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On June 28th, my family and I, along with pilgrims from around the world came to Naju, South Korea, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Our Lady of Naju’s weeping tears.

The event was an excellent opportunity for my family and I because we were curious about the future Saint, Julia Kim, and seeing the miracles, wonders and messages Jesus and Mary have revealed through her.

These miracles are not recognized by the Catholic Church yet, with some published articles even warning Catholics, but it should not faze anyone.

I can’t fully depict the multitude and significance of the miracles associated with Julia Kim. They’re beyond this world, but with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, I will attempt.

What stands out to me are the eucharistic miracles, in which the meek appearance of consecrated bread becomes flesh and blood of Christ on Julia’s tongue. This has happened to Julia 33 times. They are well documented, and out of respect for the Host, Julia was instructed to swallow it every time.

In fact, Pope John Paul II witnessed a eucharistic miracle in the Vatican as he was administering the eucharist to Julia in 1995.

If he had the authority to, he would declare it to be a eucharistic miracle; however, the process of recognition is initiated by the local Bishop, which in this case, is the Bishop of Gwang-ju.

The attendance of Korean priests at the anniversary were minimal, if not zero. The history of their disapproval has even led to Julia Kim being ex-communicated from the Catholic Church.

Despite all of this, God has shown how He can use Julia Kim, a little soul, as His mustard seed to sprout for all of His children. Evident by the number of international priests, clergy and Catholics who who came to show their support.

So why Julia?

Having read her books, the Five Spiritualities, Messages of Love and Turning Our Daily Lives Into Prayers, it was clear to me that Jesus and Mary chose Julia because of her humility and self-denial.

She became a victim soul, bearing a share of Jesus’ suffering in atonement for the sins of the world.

In this video, Julia suffers crucifixion on Good Friday in 2011:

From this, we can see how Jesus bled and suffered for us. It’s not Julia’s blood but Jesus’. Samples were taken and tested, revealing that the blood type is AB positive, which is consistent with other approved miracles that have undergone testing.

Indeed, if we are to become His disciples, we ought to take up our cross as well.

Another notable instance of her suffering was suffering pains in her abdomen because of birth controls and abortions. The Blessed Mother appeared before Julia and asked her to share the pains that she is suffering on the Cross together with Jesus to appease God the Father’s just anger.

Julia writes, “because of the misconception of the dignity of human life in consequence of human cruelty and desecration, little lives, who were treated only as lumps of bloody flesh and were stripped of human dignity, are roaming about in limbo.”

Without delving into detail, Julia has suffered tremendously in her life, but through the intercession of the Blessed Mother and the mercy and love of Jesus, she offered up her pain for the salvation of souls and received suffering with gratitude.

Her life is an example of how we must become like little children, relying on the Blessed Mother and Jesus for guidance with pure hearts. Of course it’s not easy to be pure, but through the sacramental graces of confession and holy communion, and going frequently, it is possible.

As for the event itself, the anniversary was a truly beautiful occasion. It was forecasted to rain the whole week, but it did not rain at all. The sun was scorching hot actually, which you can’t tell from the photos.

During the Stations of the Cross, many pilgrims were walking up Calvary barefoot on sharp gravel. Most of whom were mature aged and some with disabilities. At the death of Christ, they knelt to endure more suffering. Inspired, I followed as well.

Though it was painful, I offered it up and rejoiced to suffer alongside Christ, like Julia.

Lastly, I wanted to share that prior to me coming, I did not know the miracle that a Host descended from heaven seven times in Naju. I found out about it after we celebrated mass the day before the event.

While I was at mass, during the transubstantiation, I felt as though the Kingdom of Heaven opened up to celebrate with us and I could hear the angels singing, “Holy, Holy, Holy.” In my own experience, God has blessed Julia and the people of Naju.

The priest also delivered a remarkable homily that Bethlehem means “house of bread” in Hebrew, and that the manger is “mangiare” which means to eat in Italian. Thus, Jesus was born to be the bread broken and shared for the whole world.

With World Youth Day in 2027 in South Korea, this is an exciting time for the world to know about the little soul in Naju whom Jesus and Mary has chosen as their instrument.