August 21 - Saint Pius X, Pope (d. 1914) - Our Lady of Knock (Ireland, 1879) - Our Lady of the Golden Heart (Beauraing, Belgium) What Mary said at Beauraing is still relevant today At Beauraing, the B

August 26 - Our Lady of Czestochowa (Poland) Why did Saint John Paul II choose “Totus Tuus” for his motto? Remembering Saint John Paul II and the 15th anniversary of his death, Pope Francis encouraged

closeness of the Lord Jesus through the maternal love of Mary. Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan, May 17, 2020 Adapted from Catholic Star Herald

August 27 - Saint Monica, mother of Saint Augustine (d. 387) – Our Lady of Quézac (France) Mary’s heart, our model in future tribulations One might think that a third millennium-Christian, through the

September 4 - Our Lady of the Good Shepherd (Italy) Every prayer to Mary is centered on Christ The maternity of Mary in the order of grace began with the consent she gave in faith at the Annunciation

August 20 - Saint Bernard, Doctor of the Church (1091- 1153) Her holy prayers obtain pardon for the guilty Your mercy tastes sweeter to the miserable, and we embrace your mercy with more affection, re

August 31 - Transfer or “Deposition” of the Holy Belt of the Theotokos to the Church of Holy Mary of Hakopratia, Constantinople (Orthodox feast) Healed by touching the Blessed Virgin’s Holy Belt This

praying the Rosary The month of May in our Catholic tradition is dedicated to our Blessed Mother. In 2020 on the first day of Mary’s month, in response to the coronavirus pandemic that we are facing, the

August 17 – Our Lady of Town Squares (Crozant, France, 1664) The Shrine of Our Lady of Healing overlooks three countries At the foot of the Alps, the tiny region of Valle d’Aosta is home to 11 mountai

August 10 - Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr (d. in Rome, 258) - Our Lady of Graces (Cotignac, France, 1519) The Blessed Virgin wept over the scandals of the French Court A touching miracle took plac