer the graces they've been rendered by the Virgin." "Mainly for health problems." "As you may see, there are lots of them." "I still remember one that happened some years ago." "A man who was going to make a deposit in a bank was robbed there." "He tried to resist, because he had a lot of money, and the robbers shot him." "The bullet made its way through his jacket and shirt and stopped on a small picture of the Virgin." "He had in his pocket." "He's brought the picture." "The bullet sort of dented it, slipped on it and turned." "I have metastasis in my bones, that is, I've got cancer." "What is peculiar about my case is that thanks to our prayers, thanks to Her, right?" "The cancer I have is a very painful one, but that's not my case." "And according to different tests that study the evolution of this illness" "I am getting better and better." "So I can say it's all thanks to the Virgin, isn't it?" "Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, amen." "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee;" "bless art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus." "Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, amen." "Father, free us of all evil." "With your saintly wisdom," "Lord, save us from all sin." "On behalf of all those who love you, Lord, take us along the path of good." "Nuestra señora del Rosario de San Nicolás..." "Ruega por nosotros." "Saint Nicholas of Bari." "Pray for us." "Saint Joseph Pray for us." "San Cayetano." "Pray for us." "Saint Michael Archangel." "Pray for us" "Saint John the Baptist Pray for us" "Virgin of Luján Pray for us" "Virgin of Fatima." "Pray for us" "Saint Lucy Pray for us" "Mystic Rose." "Pray for us" "Virgin of Itati Pray for us" "Sacred Heart of Jesus In thee I trust." "Sacred Heart of Jesus In thee I trust." "Sacred Heart of Jesus In thee I trust." "Conceived without sin." "Virgin Mary." "In the name of the Father." "The Son and the Holy Ghost, amen." "What's that photo you have there on top?" "Here I have Gladys's photo that is appearing on page 2." "And how did you get that photo?" "Let's say Gladys sent it to me through Father Perez." "I had insisted a lot on having a photo because there was a kind of traumatic situation, in the sense that they didn't want people to take photos of her." "She objected to photos in the street, when she went out or something like that" "Well, then, let's have them send us a photo." "People from all over the world want to know who Gladys Quiroga de Motta is what she is like, whether she is blond, dark, tall or short, whatever." "Were you able to interview Gladys?" "No, never." "Take the camera away, take the camera away!" "Nooooo!" "Nooooo!" "Noooo!" "Go away, go away if you're going to film her!" "Let us see her, please!" "The lady's going, she's going!" "Go away!" "Go away!" "Go away!" "Go away!" "Go away!" "Go away!" "Go away!" "She's never given interviews, never." "Formally speaking, never." "It was her own decision not to give interviews." "An it was very appropiate." "'Cause the stars in this event are God and the Virgin." "Not us, we're just passing by." "Is that why she objected to photos or?" "Sure." "She understood that the Virgin was the one that mattered, not her." "And what does she do now?" "She prays." "She does the house work." "She's a good mother, a good wife, a good grandmother." "A normal woman." "Good grief!" "Where was it?" "Not in this one..." "Her photo is in one." "Look." "This photo is when I nearly fainted when I was about to pick up the newspaper." "That is Gladys." "What a style, look..." "She already had... presence." "This is for my daughter's birthday." "Can't you see the writing she had?" "Her own handwriting." "These." "This is her own handwriting." "All these." "11th November, '83." "One of the first ones" ""The Virgin told me:" "He is an example, he is a servant of God, he has a beautiful gift, the power of humbleness and a great heart. "" "She was born in 1937." "July 1st. 1937" "Mother of two children, A normal life." "Just with fourth grade at school, without biblical." "Or theological education, and she receives messaeges from the Virgin, Plus Bible quotes in the messages." "We started the Rosary and at the fourth mystery she started to feel nervous." "I watched her from her side." "I often took her hands and felt how her heartbeats became faster" "She felt uncomfortable, nervous, and she closed her eyes." "And she spoke with her eyes closed." ""I saw Jesus today and he told me", 17th November '83, it means that three days after my meeting her, she sees Jesus for the first time." ""Glorious days await you, they will rejoice in me, beloved children of mine." "Pronounce these, my words" "Then He disappears and the Virgin appears." "I sprinkle holy water on Her and she tells me" ""Bless you today, on this day and for ever, you are consecrated to me." "Abundance awaits you, glory and eternal life, Amen." "When she speaks on her own, she can't say the things that the Virgin says." "'Cause the Virgin speaks in a..." "like a..." "It seems like an ancient spanish." "Errr..." "The true spanish." "I had never seen such an emotion in San Nicolas as this year, this year was beautiful." "It was gorgeous to go into San Nicolas." "We marched for almost 270 kilometres." "It took us six days." "The crossing is called Pilgrim's Crossing, we're escorting the Virgin of Luján to San Nicolas." "What are you going to ask for?" "The slogan, so to say, reads:" ""Your Country on horseback to thank you, Mary. "" "We are going to give thanks, especially the gifts of Argentine nature." "After a 6 day's walk, we are entering the Campito." "Hail to our Country!" "An applause for Mary!" "Hail to the gaucha Virgin!" "Hail to our Patroness!" "Christ's Body..." "Amen" "Christ's Body..." "Christ's Body..." "Christ's Body..." "Christ's Body..." "In our family we try pass down to our children values such as God, Nation and Family." "Because of my fault, my fault, my serious fault." "HAIL TO OUR COUNTRY." "HAIL TO MARY" "Will we make it to San Nicolas?" "Will we make it to San Nicolas?" "Are we going together?" "Are we going together?" "Are we a group?" "We are." "Are we going together?" "All together!" "Tito, wink..." "Wave your hand Tito!" "Wave your hand to the camera Tito!" "Good!" "Are you tired Tito?" "A little bit." "Come on Tito good boy." "God's love is wonderful, how big is God's love." "So high I can't be above, so low I can't be below, so wide I can't be outside, big is God's love." "Eight people came stumbling along Mary's road..." "Bravo!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail!" "Together with some brothers and sisters we are planning to go to Corrientes on foot." "That is, a 1150 to 1200 km walk." "T can take us 35 to 40 days." "But as I say, if the People of Israel walked for 40 years, why can't we walk for 40 days." "Good afternoon, Monsignor Good afternoon." "Hello, how are you?" "Fine." "Come in." "Come in." "Well, we're almost on the anniversary, we who are not bishops use the word "spectacular"." "What is the most spectacular thing that has happened in this time?" "I don't want to make any particular assessment, but I think that everything has its moment." "Like someone said:" ""Everything happens. "" "Hello, how are you?" "We arranged to come and pay a visit." "How are you?" "My pleasure, I'm Dabove." "So this one's exactly the same as the one you take for the procession?" "Exactly the same." "What are the dimensions?" "One metre seventy." "Well, we're almost on the anniversary..." "Mr Salguero:" "How many people will arrive" "In San Nicolás for the Virgin's anniversary?" "Aproximately 300.000 people." "What practical advise can you give to the people?" "Not to carry bulging bags or objects than can attract thieves' attention." "Well, the whole thing is getting together," "God's people make the dream real." "Right?" "This Virgin has even arrived in Antarctica." "We have information that the messages of Mary of the Rosary have been translated into Cantonese and then they're radiobroadcasted through a huge antenna as far as China." "LET'S GIVE A DOME TO MARY ON THE ANNIVERSARY" "The Shrine is one of the things the Virgin asks for." "Nothing has been done just because it's in Her message but because facts called for it." "When the bishop saw so many people in the Campito, he said we must build the walls for this spiritual temple." "How is it being built?" "The real secret is in the number of people who come." "The small contribution of many makes the slow building possible." "I mean, there are no big, important donations." "Any people are arriving in San Nicolas, more or less a million and a half a year." "Which allows for the construction." "Little by little." "What's the final estimate cost of the Shrine?" "We have no idea of the cost, because..." "There's so much left to be done..." "We can't budget." "Isn't it too large?" "Well, not really." "It's so small that on 25ths if it wasn't for the Campito, our outdoor temple, we wouldn't have room for all the people." "Fifty, sixty, eighty thousand, a hundred thousand or two hundred thousand people gather here depending on the day." "We can't receive two hundred thousand people in this small temple." "All important temples:" "Lujan, Fátima, Lourdes... always have an esplanade as an outer temple." "We immediately thought it would be like Luján." "The image of the Virgin had not yet appeared and we were already looking for a location for the temple." "Gladys phoned me and said:" ""Please Doctor, can you come?" "I've got something very important to tell you"" ""Today the Virgin told me where the Shrine will be built. "" "And I asked her where." ""Here, at the Campito", and she pointed a few metres away from her house." "And I immediately said "Let's go there!"" "It was an entrance of the road but it was not lit." "Then she said But look, look, look!" "Then she said But look, look, look!" "She explained "A very strong light came from the sky, growing smaller until it was about 20 cm tall and got nailed in the ground." "My daughter who was 9 said "Yes, it fell like a stake"." ""Did you see it?", asked Gladys." ""Yes", my daughter replied." ""Tell me where it fell. " Asked Gladys." "My daughter pointed "Here"." "And Gladys agreed they had seen the same." "The small tree where the light fell, usually called Mary's histle of Holy thistle did not dry that winter." "All of the others did, but not that one." "Well, it was a landmark to start the building of the temple." "I've heard you've kept the thistle." "We have the root..." "And later, the water well was done there." "Let's move ahead." "How does the water get blessed?" "How does the water get blessed?" "How?" "It's already blessed, after so many masses." "Every now and then a priest comes and blesses it." "What does the priest bless?" "No, no." "This water is already consecrated:" "It springs from the place where the Virgin comes." "It's already blessed." "It flows from underneath." "I think blessed water can do you good." "But you are carrying many bottles." "I always come and take water home." "We usually drink blessed water." "With your meals?" "Always." "With meals and on its own." "And do you feel better?" "I don't know..." "I am a believer." "You've got to believe in something" "Today I felt the need to come, drink water, wash my face, be with the Virgin." "I have a good time, I feel well" "It makes me feel fulfilled, satisfied." "I don't know." "Cleaner, healthier" "Maybe it's old people's stuff but that's the way I feel." "Do you usually bring him?" "Yes, he's already used to it" "We also take water and give him a bath at home." "Really?" "It's blessed water." "It can't do him wrong." "It doesn't taste like the water in Buenos Aires where water smells like chlorine." "This water is better." "And what are you going to do with the water?" "We put it away." "Esther, hold this." "Have you ever met Gladys Motta?" "Yes, her husband used to work with me in the steel mill." "We worked in the same department." "Until when did you work in Somisa?" "We worked there until 1991, when we were fired." "The candidate for major!" "Ismael Passaglia!" "I think many cities in the country must envy us for this phenomenon." "On the last 25th of September about 400.000 pilgrims came," "whith an estimated contribution to the city of $10 per person." "When the city had the most important steel mill in the country," "Sa Nicolás was called "The city of steel"" "But from now onwards," "I think it will definitely be called "Mary's city"" "Perón Perón, how great you are!" "Perón Perón, great leader!" "You are the first labourer!" "When all this started I used to work at the factory and a man asked me if I wanted to sell my house." "I said "Noooo, I'm not selling"." "He said "Sell now, they want to make your house into a hotel. "" ""No, I don't want to sell. " "Do you figure out the money you'll make?" ""No, no"" "There are three men out here, who wants to buy your house." ""Think it over. " "No, I'm not selling. "" "I went into the office and told the girls," ""Here I have one empty hand and one full of dollars, which one should I keep?"" "They all agreed:" ""The one with dollars"." "But no, here I am, empty-handed." "They wanted to buy both houses to make buildings." "Hotels, restaurants." "But no, while my grandparents are alive..." "The old man said, "I'll only leave this house feet first"." "Did they offer a lot of money?" "Well..." "Quite a bit." "Of course the Virgin will listen to him." "She is waiting for Cristian." "Because he prays for the weak, he ill and for those in need." "He goes for life, and that's enough." "This morning Cristian left Ramallo to be closer to the Virgin." "The Shrine premises are crowded with people waiting for Christian to hug him, give him a message." "His wife and his parents are here, waiting for Christian Reboa, who left the Orphanage on Monday with sick children's messages asking for health." "Today his dream's coming true." "Cristian Reboa, With great difficulty, one of his legs no longer responds." "With his last breath, helped by people, his dream has come true." "He has reached the Shrine in San Nicolas!" "Christian, you made it!" "You are here!" "Good, Christian!" "Look who's over there, your Dad Mario and your Mum Rosa." "I love you." "Both his parents are blind too." "There he is with his wife, who follows him everywhere unfailingly, for life, for the children, onTelefé Channel." "This is a very moving meeting." "What a touching reception!" "Christian, Jorge is listening to you from the studio." "Hello..." "I can't hear what you say." "Please, we're going to make room for him." "Father Carlos Pérez, head of the Shrine receives Christian." "Let's join Christian in his entrance to the Shrine." "It's a happy moment for me but I can't... my leg hurts." "Jorge, we are entering the Shrine." "It's very difficult for him, he's in pain." "Please move back!" "He can't walk, make room!" "Come on, Christian!" "Come on, Christian!" "We are almost there!" "Just one more effort the last one." "Here's the Virgin, Christian." "Touch her, here, here." "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee." "Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus" "I'm exhausted, man..." "I can't, not any longer." "...now and at the hour of our death, Amen." "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee..." ""San Nicolás, friendly city, well known as Mary's city." "We'll walk good heartedly, we pilgrims will pray next to you. "" "Well, something particularly touching?" "No, what is special is just that," "Mary calls her children to get back closer to their Father." "How many children are there?" "It's difficult to say, but we think there are about 1200." "The number of people increases every year." "What is the message in this 15th anniversary?" "I don't know, it's like a big party for a girl on her 15th, and we want to offer it to the Virgin." "That's why we are more today, to tell her we want to change our lives by her hand and Jesus's hand." "Very kind of you." "No, thanks to you." "God bless you." "Well, it's very difficult to put into words everything we've lived over these four days that are coming to an end." "We'll walk, may God allow us, past Gladys's door, and we know she'll be there waiting to greet us as always." "She's a woman like any other, who has had the privilege of seeing the Virgin on various ocassions." "She's an instrument of God, like so many others." "We don't hear you singing." "What's the matter with you?" "...because you know God in His love." "We've got a God!" "How great is my God!" "We have a God and God is love!" "Look out!" "Gladys, Hurray!" "You can't film here, put down the camera." "Filming is forbidden." "Hey!" "Turn the camera off!" "Go away!" "Put down the camera!" "Don't film her!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail" "And when She passes by it all changes, joy comes and sadness leaves." "Mary is already passing by!" "She's already here!" "We have arrived!" "Thank God and the Virgin!" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail" "Hail to the Virgin!" "Hail" "Singing, following the Cross, we go to watch the third mystery tonight." "Let's sing to Mary with all our heart, let's sing to the Queen of Heaven!" "All together!" "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you!" "Happy birthday Mary, happy birthday to you!" "Omar Silva, on Paván and Einstein St." "Traffic lights on Viale St., Barraza and Rodríguez." "The headline is: "Unforgettable weekend with Mary"." ""The Virgin from San Nicolás:" "An area that changes for the country. "" "In the corner of Mitre St., Rodríguez, until school time." "GLADYS, YOU'VE MADE IT" "Good manners with people, kindness, if we can't answer people's questions we find out." "CROWD IN MARY'S CELEBRATION" "As the advert says, wear "Vivarina"." "Don't wear torn tights." "These will last much longer." "They'll always look the same." "Writing paper and envelopes!" "Pay as you wish!" "Writing paper and envelopes!" "$1 the Cocorota!" "The Cocorota, the Cocorota!" "In Europe you can't get it!" "Only $1." "How lovely!" "Look at all this." "It's like you feel in peace, happy." "Have you ever seen or talked to Gladys, madam?" "Would you like to?" "Yes." "Do you always come here with petitions?" "Yes" "What do you leave, letters?" "Short letters, yes." "What do you say to Gladys?" "I come for a sick friend, and for an 18-year girl who has cancer." "And little by little she's getting better." "Do you ask her to pray for the girl to recover?" "Yes, to get over the illness." "She's left intensive care." "Is it working?" "Yes." "That's why I've come." "Thank you." "You're welcome." "We've been coming for 6 years." "And we come in good faith." "Here it says, "Say no to drugs"." "We've been queuing for three hours." "Doesn't it say" ""Say no to drugs, yes to life"?" "To greet the Virgin, the handkerchief $1." "The handkerchief to greet the Virgin, $1, it's $1!" "THANKS FOR APPRECIATING MY ART" "Bye, say bye." "Bye" "It all started on a 25th September, 1983, 15 years ago, when the Virgin of the Rosary made Her first apparition to a humble working woman from San Nicolás." "On that occasion, the Virgin told her that she wanted a Shrine to be built here for Her worship." "The Virgin wanted men to go back to their origins and that once and for all the world had peace." "What did you ask for?" "Peace, peace for everybody." "What did you ask for?" "Work and health." "And what did you ask for?" "I can't explain, it's..." "Is She beautiful?" "Pilgrim brothers, welcome to Mary's city on this holy day" "Welcome to the Mother's heart." "Pilgrim brothers, who have arrived from everywhere..." "Pilgrim brothers..." "Here's Mary!" "I AM HERE" "THANK YOU MOTHER" "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOTHER" "Hail, Queen and Mother of mercy." "Our life, sweetness and hope." "May God bless you." "We, Eve's banned children, address you..." "Quiet, quiet!" "Stop!" "Quiet!" "Let us through, please!" "Pray for us, sweet Mother..." "Save Tiziana, I beg you Mother, save Tiziana." "All together!" "Hail the Virgin!" "I can't hear that acclamation!" "Hail the mother of God!" "Hail the mother of the Rosary of San Nicolas." "Hail our Country!" "Hail Mary!" "Hail Jesus!" "Hail His Church!" "May this image of the Virgin make the Mother's message soar and spread around the universe." "May this image of the Lord make our love that wants to meet Him in Heaven soar." "Excuse me, are you filming?" "No, stop." "Stop that." "Stop it." "It's not filming." "Well, stop it." "Why?" "Just do it." "He's filming." "She's asking you not to film." "Fuck you." "No news." "Who's filming?" "She doesn't like it." "She won't come out because you're here." "I know you have to work but she won't come out if cameras are here." "People who come here are in great need." "Thank you Gladys." "Thank you." "Pray for us, Gladys." "My son has asma." "His name is Walter." "Pray for him, Gladys." "Ask the Virgin." "God bless you." "Thank you Gladys." "The angel came from the Heavens and announced Mary God's mystery..." "If you don't go away with the cameras she won't come out." "Virgin Mother, our Lady, remembering reincarnation, we sing to you, our salvation star." "Virgin Mother, our Lady, remembering reincarnation, we sing to you, our salvation star." "ripped by rrreeevv for clan-sudamerica."