The village Litmanova in Slovakia is located 11 kilometers from the town of Stara Lubovna. Only a few hundred people live in this village and they are almost entirely Greek (Byzantine) Catholic. They are in full communion with the Pope in Rome and the Catholic Church. The Greek Catholics in Litmanova who are of Carpatho-Rusyn nationality and speak a language called Rusyn. They also speak and understand Slovak. From August 5, 1990, to August 6, 1995, Our Lady appeared to two young girls - Ivetka Korcakova and Katka Ceselkova- on Mount Zvir, which is less than 4 kilometers from the village. Ivetka (born in 1978.) was a visionary to whom Our Lady gave her messages . Starting April 1991, Katka (born in 1977.), served as a witness to the apparitions. From that time, she could see Our Lady, but she was unable to hear her. The apparitions took place in a hay-barn, in a small room (2.8 x 4 m). The girls received visits and messages from the Blessed Mother on the first Sunday of every month, following the first Friday. Before the apparition, the girls would pray and then the Holy Virgin would appear from what seemed like fog. She would usually sit on a narrow wooden bench along the wall. During the apparition, the girls would enter into the ecstasy, paying no attention to the surroundings, gazing at the apparition with gentle smiles. During these apparitions, the Virgin Mary encouraged the youth to attend church services. She asked them to offer sacrifices along with prayers in reparation for their sins, the sins of Slovakia and the sins of the world. Thousand of pilgrims accompanied the apparition on the mountain. About 100 meters from the hay-barn the Holy Virgin blessed a well and she recommended that people drink from this spring. According to the testimonies of many witnesses, numerous miraculous healings are said to have occurred.