Our Lady of Life (France) The Institute of Our Lady of Life: learning from the Carmelite saints In Venasque, southeastern France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region), the Shrine of Our Lady of Life dates [...] learn silent prayer there, at the school of the Carmelite saints: St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and St. Therese of the Child Jesus. Father Marie-Eugène died on March 27, 1967, an Easter Monday [...] friend of Saint Caesarius of Arles, had three churches built: one dedicated to the Mother of God, another to the Trinity, and the third to Saint John the Baptist (the latter called the Baptistery of Venasque)

28 - Holy Innocents - Our Lady of Pontoise ( France, 1484) - Death of French visionary Benoîte Rencurel of the Laus apparition (1647) Our Lady of Laus, a Marian site of apparitions, has witnessed countless [...] with the anointing of the sick with the oil of the sanctuary lamp: "The good Mother said to Benoîte, at the beginning of the devotion, that if one would take some of the the oil of the chapel lamp and [...] Laus, formerly a little-known site of pilgrimage, has attracted many pilgrims to the sources of reconciliation. Father Ludovic Frère Rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Laus See also: Marian Encyclopedia

school, St Mary’s Boarding Academy, near the chapel. Over the decades, the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help became a familiar part of life in the Champion area. It was, and remains, a place of great peace [...] January 8 – Our Lady of Prompt Succor (New Orleans, U.S.A) I am the Queen of Heaven who prays for the conversion of sinners A year after the Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Bernadette in Lourdes (France [...] examples of many illnesses and diseases that have been cured following visits by pilgrims. The Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help is now the only Marian shrine in the United States on the site of approved

delights of contemplation. Having voluntarily chosen to deprive himself of human conversation, he was favored with that of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the angels who urged him to persevere in his life of sacrifice [...] last in the city of Bordeaux while visiting monasteries, in the 20th year of his office as Vicar General. The Church added his last words to the Angelic salutation: "Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us [...] May 16 - Our Lady of Miracles (1925) - Saint Simon Stock (Brown Scapular) d. 1265 The Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Saint Simon Stock was born to a very illustrious family in Kent County, England

Square. “The Nativity of Mary was celebrated yesterday at Loreto, in the Pontifical Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto—the House of Mary, the House of every family—and the proposal of spirituality for families [...] December 10 – Transfer of the Holy House of Loreto to Italy (1294) Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto Pope Francis encouraged the family initiatives of the Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto after praying [...] Pope said. The Shrine of the Holy House of Loreto is one of the most important shrines in the world. It overlooks the town of Loreto Hill which is located 30 km southwest of the city of Ancona. It houses the

tonnes. The Virgin Mary appears to be reaching out towards Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. The liturgical feast of Our Lady of Lebanon is celebrated on the first Sunday in May, in memory of the chapel's i [...] in Rome (d. 258) - Our Lady of Graces (Cotignac, France, 1519) Our Lady of Lebanon, mother of all Lebanese people In Lebanon, on a rocky hill in Harissa overlooking the town of Jounieh and the Mediterranean [...] many Shiite women, climbing the 104-step spiral staircase to the top of the monumental statue of the Virgin Mary, known as Our Lady of Lebanon. The shrine comprises two buildings: the original chapel built

Augustine, doctor of the Church (d. 430) – Our Lady of Tears (Syracuse, Italy, 1953) The tears of Our Lady of Syracuse bring healing In Syracuse (Italy), a married couple hung a plaster bas-relief of the Immaculate [...] Immaculate Heart of Mary above their bed. Their names were Angelo Lannuso and Antonia Giusto. They were an ordinary couple. Then something unusual happened in their home. From August 29 - September 1, 1953 [...] miraculously healed with a few of the tears. A scientific investigation found that they were indeed human tears. The lachrymation was even filmed when it happened. In short, Mary was crying through this plaster

November 5 – Our Lady Seat of Wisdom (Cologne, Germany, 1280) Our Lady of Pancheraccia, the "Lourdes of Corsica" Corsica, often called “the Island of Beauty,” is very Marian—there are countless churches [...] dedicated to the Virgin Mary everywhere. On the eastern side of the island you can still find Pancheraccia Chapel, overlooking the Mediterranean sea. It was in this remote place that Mary appeared to a lost [...] 18th century. Mary made a hole the ground and a source of water trickled out. Then she asked the child to have the people build a chapel there. The spring proved miraculous and Our Lady of Pancheraccia

have some of these knots and we can ask in our heart of hearts: What are the knots in my life? “Father, my knots cannot be undone!” It is a mistake to say anything of the sort! All the knots of our heart [...] the hand as a Mother, our Mother, to the embrace of our Father, the Father of mercies. Pope Francis Prayer for the Marian Day on the occasion of the Year of Faith, Saturday, October 12, 2013 Vatican.va [...] December 22 – Our Lady of the Milk All the knots of our heart, every knot of our conscience, can be undone! We know one thing—nothing is impossible for God’s mercy! Even the most tangled knots are loosened

flower wreath in front of the main altar of the Basilica of Guadalupe, under the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. A few minutes later, there was a loud explosion. The violence of the explosion destroyed [...] November 14 – Our Lady of Nicopeia, Bringer of Victory (Constantinople) - St Gregory Palamas The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe left completely intact On November 14, 1921, Luciano Pérez, a Mexican government [...] prodigious signs left by the Virgin Mary at Guadalupe are a testimony to the importance of the place—the preserved "tilma" of Juan Diego, the roses picked in the middle of winter, the strong symbols, the images