(1495-1550) Mary appears to Saint John of God on his death bed The Archbishop kindly came to celebrate Mass in the sick man’s room and administer the last rites, which gave Brother John (1) a double and incomparable [...] he was alone and entirely absorbed in thanksgiving, the Blessed Virgin appeared to him, accompanied by the Archangel Raphael and Saint John the Evangelist. Brother John understood that Mary had arranged [...] my protection; and know also that I shall never fail to assist your poor.” (1) Saint John of God was a Spanish monk of Portuguese origin, who dedicated his life to serving the poor and founded the Order

grant a miracle, and promised her to bring his son to her shrine if he recovered. Before he had finished praying, the fever left the boy. He became conscious again, and able to talk and see. A few days [...] days later he was fully recovered, and both father and son went in person to Bargemon to give thanks to the Virgin Mary. From Le Trésor inconnu (The Unknown Treasure), by Brother Raphael, Editions Bénédictines [...] man went in person to thank Mary In Cannes (French Riviera), in the year 1639, the 15-year-old son of the city’s surgeon, Jacques Arluc, had a stroke that left him blind and basically unresponsive. For

one and only Mediator. Embracing God's salvific will with a full heart and impeded by no sin, she devoted herself totally as a handmaid of the Lord to the person and work of her Son, under Him and with [...] 14th Apparition in Lourdes Mary's Unique Holiness It is no wonder therefore that the usage prevailed among the Fathers whereby they called the mother of God entirely holy and free from all stain of sin [...] angel messenger as "full of grace", and to the heavenly messenger she replies, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done unto me according to thy word." Thus Mary, a daughter of Adam, consenting to the

this law. He wanted to owe his weakness and his fragility as a man, to a woman and a mother. Who better than Mary could testify? And yet, such was her testimony and such was she herself, that these human [...] divinity and form an insurmountable ordeal, were instead a source of enrichment and strength. The deeply human facts that he learned from Mary rooted him in his faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and the [...] 28 - OUR LADY OF THE PEOPLE (Italy, 1771) At the School of Mary's Silence (II) Thanks to Mary, John's knowledge of Christ also increased. Mary, who had forgotten nothing of Christ's childhood, his familiar

Special Adviser and is now his literary executor. He is part of the Oasis Scientific Committee and of the Observatory for Faith and Culture of the Episcopal Conference of France, and directs the Catholic [...] consented to it, and whose "yes" remains the reference point and matrix of our faith - making her on the spiritual level the Mother of all believers. As the first to have been preserved from sin and death, she [...] partly responsible for this repression. This is a narrowmindedness both of piety and of the intelligence of the faith, and of intelligence in general. To understand why, we need to read Fr. Louis Bouyer

upon the earth" and “a sword pierce his mother's heart”? Yet the Virgin Mary waited with perseverance; she welcomed Jesus into her, and gave to humanity (to each of us) someone "gentle and humble of heart" [...] are many saints who are examples of perseverance and witnesses of true expectation. I choose two of them: St. John, the forerunner, and the Virgin Mary, because they are the two pillars of the portal that [...] excellence for us, showing us how we can and must witness. The end of time and the terrible signs that indicate it frighten us (...). What should we do? "Convert and do penance", John the Baptist tells us

place so much of our hope and fears, our sadness and anger in the hands of the Mother of Jesus,” he said. “She experienced his joy and his sadness. She experienced his fear, anger and sorrow. She experienced [...] prayer to Mary Following the sudden collapse of a multistory building with people trapped inside, many Catholics around South Florida have fled to a common refuge :the comforting presence of Mary. So it was [...] praying the rosary. Reflecting on its glorious, joyful, sorrowful and luminous mysteries, they called on the Mother of God for aid and comfort. “I think everyone understands that in pain, you turn to your

graces that we receive: "We hear more and more about people who say that they have the Holy Spirit, and who create new communities here and there. How do we know that these claims are authentic? The breath [...] Spirit continues to blow and it acts in whoever and wherever it wants. This breath of the Holy Spirit is the source of a permanent renewal in the Church through its gifts and charisms. Many Christian [...] with the Holy Spirit on the one hand, and what place is given to the Virgin Mary in our life in the Holy Spirit on the other. Whoever prays to the Holy Spirit and asks that he act in him in all his power

Virgin Mary! There are divine weapons to fight witchcraft—a social and existential phenomenon in African communities. The Church has raised a corner of the veil on ways to battle against wizards and mystical [...] of Jesus Christ and the scriptures: "First, we must focus on the faith in Jesus crucified, because the cross and faith go together. The second weapon Jesus used is the Word of God, and the third weapon [...] theologians, philosophers, Ivorian and African anthropologists led the discussions on the issue. Their conclusion was that the use of witchcraft in Africa had hard-to-measure and devastating effects on the c

powerful armor against hell; it will destroy vice, deliver from sin, and dispel heresy. 4) The Rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for souls the most abundant divine mercies; it will [...] 1947) The Fifteen Promises of the Virgin Mary to those who pray the Rosary (I) 1) To all those who shall recite my Rosary devoutly, I promise my special protection and very great graces. 2) Those who shall [...] will substitute in hearts love of God for love of the world, and will lift them to the desire of heavenly and eternal things. How many souls shall sanctify themselves by this means! 5) Those who trust