and even worse, but God prevented it and kept everyone under his protection. I had invoked Mary's name with all my might. Through her intercession, God dispelled the threat of a police repression, which [...] brought an explosion of violence, and social peace was maintained. I invoked the Holy Spirit by the name of Mary and, thanks to her, the peril of a bloody riot was avoided. For the greater glory of God!

illustrious women. This is because grace - for this is the meaning of the name Anne - gave birth to a sovereign - this is what the name Mary means. Mary, in fact, who is the Mother of the Creator, was truly

testimony of gratitude Our Lady of Faithfulness of Niaprahio is the name of the Marian Shrine offered by a private donor, a Catholic woman named Collette Pellaud, to the people of Guiberoua, in central west

even during his sleep Brother Gabriele dell'Addolorata (St Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows) was the name in religion of Francis Possenti. From an early age, he professed an ardent devotion to the Blessed [...] Virgin, and at 18 he entered the Passionists. Because he so loved the Blessed Virgin, he asked to be named after Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows. He lived a holy life as a religious, and died as a predestined

the road. The chapel is dedicated to Our Lady of Foy, just like the village church. Foy is also the name of a Belgian village not far from Dinant-sur-Meuse. On the road between Foy and Dinant, Belgium, used [...] her. In thanksgiving to Our Lady of Foy, a marble plaque affixed to a wall of the chapel lists the names of the natives of Coutiches who became priests. Among others is Father Gérard Lubrez, who died at [...] at age 90 in 2016 after 65 years of priesthood, and witnessed the building of the chapel. The last name on the list (for now) is that of Father Guy Courtecuisse, born in the 1950s and now residing in the

of worship was needed. A church was built under the name of "the Annunciation of the Virgin", entrusted to the Norbertine monks around 1140. The name Benoîte-Vaux ("the Blessed Valley") appears for the

the graces that my family received by praying to Mary. My mother, whose name was Therese, had a great devotion to Mary under the name of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. My mother and her sister had a dislocation

Mother of the One who is coming, who has already come, and who remains forever with us: hence his name "Emmanuel," "God with us." With Mary we go to Nazareth, and from Nazareth to Bethlehem. It is a road [...] ency. Living Advent with Mary means to espouse what the world holds in contempt and judges weak: namely, smallness. Jesus makes it very clear in the Gospel: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become

of despair, think of Mary. In dangers, in anguish, in doubt, think of Mary, call upon Mary. Let her name be even on your lips, ever in your heart; and the better to obtain the help of her prayers, imitate [...] reach the goal. And thus will you experience in yourself how good this saying is: ‘And the Virgin's name was Mary.’" Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Excerpt from the second homily "Super missus" Rosary Church

Saint Albert the Great, Doctor of the Church (1200-1280) When will we see sweet Mary? Sweet is the name of Mary, which makes the Church of the faithful melt in devotion everywhere. Tell me, I pray you, [...] murmur, and the prostration of the devout crowd in the church come from, when a cleric pronounces the name of Mary? It is like a sweet date, so sweet inside us ... Sweet is the image of Mary, which artists