one church dedicated to the Mother of God. Our Lady is venerated under at least 200 different titles, some of which are now universally known. By far the most illustrious is Our Lady of Guadalupe, but many [...] Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, "Heavenly Patroness of all Latin America and the Philippine Islands," in Mexico City. This minor basilica which houses the tilma or cloak containing the image of Our Lady [...] Lady of Guadalupe , is also the National Shrine of Mexico. Marian devotion in that country goes back to the period of the Spanish Conquest of the Americas. This part of the North American continent was su
April 28 - Our Lady of Quito (Ecuador, 1534) - Priestly Ordination of Saint Maximilian Kolbe (1918) Mary is the Mediatrix of all Graces I would wish you each day, each moment, to draw ever closer to the Immaculate [...] very strong love, and often needs to have recourse to the Mother of God, because she is the Mother of supernatural life, the Mother of Divine Grace. The Lord wishes us to receive graces through her and this [...] Immaculate, to know her better and better, and to love her more and more. (...) Mary is the Mediatrix of all graces. It is to her that we go, as children to their mother... The soul needs a very deep faith
seminary and this helped me to persevere. They were three years of true formation. Our Lord wanted me as his priest but I needed to learn how to trust in Him alone. May Our Lady, Mother of the Eternal Priest, [...] ministries of lectorate and acolyte. Even though everything was going well the Lord asked another sacrifice from me. At the end of my second to last year of studies the rector of the seminary asked me to retire [...] January 21 - Our Lady of Altagracia (Dominican Republic, 1650) The Story of a Young Priest (I) In these few lines I would like to tell everyone but especially my brother priests throughout the world about
about the Mother of God. Australia was consecrated to Our Lady under the title of Help of Christians. Peace was returned to us on August 15, 1945, feast of the Assumption of Our Lady. Cardinal James Darcy [...] mother. Ask her to help you, to deepen your faith, to increase your loyalty to the Church and your attachment to the sacraments, and to keep you from sin. ... I ask you to develop this state of mind in yourself [...] Darcy Freeman Archbishop of Sidney, Australia. February 11, 1973, on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes Collection of Marian Stories, 1976
April 7 – Tuesday of Holy Week – Our Lady of Zyrovic (Lithuania, 1432) Mother of Divine Love (I) On March 18, 2020, as the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a “global pandemic” [...] makes two easy-to-miss references to Rome’s special relationship with the Virgin Mary. In the English translation, he refers to Mary with the titles “Salvation of the Roman People” and “Mother of Divine Love [...] Francis offered a prayer to the Virgin Mary , entrusting the whole world to the protection of Mary. I remember thinking, “that sounds so Catholic,” before scrolling past the headline to consume more anxiet
(...) The Lady then confided a separate secret to each of the children. Although each child noticed her lips moving, neither of them heard what was being said to the other. Finally the Lady said: "Ah, [...] September 21 - Our Lady of Pucha (Valencia, Spain) The Apparition of La Salette (III) "If my people will not obey, I shall be compelled to let loose my Son's arm. It is so heavy that I can no longer hold [...] winter, when they don't know what else to do, they go to Mass only to scoff at religion. During Lent, they go to the butcher's shop like dogs." (...) Then the Beautiful Lady concluded, no longer in dialect but
November 24 - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Bologna, Italy) Guardians of Mary’s Army Seventeen years ago, Greg and Jennifer Willits founded Rosary Army, not long after Greg made his first all-twine [...] buzz quickly grew of this apostolate that has the mission to “Make them, pray them and give them away.” Visitors flocked to the website rosaryarmy.com to request rosaries and learn how to make them. Greg [...] The Georgia Bulletin, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. “It takes you out of your individual prayer, out of your parish, and makes you feel like you’re a part of the universal Church.” Jennifer
July 21 - Feast of Our Lady of Einsiedeln (Switzerland) The Apostolic origin of Marian consecration Whenever I had heard the term consecration, it was always in reference to something – such as the bread [...] “consecration,” connecting the practice of entrusting ourselves to Mary’s motherhood with Christ’s entrustment of John to Mary at the foot of the Cross. What I had failed to recognize in my naivete was that when [...] such as De Montfort wrote of being “consecrated” to Mary, they spoke by way of analogy. [Theologically–speaking, man can only consecrate himself to God.] When we pray an act of “Marian” consecration, we
development of vocations and of the priestly life of the Church. To her, the Mother of the Eternal High Priest, we want to entrust our priestly vocation, received with the imposition of hands on the day of our [...] January 4 - Our Lady of Roses (Italy, 1418) The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Life and Ministry of the Priest Every aspect of priestly formation can be referred to Mary as to the human being who better than [...] the unmerited gift of being Alter Christus. To her, who keeps her priests in her heart and in the Church, we want to entrust our pastoral work and the abundant harvest of the Lord. To her, who welcomed
about the Mother of God. Australia was consecrated to Our Lady under the title of Help of Christians: Fittingly, peace returned to us on August 15, 1945, the feast of the Assumption of Our Lady. Cardinal James [...] 25 – Our Lady of Graces (Forli, Italy, 1548) Tell others what you think about the Mother of God Let your thoughts always turn to Mary as loving children naturally think of their mother; ask her to assist [...] assist you, to help you to deepen your faith, your loyalty to the Church, your attachment to the sacraments, and protect you from sin. … I ask you to develop in yourself this state of mind so that when your
