300 years ago, Mary invites us to make this act of faith, to this trusting abandonment that leaves her free to act. Remember that she can obtain everything from her Son. So trust Mary, and, like the first [...] October 11 – Motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Pope Saint John XXIII (1881-1963) Mary can obtain everything from Her Son! This year is a very special anniversary for the Our Lady of Laus Shrine in [...] who received the visit of the Virgin Mary on a mountain slope for nearly 54 years; the 10th anniversary of the official approval of the apparitions at Laus; and finally, the 10th anniversary of the Marian
has lasted for eight years now. ... Let us pray for and help Christians to remain in Syria and in the Middle East as witnesses to mercy, forgiveness and reconciliation. Let us pray for peace in beloved Syria [...] rosaries were made by the Carmelite Sisters in Bethlehem. Today on this great feast day of Mary, I will bless them and they will be distributed to the Catholic communities in Syria as a sign of my closeness [...] November 8 – Mary of Victory (Rome, Italy) Thousands of rosaries for the Christians of Syria Thousands of rosaries made in Bethlehem were blessed by Pope Francis at the end of the Angelus of August 15
only been explained because Mary was his mother! She grasped all this at once. She knew the perfect virtues of her cousin Mary, so it was Mary who had become the virgin mother of the Messiah according to [...] to Isaiah’s prophecy! Overwhelmed by joy and gratitude that Mary had come to see her, Elizabeth exclaimed: "You are blessed among all women and the fruit of your womb is blessed! How can it be that the mother [...] May 31 - Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary "What was spoken to you by the Lord will be fulfilled" Immediately after the Annunciation, Mary went to visit her cousin Elizabeth, whose pregnancy was revealed
Virgin in the Holy Church. "Therefore, for the glory of the Virgin Mary and for Our own consolation, We proclaim the Most Blessed Mary Mother of the Church, that is to say of all the people of God, of the [...] November 21 - 1964: Mary Proclaimed "Mother of the Church" by Paul VI during the Vatican II Council Mary, "Mother of the Church" (I) When he proclaimed the Dogmatic Constitution "Lumen Gentium" at the [...] the Virgin Mary "Mother of the Church." Here is the official text of the pontifical declaration during the Council: "By the promulgation of today's Constitution, which has as its crown and summit a whole
that He may consume us and change everything into Himself. May He be our Father, our Husband, our guard, our treasure, our delight, our love and our everything; destroying and annihilating in us all that [...] 16 - Our Lady of Purity - Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (d. 1690) O Our Sweet Hope O our sweet hope let us feel your power over the loveable Heart of Jesus, and use your credit so as to make a place for
heaven and on earth. Say not that you ought not to assist me, for you are the Mother of all poor children of Adam, and my Mother in particular. Since, then, merciful Virgin, you are my Mother, and you are [...] Mother, see you are obliged to grant me what I ask, and to yield to my entreaties. Amen. Prayer of Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) to the Virgin Mary [...] May 17 – Fort Ville-Marie (today’s Montreal, Canada) founded in 1642 by Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve (d. 1676) What excuse can you offer if you do not lend your assistance? Say not, merciful Virgin
"Leonard, do you wish to die and come to my Son and me?" "Who are you?" answered the religious. "I am the mother of mercy," replied the Virgin. "You have many times invoked me, and now I come to take you: let [...] let us go to paradise." On that same day Leonard died, and we hope that he followed her to the kingdom of the blessed. In The Glories of Mary by Alphonsus of Liguori Archive.org [...] September 25 - Mary, Mother of Orphans Now I come to take you—let us go to Paradise! Leonard the Dominican, as we read in the chronicles of his order, who was accustomed to recommend himself two hundred
that He may consume us and change everything into Himself. May He be our Father, our Husband, our guard, our treasure, our delight, our love and our everything; destroying and annihilating in us all that [...] 16 - Our Lady of Purity - Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (d. 1690) O Our Sweet Hope O our sweet hope let us feel your power over the loveable Heart of Jesus, and use your credit so as to make a place for
July 1 – Armenian Church: Transfer of Mary’s veil For Paschner, the c in cancer stands for Christ... A woman hopped from one table to another to embrace friends and exchange pleasantries with guests. She [...] lunch. Unknown to the restaurant’s servers and a few of the guests, the woman who was grabbing everyone’s attention once stayed in her bed, terribly ill, and ready to die. Cecille Paschner is a 51-year-old [...] Lord, attending daily masses and revisiting the blessed sacraments. Although it was her career as a publisher that took her astray from God, she is now using her skills and talent to help spread the word
Church: Feast of the Densata (Conception of Mary) Mary is at the origin of Saint Ignatius’ conversion He was awake one night and clearly saw an image of the Madonna and Child; from this vision, which lasted [...] considerable period of time, he received a very excessive consolation and he remained with such disgust for all his past life, and especially for the things of the flesh, that it seemed to him that all [...] the things of the flesh…" Without indicating the origin of this vision, he simply noted its fruits and the fact that, in the straightforward way it was written, it has never been put in doubt. Saint Ignatius
