to go into a well-deserved retirement in early 2008, at the age of 70 years old. Edmond was a lawyer in the old city of Saint-Denis (near Paris). He had been filled with love for God and a contagious [...] suddenly "awash with love" for the Immaculate Conception, and The Secret of Mary became his favorite book. He went deep into Monfortain spirituality, and became a tireless evangelizer, a man who didn't [...] Bethlehem (December 24, 1999), which led to the "Mary of Nazareth" Project. Edmond died on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, of a heart attack, while vacationing in Guadeloupe with his wife and most of their children and

begin WYD with the Virgin Mary, and what better way to do so than to go directly to this world-famous Marian apparition site? Our group did one spiritual action after another: the Rosary, a special consecration [...] our group: "To know Jesus intimately, we have to go through Mary." He advised us to adopt three attitudes as Christians: following a path of abandonment to Mary, the woman of faith; taking the path of the [...] consecration to Mary, the act of contrition as a group, confession, praying at the tombs of St. Jacinta and St. Francisco (the young shepherds who saw the Virgin in 1917 with their cousin Sister Lucia), and

it their own mission? Can we see in it a reference to the Virgin Mary? FL: They are women who, even though they can’t be priests and celebrate Mass, often have a great love of Jesus Eucharist, of the Body [...] Jesus, so it is a communion with Him. Often in the history of the Church, in the history of holiness, it is lay people, especially women, who have pushed pastors to take new steps. We have the example of [...] Body of Christ, which, I think, is a feminine and Marian grace. Mary is the person who loved Jesus the most, who had the most intimate bodily contact with Him since she carried Him in her womb, and I think

theme, gave a very beautiful spiritual note to this WYD and brought participants to the center of the faith, with the example of Mary and with a sense of her presence. It was a perfect choice for Latin [...] "WYD is a wonderful achievement in terms of organization, participation, and the young people’s enthusiasm ... I also think that the Marian accent, after a three years preparation that had a Marian theme [...] instrumental in bringing unity to this continent. Finally, it is one of the WYDs with the highest motivation level we have seen, in the sense that young participants had to overcome many challenges. Some

completely paralyzed and stayed in a hospital. Leo turned to Mary: "Mary, what do you want from me? If you really exist, give me a sign and heal this child." That evening, there was a wonderful smell of pure flowers [...] asked him if he could pray and put flowers in front of a statue of Mary. He did it, but he still did not understand the special attachment Catholics have for Our Lady. Leo and Joanna had 2 children. The eldest [...] son brought home a newspaper containing a very beautiful image of Mary, as she is represented at the church of St Andrea delle Fratte in Rome. Leo was looking at this picture… when Mary called him! From

started to have doubts about the Mormon faith and began a long road of investigation. In 1934, while lying sick in bed, she heard a radio program called The Catholic Hour, and afterward contacted a local Catholic [...] Catholic priest. Evans met with the priest on multiple occasions and soon became convinced that God was calling her to be Catholic. A year later Evans, her husband, and two daughters converted to the Catholic [...] ] Born in 1904 in Utah, Cora Evans began life in a Mormon household. Then at the age of 3, Evans experienced a mystical vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary, though at the time she didn’t fully understand

Louis XIV and the Regency, the Virgin Mary appeared to Benoîte Rencurel, a shepherdess from the Avance Valley (Hautes-Alpes, France). Mary said to her messenger: "I have asked my Son for Le Laus and he has [...] sufferings to save them. Benoîte was comforted by Mary and the angels during the great difficulties she experienced: a 20-year persecution by Jansenist priests, calumnies of all kinds, and demonic attacks. [...] and had recourse to her intercession with faith, one would be healed" (Authentic Gaillard copy. p. 45 IV [91] - year 1667). Since 1664, many allegations of healings have been recorded each year. Between 150

regaining its past popularity, since a new priest came to Bargemon six years ago, giving a place of honor back to the Virgin Mary. Since then, pilgrims have flocked and a community of 42 Christian refugees [...] now actively participating in the renewal! The priest of Bargemon, Father Philippe-Marie Métais Fontenel, shared his story: "I had asked the bishop for a remote parish that nobody wanted. He immediately [...] parish activities. The Virgin Mary wants to make of this village a new oasis of Christian life. For this, we must put charity back in the center. The Iraqis went to work—with some of our residents—they are

been the daily companion of my life, as a layman, as Catholic Action activist, then as a priest, a bishop and now a bishop emeritus. May the true devotion to Mary, the Mother of Jesus and our Mother, reign [...] always had a special place in my family. We used to always pray the Rosary in our home. Our big family stood around my mother. My goodness, how many times did Mother have to interrupt the "Hail Marys" to scold [...] Bernardino Bishop Emeritus of Blumenau, SC (Brazil) Exclusive Interview by Thácio Siqueira for A Moment with Mary

scapular as a safeguard Before entering the convent, a young girl went to see the Curé of Ars in France, to make a general confession. During confession, the holy priest said to her: "Do you remember a certain [...] certain ball that you attended a little while ago? At this ball, you met a charming young man, of distinguished manners, unknown to everyone and with whom all the girls were fighting over to dance." - "Yes [...] daughter, this young man was a demon. And do you know why he did not invite you to dance? It is because of the scapular that you wore and that by devotion to Mary, you had kept as a safeguard." From Le Chapelet