– Saint Philip and Saint James, apostles – Mary, Queen of Poland – Act of Consecration of Poland to Mary (1966) Poland’s love for Mary made her the bulwark of Catholicism In Poland, a country with a strong [...] the intercession of the Virgin Mary, because without God that very work would not have been possible. The first church built in Poland was dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, and this devotion [...] always been important there. A group of Pauline monks sent by Luigi d'Angiò, then King of Hungary and Poland, at the end of the 14th century, started the construction of the Jasna Gora Monastery, near Czestochowa
Heart of Mary is celebrated on the Saturday of the third week after Pentecost, the day after the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Gospel reveals the Heart of Mary because it shows how Mary sought [...] Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Message of the Sacred Heart to Saint Margaret Mary (1689) Our Lady of Fatima: "God wants to establish devotion to my Immaculate Heart" The feast of the Immaculate [...] Sunday of the octave of the Assumption). In 1855, the Congregation of Rites approved the celebration of a Mass on this occasion. In 1880, Pope Leo XIII extended it to the diocese of Rome. In 1917, Mary said
- Our Lady of the Road (Italy, 1617) - 10th apparition in Lourdes (France, 1858) - Blessed Mary of Jesus (Marie Deluil-Martiny), foundress of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Heart of Jesus (d. [...] the key to the message of Lourdes A study of the distribution of the apparitions at Lourdes shows that they are carefully ordered around the 40 days of Lent. No less than 14 of the 18 apparitions took [...] the presence of water evoke the traditional rituals of purification. They take on their full meaning in this period of Lent, a time of fasting and sanctification before Easter, the austerity of which fosters
Consoler of the Afflicted (Russia) – Our Lady of La Regla (Cuba) – Saint Anthony Mary Claret, founder of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (d. 1870) "Make yourself a slave of the Blessed [...] immediately placed under the protection of the Virgin Mary. When she was about seven years old, while going up to the city’s cathedral, Agnes thought of the sufferings of a man who had been tortured and whom [...] at the age of 31, Mother Agnes died, leaving to her sisters in religion the particular vocation of prayer for priests and for the early stages of human life. In 1952, in Agnes' hometown of Langeac, a woman
Heart of Mary (Solemnity) - Mary proclaimed Queen of China in Zikawei (Shanghai) in 1924 Mary, Refuge of Sinners, pray for us! The year was 1836. Father Desgenettes, the parish priest at Our Lady of Victories [...] conversion of sinners, and invited the faithful to come to the office of Vespers on Sunday, December 11 th to beg for the conversion of sinners through the intercession of the Heart of Mary. Throughout [...] the official consecration of France to the Blessed Virgin. Through his efforts, he had Mary invoked at this church under the beautiful titles of “Mother of Mercy” and “Refuge of Sinners.” But since the 17
May 24 – Mary Auxiliatrix, Help of Christians (1815) – Mary, Mother of the Church Mary and Simon of Cyrene Mary suffered to see her Son abandoned by his friends on the way to his Passion. It is a cruel [...] the midst of a trial! I believe that the Virgin Mary has a special place of gratitude in her heart for Simon of Cyrene. This man was forced to help Jesus because he was there when He collapsed under the [...] for the heart of a mother: when her child suffers, she prays and implores that he may be consoled and supported by faithful friends. How many mothers have had this shattering experience of solitude in the
June 9 – Immaculate Heart of Mary – Mary Mother of Grace (France) In Bahrain, Our Lady of Arabia In a few days, the first construction phase of a large cathedral, able to accommodate more than 2,000 faithful [...] soil of one of the most powerful oil monarchies. While Islam largely dominates the political and religious landscape of Bahrain – it is the state religion and the Islamic Sharia is the source of all the [...] Ballin, Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, the construction is expected to take four years. When completed in 2021, the cathedral will be placed under the protection of Our Lady of Arabia and will testify
Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple - Paul VI proclaims Mary “Mother of the Church” during Vatican II (1964) Loved by all the people of Israel! The episode of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the [...] chose to consecrate Mary. When she was three years old, Mary was taken to the Temple, where a priest greeted her as she sat on the steps of the altar with words that resemble those of the Magnificat - "All [...] will. Both in the East and in the West, this feast has been very popular. Mary was predestined to become the living temple of God. The scene is simple, according to this apocryphal Gospel—Anne and Joachim
Aug 22 - Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary - Queenship of Mary The Queen of Heaven and Earth Through her spotless purity, she was chosen as Queen by God himself, the Queen beloved of the Angels who [...] universe from the heights of heaven. By virtue of her title, "Mother of God," she is the Queen of the doctors of the Church. By the strength of her spirit, she is the Queen of martyrs. Through her justice [...] justice and love, she is Queen of all the saints and the elect. Invested from the very beginning with the glorious and invigorating brightness of the Word (...), her loving and pure virgin soul penetrates
August 22 - Queenship of Mary - Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mary, Queen of the Universe The Immaculate Virgin preserved free from all stain of original sin, was taken up body and soul into heavenly [...] over all things, that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of lords, (cf. Apoc. 19:16) and conqueror of sin and death.
