founder of the Work for the Propagation of the Faith and the Living Rosary Mary was in communion with all the events of Jesus' life Mary was apparently not present at the Jordan at the time of Jesus' baptism [...] Egypt, staying at Mount Sinai, walking through the desert, while being supplied with manna each day. Mary personally made this spiritual journey. She knew that she was loved by God, who looked after her (Lk [...] God, who made a covenant with her. We can compare the Annunciation with the Covenant at Mount Sinai. Mary too set out on her own journey, trusting God. Encyclopédie Mariale
January 4 - Our Lady of Roses (Italy, 1418) Mary and God's plan It was by contemplating in his eternal mind the Virgin, Christ and the Church, that God gave his absolute approval to the whole creation
Lady of Saint-Acheul (Amiens, France) In Mary’s womb, Jesus was already suffering for us In the following excerpt from Luisa Picarreta's book(1), the Virgin Mary recalls the nine months during which she [...] came out of my maternal womb. Luisa Picarreta, Italian mystic (1865-1947) From her book The Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of the Divine Will (1) This book was written in 1932 by Luisa Piccarreta, the little
abomination (1)? Not knowing what to do, I began to pray to the Virgin Mary in my heart. No sooner had I finished the third Hail Mary than something happened: the young man stopped reading his cards. He [...] December 16 - Our Lady of Deliverance (France) The power of just three Hail Marys When I was in my thirties, a colleague invited me and some people from the office to a party at her house. Although she [...] had just been revealed to me in such an impressive and effective way. Hélène A. Testimonial sent to Mary of Nazareth on October 7, 2022 (1) "Let there not be found among you anyone who causes their son or
and Mary about the empty wine jars, Mary speaks to the servants surrounding Jesus and says: “Do whatever He tells you” (Jn. 2:5). Meditating on this verse, I understood for the first time that Mary really [...] December 5 - Our Lady of the Annunciation ( Italy, 1470) “I understood for the first time that Mary really is a mother with authority” In Feb. 2021, my mom passed away after a brief, fierce battle with [...] mother that I was led to encounter the reality of my heavenly mother, our mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. I didn’t pursue a relationship with her; in fact, I was quite skeptical and, at times, indignant
praying to Mary was quite a life lesson for a little boy. I felt that Mary was happy to see us all together. It was as if I were saying to her, "Mom, I love you." The repetition of the Hail Mary's seemed [...] Léger, in a monotone voice, would say the first part of the Hail Mary, and we would mechanically respond with the second part of the Hail Mary, along with those on the radio. I found it long and the pace too [...] November 29 - The Virgin with the Golden Heart (Beauraing, Belgium, 1932) "Seeing my father praying to Mary on his knees was a life lesson" "My mother was very exhausted towards the end of her second pregnancy
November 30 - Saint Andrew, Apostle Let us watch over our deceased with Mary Today marks the end of the month dedicated to our deceased. It seems that the meaning of praying for the dying has been somewhat [...] centuries-old and universal wisdom of the ars moriendi [the art of dying]. At the foot of the cross stood Mary, Our Lady of Compassion. That is why we firmly hope that she will assist us at the hour of our death [...] hour of the Virgin's compassion. So let us pray for our own hour, that it may also be the hour of Mary, consoler of the afflicted! Experience shows that many dying people spontaneously call upon their
November 16 - Our Lady of Ostra Brama (Poland and Lithuania) A new shrine in London dedicated to Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians Fr. Benedict Kiely, the English priest behind the project, believes [...] persecution of Christians now all over the world. It’s certainly the first shrine in Europe dedicated to Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians. ” The shrine was dedicated at 6:30 p.m. local time on Sept. 8 at [...] Michael’s Church in New York City. At the center of the London shrine will be an icon of the Virgin Mary with the words “Mother of the Persecuted” written in Aramaic, believed to be the language of Jesus
November 13 - Our Lady of Nanteuil (France) Mary and Purgatory In several apparitions, Mary alludes to heaven, purgatory and hell. On several occasions, she even takes seers with her on a mystical journey
graciously listen to Mary, in his boundless love for her, when she prays to him for those poor sinners who recommend themselves to her? Saint Albert the Great, quoted in The Glories of Mary, Chapter 1, by Saint [...] the Great, Doctor of the Church (d. 1280) - Our Lady of Piety (Byzantine Church) Esther, a figure of Mary We read in the 4th chapter of the Book of Esther, that in the reign of King Assuerus, there went forth [...] all the Jews. " Thus said Mardochai to Queen Esther, and thus might we poor sinners say to our Queen Mary, if she were ever reluctant to intercede with God for our deliverance from the just punishment of
