June 10 – Mary Mother of the Church – Our Lady of Saint Luke (Italy, 1857) - Saint Landry, Bishop of Paris Church history is undeniably linked to the history of Mary Since the Lord Jesus, in the person [...] believed in him as the Son of God and Redeemer of humanity (see John 19:25-27), Church history for the past two thousand years has been undeniably linked to the history of Mary. In response to her love, for [...] for centuries the Church has venerated Mary as her Mother—as Mother of the Church. This official title attributed to Mary is quite recent. It appeared in the fall of 1964 at the conclusion of the Third Session
myself! She told me that the "knots" signified the difficulties and complicated problems in our lives and that we could ask our Mother Mary to undo them. I had the intuition that this prayer was meant especially [...] her children and that she will help me to stay on this path. Her hands are constantly at work, driven by the divine Love and the infinite Mercy of the Lord. As I recite this prayer to Mary Undoer of Knots [...] May 16 – Saint Simon Stock, recipient of the Brown Scapular given to him by Mary herself (1164-1265) Mary Undoer of Knots helps married couples I live on one of the main islands in Japan. After Christmas
fact that Christ is God and truly was born of Mary as a man: in this way his unity as true God and true man is preserved. Actually, however much the debate might seem to focus on Mary, it essentially concerned [...] January 1 – Mary Mother of God Because Mary is truly the Mother of God Theotokos is the title that was officially attributed to Mary in the fifth century, to be exact, at the Council of Ephesus in 431 [...] 431, as I said, the unity of the two natures—the divine and the human (cf. DS , n. 250)—in the Person of the Son of God was solemnly confirmed and, on the other, the legitimacy of the attribution of the
Blessed Sacrament and to say the Rosary in the Lord’s presence. It is not true to say that it is not liturgical, because all the prayers of the Rosary are part of the holy liturgy; and if they do not displease [...] him best… How could the prayer that God has taught us and so much recommended, be outdated? It is easy to recognize here the cunning of the devil and his followers who want to keep God's souls away from [...] November 19 – Feast of Mary Seyom (Ethiopian Church) The Rosary: The prayer that Our Lady recommended most often In a letter to a nephew priest, dated April 4, 1970, Sister Lucia, one of the seers of Our
others to bring individuals, families and nations back to Christ … It is a very powerful weapon for sending away evil spirits, preserving the integrity of life, and acquiring virtue more easily; in a word [...] October 10 - Consecration of Luxembourg to Mary, Consoler of the Afflicted (1666) As long as the Pope hasn’t said his Rosary All the Popes since the time of Saint Dominic have talked about the Rosary. [...] Rosary, he wrote: "How can we not hope for everything if we use this divine method with exactitude and piety?" Similarly, in Ingruentium malorum , Pope Pius XII (pope from 1939 to 1958) writes: "We do not
(Diocese of Shanghai, Mainland China) opened the month of Mary. Today, the shrine is world-renowned thanks to Pope Benedict XVI who composed and broadcast his "Prayer to Our Lady of She Shan." At the top [...] nuns and faithful. The Diocesan Office of She Shan Pilgrimage has published a guide for the smooth running of such pilgrimages, well aware that Chinese Catholics have a deep Marian devotion and a special [...] July 27 - Canonization of Catherine Labouré by Pius XII, attended by 10,000 Children of Mary dressed in white (1947) The Marian devotion of Chinese Catholics It is with a solemn mass that the Shrine of
- Message of the Sacred Heart to St Margaret Mary Alacoque (1689) A Lourdes Grotto in Morocco At the time of WWI, Morocco was under French protectorate, and the French population was in majority Christian [...] entrust their sons to Mary’s protection. In the same years, the Franciscan Fathers built an underground church, above which a large church was later erected. Work began in 1952 and was completed in 1958 [...] became independent from France. The parish was very dynamic through the 1950s and 1960s. When the Moroccanization of businesses and land was established in the 1970s, the church lost most of its parishioners
Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ; a meditated Rosary with visuals; a healing service; adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and Mass. The main objective of this Marian Vigil was to invite the faithful and all people [...] 17 – The first church dedicated to Mary (Rome, Italy) An all-night Rosary Vigil with the Valets of Mary The first Rosary Vigil of the Movement of the Valets of Mary took place on Friday, October 13, 2017 [...] Rosary, and in doing so have participated in the supplicating power of the Mother of God in the heart of the church," she said. ___________________________ (1) The Valets of Mary (Les valets de Marie) Movement
was freed a week later and returned to Florence, Italy. Father Pallù told Vatican Radio that "I had moments of fear but I felt Our Lady’s help, as well as the help of other saints and of Carmen Hernandez [...] December 30 – Holy Mary of Saint Celsius (Italy, 1485) Kidnapped priest says “I had moments of fear but I felt Our Lady’s help” Father Maurizio Pallù, 63, an Italian missionary priest, was kidnapped in [...] Neocatecumenal Way). They took three of us hostage, a Nigerian brother, a female Nigerian student, and me. Then they let us go at about 10 o'clock last night… I've been kidnapped twice in a year but I'm
1 - Holy Mary of Graces (Italy, 1923) - Blessed Charles de Foucauld Like Mary at the Visitation "What I would like for myself, I must do for others: "Do what you want to be done unto you", and I must do [...] for the most forsaken, and go to the most lost sheep (...) I do not believe that I can do them any greater good than that of bringing them Jesus, the Good of all goods, as Mary did in John's house at the [...] while remaining silent, we would make known to these ignorant brothers, not by word, but by example and especially by universal charity, what our religion is, what the Christian spirit is, what the Heart