Monthly Pilgrimage to Aokpe, Nigeria.

Today is Monthly pilgrimage to Aokpe, Nigeria, where Our Lady declared that She is the "Mediatrix of All Graces". The first public pilgrimage took place there on 4th August, 1994 when our Lady sent the visionary, Christiana to inform the Bishop of the then Makurdi Diocese that she wants her Children to come and receive graces of God from her. Since then pilgrims from all over the country have been pouring there every month especially the month of August; the Day of Grace(4th August)
There have been miracles of the Sun there for the past twenty years. Pilgrims go there to pray, to do penance and to collect healing water from the holy spring.
On 29th March, 1995, Our Lady explained the meaning of Mediatrix of All Graces saying: "I am the one that receives graces for my children from God, in order words I am the Mediatrix of all Graces."
That same day, Jesus also came and said: "I have come to talk about Mary and the ways she obtains graces for you. Your trust in Mary should be immense knowing that by decree of God her power is without limit. She is the special means of grace by which you can approach God more faithfully. All that I could give to Mary I have given Her and all that she was capable of receiving She has received in fullness..."
At the end of Jesus speech our lady then said: "Christiana! This is the One to whom I submit all your requests."
Our Lady also gave the Prayer to ' Our Lady Mediatrix of all Graces to the Visionary, first in Idoma language, then translated into English by Bishop Fidelis Orgar, the late Bishop of Otukpo Diocese. Since then the Church has been providing care for the pilgrims awaiting official approval.