August 3 - France: Act of Consecration to Mary inspired by Saint Peter Damien and approved by the Archbishop of Cambrai (1626) We don't have enough words to thank the Blessed Virgin My wife Laetitia and [...] have been readers of A Moment with Mary for two years now , and we attentively meditate on these short daily texts. On May 5, 2019, we discovered in the daily meditation the prayer of the novena by Father [...] September 2017. We immediately decided to pray this novena. We wrote down the beautiful prayer on a piece of paper and put it in our prayer corner where we pray together as a couple every morning. Less than a
July 13 - Mary Mother of God (Bistrica, Croatia) - 3rd apparition in Fatima: The vision of hell (Portugal, 1917) God wants to establish devotion to my Immaculate Heart (II) On July 13, 1917, Our Lady said [...] crimes, by means of war, famine and persecutions against the Church and the Holy Father. To prevent this, I came to ask for the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart and the Communion of Reparation on [...] certain time of peace… When you recite the Rosary, say after every decade: ‘O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fire of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy’
a short distance south of the Church of the Nativity. Today, pilgrims visiting the Milk Grotto are able to receive a small bag of the “milk powder” from the custodial friars of the grotto. Couples looking [...] June 6 - St Marcellin Champagnat, founder of the Little Brothers of Mary (Marists) Many babies conceived after couples pray at the Milk Grotto The Holy Family’s Flight into Egypt was prompted by an Angel [...] Family was resting before continuing on their journey into Egypt, the Virgin Mary nursed a hungry Christ Child. A single drop of Mary’s milk fell upon the ground inside the grotto, and the limestone miraculously
will manifest Himself through the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This is in keeping with the powerful teaching of Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort: "Mary has produced, with the Holy Spirit, the greatest thing [...] May 31 - Pentecost - Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary A sign from heaven? The feast of the Visitation was extended to the entire Church by Urban VI on April 6, 1389 (Decree then published [...] to the Great Schism of 1378-1417 which rent the seamless garment of Christ. It was only after the Second Vatican Council that the feast was moved to May 31st, in the "month of Mary," and generally also
the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1944) Something Mary had asked in Fatima in 1917 The feast day of the Immaculate Heart of Mary falls on the day after the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus because [...] means of entering more deeply into the mystery of God’s love. In 1944, in the midst of WWII, Pope Pius XII dedicated the entire world to the patronage and protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary—the intention [...] focused on the love of Jesus and Mary, symbolized in their sacred hearts. He began a feast day for parishes in France to encourage people to honor the heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus; these feast
protection of Our Lady of Africa (also called Our Lady of the Atlas), and even though it is mostly Muslim today, it retains a deep veneration for the Virgin Mary. When the basilica of Our Lady of Africa was [...] Berber who became Bishop of Hippo, famous for his theological writings and one of the most well known Fathers and Doctors of the Church. At the time of the Muslim invasion, the Church of North Africa (present-day [...] the islamization of the country. Because of its deep Roman and Christian heritage, the Arab-Islamic conquest was felt harshly in Algeria. The conversion of Constantine the Great, Emperor of Rome in the 3rd
15 – 3rd Sunday of Advent – Our Lady of Lepanto – Mary Mediatrix (Rome, Italy) Those who propagate my Rosary shall be saved Blessed Bartolo Longo (1841-1926) started restoring Our Lady of the Rosary Church [...] construction of a larger church. Four outstanding miracles took place at the shrine in 1876. The first involved a twelve-year-old child, Clorinda Lucarelli, a victim of fierce attacks of epilepsy. Distraught [...] was persuaded to make certain promises to Our Lady of Pompeii. On June 8th, while Giovannina lay in bed, she saw in a vision the painting of Our Lady of Pompeii—although she had never seen the painting in
September 17 – Our Lady of the Virtues and Grandeurs of Mary (17th century) - St Robert Bellarmine Mary called him to the Catholic faith Leo de Bondt was born in 1941 in Holland and raised in a Protestant [...] become Catholic, but without much conviction. On the day of their wedding, his wife 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 [...] 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 that moment, his life
to Sister Lucia of Fatima about the lack of response concerning the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary: "They did not want to listen to my request! Like the King of France, they will [...] June 17 – Revelation 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 [...] all his enemies and those of the holy Church. My Father wants to use the King for the execution of his plan, which is the construction of a public building where the painting of my Heart will be placed to
20 –Saint Nicholas of Flüe (Switzerland, 1417-1487) who had several apparitions of the Virgin Mary I needed that hug to find my way Franco Gedda is director of the Cenacolo “school of life” in Lourdes, [...] really cured of drugs. It was the Easter vigil. A young handicapped person turned to me and hugged me. I understood that the Virgin was there, accompanying me in my efforts to get out of drugs and that [...] was concerned, but who already possessed the joy of faith, she wanted to strengthen me on my journey. Since then, every time I go to the Grotto, I thank Mary who sent me this guardian angel and I see her
