drug addict and criminal finds grace and divine mercy through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary In 2004, an American couple met a young priest in Medjugorje (Bosnia-Herzegovina). During the conversation [...] intriguing enough to read. The book was called The Queen of Peace Visits Medjugorje. […] “The Virgin Mary was saying things that were so clear and captivating that I found myself moved and literally experiencing [...] since I was a little boy who really loved his mother and wanted to make her happy. And yet the Virgin Mary was saying that she was my mother, that she was the mother of those who had gone astray and was calling
Consecration of the World to the Heart of Mary in 1942 On December 8, 1942, Pope Pius XII solemnly renewed the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary he had first made on October 31, 1942.
November 3 – Our Lady of Coromoto (Venezuela) Mary appears to a tribal chief to urge him to be baptized At the end of the 16th century, the evangelization efforts of the Franciscans and Dominicans in Venezuela [...] his hand a small parchment bearing her image. About 8x10 inches in size, it represents the Virgin Mary in a sitting position with the child Jesus on her lap. Jesus is holding the globe with his left hand
November 6 – Our Lady of Valfleury (France) A French shrine dedicated to the United Hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph One day around Christmas time in the year 800, in central France (Massif Central region) [...] After pushing aside its branches, he found a statue of the Blessed Virgin inside. The statue showed Mary sitting on a throne and holding her little child on her lap. Everyone declared the discovery a true [...] on a rock now called the Chair of the Virgin. They found her in the same shrub and understood that Mary wanted to be honored in that very place. A chapel was quickly built there. Too quickly, in fact, for
Assumption of Mary – the bodily taking up of Mary, the mother of Jesus, into heaven at the end of her earthly life – Archbishop Scicluna explained the meaning behind the feast. […] Mary, who was born without [...] October 27 – Our Lady of Charity (Cuba) Mary’s Assumption, a message of hope for all The Lord sends a message hope to the faithful through the Assumption of Mary, the Archbishop of Malta Charles Scicluna [...] comes, we will also be called to join God. Mgr Scicluna noted that the Maltese have always prayed to Mary for protection, and said that this was not limited to Santa Marija’s convoy, when five of the 14 ships
Veil of Mary over Constantinople On October 1, the Orthodox Churches celebrate on October 1 (October 28 for the Greek Church) the holy protection of their Queen, the Mother of God and ever Virgin Mary. This
mysteries of the Rosary, we can become similar to Jesus and Mary” In the spiritual journey of the Rosary, based on the constant contemplation – in Mary's company – of the face of Christ, this demanding ideal
we did not have anyone to help us in that situation. Mary Untier of Knots had sent that policeman to help us. S. D. A reader of A Moment with Mary , July 31, 2021 [...] October 29 – Our Lady of Follina (Italy, 1120) Mary untier of knots had sent this policeman! My mother-in-law was called by the local police station as one of her neighbors had complained against her. [...] were worried as we were not used to visiting the police station. My wife continuously prayed the "Mary Untier of Knots" prayer. When we visited the police station, to our surprise, one of the policemen
Schoenstatt Movement gives an important place to Mary Like many movements of Christian renewal given by the Holy Spirit to the Church today – the Legion of Mary, the Foyers de Charité, the Focolare, and all [...] Charismatic Renewal – the Schoenstatt movement is characterized by the important place given to the Virgin Mary in the Mystery of Salvation, following the spirituality of Saint Louis de Montfort. Its full name [...] the movement, which is in Schoenstatt. Father Hèmery, Montfortian (Missionaries of the Company of Mary) Library of Marian Writings
apparition at Fatima: the Miracle of the Sun (1917) John Paul II: “If victory comes it will be brought by Mary” In the approved apparitions at Fatima, Our Lady had shown the three seers a vision of Hell. She then [...] shall bruise his heel. (Genesis 3:15) On this universal level, if victory comes it will be brought by Mary. Christ will conquer through her because He wants the Church’s victories now and in the future to
