July 16 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel - 18th and last apparition in Lourdes The Word Rosary Means Crown of Roses (III) Saint Dominic changed his homily and spoke of the devotion to the Rosary. By his influence [...] gradually began to pray it with devotion, to lead Christian lives, and abandon their bad habits. Saint Dominic died in 1221, after a life dedicated to preaching and to promoting the devotion of the rosary among [...] among people of all social classes, for the souls of Purgatory, for the triumph over evil, and the prosperity of the Holy Catholic Church. The prayer of the rosary maintained its fervor for about one hundred
10 - Our Lady of Loreto (1552) He was a Man of God (I) Edmond Fricoteaux, founder and president of the Confraternity of Notre-Dame de France (Our Lady of France), was at the origin of a movement of Pilgrim [...] in Rome, one of the tens of thousands, invited by Pope John Paul II to launch the World Youth Day rallies. While he was in Rome merely to accompany his wife, feeling almost indifferent to the event, a [...] September 8, 1995 to the all night vigil for the 2000th Christmas in Bethlehem (December 24, 1999), which led to the "Mary of Nazareth" Project. Edmond died on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, of a heart attack, while
April 1 - Our Lady of Suasia (Italy, 1556) Origin of the Akathist Hymn The Akathist Hymn is a profound, devotional poem, which sings the praises of the Holy Mother and Ever-Virgin Mary. It is one of the most [...] threatening to invade. The Avars, a people of Tartar origin, were also being paid off since the time of Justinian to protect the borders of Byzantium. When the payments stopped during the reign of the Emperor [...] even able to collect their dead and wounded. On August 4 they launched a massive assault and managed to occupy the outer suburbs of the city, burning down many houses and the church of Theotokos of Blachernae
May 19 - Our Lady of Flines (Douay, 1279) Help Us Understand the Great Value of Silence Mary, my good and holy Mother, help me, help us all understand the great value of silence wherein we can hear God [...] God. Teach me to be quiet and listen to the voice of Eternal Wisdom. Help me to draw out from silence all that is admirable, supernatural and divine. Give me the grace to transform what I found there into [...] into a perfect prayer, laced in faith, confidence and love. Grant me the grace to pray in a vibrant, active and fruitful way so that I may glorify God and save souls! Amen.
January 29 - OUR LADY OF NASTURTIUMS (Italy, 1630) At the School of Mary's Silence (III) In the privileges of her motherhood, as much as in the sufferings that it occasioned, Mary was so often presented [...] presented with the « inner side » of things...and she never ceased to go beyond mere appearances in order to reach the divine message and the deeper meaning of God. She lived this to such an extent that she was [...] found worthy, at the foot of the Cross, to become their depository custodian and dispenser. There is no doubt that John profited from this treasure and that he was the first to have this privilege.
with the Mother of God. She was expelled only after the Thirty Years' War and in the time of the free-thinking philosophers of the 18th century. By smothering the devotion to Our Lady in evangelical hearts [...] Shouldn’t these facts lead us to bring back the Mother of God into the evangelical Church? Are they not an irrefutable proof of the role that Mary is called to play today for our salvation? Today, in many [...] many countries, the existence of Christianity is at stake. It would be utter recklessness to ignore the voice of God who, through Mary, speaks to the world, and to turn one's back from her only because He
December 29 - Our Lady of Spire (Germany, 1146) The First Moment of Christian Tradition Began in Mary's Heart (III) I think that John told Luke almost all the things he wrote in his Gospel. Let's look [...] a very sharp mind. He warns us in the Prologue to his Gospel, that he wants to carefully go over the whole story from the beginning (Lk 1:2-3). He wants to have witnesses. Who witnessed the very beginning [...] a moment to put ourselves in Luke's place: Mary, no doubt, was still living with John. Luke wants to write a more complete Gospel than Mark or Matthew. What should he do? Naturally, he went to the source
December 29 - Our Lady of Spire (Germany, 1146) The First Moment of Christian Tradition Began in Mary's Heart (III) I think that John told Luke almost all the things he wrote in his Gospel. Let's look [...] a very sharp mind. He warns us in the Prologue to his Gospel, that he wants to carefully go over the whole story from the beginning (Lk 1:2-3). He wants to have witnesses. Who witnessed the very beginning [...] a moment to put ourselves in Luke's place: Mary, no doubt, was still living with John. Luke wants to write a more complete Gospel than Mark or Matthew. What should he do? Naturally, he went to the source
12-mile route Dec. 5 to pray for Our Lady of Guadalupe's intercession in the pandemic. He also prayed for his health, and for wisdom to continue promoting the devotion of the prayer of the Rosary. Francisco [...] the greatest treasure, she left me faith.” He recommends to all the people he can to believe in the Virgin. “I want to tell everyone that Our Lady intercedes for us. Like a mother she never forgets her children [...] January 16 – Our Lady of Victories (Paris, France) The great joy of making a pilgrimage with Mary Although the Guadalupana pilgrimage that usually draws thousands was virtual this year, Francisco Hernández
December 12 – Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas (1531) The Virgin Mary of Guadalupe is with child! December 12th marks the anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady to Saint Juan Diego in [...] number of pilgrims flocking to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe each year, from all over the world, is tremendous—over 14 million! What is the story of Guadalupe? On December 9, 1531, on the hill of Tepeyac [...] Diego, and who is printed on his tilma, is with child! Our Lady of Guadalupe was declared Patroness of the Americas and Star of Evangelization by Saint John Paul II. The Marie de Nazareth Team
