Chantal (1572 -1641) was a French saint from Burgundy, who founded the Order of the Visitation of St. Mary with St. Francis de Sales. [...] August 12 - St Jane Frances de Chantal (d. 1641) - Our Lady of La Motte (Vesoul, France, 1854) Let your hearts be empty vessels O Most Holy Mother, as you were, the greatest, most capable, and most worthy
July 23 - St. Bridget of Sweden (d. 1373) The consecration to Mary is worth doing badly I used to be spiritually allergic to Marian devotion. Even though I grew up saying the rosary with my family, I never [...] I was given. That summer I managed, somehow, to pray and attend Mass almost every day. I picked up St. Louis de Montfort’s book “Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary” and learned more about Mary devotion
June 27 - St. Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, Doctor of the Church (d. 444) - Our Lady of Perpetual Help (1866) - Anniversary of the 160 apparitions of the Immaculate Queen of the Rosary to Justina Szafrynska
June 9 - Mary Mother of Grace (France) - St Ephrem the Syrian, deacon and doctor of the Church (d. 373) The Favored Woman: Mary The woman is not an afterthought, as many would infer from the creation account
June 7 - The Sacred Heart of Jesus - Apparition of St. Joseph in Cotignac (France, 1660) Imprisoned Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez: “I’m well, with a lot of peace in the Lord and the Most Holy Virgin”
June 10 - Our Lady of St. Luke (Italy, 1857) The Rosary obtains the permanent healing of a chronic illness At the Marian shrine of Schoenstatt Mont Sion Gikungu, in Burundi, pilgrims from different parts
May 6 - Our Lady of St. John (Italy, 1658) - Icon of the Life-giving Spring in Constantinople “Mary leads us to Christ, but Christ leads us to his Mother.” We need Mary the Mother of God to keep us from [...] is a Person to love. And only the Mother of God loves Jesus the way that he deserves. Which is why St. John Paul II made the point that “Mary leads us to Christ, but Christ leads us to his Mother.” Making
April 16 - Divine Mercy Sunday - Our Lady of the Vines (Genoa, Italy, 1816) - Death of St. Bernadette Soubirous in Nevers, France (1879) "I entered Lourdes through the door of Nevers" Father André Cabes
March 8 - Our Lady of Graces (Italy, 1487) - St. John of God Mary saved Saint John of God from death when he was a soldier In 1638 the Spanish army besieged Fontarrabia, occupied at that time by the French [...] the Virgin Mary or an angel she had sent. Wilhelm Hünermann, The beggar of Granada: a Life Picture of St. John of God
February 24 - Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (1st century, Eastern Churches) - 8th apparition in Lourdes (France, 1858) Zechariah and Mary’s different reactions to the Angel’s message The birth of
