to a grist mill and then on the way to and from church. During the third and final apparition (the only time Mary spoke), Adele became a student of Our Lady, learning heavenly lessons and then being asked [...] every year, for the rest of our lives. Mary is an excellent teacher. Many saints have looked to her to teach them the virtues and how to live the Christian life. Mary has also revealed herself as a teacher [...] about who she is and what she does. Saint Juan Diego (Guadalupe) learned that she was the Mother of the True and Living God, while Saint Bernadette Soubirous (Lourdes) learned that Mary was the Immaculate

throw ourselves into His Heart and, like Him, say, "Father, I commit my soul into your hands, and I firmly believe that you will save us!" Meditation written by Sister Bernaud and the Honor Guard of the Sacred [...] choosing an hour and offering it each day to the Heart of Jesus, without changing our ordinary activities (work) and uniting the offering of our daily life to the offering of the Blood and the Water that [...] secret ones, the anxieties of our spirit, the tears of our heart, and even the infirmities of our body. Let us tell him, with simplicity and confidence, how much we are suffering. The Heart of Jesus is not

need, wounded and troubled, to assist it with his compassion and mercy. His way of intervening, of manifesting himself always surprises us and fills us with joy. He provokes our wonder and he does it in [...] life through him" (Jn 3:16). Thus, in Jesus, born of Mary, God becomes forever and irrevocably "God-with-us", and walks beside us as our brother and companion. He has come to stay. Nothing that is ours [...] the Blessed Virgin Mary of Guadalupe, patroness and mother of the Americas. Our God guides the history of humanity at all times, nothing remains outside his power, which is tenderness and providential love

ed stones that Kat and I have collected on our many hikes. Reminding us that we have consecrated our lives to Jesus through Mary. And that her Sacred Heart and His will protect and sustain us through anything [...] ) A statue of Mary still standing after the tragic wildfire in Colorado On Dec. 30, a fast-moving wildfire destroyed approximately 1,000 homes and structures in Louisville, Superior and unincorporated [...] Among those who lost their homes are Kat and Tom Greany of Louisville. When the couple returned to what was left of their home, they found their statue of Mary still standing. Tom Greany wrote the following

consecrated to Jesus Christ.” Never as in the Rosary do the lives of Jesus and Mary appear so deeply joined. Mary lives only in Christ and for Christ! [...] of the Virgin Mary (VII) The Rosary mystically transports us to Mary's side as she is busy watching over the human growth of Christ in the home of Nazareth. This enables her to train us and to mold us with [...] conformed, united and consecrated to Jesus Christ. Hence the most perfect of all devotions is undoubtedly that which conforms, unites and consecrates us most perfectly to Jesus Christ. Now, since Mary is of all

caught rheumatic fever and had a bad heart condition. The doctor was worried as her health was steadily deteriorating. My mother could no longer stand up and was getting weaker and weaker every day. My [...] grandmother panicked and told her to go back to bed and rest because she was so ill. But my mother told her very simply that she was no longer ill because Our Lady had come to visit her and had cured her. My [...] taught her to offer her sufferings for priests. One night, a great light filled her room and she saw the Virgin Mary smile at her. She then fell asleep peacefully, which she hadn't been able to do for several

fasting, penance, and vigilance over ourselves, convinced that the struggle against sin never ends, for temptation is a reality that we face every day, and everyone experiences fragility and illusion." Without [...] experiencing the grace and the infinite Mercy of the Lord, which are a source of conversion. Let us take advantage of it! May Mary, the Mother of the Redeemer, model of listening and faithful obedience to [...] Graces (Padua, Italy, 1630) May Mary accompany us on this penitential journey What does the Church mean in this holy season of Lent, teaching us to fast with our eyes, ears, and tongue? This isn’t about doing

consecrated to Jesus Christ." Never as in the Rosary do the lives of Jesus and Mary appear so deeply joined. Mary lives only in Christ and for Christ! [...] of the Virgin Mary (VII) The Rosary mystically transports us to Mary's side as she is busy watching over the human growth of Christ in the home of Nazareth. This enables her to train us and to mold us with [...] conformed, united and consecrated to Jesus Christ. Hence the most perfect of all devotions is undoubtedly that which conforms, unites and consecrates us most perfectly to Jesus Christ. Now, since Mary is of all

(Ireland, d. 461) Mary, emblem of the victory against the evil one In these times of rejection of God and the truth of religion, the Virgin Mary, who is herself a victim of so many blasphemies and insults from [...] sun, with the moon under her feet and crowned with twelve stars, the new Eve, will crush the serpent's head, which will of course pew out shouts and insults, again and always. While it is true that the [...] from ignorant and spiritually malicious people, remains for the world of believers the emblem of victory against the evil one and the death he has unleashed on humanity. The woman of the Apocalypse, clothed

family, health and work, until our last day, and let us have recourse to you at the hour of our death. Amen. As the foster Father of the Son of God, chaste Spouse of the Virgin Mary, and Patron of the universal [...] Britain, 1419) To Jesus through Mary, with Joseph Hail Joseph, blessed with Divine Grace, the Savior rested in your arms and grew before your eyes. Blessed are you among all men, and blessed is the fruit of your [...] universal Church, Joseph was placed alongside Mary like the seraph watching over the Tabernacle. Jesus said "yes" at the Incarnation, in the spirit of Psalm 39, and Mary said "yes" at the Incarnation on behalf