Sunday of Lent – Apparition of the Madonna Del Monte Berico (Italy, 1426) Pope Francis consecrated the year 2021 to the Virgin Mary The Pope's homily of January 1, 2021, for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother [...] Mother of God, and the World Day of Peace, was read by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, who offered Mass at the altar of the Chair of St Peter's in the Vatican Basilica on behalf of Pope Francis [...] participating. The Holy Father wished to consecrate the year 2021 to the Virgin Mary with these words: " Holy Mother of God, to you we consecrate this New Year. You, who know how to cherish things in your
February 18 – 3rd apparition of Lourdes - Feast of Saint Bernadette (France only) When Bernadette confided in the Virgin Mary Bernadette's religious vocation was sparked in an extraordinary way, but her [...] wrote: "It is not important to do a lot of things. What matters is to do things well." All of her actions were in accord with this goal. 30 years before Sainte Therese of Lisieux, Bernadette accomplished all [...] canon of holiness then. In fact, Bernadette's attitude and actions often puzzled those who met her, sometimes even her superiors. One of them was annoyed by her rough simplicity, apparent lack of mysticism
the beginning of my devotion to Mary, Star of the Sea. I began advocating the name Stella for babies, even calling my new car Stella Maris and buying her in a lovely Marian blue. I saw Mary as my guiding [...] that led me back to Christ. Of course, Jesus is the Light of the world, Mary is just a star. Jesus calms storms; Stella Maris just guides us through them. But in moments of fear and confusion, when God [...] congregation was singing, a song I’d never heard before: Mother of Christ, Star of the Sea, pray for the wanderer. Pray for me! ⠀ It was like Mary had reached right down from Heaven, pulled my head towards
Stephen, First Martyr Mary’s Veil on display in Chartres Cathedral The Veil of Mary ( Sancta Camisa ) is an oblong piece of silk that Mary is reported to have worn during the Annunciation of Jesus’ birth by [...] This piece of cloth is closely linked to the history of both Chartres Cathedral and the town of Chartres. In The Veil of Our Lady , French author Yves Delaporte explains that, “during the siege of Chartres [...] this act of trust. During this Covid-19 pandemic, the people of Chartres have been invoking the protection of the Blessed Virgin again, by exposing the reliquary of her Veil on the threshold of the Cathedral
dogma of the Assumption (1950) The Virgin Mary is in Heaven, body and soul After we have poured forth prayers of supplication again and again to God, and have invoked the light of the Spirit of Truth, [...] glory of Almighty God who has lavished his special affection upon the Virgin Mary, for the honor of her Son, the immortal King of the Ages and the Victor over sin and death, for the increase of the glory [...] glory of that same august Mother, and for the joy and exultation of the entire Church; by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own authority, we pronounce
understand the mind of Mary by examining the moment in the Gospel of Luke when an angel visits her. “The angel puts to Mary that she can conceive a child who would be great in the eyes of God, who would be [...] must leave, Mary, according to “Protoevangelium of James,” went to the High Priest to tell him of her resolve to remain a virgin according to Mahler. “Try to put yourself in the shoes of Mary, if she wanted [...] eligible men of the line of David and prayed in the Holy of Holies, the place where God was believed to reside in the Jewish temple, and confirmed Joseph as the man God wanted to be the protector of Mary. “It
receiving end of the milk, such as St Bernard of Clairvaux. St Bernard was a devout Cistercian monk during the 12th century who had a deep love of the Virgin Mary. According to various medieval stories of his life [...] nursing at the breasts of the Virgin Mary is a piece of artwork that has much history and beauty with a spiritual symbolism behind it that reminds us of the dignity of the human body. Philip Kosloski, August [...] December 22 – Our Lady of the Milk (Italy) Our Mother Mary nurses us with her milk In medieval art, it was common to depict the Blessed Virgin Mary with breasts exposed, manually expressing milk from them
her and called her 'Mother of mercy', she said, " You sinners, when you want my assistance, you call me Mother of mercy, but you do not cease, by your sins, to make me a Mother of misery and pain. " St. Alphonsus [...] September 2 – Our Lady of the Nettles (Germany, 1441) Mary to a sinner: "Show me that you are my son!" A sinner once said to Our Lady: "Show me that you are my Mother!" - " And you ," she replied, " show [...] Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787), Doctor of the Church
Immaculate Heart of Mary. But the story isn’t over. At the end of 2014, after reading this book, a friend urged me to organize something for the 100th anniversary of the apparitions. At the end of March 2015 [...] centennial of the first apparition of the Angel (which took place in the spring of 1915) was approaching. So, without any real preparation, on Saturday, April 4, the first of the First Saturdays of the anniversary [...] to the Immaculate Heart of Mary? My story begins in 2007. I read a book on the famed "Third Secret of Fatima." This book raised many questions for me about the actual message of Fatima. Convinced that Heaven
to prove that the words of Christ were true and the Christian religion right, by moving the hill of Mokattam towards the East, which would allow the extension of the new city of Cairo. If Amba Abram refused [...] member of Al-Mu'iz's entourage offered a challenge for the representatives of the Christian and Jewish communities. On this occasion, it was suggested to the caliph to test the Christians on a verse of the [...] known among Copts of his time) carrying a jar of water. It is through him that the miracle will take place."(1) (1) Story to be continued on November 19, 2018 According to the Biography of Saint Samaan the
