economic capital of Morocco) to Our Lady of Lourdes, with a replica of the actual Lourdes Grotto in the French Pyrenees. This way the mothers of soldiers in combat could entrust their sons to Mary’s protection [...] June 17 - 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 [...] years they could no longer travel back to France across the Mediterranean because German submarines destroyed the ships. This situation also made it impossible to go to Lourdes on pilgrimage from Morocco.

allow the child that I used to be, who wants to love the Lord and who sometimes feels the need to cry out to obtain mercy, to emerge from the depths of my being. All this helps me to pray. The Rosary, which [...] March 20 – Our Lady of Abundance (Italy, 1603) Pope John Paul I: The Rosary, a simple and uncomplicated prayer You may have heard Pope Francis confide at the beginning of his pontificate: " The Rosary [...] accompanies my whole life. It is also the prayer of the simple and of the saints. It is the prayer of my heart. " But not many people know about the spirituality of Pope John Paul I, who died on September 28

shrine in Southern Germany: Our Lady of Altötting in Bavaria, near the Austrian border, which dates back to the Carolingian era, at the time of the holy bishop Rupert. During the pilgrimage season, the c [...] absolutely unique custom of carrying a wooden cross on one's shoulders and walking around the chapel three times, praying and imploring the Mother of Sorrows to obtain forgiveness of one' s sins. Several famous [...] buried under the floor of the holy chapel: the hearts of the reigning dukes and kings of the Wittelsbach family (the family of the famous Empress Sissi) as well as the remains of the devout Commander Tilly

This piece of cloth is closely linked to the history of both Chartres Cathedral and the town of Chartres. In The Veil of Our Lady , French author Yves Delaporte explains that, “during the siege of Chartres [...] some type of a shirt. Pilgrims came to pray near the veil. Since it was thought to offer a type of divine protection, shirts of those going to war, and later shirts offered to the Queens of France who [...] Cathedral The Veil of Mary ( Sancta Camisa ) is an oblong piece of silk that Mary is reported to have worn during the Annunciation of Jesus’ birth by the angel Gabriel, or during the birth of Jesus. King Charles

invited all Catholics in his diocese to pray a daily Rosary, beginning on the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, Aug. 15th, through the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows on Sept. 15th. He asked that they [...] for the end of the pandemic, for justice and peace, for an end to the desecration of churches, and for multiple other intentions. “In our current time of crisis, our Church, world and our country need [...] intercession of Mary,” Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver (Colorado) said in an August 7th statement. “And so... I am launching a Rosary Crusade to ask Mary to urgently bring our needs to Jesus.” Aquila

the 12-mile route to pray for Our Lady of Guadalupe's intercession in the pandemic. He also prayed for his health, and for wisdom to continue promoting the devotion of the prayer of the Rosary. Francisco [...] the greatest treasure, she left me faith.” He recommends to all the people he can to believe in the Virgin. “I want to tell everyone that Our Lady intercedes for us. Like a mother she never forgets her children [...] Francisco for 20 of the 27 years of the annual devotion. This year he had a completely different experience. “It gave me great joy to walk.” He was praying the Rosary and other prayers, listening to hymns and

in Akita, Japan, Our Lady wept over the sins of the world. From July 6, 1973, Sister Agnes Sasagawa received messages from Heaven in Akita, asking her to make reparation for the sins of men: "The present [...] Lady in the convent began to weep. The phenomenon occurred 101 times, in the presence of many witnesses, and Bishop Ito of Niigata saw in this sign a mark of authenticity of the apparitions, which he finally [...] souls to console Him... If men do not repent and mend their ways, a terrible punishment will fall on the whole of humanity." Then, between January 4, 1975 and September 15, 1981, the statue of Our Lady

given to us directly from Our Lady herself! No wonder, then, that it offers such extraordinary graces to those who wear it and pray for Mary’s intercession and help. Our Lady manifested the medal to St Catherine [...] 1830, in the motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul and St Louise de Marillac, in Paris. Catherine saw Our Lady standing on a globe, with dazzling rays of light streaming from her [...] neck.” The vision then seemed to turn to show the reverse of the Medal: the letter M surmounted by a cross with a bar at its base; below this monogram, the Sacred Heart of Jesus crowned with thorns, and

And blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus Oh Holy Mary dear Mother of God Please pray for us sinners Now and at the hour of our death And give thanks once again For the miracle of Your Rosary The writer [...] All of these often overlapped at the time anyway. One of Elvis’ childhood heroes, country star Red Foley (whose song “Old Shep” was young Elvis’ favorite), in 1950 recorded a song dedicated to Our Lady [...] Blessed Mother we pray to Thee Thanks for the miracle of Your Rosary Only You can hold back Your Holy Son’s hand Long enough for the whole world to understand Hail Mary full of grace The Lord is with Thee

January 4 – Our Lady of Roses (Italy, 1418) – Saint Angela of Foligno The Blessed Virgin healed the monk with her milk There was, in the 12 th century, a monk from the region of Soissons (France), who [...] singing holy praises to God. Gautier de Coincy (1177–1236) a French abbot, poet and musical arranger, chiefly known for his devotion to the Virgin Mary In The Miracles of Our Lady (Les plus beaux miracles [...] turned repulsive, covered with monstrous sores. No treatment seemed to relieve his condition, and he endured a true passion of sufferings, to the point that his livid complexion made him look dead. So the community