entered the ruins of the Nagasaki Cathedral (destroyed by the atomic bomb) to pray there. He was looking for a souvenir from the church of his youth to take with him to the Trappist monastery of Hokkaido, Japan [...] sacred object that had to be returned to an altar. Thus the Madonna was installed in the cathedral in May 2000. A symbol of peace, in 2010 the statue embarked on a pilgrimage of peace to Spain and the United [...] March 17 – Our Lady of the French (Nagasaki, Japan) – Saint Patrick (Ireland, d. 464) He noticed the bust of the Madonna, with her burnt eyes In October 1945, Father Kaemon Noguchi, a former Japanese soldier
later, a lady presented herself at the gate and asked to speak to Father Cottolengo. Sister Gabriela had never seen this person before. The lady carefully explained to the nun, in a lovely tone of voice, [...] April 29 - Feast of Our Lady of Faith (Amiens, France) The Messenger of Providence (I) In 1837, Fr. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo left his lodgings one morning around 11 o'clock and returned home half an [...] face of the anonymous caller. She found her face so noble and her eyes so bright that she was seized with admiration and respect, to the point being unable to look at her any longer. So she ran to warn
June 29 – Our Lady of Laghet (France) Rediscovery of a Marian shrine Historian Etienne Couriol discovered in a storage bin of the multimedia library in Roanne, France, a manuscript of 1799 describing [...] spring to drink. As soon as he had drunk the water, he regained his sense of hearing and the ability to speak. When a woman who had had total paralysis for years heard about this miracle, she asked to be brought [...] recently should be of interest to many! Just after the French Revolution, anti-clericalism was rampant and the cantonal administration intervened militarily to stop pilgrims from going to Hoste. But the fountain
Meanwhile, the statue of the Black Madonna of Rocamadour, patroness of sailors since the middle ages, has returned for a few weeks to the French coast to the church of Our Lady of Good Port ( Notre Dame de [...] January 22 – Our Lady of Ceignac (France, 1516) Black Madonna of Rocamadour embarks for sailing race Made on the passage of Cape Horn by Sebastien Destremau, in the 2016-2017 edition of the Vendee Globe [...] this year, he didn't fail to take the Virgin Mary on board: "I won't be taking a Bible, rosary or medal with me on the boat. I am taking a miniature of the statue of Our Lady of Rocamadour with me." Meanwhile
shrine of Our Lady Queen of Peace, in the village of Ozyornoye, to the national shrine. Youth meetings have been held since 1999 next to the tall cross on the hilltop in Ozyornoye. According to Archbishop [...] January 10 – Our Lady of Tears (Italy, 1546) - Saint Gregory of Nyssa The Rosary, a sort of eighth sacrament In the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, where Catholics make up just 1 per cent of the population [...] their homes to pray. In the words of Archbishop Peta, “In the years of Soviet domination, when Catholics were forced to live without churches, priests and sacraments, Catholics created a sort of eighth sacrament:
late 1960s […] the intersection of my Catholic and cultural identities led to a strong devotion to the Blessed Mother under the title of Our Lady of Charity, the patroness of my birthplace, Cuba. The virgencita [...] story of Our Lady of Charity is not an apparition, but rather a miraculous answer to a desperate plea for safety in a sudden storm. Three men went out to gather salt in the marshes of the Bay of Nipe on [...] Mother of God that has served me well in my faith. […] When I became a naturalized citizen, I adopted the patroness of the U.S., the Immaculate Conception, as my go-to image of Mary. Our Lady of Guadalupe
that was able to resist the break-up of the ancient world and to preserve its identity intact. Israel always held on to the unshakeable knowledge that it was destined to be the instrument of divine providence [...] December 2 - Our Lady of Didynia (Cappadocia) A Time of Waiting Unique in World History (I) While the Blessed Virgin was on earth, all Israel was awaiting "the One to come" When she was a little child [...] you He who is to come, or shall we look for another?" (Lk 7:19). This was an absolutely unique period in history, and, according to many experts, this singular aspect of Christianity is, of itself, sufficient
Dedication of the shrine of Our Lady of Benoîte Vaux (1138) The Virgin Mary answers the wish of the Sultan's daughter At the beginning of the 12th century, three Christian knights of the order of Saint John [...] city in the north of France where one of the knights was a lord. This was the starting point for the construction of the current Basilica of Our Lady of Liesse, which the Virgin had shown to Ismeria in her [...] her sleep! Despite the absence of the original Black Madonna, many pilgrims still come to pray in front of the replica statue of Our Lady of Liesse, especially for requests of "liberation" or more concrete
that was able to resist the break-up of the ancient world and to preserve its identity intact. Israel always held on to the unshakeable knowledge that it was destined to be the instrument of divine providence [...] December 2 - Our Lady of Didynia (Cappadocia) A Time of Waiting Unique in World History (I) While the Blessed Virgin was on earth, all Israel was awaiting "the One to come" When she was a little child [...] you He who is to come, or shall we look for another?" (Lk 7:19). This was an absolutely unique period in history, and, according to many experts, this singular aspect of Christianity is, of itself, sufficient
September 17 – Our Lady of the Virtues and Greatness of Mary The ancient Marian shrine of Verdelais in southwestern France The shrine of Our Lady of Verdelais, near Bordeaux, is dedicated to Our Lady Consoler [...] icon of the Madonna and Child that he brought back to France with him. He retired to a vast expanse of forest where pagan cults still survived, built an oratory there, installed the icon of Our Lady, and [...] and began to live as a hermit. Ever since and to this day, the shrine he built has been an important place of religious life and popular devotion to the Virgin Mary. Dedicated to “Mary Consoler of the Afflicted
