Feast of the Seven Joys of Mary (Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi, Finding in the Temple, Resurrection, Ascension) The U.S. and Canada reconsecrated to Mary in 2020 Bishops throughout [...] the Blessed Virgin Mary” on May 1st. The sparse, 37-minute ceremony at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in Los Angeles was livestreamed on social media. Alternating between English and Spanish, Gomez said: [...] throughout the United States reconsecrated the country to Mary as the nation continues to struggle in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Bishops in Canada also used May 1st to rededicate their country to
July 7 - Pius XII consecrated Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1952) How Jesus and Mary protect us At the outbreak of WWI in 1915, a French priest was on his way to celebrate Holy Mass at a Marian [...] immediately turned back to get ‘Mary’s habit,’ not wanting to say Mass without it. While he was offering the Holy Sacrifice, a young man walked towards the altar, held up a gun and shot the priest at point-blank
the Church and the sacramental life, Louis and Zélie and their children grew spiritually by caring for the poor, loving God and trusting in his Providence. May the Lord likewise bless you and fill you with [...] Armenian Church: Transfer of Mary’s Veil Saints Louis and Zélie Martin: A path to holiness It was through a novena that St Zélie Martin discovered her professional calling, and that her daughter St Thérèse [...] justice and fraternal charity. Theirs was an ecclesial holiness: through participation in parish life and formation (St Vincent de Paul Conferences, Catholic Circles, Propagation of the Faith...) and through
January 23 – Wedding of Mary and Joseph The “yes” of Joseph and the “yes” of Mary "When Joseph awoke, he did what the angel had commanded him and took his wife with him." (Mt 1:24) This phrase in the Gospel [...] speaks volumes about the harmony between Joseph and Mary. The Fiat of Mary and the Fia t of Joseph are the fulfillment of the original harmony between Adam and Eve, the perfect resumption of the Sinai Covenant [...] harmonious relationship with God. Joseph and Mary are faithful to the Covenant: Joseph is just (Mt 1:19) and Mary is the humble servant of the Lord (Lk 1:48) and they fulfill the law of the Lord (Luke 2:23)
Most Holy Theotokos in Constantinople – Feast of Mary Mediatrix (Belgium) The hearts of Jesus and Mary cannot be dissociated The two hearts of Jesus and Mary, by their love for humankind, are as united as [...] the scriptural, theological and liturgical sources relating to the devotions and obtained the approbation of the Church, shortly before to the visions of Saint Marguerite Marie Alacoque in Paray-le-Monial [...] developing in the Blessed Virgin’s womb. Therefore devotion to the Sacred Heart and devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary cannot be dissociated. The joint devotion to the hearts was first formalized in
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to Margaret Mary Alacoque (France, 1689) Fatima, France and the key to peace in the world In August 1931, during a period of rest and convalescence in Rianjo, a small town near [...] King's arms and the banners of France; that a national church be raised to him; and that in this church France would solemnly be consecrated to him by the king. Louis XIV did nothing, and 100 years later [...] the Third Estate proclaimed the National Constituent Assembly and overthrew the French monarchy through bloodshed and terror. The Marie de Nazareth team
Virgin Mary – Our Lady of Walsingham (England, 1061) Mary Reconciler of People and Nations appears in Venezuela in 1976 The Blessed Virgin chose Venezuela to give a message of reconciliation, love and fraternal [...] hands filled with graces and covered with splendors of light, to call all my children to conversion. It is the seed of glory that I offer to you as Mary Reconciler of all peoples and all nations, for I come [...] Medrano de Bianchini, a wife and mother whom God gifted with special charisms. On that day, the feast day of the Annunciation, Maria Esperanza had her first vision of the Virgin Mary, during a prayer group session
Spouse of the Virgin Mary Mary and Joseph, model of perfect spouses Mary was perfect and very beautiful; Joseph must have loved her passionately. They had probably made a vow of virginity and celibacy at a young [...] troubling and even contradictory that Mary is given as an example to both consecrated persons and married people? The whole spiritual tradition contemplates Mary as the model and the Queen of virgins and consecrated [...] reduce the incomparable mystery of Mary (and naturally that of Joseph) to one aspect of our individual experiences. And of course none of us is expected to be exactly like Mary! On the other hand, we all have
April 17 – Apparition of the Virgin Mary at Tre Fontane in 1947 after a first apparition in 1937 (approved) The Blessed Virgin and Our Redemption When we welcome the full truth contained in the Magisterium [...] she is the mediatrix of men before their mediator, Jesus, and in addition to being the mother of Christ, she is the mother of the Church and of all humanity (as Blessed Paul VI says), who gives birth [...] divine by means of the human, the Blessed Virgin becomes the necessary path to redemption. The Virgin Mary is the way God presents Himself to us: through her we can reach Him. The Mother, in fact, did not
April 25 – Apparitions of Mary the Great Mediatrix of Graces to Bärbel Ruess (Marienfried, Germany, 1946) England and Wales are now consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary On Saturday, February 18, [...] Cathedral of Westminster was completely filled for the consecration of England and Wales to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The ceremony was presided over by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster [...] Rosary. This consecration is a particularly encouraging sign in these troubled and difficult times for both the Church and the world. infocatho
