January 10 - Baptism of the Lord - Our Lady of Sorrows (Italy, 1546) - Saint Gregory of Nyssa Mary is the first living Tabernacle The prayer of the Rosary or five decades of it, after the Sacred Litur

January 13 - The Council of Trent declares that Mary is free from all sin by a special grace (1547) - Saint Hilary of Poitiers 2020 marked the 190th anniversary of the Miraculous Medal Pope Francis bl

January 7 - Our Lady of Charity (Rumilly, France) - Feast of Saint John the Baptist (Maronite and Byzantine rites) With the Virgin Mary’s help, I was able to forgive! My name is Olga, I live in France

January 14 - Our Lady of Bergemont (France) - Our Lady of the Lamp (Rome, Italy) "I felt peace as soon as I set foot in Lourdes..." As I grew up, I grew more and more anxious. I worry a lot about smal

January 9 - Virgin of the Annunciation (Italy, 1490) - Pauline Jaricot, founder of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and of the Living Rosary (d. 1862) Mary embodies the most necessary huma

January 11 – Our Lady of Bessières (France) “France, My daughter, why do you persecute me?” What shall I say to you now, dear sons and daughters of France, who groan beneath the weight of persecution?

January 12 - Italy: Our Lady of Vetrana - Saint Aelred of Rievaulx (d. 1167) Who will find this strong woman? Adam had climbed the mountain of pride; the Son of God wanted to descend into the valley o

January 15 – First apparition of Our Lady of the Poor in Banneux (Belgium, 1933) - Our Lady of Seeds (Chaldean rite) Mary’s promise in Banneux Long before the apparitions of Lourdes, someone had said

January 4 – Our Lady of Roses (Italy, 1418) Mary’s First Christmas How did Mary experience the first Christmas? Mary had heard the words explaining the event that she herself saw and lived. Words and

January 2 - Memorial feast of the Virgin Panaghia Portaitissa, "Holy Guardian of the Gate" (Mount Athos Monastery, Greece) - Saint Basil and Saint Gregory of Nazianzus Mary answers a prayer and saves