The Profound Significance of 40 Years

A Mother’s Tears💧 and a Call to Love💗

Throughout salvation history, the number 40 has been a sacred measure of God’s divine work in the hearts of His people

-a Time of Test, 
- Transformation, 
&
- Renewal.

For 40 years, the Israelites wandered throughout the wilderness, purified in the crucible of hardship before reaching the Promised Land.

For 40 days, Moses stood before the burning presence of God on Mount Sinai, receiving the Law that would guide a people.

For 40 days, Our Lord Jesus fasted and prayed in the desert, facing the weight of temptation to prepare for the mission of salvation.

Forty is never incidental. It is a time marked by the unfathomable patience of God, a period when He calls His people to deeper trust, to surrender, and to love. It is in these 40-year spans that God waits—, waits for us to listen, to respond, and to return to Him with contrite hearts.

Now, as we approach the 40th anniversary of Our Lady’s weeping in Naju, Korea, we find ourselves standing at the threshold of another divine call—a call from the very heart of our sorrowful and loving Mother, who has never ceased to plead for her children.

From 1985 to 1992, the Blessed Mother wept tears of love and sorrow 700 days, a sorrow so deep that it could no longer be contained within her Immaculate Heart. Her tears—,both of tears like that of human and of blood—, are an urgent plea, a mother’s silent cry for a world that has forgotten the love of her Son.

These tears are not mere symbols; they are living testimonies of a love that suffers. They speak of a mother’s anguish over the sins of her children, of a love that sees the dangers ahead and seeks to draw us back before it is too late.

She comes to us not with condemnation, but with a mother’s boundless mercy, extending her arms, offering her heart, and calling us to conversion with the tenderness only a mother can give.

In Naju, the Blessed Mother chose an extraordinary Little Soul (Julia Kim) to bear the weight of immense sufferings in union with Jesus. This soul, hidden and unknown to the world, has endured relentless trials—physical torments that mirror Christ’s own Passion, interior sorrows that pierce the heart like swords, and persecutions that strip away every trace of human pride.

Through every wound, every tear, and every humiliation, she has been transformed—like gold tested in fire—into a vessel of pure humility and total surrender. In her, we see the reflection of Our Lady’s own heart, a heart that remains steadfast amidst suffering, offering every pain for the salvation of souls.

The extraordinary events taking place in Naju :
Eucharistic miracles, fragrant oil flowing from Our Lady’s statue, and countless healings—are not meant to astonish us; They are meant to awaken us. They are Heaven’s gentle but an urgent reminder that time is short, that grace is abundant, and that our loving Mother stands ready to lead us back to the Heart of Jesus.

And now, after 40 years of patient waiting, she calls once more.

The upcoming 40th-anniversary celebration is not just an occasion—it is a grace-filled invitation. It is an opportunity to come, to listen, and to experience the love of Our Lord through the maternal embrace of His Mother.

Just as Jesus, in His final moments on the Cross, entrusted us to her care, saying, “Behold, your mother” (John 19:27), so too does she now reach out to each of us, calling us to return to the refuge of Her Immaculate Heart.

Dearest children, as our Mother’s endearing call, let us not turn away from our Mother’s tears. Let us not harden our hearts to her pleading voice. This is the time to answer her call, to allow her love to penetrate our souls, and to walk with her toward the merciful embrace of Jesus.

Come to Naju. Come and witness the miracle of a Mother who weeps for you. Come and see how her love transforms souls, softens hearts, and leads us back to the truth we have forgotten. In her embrace, you will find the consolation your heart seeks, the peace your soul longs for, and the path that leads home.

Let us not delay. The tears of our Mother calls out to us, whispering of the urgency of love, of the infinite mercy of her Son, and of the hope that remains for those who choose to return. She will not cease to call. She will not cease to love. But will we respond?

The time is now.

Let us go to her.

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