An amputated leg… restored overnight. On this first day of Advent, we begin with one of the most medically documented miracles in Catholic history—and the Marian apparition tradition connected to it.

If you’re starting Advent seeking hope, healing, or renewed faith, this miracle sets the tone for the entire season.

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✨ EPISODE 1: The Miracle of Calanda — A Fully Investigated Catholic Miracle

In 1640, 23-year-old Miguel Pellicer had his leg crushed under a cart.
Surgeons amputated it and buried it in the hospital cemetery.

For two years he lived with a wooden prosthetic—begging and praying daily before Our Lady of the Pillar, the site linked to Christianity’s earliest Marian apparition tradition (40 A.D.).

But on the night of March 29, 1640, something happened that doctors couldn’t explain:

His missing leg returned.
Warm.
Alive.
Fully attached.

Doctors examined him.
Thirty eyewitnesses testified.
A canonical investigation documented every detail.
And the grave where his amputated leg had been buried… was found empty.

Today, the Miracle of Calanda remains one of the most rigorously recorded miracles in Catholic history.

🌟 Why This Miracle Begins Our Advent Series

This is not just a story about a leg returning.
It’s a story about perseverance, prayer, and Mary’s intercession at a moment when everything seemed hopeless.

Our Lady of the Pillar’s ancient message to St. James in 40 A.D. was simple:

“Do not give up. God will strengthen you.”

It is the perfect message to begin Advent.

🕯️ Entering Advent With Expectant Hope

Advent is the season when:

God restores what seems lost

Hope breaks into darkness

Miracles still happen

The Calanda miracle is not folklore or legend—it’s a documented reminder that God still works in impossible situations.

If you are beginning Advent needing encouragement… this is your story.

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All through Advent, we’re exploring approved Marian apparitions and the messages Heaven gives us as we prepare for Christmas.

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