November 9 - Dedication of the Lateran Basilica A statue of Mary intact after the bombing of Namur As we approach Armistice Day, the commemoration of the ending of WWI on November 11, 1918, one of our [...] carried in a procession to the throne it occupied before the war. " The miraculously protected statue of Mary (as shown in the old photograph) is still venerated today in the church of St. Nicholas under the

Saint Anne (Coptic Church) Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary Saint Anne was the wife of Saint Joachim, mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and grandmother of Jesus our Redeemer. She was a Jewish woman [...] Galilee and then in Jerusalem in Judea. The Bible tells us nothing about the parents of the Virgin Mary. The oldest document mentioning her is the apocryphal Gospel of James, which contains a Judean tradition [...] The devotion to St. Anne developed first in the East, in parallel to the veneration of the Virgin Mary, especially in the mystery of her Immaculate Conception, her Nativity and her Presentation in the

1582) With Mary, let us set out quickly Today is Saturday, the day of the joyful mysteries. Let us meditate on the second joyful mystery, the Visitation, whose fruit is fraternal charity: Mary visits her [...] 1:36) Elizabeth is to become the mother of Saint John the Baptist. Mary stays at her house to help her for three months. Even though Mary has many unanswered questions in her mind, she sets out quickly and [...] and I want to learn from Mary with all my heart. She will form me. I will let her instruct me without setting conditions, even if I don't understand everything. Jesus and Mary, I won't wait to act. I will

13th, 1863, at the Monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary at Bourg-en-Bresse, France. The result of much hard work on the part of Sister Marie of the Sacred Heart Bernaud, the Guard of Honor quickly [...] October 21 - Our Lady of Europe Like Mary at the foot of the Cross, let us suffer with Christ Today is Friday, the day in which we pray the sorrowful mysteries. Let us meditate on the third sorrowful mystery

crowns a pilgrim statue of Fatima set to accomplish a 50-day visit to 7 dioceses (Canada, 1947) Ask Mary to strengthen your hope Today is Wednesday, the day in which we pray the glorious mysteries. Let us

happened thanks to the intervention of Mary, the first of the believers. Mary continues to say to us, her children, "Do whatever He tells you." The Blessed Virgin Mary fully knows full well the limitations [...] trusting in Mary Today is Thursday, the day in which we pray the Luminous Mysteries. Let us meditate on the 2nd Luminous Mystery (Jn 2:1-5), the Wedding Feast at Cana, whose fruit is trust in Mary. At Cana [...] the sign of the immense richness that family and marriage constitute. Let us listen to the voice of Mary in our hearts, for she has the keys to lead us to Jesus. She was sensitive to the happiness and worries

cousin: son of Mary (Mk 15:40; Mt 27:56) the wife of Alpheus (cf. Mt 10:3; Acts 1:13) and the sister of Mary, the Mother of the Lord. Jerome also made this comment to Helvidius: "You affirm that Mary did not [...] the Lord, lived virginally with Mary." Marian Encyclopedia (1) Helvidius was the author of a work written prior to 383 against the belief in the perpetual virginity of Mary. [...] September 30 - St. Jerome, Doctor of the Church (d. 420) St. Jerome and the perpetual virginity of Mary and Joseph Concerning Helvidius's (1) mention of Jesus' "brothers", St. Jerome explains that this

13th, 1863, at the Monastery of the Visitation of Holy Mary at Bourg-en-Bresse, France. The result of much hard work on the part of Sister Marie of the Sacred Heart Bernaud, the Guard of Honor quickly [...] October 4 - Saint Francis of Assisi (d. 1226) With Mary, let us bring all our sufferings to Jesus Today, Tuesday, is the day in which we pray the sorrowful mysteries. Let us meditate on the first sorrowful

who established the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii (d. 1926) - Saint Faustina Kowalska Mary, help us to enter into the new life of the risen Today, Wednesday, the day in which we pray the glorious

- Saint Archangels Gabriel, Michael and Raphael "The unique privilege of the Virgin Mary" "The Blessed Virgin Mary’s unique privilege is to have been exempt from the original stain and to be the Mother