the intercession of Our Lady towards recovering peace in his diocese. He and his country's bishops have jointly consecrated Nigeria to Our Lady in recent years. Adapted from an article by Ryan Fitzgerald
In the fruit of the womb of the Virgin, we find grace and salvation: he who eats this fruit will have eternal life. Eve was after a kind of transitory beauty and she picked a deadly fruit, whereas Mary
today. The Miraculous Medal bears this inscription: "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you." fr.aleteia.org
(among whom, on occasions, are those from the College of Agriculture at the University of Turin) have carried out detailed studies establishing that these incredible blackthorns are in every respect identical
Aaron's branch, blossoming without being watered (Nb 17:8), the figure of the Virgin conceiving without having known a man? From that great miracle Isaiah reveals a still greater mystery: a shoot will come out
wholly immaculate! "Tota pulchra es Maria et macula originalis non est in te." The shadows of sin have never approached you, O most pure Virgin, lily bright with light and beauty. Certainly, Mary belongs
Glories of Mary, an absolute best-seller which was published in 1750 (one thousand abridged editions have been printed, but only sixteen where published in Italy during his lifetime). He mainly wrote about
up and announced that the Christian fleet had been victorious. He gave orders to ring the bells and have a procession. A few days later, messengers arrived with the official news from the victorious Christian
Rock, and to lie down on a megalithic flagstone. The widow stood up cured. The Virgin asked her to have a church built on the spot, which has become one of the oldest sanctuaries dedicated to the Mother
of the apparition and saw the engraved slate upon his return, he understood that the stranger could have been none other than the Archangel Gabriel, and he went to share the story of the miracle with the
