teaching theology for 20 years at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, by publishing 80 books on spirituality, and by giving retreats to priests and various communities on prayer, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, holiness [...] Mary consoles us, gives us support and always leads us to Jesus. "All to Jesus through Mary," as Saint Louis de Montfort said. As a teenager, I distanced myself from the Catholic Church. One day, I hitchhiked

aureola called a mandorla in iconography. On one side of this mandorla stands Saint John the Apostle, on the other we see Saint Mary Magdalene: both were witnesses of the Passion of Christ. They contemplate [...] of Pellevoisin, and Brother Jean-Baptiste Garrigou, an Orthodox monk and artist who works at the Saint Jean Damascène workshop. It was at the closing of the M of Mary pilgrimage on September 12, 2020,

representing Our Lady of Altagracia! The image shows the Virgin in prayer before the Baby Jesus, with Saint Joseph behind her. Nina’s father excitedly offered to buy it from the man, but the latter would take [...] met, in Higuey. The feast and devotion began on January 21,1569, the anniversary date of the event. Saint John Paul II visited the shrine in 1992. The image of Our Lady of Altagracia depicts Jesus’ birth [...] the Madonna lies the Child Jesus on a mat of straw, naked. Somewhat in the distance behind them is Saint Joseph, dressed in a red cape with a candle in his left hand. Source: Marie de Nazareth Website

where did this devotion come from? Its origin dates back to the 13th century, and is connected to Saint Mechtilde of Hackeborn, a German Benedictine nun, to whom Our Lady revealed a way of lifting up a [...] filled me with wisdom to such an extent that I have more knowledge of the Holy Trinity than all the Saints, so too may I help you during the last moments of your life, filling your soul with the light of [...] sorrow and bitterness of your death may be changed for you into delight." The Virgin Mary promised Saint Mechtilde that whoever would pray three Hail Marys every day would receive her help during life and

and humankind. On the contrary, entrustment to Our Lady is a privileged path, tested by numerous Saints, for a more faithful following of the Lord. Consequently, let us entrust ourselves to her with filial

in the Church’s liturgical tradition and the writings of the Church Fathers: It says Saint Augustine and Pope Saint Leo the Great both reflected on the Virgin Mary’s importance in the mystery of Christ

religion of the Empire. Helen asked her son to build several churches, and a Basilica on the site where Saint Peter was put to death. In 324, she left for the Holy Land in order to discover the places where the [...] which caused multiple miracles, as well as relics of the Passion. This we know from the writings of Saint Ambrose of Milan and Rufinus. She had basilicas constructed on Golgotha, on the Mount of Olives, in

Pope Saint John Paul II visited the Shrine of Altoetting in Bavaria, the most famous and oldest Marian shrine in southern Germany. This shrine dates back to Carolingian times and the bishop Saint Rupert

of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno (or simply Monks and Sisters of Bethlehem) was founded on November 1, 1950, in Saint Peter’s Square, Rome, following Pius XII’s promulgation

invasion. Its fleets sailed to confront the Turks near the west coast of Greece on October 7, 1571. Pope Saint Pius V attributed the victory to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was invoked on the [...] of the battle through a campaign to pray the Rosary throughout Europe. Some accounts say that the saint was granted a miraculous vision of the Holy League's stunning victory. “Turkish victory at Lepanto