and honoring His Mother with it. All we do in the rosary, Chris, is to imitate Christ who honors His Mother with His own glory. We honor her with Christ's glory." Dr. Scott Hahn – a former Presbyterian minister [...] February 5 – Our Lady of Chernigov "All we do in the rosary is honor Mary with Christ's glory" I began to pray a rosary. I was very scared to do this. I asked the Lord not to be offended as I tried. I [...] Catholic Church called up one day and said: "Do you worship Mary like those Catholics do?" I said, "They don't worship Mary; they honor Mary." "Well, what's the difference?" I said, "Let me explain. When

1186) Each flower was miraculously imprinted with one of the letters of the name "Marie" On November 30, 1186, Saint Andrew's feast, the monks of Déols, a small town in France, were gathered for the office [...] exceptional virtues, his piety and the scrupulous practice of his duties. After a short while, the abbot returned with a pale and serious countenance. He announced: "My brothers, something extraordinary [...] others out of his ears, and a fifth one out of his mouth. Each flower had, imprinted in its small chalice-shaped corolla of petals, a letter of the Virgin's name in French, "M-A-R-I-E." When Archbishop Henri

and even hands a copy of the prayer (1)to those who come to him for confession. As a result, he’s seen petitions answered time and again. “I really believe Mary is doing something with this prayer,” he [...] 1968) "I really believe Mary is doing something with this prayer" Sometimes, answers to novenas can come in unexpected ways. That’s what happened to Father Patrick Stoffer, a Franciscan friar stationed [...] stationed at Marytown in Libertyville, Ill. He acquired a devotion to Our Lady of Confidence from his mother, so when a friend and her husband were having difficulty conceiving, it was natural for him to pass

There is a very ancient tradition that a great Carmelite monk, Saint Simon Stock, Superior of the Carmelite Order in England in 1251, after imploring the help of Our Lady, was favored with a vision in [...] Catherine Laboure, then a novice. Our Lady asked St Catherine to have a medal struck after a certain model and she promised abundant graces to all those who would wear the medal with confidence. The medal [...] 17 - Our Lady of Squares (France, 1664) Devotions to Mary Associated with Apparitions There are three main Marian devotions closely associated with apparitions of the Blessed Virgin. An especially great

she must leave her country with all the risks that this entailed...! Let us travel with Mary, Mother of Sorrows, on this journey of conversion which requires uprooting, efforts, a strong will, courage, and [...] travel it with Mary Lent is like an exodus. Those who have experienced one in their lives know that it is always difficult. The Hebrews went through this ordeal after their liberation from a state of slavery [...] and one's habits. It is a departure towards adventure, towards the unknown, towards something new. It is a departure to live something else, somewhere else. The Christian Exodus is a response to God's call

devotions called "the 1,000 meditated Hail Marys. "Throughout the morning, visitors file up the stairs to the main statue of the Virgin Mary. They pray in front of her for a few minutes, leave candles, flowers [...] October 11 – Saint John XXIII (1881-1963) In Ivory Coast, the after-pandemic with Mary! Inaugurated on December 12, 2015, the 7.5 acre Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy in San Pedro, Ivory Cost (Africa), ranks [...] Grand-Bassam and Issia. This new church responds to a need to welcome pilgrims from all over the diocese. The Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy promotes a Catholic Marian spirituality around the sacraments and

wouldn’t need a doctor this time, but a priest. I really felt like I was going to die. A priest came and gave me the sacrament of the sick. The next day I felt better! I was brought back to life! A few days [...] whole night praying with the Virgin Mary and saying the Rosary. When I woke up, I felt fine. In the morning I received a text message from one of my friends quoting the hymn to Mary: "Look at the star, [...] am starting to live normally again. Mary was with me in the doctor’s office and inspired him to stop this medication that was slowly poisoning me! Mary has been with me for many years, more like forever:

1876) Through the Virgin Mary, God becomes "God with us" forever In a time "full of the clash of war, growing injustices, famine, poverty, suffering... the Lord, through the Virgin Mary, continues to give us [...] l love. He makes himself present through a gesture, an event, a person. He never ceases to lean over our world in need, wounded and troubled, to assist it with his compassion and mercy. His way of intervening [...] and fills us with joy. He provokes our wonder and he does it in his own way. The reading from the letter to the Galatians offers us a precise indication that helps us to contemplate, with gratitude, the

either a weekend, a whole day, or a prayer vigil. In Senegal, this event, which resumed after a three-year break due to Covid-19, was an opportunity for Senegalese Church leaders to revisit with the youth [...] people go on pilgrimage with Mary On November 19 and 20, 2022, on the feast of Christ the King, millions of young people worldwide gathered for the diocesan World Youth Day (WYD), a foretaste of WYD in Lisbon [...] youth the model of Mary, Mother of Jesus, and to offer her as a model of faith and hope. A large number of young Senegalese Catholics listened attentively to the homily given by the Archbishop of Dakar.

naval battles won with Mary’s help Catholics in the Philippines are profoundly devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. They find countless ways to honor her in their daily lives. Among these is a grand celebration [...] Hernando Coronel, to have a sculpture made in his honor. Captain Coronel commissioned an immigrant Chinese artist to do the job. The man was also a convert to Christianity and had a sincere love for the Blessed [...] The first celebration of this feast occurred 373 years ago, on October 8, 1646. And it all started with a statue. In 1593, Don Luis Perez Dasmarinas was appointed the Spanish governor in the Philippines