Boulogne (II) Four copies of the statue were made to replace the miraculous original. The new statues have been lovingly called "Our Lady of the Great Return." In the 20th century, after a Marian congress
to discover that other people were also experiencing a time of waiting at exactly the same time. We have unequivocal testimonies of the most accurate nature on this universal expectancy for the One who was
Gospels do not record it. They show her life as very simple and ordinary. What she did and endured might have been done and endured by anyone in her station of life. She visited her cousin Elizabeth just as her
NIGHT (4th Century) The Epiphany of Our Lord and the Queenship of Mary (I) From early times Christians have believed, and not without reason, that she of whom was born the Son of the Most High received privileges
Saint Michael, Saint Faustina, a Polish nun canonized by John Paul II in 2000, recounts in her Diary having visited purgatory. Guided by her guardian angel, she saw the most consoling presence of all, the
"O most holy Virgin Mary, if you obtain a prompt and favorable answer to my letter, I promise to have you honored in New Orleans under the title of Our Lady of Prompt Succor." Since the end of December [...] thanksgiving and similar sources, generations of Ursulines and friends of Our Lady of Prompt Succor have learned about many of the favors granted through the intercession of Our Lady in response to pleas
of Jesus. She notices, for instance, how easily Hail Mary’s trip off our tongues, and how we, who have been brought up Catholic, often spontaneously turn to the Mother of Jesus when we need help. She is [...] when we are confronted with difficulties in our everyday circumstances, we seek refuge in her. I have been reflecting on my own Marian relationship—how it came about and what it means to me personally—so
mountain bike pilgrimages for students. We should also mention that many former places of pilgrimage have sadly disappeared, often on account of the lasting effects of the French Revolution. I was expecting [...] at the Rue du Bac Chapel in Paris, on July 18-19, 1830, to St Catherine Labouré. Mary asked her to have someone make the Miraculous Medal, and then to distribute it widely. The second apparition was at
Bernadette came out of her ecstasy, and egged on by her companions, she shared with them what she should have kept to herself. On hearing the story, Mrs. Soubirous was wary and forbid her daughter to return to
on to the unshakeable knowledge that it was destined to be the instrument of divine providence and have a global significance. The time of the Messiah's coming, clearly yet mysteriously heralded by the
