March 6 - Our Lady of Graces (Padua, Italy, 1630) Mary stops the plague at Monte Berico (I) A rare manuscript, preserved in the Bertoliana Library in Vicenza, Veneto, recounts in great detail the events [...] and she fell to the ground. The beautiful woman helped her to her feet and said: "I am the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Christ who died on the Cross for the salvation of men. I would like you to go and tell
Germany (Germany, d. 968), patron saint of large families The Visitation of Mary, for the conversion of Muslims Although Mary is mentioned more in the Islamic book than in the Christian scriptures, her [...] reasons why Mary was so blessed with graces and favors from the Most High"? Christians today are invited to put their hope in the mysterious Coranic mentions of the Blessed Virgin; to consider that Mary is also [...] unveil the mystery of Mary and that through the fully-known Virgin, they would discover the truth of Jesus Christ. For Father Abdeljalil, despite her ambivalent features, the Mary of the Coran "constitutes
March 8 - Our Lady of Graces (Italy, 1487) - St. John of God Mary saved Saint John of God from death when he was a soldier In 1638 the Spanish army besieged Fontarrabia, occupied at that time by the French [...] to be captured and killed by the French at any time. In his distress, he prayed to the good Virgin Mary whom he had always turned to for help and consolation since he was a child: "You alone can save me [...] shepherdess led him a little way, then left. Juan was convinced that the stranger could only be the Virgin Mary or an angel she had sent. Wilhelm Hünermann, The beggar of Granada: a Life Picture of St. John of
March 7 - Apparition of the Madonna Del Monte Berico (Italy, 1426) Mary stops the plague at Monte Berico (II) Two years later, Our Lady appeared again to Vincenza Parisi, on August 1, 1428. The city was [...] Monte Berico has become one of the most important places of Marian devotion in Europe. The Servants of Mary, who have been managing this beautiful site with its magnificent panorama since 1435, say: "On the
fulfilled in Mary Joseph and Mary were the keepers of the Lamb of God in the way the shepherds were the keepers of the lambs of the Temple. The shepherds saw the law and the prophets fulfilled in Mary. We see [...] here was Mary, blessed by the Father and kept safe for the Son. “The Lord let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you!” the blessing continued, and here, the face of God himself shone on Mary, full [...] kindly and give you peace!” said the blessing, and here Mary is attended by angels singing “Peace on earth!” We now know that this blessing isn’t Mary’s alone, however. It is for all of us. We pray Psalm 67
February 18 - Saint Bernadette of Lourdes Mary chose Bernadette to confirm the dogma of the Immaculate Conception The Church proclaims that Mary is holy. But her holiness is unlike any other: she is the [...] this little key phrase, Mary gave to the world, through Bernadette, the confirmation of the pontifical dogmatic declaration, shutting at the same time the mouth of deniers. Mary is the "one filled with [...] Immaculate Conception. This declaration raised a lot of controversy. Many disagreed with the fact that Mary came into the world without the stain of original sin if she really was descended from Adam and Eve
February 16 - Our Lady of the Covenant of Mercy Mary delivers us from a catastrophic vision of things "The uncertainties of the present time, the doubts about the future, not only about the planet but [...] God, and through the grace of God who calls her members, unceasingly and ever more, to conversion. Mary delivers us from a catastrophic vision of things. No matter how low we may fall, her maternal help [...] Church, the "little girl Hope" evoked by [French poet] Charles Péguy, who is personified by the Virgin Mary, opens a way out for us. By humbly placing ourselves, as she did, under God's gaze, we know that the
father David…” (v. 31-32). Mary clarified how exactly this would happen since she was a virgin. The Angel told her that it would happen through the power of the Holy Spirit, and Mary believed him, knowing full [...] Baptist (1st century, Eastern Churches) - 8th apparition in Lourdes (France, 1858) Zechariah and Mary’s different reactions to the Angel’s message The birth of Jesus Christ teaches us to remain open to [...] born. Do we doubt the promises of God or become faithless? Some months later, Angel Gabriel visited Mary, who was engaged to Joseph. Angel Gabriel tells her, “… you will conceive and give birth to a son
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 [...] morning of Monday, December 12, 2022, in the Vatican Basilica, on the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe, patroness and mother of the Americas. Our God guides the history of humanity at all [...] that "everyone who believes may have eternal life through him" (Jn 3:16). Thus, in Jesus, born of Mary, God becomes forever and irrevocably "God-with-us", and walks beside us as our brother and companion
confirming that the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary had been done on March 25, 1984, by Pope John Paul II. The Mary of Nazareth editorial team [...] February 20 - Blessed Jacinta Marto, visionary of Fatima (d. 1920) In 1917, Mary announced the events that we are currently witnessing The small town of Fatima in Portugal is now famous for the shrine [...] of the Angel of Peace (or Angel of Portugal). Here are the most important prophecies announced by Mary to the children: "The good will be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, various nations