Crowning of Our Lady of Jubilation (“Notre Dame de Liesse,” France, 1857) Lebanon: The providential and maternal protection of Mary On June 9, 2019, the feast of Pentecost, Patriarch Ria, the head of the Maronite [...] consecration of Lebanon and the Middle East to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, an annual pronouncement started in 2013, upon the recommendation of the 2010 synod of bishops during the pontificate of Benedict [...] plain of Nineveh were finally taken back from ISIS, and that Syria escaped dismemberment. He encourages the people of the region to turn to the Virgin Mary to defeat "the world conflicts that aim to disperse
November 7 – Our Lady of the Pond (Dijon, France) A woman recovers the use of her legs in Lourdes A little over two years ago, a surgeon told me I would never recover the use of my legs. Last September [...] women who saw me get out of the bath without any help cried out: "It’s a miracle!" I was in tears and realized that I was walking by myself! They placed the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in my arms, and [...] eventually wrote to the bishop of my diocese to share my story. God, through the intercession of his Mother, gave me the grace that I had been begging for in my prayers since the beginning of my paralysis
man's hand"), then “Our Lady of Miracles,” the name that is still hers today. Her intercession has obtained many miracles for those who pray to her. The pilgrimage to Our Lady of Miracles of Saint - Maur-des-Fossés [...] May 7 – Our Lady of Monticino (Italy, 1776) A statue of Mary miraculously finished! In the 11 th century, a certain Guerlenc, Count of Corbeil (Parisian region) tried to seize abbatial property, then fell [...] wooden statue of the Virgin from the sculptor Rumolde. On July 10, 1068, the sculptor heard someone calling him out of his studio. He went to see who it was but couldn’t find anyone. Returning to his work,
character of the apparitions of the Lady of All Nations on May 31, 2002. The Virgin Mary appeared there under a new title by which she wishes to be known and loved by all people in our times: "The Lady of All [...] 19 – Our Lady of Gimont (Toulouse, France) – Third apparition in Banneux (Belgium, 1933) The gradual revelation of a Plan On March 25, 1945, the Virgin Mary appeared in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) to a woman [...] outpouring of the Holy Spirit. To this end, Mary gave this prayer to the nations: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Father, send now your Spirit over the earth. Let the Holy Spirit live in the hearts of all nations
December 23 – Our Lady of the Oak (Italy) Pray the Rosary instead of practicing yoga! Yoga is not suitable for a parish school, the Catholic bishop of Waterford & Lismore Alphonsus Cullinan has told schools [...] are not capable of opening our hearts up to God... You can take a million courses in spirituality, a million courses in yoga, Zen and all these things but all of this will never be able to give you freedom [...] mindlessness but is meditation based on Christ, emptying the mind of everything unnecessary so that we become aware of the presence and love of Christ,” he said. The Bishop referenced a homily from Pope Francis
April 19 – Our Lady of the Countryside (Italy, 1559) Venerable Marcel Van: the power of the Hail Mary “By depriving me of Communion, the devil thought that he would discourage me and draw me into his camp [...] have to back down and give way before the power of the Hail Marys that came out of that child's mouth. Satan was defeated, but the victory belonged to the Blessed Mother. She was the only power of this [...] did not see, next to the little child, a sweet Woman who wrapped him in her mantle of virginity. Did he believe that with his cruel machinations he would be able to cause the fall of the poor and weak
February 24 – Our Lady of Verdelais (France) – 8th apparition in Lourdes (1858) After a decade of the Rosary, things get better! A priest from Fatima, Portugal, shared this story about an encounter that [...] that left a deep impression on him. “In our house where we welcome overnight guests, I noticed a couple who would go to the chapel of the Apparitions to recite the Rosary, but who never attended Mass. I [...] the unknown region of the mysteries. Even when difficulties arise between us, after a decade of the Rosary, things get better! The tension between us turns out to be unimportant next to God’s great mysteries
February 5 – Our Lady of Tschernigow (Russia) Why the Church calls Mary “the Gate of Heaven” In her great wisdom, the Church, who is an expert in humanity, offers words that give great hope to the faithful [...] towards a future where we know that our Mother has preceded us and is now awaiting us. If we pray to Mary at the hour of our death, it is also because she alone, since the day of her Assumption, has joined her [...] will welcome us. That is why the liturgy of the Church calls her "the Gate of Heaven that always remains open" and begs us to look at the star to reach the haven of all happiness. Fr. Guillaume de Menthière
June 4 - Our Lady of the Hill (Lombardy, Italy, 4th C.) All Holy Vessel of Honor (III) Saint John's Gospel (...) seems to emphasize her role as an intercessor. There we see that it was Mary who triggered [...] ..) Mary was to be filled with Christ and only with Christ. That is the meaning of her holiness. (...) Everything in her is holy. So, like the Temple vessels, she could not be returned to ordinary earthly [...] and the newlyweds had already run out of wine. Though Jesus gave no clear indication that He would fulfil her request, she remained confident that He would. She said to the servants: "Do whatever He tells
December 3 - Our Lady of Victories (Paris, France, 1836) A Time of Waiting Unique in World History (II) "The scepter shall not pass from Judah until tribute be brought him" The first of the prophecies [...] exegetes of Israel, took on new significance at the time of the Blessed Virgin, after Herod 1st had been made King of Judea, bringing to an end the Jewish Hasmonean dynasty. From then on, the Jews of Israel [...] compelled to give to Cleopatra, an earthquake struck Jerusalem and claimed 10,000 victims. With the accession of Herod 1st, authority passed to the Romans and the sign presaging the coming of the Messiah
