assembled by St. Ignatius of Loyola, took place in Rome under the watch of the Mother of God: “Today you look with special devotion at the Blessed Virgin Mary, remembering that on 22 April 1541, St Ignatius [...] July 31 – St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits (d. 1556) – Ethiopian Church: Feast of the "Densata" (Conception of Mary) “May Mary continue to watch over the Society of Jesus” On the occasion [...] occasion of the 500th anniversary of the birth of St. Francis Xavier and Blessed (now Saint) Peter Faber, the Ignatian family celebrated a Jubilee Year in 2006, in which Pope Benedict XVI gave thanks for these
July 19 – 1st Apparition of the Virgin Mary to Saint Catherine Labouré (Paris, France,1830) A dialogue between the Virgin Mary and Saint Marie Rivier Marie Rivier, a French nun who founded 141 schools
June 17 - Revelations of the Sacred Heart to St Margaret Mary Alacoque (Paray-le-Monial, France, 1689) The Heart of Jesus in the apparitions of Mary In June 1675, during the octave of Corpus Christi, Jesus [...] were more appeals from the Hearts of Jesus and Mary through the apparitions of the 19th century and St Therese of Lisieux. Even though Church officials did not respond, the faithful took Jesus’ call seriously:
June 6 – St Marcellin Champagnat (1789-1840), founder of the Little Brothers of Mary (Marists) Mary, co-founder and glory of the Marist Brothers Saint Marcellin Champagnat (1789-1840) is the founder of
June 9 – Mary Mother of Grace (France) – St Ephrem the Syrian, deacon and doctor of the Church (d. 373) Saint Ephrem’s prayer to Mary to obtain a pure body and a pure mind "Most holy Lady, Mother of God
May 21 – Our Lady of Ergot Poisoning Victims (Holy Fire or St Anthony’s Fire, Arras, France, 1105) – Death of Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Spanish nun and mystic (1665) Heaven and earth were created for Jesus [...] myself ravished in admiration and transported beyond my proper self. … In my admiration I can say with St. Dionysius the Areopagite: “If faith would not instruct me, and if the understanding of what I see
April 29 – St Catherine of Siena, virgin, Dominican tertiary, doctor of the Church, patroness of Europe New categories of healing at Lourdes since 2006 and things you may not know (1) Devotion to Our Lady
April 22 – The 1842 discovery of St Louis de Montfort’s “Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary” inside a chest, as he had prophesied How Mary showed her protection to a family fleeing the
May 1st - Saint Joseph the Worker Joseph’s holy modesty Our world is "voyeuristic." Everything must be shown and everything must be told, in a nonstop fashion. Just look at the success of reality TV, the
February 4 – Our Lady of Fire (Italy, 1428) – St. Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1505), founder of the Order of the Sisters of the Annunciation of Mary (Annunciades) where the nuns live to imitate
