March 10 - Beginning of Novena to Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary The Smack of the Rosary was an Amazing Grace Father John Ogilvie was condemned as a traitor, but during a long imprisonment no tortures could

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 [...] noble heart forever, Saint 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 [...] 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 eternal.

December 4 - Saint John of Damascus, Doctor of the Church (d. ca. 749) - Immaculate Mary of Sameiro (Portugal) The Church is a female figure Women are not ordained priests or deacons in the Catholic Church [...] all this should be addressed in a truly Christian spirit of humility and service, like the Virgin Mary who shares the glory of her son Jesus today. Father Benjamin Kigninlman Koné [1] Adapted from an interview

- Apparition of Mary Consoler of the Afflicted to Caroline Kraus, Therese Liebl and Mathilde Sack at Mettenbuch (Bavaria) in 1876. Mary is the direct opposite of Satan What makes Mary the direct opposite

November 28 - Saint Catherine Labouré (d. 1876) - First apparition of the Virgin Mary in Kibeho (Rwanda, November 28, 1981) Our Lady of Kibeho’s messages concern the whole world Our Lady's apparitions [...] that each person will have to evaluate according to his or her conscience." The editorial team of Marie de Nazareth See also: Marian Fathers in Kibeho

called her His messenger. At times, the Virgin Mary came to visit Josefa to give her encouragement in her difficult mission. In September 1921, the Virgin Mary appeared to Sister Josefa Menéndez precisely [...] November 19 - Feast of Mary Seyom (Ethiopian Church) Jesus takes care of your littleness! Sister Josefa Menéndez, born in Spain (1890-1923), was a novice nun in the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus [...] her Son Jesus had just asked Josefa to offer herself to Him as a victim for the salvation of souls. Mary told her: " I cannot tell you how much I, who am your Mother, desire you to be faithful; but do not

the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The other side has an image of Mary, as she appeared, surrounded by the words “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to [...] November 17 – Mary Gate of Dawn (Lithuania) 2020 marks the 190th anniversary of the Marian apparitions at the Rue du Bac in Paris Pope Francis blessed a statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary of the Miraculous [...] sacramental inspired by the Marian apparition to Saint Catherine Labouré in Paris in 1830. The Virgin Mary appeared to her as the Immaculate Conception, standing on a globe with light streaming from her hands

November 21 - The Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple Mary is the Trinity’s most cherished friend The Presentation of Mary in the Temple gives us several insights about what Marian devotion is [...] the nature of the Virgin's relationship with God. Mary has always given this relationship priority in her life. This is the reason for her virginity. Mary is a virgin because she preferred God to anything [...] Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple shows us that we lose nothing by placing God first! The second teaching concerns the nature of Marian devotion. Our love for Mary should not be dictated primarily

January 27 - Saint Mary of the Angels (Aix-en-Provence, France) - Saint Angela Merici Litany of Saint Angela of the Ursulines Holy Mary, Mother of God, and faithful Guardian of our Mother Saint Angela

in the seventeenth century. His devotion to the Virgin Mary under the title "Comforter of the Afflicted" moved him to promote the recourse to Mary’s intercession among the poor as well as prisoners facing [...] November 25 - Mary Consoler of the Afflicted (Rome, Italy) Graces abound when we pray the "Memorare" The name Memorare, meaning “remember,” is the first word in the Latin version of the prayer. There are [...] translations of the prayer but the following one is the most common: “ Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy