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- ↑ Lisa BELKIN (August 17, 1988), "Lubbock Journal; Reports of Miracles Draw Throngs", The New York Times
- ↑ Susan Schindehette & Anne Maier (August 29, 1988), "Trying to See the Virgin Mary, 12,000 Faithful Flock to Texas and Lift Their Hopes to Heaven", People
- 1 2 Doug Hensley (August 10, 2008), "Messages heard by local Catholics put Lubbock in spotlight across nation, world", Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
- ↑ "The Real Secrets of Fatima". www.csicop.org. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ Greg Kandra (August 2008), It happened in Lubbock, Beliefnet
- ↑ Staff Writer. "1988: Church busy with photos of 'miracles'". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2023-10-13.