March 20 – Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Virgin Mary (Italy) Saint Joseph’s door and Mary’s door In chapter 32 of her Autobiography , Saint Teresa of Avila recounts the "vision of hell," which the Lord let her [...] which is the exact opposite of hell: the first reformed Carmel of Saint Joseph of Avila. This Carmel was like another Holy Family on earth, a little convent after the heart of God that Jesus had described [...] see in 1559: "This is one of the most exceptional graces that the Lord granted me. It produced the greatest profit in me, taking away the fear of tribulations and contradictions of life, and giving me the
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. I find [...] Her life was not always the life of a dream… She sometimes felt a sword of suffering pierce her. But she never let go of God's hand. As her cousin Elizabeth said, Mary is "the one who believed in the words [...] beautiful thing to enter 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
19 – Holy Mary of Remedies (Portugal) Never leave the Mother’s side "Never go away from the Mother," and "never abandon the Rosary": these are the exhortations of Pope Francis at the closing of the 100 th [...] th anniversary of Marian apparitions in Fatima (Portugal) on October 13, 2017. In a video message shown to pilgrims gathered at "Cova da Iria" and reported by L'Osservatore Romano the following day, the [...] the Pope recalled his visit to the Marian shrine on May 12th and 13th, for the centenary of the first apparition: "I still remember in my heart the journey and the blessing that the Virgin wanted to give
dedicated to helping persecuted Christians, has sent 15 statues of the Virgin Mary from Lourdes to Ankawa, a suburb of the city of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan, which has a majority Catholic population. Once they [...] September 27 – Our Lady of Alcazar (Toledo, Spain) - Luxembourg takes Mary as patroness (1666) Two Muslims drove the truck from Lourdes to Irak The group Œuvre d’Orient , a French association dedicated
Polish community of the "Pilgrims of Mercy," a group of former prisoners, decided to do their own pilgrimage along the Polish border. They are walking the 2,181 miles of borders, as part of the "Rosary at [...] September 25 - Mary, protectress of orphans Encircling Poland with a human Rosary chain (II) The Polish project "Rosary at the Borders" (see A Moment With Mary of 09/24) has 22 dioceses, located in the [...] Coming from all areas of Poland, they chose to take no money or food with them, spending the night at churches along the way. These “Pilgrims of Mercy" are walking for a total of 20 weeks, corresponding
December 27 – Mary Mother of Saint John – First apparition at Paray-le-Monial (France) So did he kick you out? In 1951, a missionary from South America told this story: "During a visit to our convent located [...] " - "You must have forgotten that the way to Jesus is through Mary. You have, so to speak, worked alone. As for myself, I let the Mother of all grace do her work." Adapted from A.M. Weigl, Ein Mutterherz [...] asked me to leave his house. Despite this icy reception, I sat down near his bed and invoked the Mother of God, to entrust the sick man to her. Immediately, he calmed down and let me take his hands in mine
Redemption of the Son of Mary: he has given to God the substance of his tenderness and his heart, sacrificing his love. If we are parents due to marriage or fathers and mothers spiritually, the example of the [...] December 30 – Virgin Mary of San Celso (Milan, Italy,1485) A family without problems? The Holy Family was not a family without problems. Mary and Joseph shared the condition of that disconcerting son, [...] step in the revelation of his mystery. It is precisely because of this total availability that they deserve our admiration. It is not easy to know to have custody of the Son of God, to flee to Egypt, to
They were awaiting the birth of the "ruler of the world" from the year 7 BC, which is when the Virgin Mary was living in Nazareth! In December 1603, Kepler, one of the fathers of modern astronomy, observed [...] 1st and December 5th. They therefore considered the constellation of Pisces to be the sign of the end of time, that is, of the beginning of the Messianic era. lafoichretienne.com [...] the Virgin Mary (Rome, Italy) - Saint John of Matha (d. 1213) Only seen once every 794 years Some Babylonian astrologers had calculated with astonishing precision the coming of the star of the Messiah
capacity of 5,000, is dedicated to the Mother of God, Queen of Poland. An example of modern architecture, this church is a testimony of the faith and ardent love of the Polish people for the Virgin Mary. Presiding [...] Nov. 25 - Italy, Rome: Mary Consoler of the Afflicted "You have not allowed God to die in this city!" In the 1950s, the Polish government had planned to create a city without God. It was supposed to be [...] be the model city of socialism, but it turned out otherwise. After many proposals to civil authorities, the Catholics of Nowa Huta finally obtained permission to build a new church. Nowa Huta is an industrial
Novembre 11 - Paul VI declares Mary "Mother of the Church" (1964) It will be necessary to make many more Scapulars On Saturday, November 11, 1876, the Blessed Virgin appeared for the 14th time to Estelle [...] Estelle Faguette, a young woman who lived in the village of Pellevoisin (Berry region, France). The following is an excerpt from the story of those apparitions: ‘When she came, she looked as usual; her arms [...] to me: "Courage." Then she disappeared, crossing her hands upon her chest.’ Excerpt from the story of the fifteen apparitions by Estelle Faguette pellevoisin.net
