and took him into a hut where a girl about 17 years of age was dying. The women said, "She has been calling for you. She wants to be baptized by a Catholic priest so she can be with the beautiful lady [...] July 03 - Our Lady of la Carolle, (Paris, 1418) Mary at Lesotho (I) One day Father Oblat was trekking across the high mountains of Lesotho, with a rosary in his hand, visiting the Christians spread here [...] villages. Suddenly, a clap of thunder threw him to the ground. He got up painfully, with the help of his catechist who begged him to turn back. "The demon is annoyed because there is a soul to save," replied

to quote a former hospitality volunteer. I witnessed the miracle of hope and I understood how much Mary loves us and intercedes for us with her divine Son. Mary is very present in my prayer, with her appeal [...] 1776) Mary is the "Good Mother" of all "Go and tell the priests to build a chapel here and to come in procession." These words from the Virgin Mary to Saint Bernadette of Lourdes resonate with me. One [...] was between jobs and got a breather, I decided to share one of the gifts I possessed. I began to volunteer my time with the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitality (1), where I found a "little bit of Heaven on

mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Are not his sisters all with us?”). Now, as a Catholic, I am told that Joseph was significantly older than Mary, was a widower with adult children [...] and stepsisters. Could not Mary still have attained “Queen of Heaven and Earth” status without being a perpetual virgin? (Indiana) A: As to your specific question, whether Mary could be thought of as queen [...] cousins. There is one tradition that says that Joseph was a widower who married the Virgin Mary later in life after already having a family with his first wife. One is free to believe that, but this is

without the last sacraments, I will set up a plaque with the inscription ‘Mary did not answer me’!" Then he approached the dying man one last time by presenting him with a crucifix and saying: "Do you know the [...] Father Peter took his rosary and told the Mother of God in a tone of supplication: "In our church we have many ex-votos with the inscription of ‘Mary has answered our prayer.’ If you let this poor sinner go [...] Lady of the Pillar (Italy, 1684) – Saint Bridget of Sweden Mary always responds The following story happened in Vienna, Austria, in the year 1920. A priest named Father Peter, offered to give the last sacraments

"The first one on the way, Mary you lead us to say our yes to the unexpected that God sends us... Walk with us Mary, on our paths of faith..." and at the end of mass we dance with "Anna Maria éé", or other [...] worshiped Mary and the Pope. I would tell them that Jesus had the first place in my life, and that I could live my faith without Mary. While volunteering in Lourdes, at the Youth Service (I was a student [...] student midwife at the time), I met a young Oblate priest of Mary Immaculate and asked him about Mary, the Rosary, etc. He answered that the Rosary was the prayer of the little ones and the poor, and that explanation

All Help (1640) The Rosary of the Virgin Mary (IV) Thereafter Mary's gaze, ever filled with adoration and wonder, would never leave him. At times it would be a questioning look, as in the episode of the [...] 19:26-27). On the morning of Easter hers would be a gaze radiant with the joy of the Resurrection, and finally, on the day of Pentecost, a gaze afire with the outpouring of the Spirit (cf. Acts 1:14). [...] (cf. Jn 2:5). At other times it would be a look of sorrow, especially beneath the Cross, where her vision would still be that of a mother giving birth, for Mary not only shared the passion and death of

All Help (1640) The Rosary of the Virgin Mary (IV) Thereafter Mary's gaze, ever filled with adoration and wonder, would never leave him. At times it would be a questioning look, as in the episode of the [...] 19:26-27). On the morning of Easter hers would be a gaze radiant with the joy of the Resurrection, and finally, on the day of Pentecost, a gaze afire with the outpouring of the Spirit (cf. Acts 1:14). [...] (cf. Jn 2:5). At other times it would be a look of sorrow, especially beneath the Cross, where her vision would still be that of a mother giving birth, for Mary not only shared the passion and death of

however, that when the believer enters into a profound relationship with God, he cannot be content with a mediocre life under the banner of a minimalistic ethic and a superficial religiosity. In this light [...] of this, a sound proposal for every Christian that has become a real and urgent pastoral need in our time, when we feel the need to anchor life and history to sound spiritual references. Mary Most Holy [...] Holy is a sublime and perfect model of holiness who lived in constant and profound communion with Christ. Let us invoke her intercession, together with St Benedict's, so that in our time too the Lord will

smelling roses out of nowhere, and I knew for a fact that the Mother of Jesus was with me.” He further encouraged the participants to develop a relationship with the Blessed Virgin, for she is the best person [...] (RAY) on May 29, 2020 with renowned Catholic speaker and missionary, Paul J. Kim, Texas, USA. With his wit and humor, Paul first shared about his life and how his encounter with God transformed him and [...] mission was all about.” Paul also emphasized his love for the Rosary and explained how Mother Mary played a big role in his transformation. “When I started to pray the Rosary more seriously, I began to

not be glad with inexpressible joy, when she sees her only Son enter heaven with commanding power and reach the throne of God the Father Almighty? Was a joy like this ever heard of? Was a joy like this [...] Ascension – Our Lady of the Sea (Aix-en-Provence, France) Mary's joy in the Ascension of Jesus Oh, if she had joy while her Son was still living with her in the flesh, if she had joy when her Son rose from [...] did she the rejoice with lesser joy when her Son entered heaven in the flesh that, as she knew well, had been taken from her? Whoever said, why, whoever even believed that Mary’s joy did not surpass all