Our Lady of Hope

On January 17, 1871, during the Franco-Prussian War, Mary appeared in Pontmain, France, as Prussian troops advanced.

• Two boys, Eugène and Joseph Barbedette (12 and 10), first saw her in their father's barn around 6 p.m.
• She wore a dark blue robe with golden stars, a black veil, and golden crown
• A white banner appeared with the message: "Pray, my children. God will answer before long. My Son lets Himself be moved"
• Within ten days, an armistice was signed

• Multiple children read the same message from the banner aloud, independently
• An armistice was signed within ten days—the village was spared as the children had been told
• Eugène and Joseph saw the vision first; others confirmed it only after the boys described what to look for