March 19 - Feast of Saint Joseph, Husband of the Virgin Mary Blessings on Saint Joseph! Blessings on you, loving heart of Mary, for all the affection that you have for great Saint Joseph! Blessings on [...] Joseph, for all the love that it held and will hold eternally for Jesus and Mary, for all the care that it provided for the needs of the Son and the Mother and for all the pains and anguish that it suffered [...] treatment, which it saw them receiving on behalf of ungrateful people! Great Saint Joseph, we offer our hearts to you; bind them to yours, and to Jesus' and Mary's. Beg them to make this union inviolable and
January 1 - Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God “I saw Our Lady visiting the souls in purgatory” In purgatory, the soul is in a process of passive purification. In addition to the help of saints and angels [...] presence of all, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Purgatory: “I saw my guardian angel, who ordered me to follow him. In a moment I was in a misty place full of fire in which there was a great crowd of suffering [...] souls call her ‘The Star of the Sea.’ She brings them refreshment. I wanted to talk with them some more, but my guardian angel beckoned me to leave. We went out of that prison of suffering. [I heard an interior
intercession of Our Lady of Beauraing. The editor of the Belgian Communist paper, “Le Drapeau Rouge” (The Red Flag), was one of the first to convert to Catholicism at the Shrine of Our Lady of Beauraing. [...] November 29 - 1st Sunday of Advent - The Virgin with a Heart of Gold (Beauraing, Belgium, 1932) The Virgin with a Heart of Gold On the evening of November 29, 1932, five children—fun-loving, mischievous [...] issued by the Bishop of Namur authorizing the cult of Our Lady of Beauraing. On July 18, 1947, Msgr. Charue personally received papal blessings for the shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Beauraing – the Virgin
April 17 – Wednesday of Holy Week – Our Lady of Miracles (Italy, 1555) The Virgin Mary explained Christ's preference for the poor Louisa Piccarreta, born in Bari, Italy (1865-1947), was a great Italian [...] pillars of his future Church. Father Pablo Martin Excerpt from Luisa Piccarreta, La reine du Ciel dans le royaume de la Volonté divine sur la terre , 26° jour (The Queen of Heaven in the Realm of Divine [...] his love went in pursuit of souls. So He surrounded himself with the poor, the afflicted, the crippled, the lame, the blind, the dumb, and many other creatures with all kinds of diseases, all reflecting
Lady of the Miracle (Italy, 1440) "The Virgin Mary touched my soul" "Our family comes from a town near Fatima, Portugal. My great-grandparents were witnesses of the 1917 apparitions. The Miracle of the [...] Unfortunately, around the age of 33, I rebelled against God. I didn't understand why there was so much misery in the world, why God allowed such great inequalities and why the Cross of Jesus hadn't solved everything [...] the Sun could be seen dozens of miles away," said Oliver. Since then, Oliver’s family has made the annual pilgrimage to Fatima on foot from their small town. "My father was the one who especially transmitted
Dominic, Founder of the Friars Preachers (d. 1221) - Our Lady of Laeken (Belgium) How was the "Hail Mary" written? The “Hail Mary” that Catholics have been praying for centuries is composed of two main parts [...] The first part of the prayer is derived from the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel greeted Mary by saying, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!” (Luke 1:28). The next part of the prayer is taken [...] decisive moments of life: “now” and “at the hour of our death,” it suggests the spontaneous outcry of people in a great calamity. The Black Death, which ravaged all Europe and wiped out one-third of its population
Our Lady of Deliverance of Montligeon (France) Why is Mary queen? The liturgical Feast of Christ the King honors the kingly dignity of Jesus Christ and was established in 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Mary's royal [...] dignity is parallel, although subordinate, and the Feast of the Queenship of Mary—now celebrated on August 22—as a festive prolongation of the Feast of Mary's Assumption, was instituted by Pope Pius XII and her [...] The Blessed Virgin Mary is repeatedly referred to in the Catholic Church as “Queen,” and often called the “Queen of Heaven and Earth.” Why is that? Mary is called a queen because of an ancient tradition
the Immaculate Heart of Mary, asking her for spiritual strength during such trials, entrusting to her heart the many burdens we bear. O Most Blessed Mother, heart of love, heart of mercy, ever listening [...] Chantal (d. 1641) – Our Lady of La Motte (Vesoul, France, 1854) Ask Mary for help to bear your heavy burdens In the Gospel according to St. Luke, a man named Simeon saw the Virgin Mary bring her son, Jesus, to [...] rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. (Luke 2:34-35) For this reason Mary is often
borrowed from Montfort. This phrase summarizes the formula of consecration which is at the center of the Montfortian doctrine: " In the presence of all the heavenly court I choose thee this day for my Mother [...] both interior and exterior, and even the value of all my good actions, past, present and future; leaving to thee the entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me, without exception [...] pleasure, for the greater glory of God in time and in eternity . Amen." Through this effective act of consecration, St. Louis de Montfort invites us to imitate Jesus by taking Mary as our Mother and entrusting
May 31 - Visitation of the Virgin Mary When Mary visits Elizabeth After announcing to Mary the mystery of the Incarnation, the Archangel Gabriel told her that her cousin Elizabeth, older and so far unable [...] exclaimed as she embraced Mary: “You are blessed among all women and blessed is the Fruit of your womb!” The Church has included her words to the prayer of the Hail Mary, making it one of the most beautiful Christian [...] intervention of God. Mary was soon on her way to congratulate the happy mother. This trip did not have a human motive. Having Jesus in her womb, Mary possessed all the riches and all the joys of Heaven. This
