September 25 – Mary, protectress of orphans – Our Lady of Saint Peter (Italy, 1751) Mary in the Economy of Salvation After this manner the Blessed Virgin advanced in her pilgrimage of faith, and faithfully [...] exceedingly with her only begotten Son, uniting herself with a maternal heart with His sacrifice, and lovingly consenting to the immolation of this Victim which she herself had brought forth. Lumen Gentium
of Lourdes on its roof and hooked up to speakers performing a decade of the Rosary. In the short clip, a man's voice can be heard saying the end lines of The Hail Mary-- "Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for [...] Montfort’s Treatise on True Devotion to Mary, found inside a chest in 1842, as prophesied A 'Rosary-mobile' across Cork in Ireland With Mass services cancelled, and older believers feeling isolated without [...] for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, Amen." A woman's voice then comes on over the speakers beginning the prayer again: "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee..." As the car continues
if the sky had not suddenly darkened with thick clouds and a violent storm come down on the enemy with such power of thunder and lightning, rain and wind, that the Turks turned back in panic, while the Hussars [...] August 25 – Mary Health of the Sick – Saint Louis King of France (d.1270) How Mary defended the city of Lwow, Ukraine A strange atmospheric phenomenon in Lwow, Ukraine, attested by numerous witnesses, [...] Hussars, propelled on by the storm, chased after them shouting: "Long live Jesus! Long live Mary!" This happened on the vigil of the feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa, celebrated on August 25. Encyclopedia
to France (he would have seven younger brothers and sisters). (1) Saint Blanche de Castille (1188-1252), was the wife of Louis VIII, King of France and the mother of Saint Louis (Louis IX), King of France [...] August 25 - Mary, Health of the Sick - Saint Louis, King of France (d. 1270) The story of an unusual birth Before Saint Louis—King of France—was born, his mother Blanche de Castile (1) had three boys, [...] confided her torment to a monk called Dominic of Guzman (1170-1221), the founder of the Dominican Order and future Saint Dominic, during a visit he paid her. Dominic advised her to say her Rosary every day to
assures us that you and I were worth living and dying for. In our darkest hour, remember that we were worth the life of God. Later in the meditation I imagine Jesus speaking of Mary: “And if you ever feel [...] July 17 - Feast of Mary’s humility A reflection on Mary’s unconditional love Over the years, I’ve often written about how I’ve felt comfort in the Blessed Virgin Mary. While Jesus is indeed love itself [...] or sought thine intercession, was left unaided.” Mary would always be there. Mary always was there. Growing up in a home without a father, I think Mary’s maternal love connected with my own mother’s love
shepherds and then the Magi come to visit him. Mary passes from the stage of learning after her three months with her cousin Elizabeth, to that of personal experience as she becomes a mother. Mary, immaculate [...] event, is in the background. Mary is visited by shepherds and wise men, Magi from Babylon bringing gifts. With our present perspective, we can ask ourselves: Why didn't Mary give birth to Jesus in a palace [...] instead of a miserable stable? Why did Mary remain so calm while Joseph could not find a place to give birth to his pregnant wife? Mary had complete trust in God! So, Mary, I continue to trust you. I follow
of the Virgin Mary in the Temple A temple more sacred than the temple of Jerusalem The feast of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple evokes first of all the holiness of Mary. The 3-year-old [...] life "presented to the Temple," a holy and pure life with God. The second theme of this feast is the comparison between the Stone Temple and the Living Temple. Mary, who will one day carry the God-Man in [...] "Today the All-Pure and All-Holy enters the Holy of Holies" (Orthodox liturgy). It is evident that the Church in this passage makes a special allusion to the Perpetual Virginity of Mary; but all human life
venerate the Virgin Mary’s dress, exhibited every 7 years (Germany) The Via Matris: Mary’s Stations of the Cross According to tradition, after the Ascension of the Lord, the Virgin Mary returned daily to [...] prediction to Mary that her Son will be violently opposed. 2. The massacre of the Innocents in Bethlehem and the flight to Egypt. 3. The loss of Jesus in the Temple at age twelve. 4. Mary seeing her Son [...] Son carrying the cross. 5. Mary standing at the foot of the cross. 6. Mary receiving the lifeless body of her Son. 7. Mary mourning at the tomb of Jesus. The stations of the Via Matris reconstitute the path
make her the messenger of His Mercy. And, of course, Jesus’ message, His Good News, is contained in the Gospels. But indeed Mary’s apparitions are more numerous and more "popular," like those of Guadalupe [...] many international apparitions of Mary, while her Son tends to remain out of the spotlight in terms of apparitions. Are these Marian apparitions exceptional because Mary is mediatrix in our salvation? Eric [...] century, to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque to call people to adore His Sacred Heart ("Behold the Heart that has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming Itself, in order
chapel, it was placed under the special protection of the Virgin Mary and in 1562, in the middle of the war of religion between Huguenots and Catholics, the bridge resisted the assaults of the troops of Baron [...] June 9 - Mary Mother of Grace (France) Mary hears you in this sacred place Near Avignon in southern France, on the bridge of the river Auzon, is the chapel of Notre-Dame de Santé (Our Lady of Health). [...] Huguenots. During the great plague of 1628, the Virgin Mary again manifested her protection: the inhabitants were ordered not to leave the town, and the soldiers of the Auzon Bridge were tasked to enforce
