attitude. The Eucharist has a sacrificial dimension: it is a memorial of the death and Resurrection of Jesus. We should live the Eucharist with the same attitude that Mary had at the foot of the Cross [...] Russia) Experience the Eucharist with Mary at the foot the Cross Saint John Paul II included the institution of the Eucharist as one of the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. Mary is the "Eucharistic Woman" because [...] is also an act of praise: Let us live it in imitation of Mary's Magnificat! Finally, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI insists on the fact that since Mary is the All Beautiful, in whom the splendor of God's glory

Lady of Abundance (Italy, 1603) Like Mary, we can nourish Christ with our good deeds! Eve took some food, and as a result we were condemned to an eternal fast; Mary gave some food, and the entrance to the [...] unceasingly in our hearts. It was certainly a great marvel that Christ was conceived in Mary's womb, but it is no less marvelous to see him as a guest in our hearts... Mary nourished Christ by giving the milk [...] feast of Heaven was opened to us. The Virgin Mary was the one who conceived Christ in her womb, but all the chosen ones can carry him in their hearts with love. Blessed, yes very blessed the woman who

Let us pray to Mary Queen of Nations, with Saint Louis Saint Louis had wished to die on a Saturday (a day dedicated to the Virgin Mary) and this grace was granted to him by Mary: it was on Saturday, August [...] by Pope St. Pius X on December 13, 1908, during the beatification of Joan of Arc. It was received with a holy fervor by an anticlerical government, gathered at Saint Peter's in Rome for the occasion. Today's [...] of Eldest Daughter of the Church conferred upon her by the Roman Pontiffs. But could Mary, our Mother, abandon even a single one of her daughters among the nations to her errors? Let us also remember the

journey with Mary! In this Lenten season, a time of rest and spiritual renewal, every baptized person is invited to turn to the Virgin Mary, more than ever, to contemplate and imitate her. It was Mary who [...] up, Mary of Cana, give us the courage to say a humble word. When comes the time of suffering, Mary of Golgotha, make us stay with those in whom your Son suffers. When comes the time of waiting, Mary of [...] God’s call, Mary of the Annunciation, help us to say "yes". When comes the time for us to leave, Mary of Egypt, wife of Joseph, kindle Hope in us. When comes the time of misunderstanding, Mary of Jerusalem

300 people usually gather at the foot of the statue of Mary for the closing Mass. Fr. Yves Sarrasin, a native of Orsières in Valais (Switzerland), is a member of the Third Order of the Eucharistein Fraternity [...] October 9 – Blessed Virgin Efesina (Russia, 988) Walking with Mary in the heart of the Alps At the foot of the Mont Blanc, on the Italian side but not far from Switzerland and France, stands the small [...] took place on August 19th. "This pilgrimage is very special in the sense that it allows us to walk with Mary," Father Sarrasin explains. Zenit.org

enemy, but act as true disciples of a poor and humble God, suffering for our love. Suffering with Jesus, for Jesus, is already heaven! Who will say with what humility, with what love Jesus accepted all his [...] Like Mary at the foot of the Cross, let us suffer with Christ Today is Friday, the day in which we pray the sorrowful mysteries. Let us meditate on the third sorrowful mystery, the crowning with thorns [...] that our silence will glorify the divine Heart! In this way, we will weave for ourselves a rich crown for Heaven! A Meditation by Sister Bernaud and the Honor Guard of the Sacred Heart Note: Formed as an

s. Mary is a woman of hope: only because she believes in God's promises and awaits the salvation of Israel, can the angel visit her and call her to the decisive service of these promises. Mary is a woman [...] Magnificat—a portrait, so to speak, of her soul—is entirely woven from threads of Holy Scripture, threads drawn from the Word of God. Here we see how completely at home Mary is with the Word of God, with ease [...] Turin Cathedral fire (1997) Completely imbued with the Word of God, Mary is able to become the Mother of the Word Incarnate Outstanding among the saints is Mary, Mother of the Lord and mirror of all holiness

March 7 – Apparition of the Madonna Del Monte Berico (Italy, 1426) With her "Yes", Mary opened the door of the Kingdom for us "God wants worshippers in spirit and in truth," so that his children may be [...] who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a man’s decision but of God." It is therefore also through Mary, Mother of Jesus, her firstborn son, that this birth and this introduction [...] hands of God, is Mary. She alone preserved the honor of humanity when she accepted her destiny and pronounced her Fiat. This Fiat makes her the first of the "yes-sayers", opening the way to a host of others

Lourdes (France) Hoping against all hope with Mary at the foot of the Cross One of the texts of Vatican Council II mentions Mary’s hope at the foot of the Cross as a determining factor of her maternal calling [...] ourselves. … The Church, like Mary, lives the Resurrection “in hope.” For it, too, the Cross is an object of experience, whereas the Resurrection is an object of hope. Just as Mary was close to her crucified [...] Charles Péguy (1) has a beautiful image in this regard. He said that the three theological virtues—faith, hope and charity—are like three sisters: two grown-ups and one still a child. They walk together

1664) Grappling with crises, Lebanon is again consecrated to Mary For the fifth consecutive year, Lebanon and all of the Middle East has been consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The consecrations [...] June 3, 2021, how, “for all these five years, Mary, with her invisible hand, has kept our homeland safe from collapse, every time it reached the brink.” “With this need for mercy in our homeland and in the [...] Lebanon has grappled with crises, including the ominous threat of the conflict in neighboring Syria spilling over; the strain of hosting some 1.5 million Syrian refugees; and a presidential vacuum that