January 25 – Our Lady of the Good Journey (India, 1599) Mary has a sovereign power over Jesus in the Eucharist "Jesus is the flower that blossoms on the stem of Jesse—if you want to pick this blessed flower [...] little—the holy Host actually contains the very author of grace, Jesus, who is the infinite and immortal God. Mary has a sovereign power over Jesus in the Eucharist—the power of a mother! She also gives and [...] flower, bend by your prayers the branch that bears it, and seek the Eucharistic Jesus only on the virginal breast of Mary," says Saint Bonaventure, ofm (1217-1274). All the created graces contained in the
December 17 – The first church dedicated to Mary (Rome, Italy) This new saint learned to love Jesus and Mary from his grandmother Blessed Nunzio Sulprizio, who died at the age of 19 from bone cancer, was [...] met Saint Gaetano Errico, an Italian priest and founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, who promised him he could enter the religious order when he was old enough. However, Sulprizio
whereas in reality, using her hands, she becomes a sort of ladder on which Jesus can descend among us. The center is always Jesus who humbles himself to walk among us men, so that we can ascend to heaven [...] October 14 – Our Lady of the Fountain (Italy, 1320) Mary is a ladder on which Jesus can descend among us In a video message addressed to the pilgrims and to the bishop of Gozo, Malta, for the inauguration
Mary Mother of Hungary The Rosary contains within itself the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus When reciting the Rosary, the important and meaningful moments of salvation history are re-lived. [...] various steps of Christ's mission are traced. With Mary the heart is oriented towards the mystery of Jesus. Christ is put at the center of our life, of our time, of our city, through the contemplation and [...] fact, peace and reconciliation. It contains within itself the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the center of each "Hail Mary." Pope Benedict XVI Address made on
September 20 – Our Lady of Itati (Argentina) Since Jesus refused, Saint Philip turned to his Mother In the year 1572, the Neapolitan scholar (Italy) Cesare Baronius, member of the Oratory, fell very seriously [...] recovery in these terms: "Lord, give me Baronius! Give him back to me, I desire it, I want it!" Since Jesus refused, he turned to his Mother. Mary interceded for him, so he knew at once that his prayer had
perfectly centers the life of the baptized.” The Rosary focuses us on Jesus: “Without contemplation of the mysteries of the life of Jesus, the Rosary is a body without a soul, which ends up dry, routine and [...] inspired by St Peter Damian and approved by the archbishop of Cambrai (France, 1626) See the life of Jesus through the eyes of Mary! Tomás Morales Pérez was a Jesuit priest whose cause for possible canonization [...] something to be rushed. The Rosary is the whole of the Church reunited with Mary, contemplating Jesus.” Father Morales’ perspective is particularly important. It reflects the corrective lens of Vatican
Apparitions of Myriam, Immaculate Mother of Jesus, to Sebastian Fausto de Faria in Natividade (Brazil, 1968 – approved) I am really Myriam, Immaculate Mother of Jesus In Natividade, Brazil, a city in the state [...] message, given on July 12, 1968, concerning the Church: "I am really Myriam, Immaculate Mother of Jesus ... My main title ... is that of ‘Divine Maternity,’ which is the reason for my own existence ...
consecrates the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, who is “one” with the Heart of Mary (1899) With Mary’s help, let us consecrate ourselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus With the Encyclical Annum sacrum , Pope [...] personal consecration to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Saint John Paul II, Pope (d. 2005) Warsaw, 11 June 1999, Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Vatican.va [...] had already been practiced for two centuries. … The consecration of the human race to the Heart of Jesus was thus presented by Leo XIII as "the summit and crowning of all the honors which have been customarily
and leadership development is found in the Bible. Later, Jesus came to me in a dream... I read the Gospels twice, and then gave my heart to Jesus Christ." Chretiens info [...] March 13 – Our Lady of the Roses (Italy, 1635) "Jesus came to me in a dream" The number of Christians of Muslim origin is increasing in major Iranian cities. Daniel Shayesteh, a former Muslim who converted
Our Lady of Miracles (Treviso, Italy, 1510) - Saint Dominic Savio (1842 - 1857) My friends will be Jesus and Mary! Dominic Savio (a young Italian saint) made his first Holy Communion at age 7, in 1849, and [...] as often as my confessor will allow. 2) I will sanctify Sundays and holy days in a special way. 3) Jesus and Mary will be my friends. 4) Death, but not sin." Don Bosco passed through the region in October [...] renewed the promises of his first communion: "Mary, I give you my heart; let it be yours forever. Jesus and Mary, always be my friends, but I beg you to let me die rather than have the misfortune to commit