April 9 – Thursday of Holy Week - Byzantine Church: Holy Mary of the Spring – Holy Virgin Empress (Russia) The meaning of Mary’s presence at the Last Supper Scripture does not say so, but there is no doubt [...] the night of Holy Thursday. Surely she came to Jerusalem as she always did for the Passover feast, and celebrated the Passover meal with the whole group that followed Jesus. Since she kept all of Jesus’ [...] communion, my Mother! Was it not like a return to this elusive unity, when you fed Him with your flesh and blood? But now He's the one who feeds you. Do you not see before you at this hour the whole mystical
a new year with Our Lady. Mary invites us to start the year with trust and vigilance. Mary faced the future with trust. A true daughter of Israel, she had faith in the Lord and knew that God always kept [...] December 31 – Saint Mary Odigitria (Italy) – Death of St Catherine Labouré (1876) Entering the new year with Our Lady (I) "Tomorrow, January 1st, the Church celebrates the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. [...] never let go of God's hand. As her cousin Elizabeth said, Mary is "the one who believed in the words spoken to her by the Lord" (Lk 1:45). Mary's trust is contagious. With her, we can really learn how to
most beautiful of all creatures, and a prodigy in heaven. The Virgin does not produce grace, but she makes it spring forth from the bosom of God. Blessed Father Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus Notes, March [...] March 27 – Blessed Father Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus, Carmelite (d. 1967) The Virgin causes grace to spring forth from God's bosom The motherhood of the Blessed Virgin resides in the transmission [...] Consequently, with Christ, she is linked to the production of grace. She is immaculate, therefore all holy and all beautiful: God does not deny her anything. She is the queen seated at his right, to whom he cannot
trembles at my word (Is 66: 2). On the humble, he said, and not on the virgin: if Mary had not been humble, the Holy Spirit would not have rested on her. And if the Holy Spirit had not rested upon her, he would [...] July 17 – Feast of Mary’s humility God looked at the humility of his maidservant I dare say that without her humility, Mary’s virginity alone would not have been sufficient to please God. This is the one [...] would not have made her fruitful. How, indeed, would Mary have conceived of him without his presence? Clearly then, for her to conceive of the Holy Spirit, she herself attests that God looked at the humility
that Mary is a martyr in spirit. Whoever marvels at that forgets (and he has heard it before) that Paul ranges lack of affection among the greatest crimes of the heathen, which was far from Mary's case [...] here to be a sign of contradiction," the holy old man said of Jesus; "and you," he now speaks to Mary, "a sword will pierce your soul." Blessed Mother, a sword has indeed pierced your soul. But this was [...] September 15 - Feast of the Seven Sorrows of Mary The Virgin's Martyrdom The Virgin's martyrdom is revealed in the prophecy of Simeon as well as in the narrative of Our Lord's passion. "This child is here
September 22 – St. Thomas of Villanova (d. 1555) – Holy Mary of the Royal Court (Italy, 1575) It would be a shame to forget that our guardian angels are constantly taking care of us A few years ago, I [...] find any posted information. I was about to leave the church when a very young girl approached me and told me that the rosary would be said the next day in a chapel on the way to the Stations of the Cross [...] Cross overlooking the harbor of Sanary. I went to the chapel the next day at the time indicated to me, and was indeed able to recite the Rosary with other people. But I noticed that the young girl wasn't there
Blessed Virgin Mary, remembering that on 22 April 1541, St Ignatius and his first companions made their solemn vows before the image of Mary in the Basilica of St Paul Outside-the-Walls. May Mary continue to [...] of the "Densata" (Conception of Mary) “May Mary continue to watch over the Society of Jesus” On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the birth of St. Francis Xavier and Blessed (now Saint) Peter Faber [...] Crucified Christ, in order to share in his Resurrection.” (Vatican Basilica, Saturday, April 22, 2006) The Mary of Nazareth editorial team
highly revered and visited by pilgrims. Since World War II, the flow of visitors has increased to the point that "Mary of the Copper Street" is the most popular image of Mary in Germany. The Mary of Nazareth [...] November 5 – Mary Seat of Wisdom (Cologne, Germany, 1280) Mary of the Copper Street venerated in Germany Since the Marian Year 1954, the great German shrines, like Alttöting and Kevelaer have seen a noticeable [...] .” This national consecration to Mary gave a new impetus to the Marian revival, which was blessed with a flood of graces. The Black Madonna of Cologne, known as "Mary of the Copper Street" is a statue
December 2 - Founding of the Fraternity of the Heart of Mary at the church of Notre-Dame des Victoires (Paris, France, 1836) "I know that Mary will be there at the time of my death" "My mother was in a [...] of her life. Following a stroke, she was paralyzed and dependent. She read the texts of the Mass each day. She was attentive to each of her family and caregivers. She led a very simple life, yet it was [...] "Yesterday I had the impression that you saw Mary speaking to you." She simply answered me: "It's true." Since then, when I say the rosary, I know that Mary will really be there, visibly or not, at the
December 15 – Mary Mediatrix The evening date where we entrust everything to Mary The novena to Mary Who Restores Couples helped us out of a very difficult time. We didn’t know how to carry on. We went [...] It's our tether and our life buoy. Our marriage is doing much better now. We know that when there is tension between us, there is the evening date where we entrust everything in Mary." Testimony send [...] when the children were in bed, we prayed the novena. Gradually, communication between us improved, and, without acknowledging it, we both felt that something was happening. We discovered new ways to deal
