that touched every heart. An inner strength gave her support and caused her to cry out: "Either make Jesus Christ known or die!" When she died on February 3, 1838, this Woman-Apostle with a heart of fire had

But to my complete surprise, Mary spoke to me on the hill of apparitions, and told me that she and Jesus loved me just as I was, and that I was dear to them! I collapsed in tears, overwhelmed by a torrent

Shrine of St. Joseph) and walk to Mary (at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help) to get to Jesus. This annual pilgrimage has impacted lives and filled hearts with many blessings from the Holy Family

Virgin Mary is still appearing on earth. But for how long? We cannot miss this grace freely granted by Jesus to the world. The Virgin Mary comes for us, she has invited us to meet her, so the least we can do

beginning, like all the great works of God, and the same impenetrable silence veiled the incarnation of Jesus. Like Joseph, we must enter this silence with a "yes" of adoration. Mary's maternity has no other

of Our Blessed Mother, praying to her and the Holy Spirit and invoking the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. Patti Maguire Armstrong, December 13, 2022 www.denvercatholic.org

nobility of heart, all of her greatness as a servant come from the Resurrection which is in Christ Jesus (Rom 3:24). And her holiness is the first fruit of the redeeming death of her Son. Like us, but so

substantial issues. But the Rosary unites us with what we have in common — on our mission and purpose, on Jesus our Founder and Mary, our model. It also connects us to believers all over the world, as one army

to accomplish his vow of September 8, 1914, but a statue of Our Lady of the Marne with the Child Jesus was inaugurated in 1924 in front of 4000 people. It bears the inscription, chosen by Bishop Marbeau:

with thee: Blessed art thou among women.” The favored woman in this context is Mary the mother of Jesus Christ. The Immaculate Conception by a virgin was prophesied in Isaiah 7:14: “Therefore the Lord himself