Mariana Francisca was born in Spain the province in 1563.  When she was nine years old, Our Lady appeared to her. The Blessed Virgin Mary told Mariana that she would be a sister in the New World.  When she was 13 years old, she traveled with her aunt and four other sisters, to found a branch of the Order of the Immaculate Conception in Ecuador.

Mother Mariana, as she was called, began having visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary while she was in Ecuador.  Our Lady told her of the many trials and abuses that were to happen in the middle of the 20^th century.  The Blessed Virgin Mary told her that in the 20^th century the “passions will erupt and there will be a total corruption of customs, for Satan will reign…”  The era of ‘free love’ of the 1960’s was predicted in the 17^th century.  Many other things that have happened in the church were predicted by Our Lady three centuries before our modern era.

Mother Mariana was asked if she would sacrifice and pray for the people of the 20^th century.  She was given a vision of the heresy, blasphemy and impurity that would descend upon society as a punishment.  Mother Mariana agreed and she was given a ‘preview’ of the modern world. 

The Blessed Virgin Mary told her of the many things that would befall the world and the Church.  She told Mother Mariana that each of the Sacraments of the church would be abused.  The devil would try to corrupt the clergy and would succeed in his efforts with some of the priests.  She told of laws that would be enacted that would try to do away with marriage and make it easier to live in sin.  The innocence of children would be attacked. Men and women would no longer value modesty.

Although the visions seem to be sad and distressing, the Blessed Virgin promised that when all seemed lost, there would be the beginning a complete restoration.  “My hour will arrive when I, in an amazing manner, will overthrow proud Satan, crushing him under my feet, chaining him in the infernal abyss, leaving the Church and the land free of this cruel tyranny.”  These visions were approved by the Church in the 17th century but Our Lady told Mother Mariana that there would be three centuries of silence about these visions. 

She linked the spread of this devotion during the time when the crisis would be great.   She promised at that time she would make a miraculous intervention for the restoration of the Catholic Church. She also promised her help for those who would invoke her help using the title of Our Lady of good success.