At about 8 o'clock on Thursday evening the 21st of August, 1879, Our Lady, St. Joseph, and St. John the Evangelist appeared at the South gable of the Church of Knock in Ireland.       Our Lady wore a large white cloak, fastened at the neck. Her hands and eyes were raised towards heaven, in a posture of prayer. On her head was a brilliant crown and where the crown fitted the brow, was a beautiful rose. On Her right was St. Joseph, head bowed and turned slightly towards Her as if paying Her his respect. He wore a white robe.       On Our Lady's left was St. John the Evangelist, dressed as a bishop, with a book in his left hand and right hand raised as if preaching. His robes were also white.       Beside the figures and a little to the right in the center of the gable was a large plain altar. On the altar stood a lamb, facing west and behind the lamb a large cross stood upright. Angels hovered around the lamb for the duration of the Apparition. In St. John's Book of Revelation 5:6, there is a reference to the lamb, "I saw a Lamb standing, as if it had been slain". This may be the reason St. John is holding a book, to bring our attention to Revelation.       There were fifteen official witnesses to the Apparition which was enveloped in a heavenly light. They included men, women, and children of various ages. They watched the Apparition for two hours, in the pouring rain and recited the Rosary.       There were two Commissions of Inquiry. One in 1879 and the other in 1936. The verdict of each commission was that the evidence of the witnesses was upright and trustworthy.

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