October 3 – Our Lady of Graces (Italy, 1697) Mary is a real mother in the order of grace Devotion to the Immaculate Heart is at the center of the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary predicted at Fatima [...] orientation. According to Matthew 5:8, the immaculate heart is a heart which, with God's grace, has come to perfect interior unity and therefore sees God. To be devoted to the Immaculate Heart of Mary means therefore [...] Mother of the Lord? It is precisely through devotion to her Immaculate Heart—to her example, obedience, and recourse to her intercession—that we are provided the spiritual help and strength to remain upon

Borromeo, Cardinal, Bishop of Milan (d.1584) – Our Lady of Pötsch (Máriapócs, Hungary) Former drug addict and criminal finds grace and divine mercy through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary In [...] mother of those who had gone astray and was calling us back to God, to Jesus. She made it clear that she was not God, but she was pointing to her Son and saying He is the Messiah, the Savior of the world [...] ” Hours of such excruciating crying led to inexplicable tears of joy and, all of the sudden, Donald felt an immense peace in his heart, a tranquility that surpassed understanding. “I started to feel almost

January 20 – Miraculous Medal Apparition to Alphonse Ratisbonne (1842) The Virgin motioned to Alphonse to kneel down On January 20, 1842, the last day of his stay in Rome, Italy, a young and prominent [...] encouraged by one of his friends from Strasbourg, France, entered the Church of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte. There the Virgin Mary appeared to him, her hands open and extended, motioning him to kneel. This apparition [...] explain how, being in one of the lateral naves before the apparition, he was found in the other, since the central nave was obstructed. However, in face of the magnitude of the miracle of his conversion, this

July 16 – Our Lady of Mount Carmel "Do not be deceived by the words of the evil one" Our Lady has been appearing to Gisella Cardia, a young woman from Trevignano Romano, Italy, who bears the stigmata, [...] "Children, this is the great test of Faith. I say to you, as Mother of my children priests, always be obedient to the Church, but be on your guard, for when the Consecration of the Eucharist disappears, so will [...] Church due to a campaign of desacralization attacking faith in the Real Presence in the Eucharist - a worldwide spiritual renewal Here are some recent messages Gisella received from Our Lady: "Children

Italy: Our Lady of St John (1658) - Icon of the Theotokos the Life-giving Spring ("Panagia Argokiliotissa," Constantinople) Mary is the "Mother of Hope" In his third Lenten Sermon, the Preacher of the Papal [...] self-emptying—of Mary, the Mother of God, at the foot of the cross, describing her as "Mother of Hope": On Calvary, therefore, Mary didn’t experience only the death of her Son but also the first fruit of the r [...] down in some remote corner of your heart that God didn’t listen to you because, in this way, he has allowed you to show him another proof of your hope, to make yet another act of hope, which is increasingly

October 27 – Our Lady of Charity (Cuba) The Assumption of Mary confirms the unity of the human person The wondrous reality of the Assumption of Mary reveals and confirms the unity of the human person and [...] are called to serve and glorify God with our whole being —soul and body. To serve God with the body alone would be the action of slaves; to serve him with the soul alone would be counter to our human nature [...] this way, in joyful service to God, which is also expressed in generous service to our brothers and sisters, then on the day of the resurrection our fate will be like that of our heavenly Mother. We must

might be coming next, ask Our Lady, Star of the Sea, to be your light in the darkness to lead you home.⠀ Adapted from an article by Meg Hunter-Kilmer published on Facebook by Catholic Wife, Catholic Life [...] forehead. “You may be wandering, dearest,” she seemed to say, “but I’m right here beside you.”⠀ It was the beginning of my devotion to Mary, Star of the Sea. I began advocating the name Stella for babies [...] light that led me back to Christ. Of course, Jesus is the Light of the world, Mary is just a star. Jesus calms storms; Stella Maris just guides us through them. But in moments of fear and confusion, when

individually. These sessions provide a unique time to pray for oneself and one's family, to experience community prayer, and to have a chance to reconnect with our own spiritual life. Discerning what is essential [...] action, are all the means of gradually untying the "knots", through the presence and maternal intercession of Our Lady.. These sessions are organized in large Marian shrines, to benefit from the special [...] special graces attached to each place. The program includes talks, times of adoration, and group prayer. The last two days of the novena are prayed together. Each participant can talk to a priest, receive the

resistance. The day after the first apparitions of the Lady, Farouk Mohammed Atwa went to the hospital to have one of his fingers amputated due to gangrene; to the surgeon's surprise, he was completely healed [...] Sadat, the widow of the assassinated Egyptian president, stated in her autobiography entitled A Woman of Egypt where she puts these words in the mouth of Our Lady of Zeitoun: "People of Egypt, I know that [...] the church of Saint Demiana, saw a luminous woman on the dome of the church, kneeling in front of the cross. For several weeks, the apparitions of the White Lady continued and the crowd of onlookers reached

is a school of the gospel. Here we learn to observe, to listen, to meditate, and to penetrate the profound and mysterious meaning of that simple, humble, and lovely manifestation of the Son of God. (Paul [...] from Egypt to Nazareth. They carried Christ along the roads of the world and they were the first partners of Salvation. The Holy Family was the Ark of the Covenant, carried in the exodus of life. It was [...] March 3 – Our Lady of Help (Italy) – Saint Winwaloe (c. 460-532) – 14th apparition in Lourdes The Holy Family was the Ark of the Covenant The Holy Family was a missionary community. In fact, the mission