"Miracle Of The Sun" And Pope Pius XII

Pius XII saw of the “miracle of the sun” four times
CATEGORY: SESSIUNCULUM — Fr. John Zuhlsdorf @ 9:46 am
On the blog of the intrepid Andrea Tornielli there is a fascinating bit about Servant of God Pope Pius XII. Here it is in my translation.
Today in Il Giornale there is published an unpublished manuscript note which has emerged from the papers of the Pacelli family. It is written out in pencil, resusing a sheet of paper which the Pope had begun with a typewriter with the words "Maria… Maria". It describes with the dry style of a notary the four times Pius XII saw the so called "miracle of the sun" while walking in the Vatican gardens. The globe of the sun rotated and it was possible to look at it in a fixed way. The same event occured on 13 October 1917 at Fatima, at the end of the Marian apparitions to the three little shepherds. Pope Pacelli witnessed the identical phenomenon the day before the event, the vigil and the day of the proclamation of the Assumption of Mary into heaven (celebrated on 1 November 1950) and at last during the Octave of the same ceremony on 8 November.

Thank You Fr. Z (here)