of Fatima crowned Queen of Korea (1953) Do God and Mary hear the silent prayers we say in our heart? Q. I am an 88-year-old Korean War veteran with a question that is not earth-shattering but one that [...] to know is whether those prayers — the silent ones — are heard. (Georgia) A. Please relax and be at peace. The Lord (and Mary, too) hears all our prayers, including the silent ones. In fact, the Bible [...] that bothers me almost every day. I talk and pray to God, to Jesus and to the Blessed Virgin Mary out loud — every morning and at night before I go to bed. (I live alone.) But there are also times when I pray
make people love the Virgin Mary: with the encyclical Ad diem illum (On the Immaculate Conception), published on February 2, 1904, Pope St. Pius X promoted true devotion to Mary and urged all the faithful [...] St. Pius X promoted true devotion to Mary The great Pope Pius X, who ushered in the 20th century, was canonized the same year that the dogma of the Assumption of Mary was proclaimed, in 1954. Elected Pope [...] beatified him on June 3, 1951 and canonized him on May 29, 1954. Pius X was a great reformer pope and the Church owes him a considerable magisterial work. First of all, he was the Pope of frequent communion:
like Mary at the foot of the cross From the Annunciation to the Eucharist, the same "Amen" of faith resounds. Mary, Mother of Jesus, is the first tabernacle in history. Christ radiated through Mary's gaze [...] inner attitude. The Eucharist has a sacrificial dimension. It is the memorial of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Let us live the Eucharist with the attitude of Mary at the foot of the cross. In the [...] your Mother!" The Eucharist is an act of praise. May we experience it with the Magnificat of Mary! Françoise Breynaert For the Marie de Nazareth Association
key to the meaning of the history God wrote with the nations baptized in the Spirit of Christ. " In answer to the prayer of little children, the Virgin Mary will save France ", Marthe Robin told her spiritual [...] November 12 - Saint Josaphat (d. 1623) - Holy Miraculous Icon (Russia) Mary saves us in times of tribulation Christians in the East and in Africa are subjected to Islamic violence. In France, they have [...] have been struck many times by this same violence, and they also have to contend with entrenched official secularism. Rather than hide behind their pain, many Christians prefer to follow the inspiration of
woman of the Apocalypse who, with the help of the angels, fights the devil. Take pity on us. Do not abandon us in the battle. Listen to the humble prayers we bring up to you with a child's heart. Allow truth [...] Our Lady of Militia (Sicily, 1091) – Our Lady of Iwer (Russia) Virgin Mary, do not abandon us in the battle! Today, O Holy Virgin Mary, we turn our gaze to you more insistently. You know that in our country
will come at once to your help, and Satan will leave you. The Blessed Virgin is like a good mother who, not content with looking after all her children in general, watches over each one separately. [...] Victory over the Turks by the Knights of Rhodes through Our Lady’s Protection (Constantinople, 1480) Mary Watches Over You We ought to love the Blessed Virgin very much. If you invoke the Blessed Virgin when
will come at once to your help, and Satan will leave you. The Blessed Virgin is like a good mother who, not content with looking after all her children in general, watches over each one separately. [...] Victory over the Turks by the Knights of Rhodes through Our Lady's Protection (Constantinople, 1480) Mary Watches Over You We ought to love the Blessed Virgin very much. If you invoke the Blessed Virgin when
will come at once to your help, and Satan will leave you. The Blessed Virgin is like a good mother who, not content with looking after all her children in general, watches over each one separately. [...] Victory over the Turks by the Knights of Rhodes through Our Lady’s Protection (Constantinople, 1480) Mary Watches Over You We ought to love the Blessed Virgin very much. If you invoke the Blessed Virgin when
of the Virgin Mary left standing after the deadly Kentucky tornadoes The deadly storms that hit nine states in the Midwest and the South produced an image of a statue of the Virgin Mary and Christ Child [...] world,” Medley said in a statement to CNA. “Several bishops have communicated to me that they are asking their parishes to take up a collection for the tornado victims. We received a written message from [...] Casey, communications director with the Diocese of Owensboro, told CNA Dec. 13, “the statue is still standing, though the windows and doors are blown out and the roof missing.” A photo of the statue published
peoples, Mary succeeded. In 1531 she appeared at Guadalupe to a poor man named Juan Diego. And she accomplished what money and laws could never do. She converted a continent in a matter of a few years [...] January 29 – Our Lady of the Nasturtiums (Italy, 1630) Mary accomplished what money and laws could never do! With the Protestant Reformation, Mary’s role was eclipsed for many. Martin Luther tried to hold [...] Lourdes, Fatima, and elsewhere. And the future? I see it in an image of Mary I keep in my office. It’s from India, and it is painted on a pipal leaf.& The Church is growing. Though it seems weakened in the
