10 - Saint Lawrence, deacon, martyr in Rome (d. 258) – Our Lady of Graces (Cotignac, France, 1519) Mary appeared to a Frankish soldier in the 5th century The southern France region around Toulouse, known [...] sites. The small town of Saussens has long been a Marian town, and here is why: Tradition says that Mary appeared to a soldier of the Frankish army (1) near the end of the 5th century. Wounded and exhausted [...] Saussens. He dragged himself to a fountain to drink and clean his wounds. There, he saw the Virgin Mary, who healed him. He then was able to rejoin the battle. Afterward he shared the vision and the miracle
What place does the Virgin Mary hold in our life in the Holy Spirit? Father Irenée Tigo, vicar of the parish of Sinendé/N'Dali in Benin, speaks about the role of the Virgin Mary in the Pentecostal graces [...] Virgin Mary in our life in the Holy Spirit on the other. Whoever prays to the Holy Spirit and asks that he act in him in all his power, but who does not consider, venerate or pray to the Virgin Mary, is basically [...] with himself. For Mary was the first person at the dawn of the new times, in whom the Holy Spirit unfolded his omnipotence through the birth of Jesus. Everything that is said about Mary is said in relation
Cardinal John Henry Newman (d. 1890) I now affectionately call the Virgin Mary "Mom" For a long time I did not pray to the Virgin Mary, probably because I carried a deep wound from the relationship with my [...] profound conversion. I discovered the importance of the Virgin Mary in the mystery of salvation and read profitably some saints’ stories where Mary played an important role. I helped create a prayer group for [...] the advice of St. John Paul II in "The Rosary of the Virgin Mary", I prayed while meditating on texts about the different mysteries. In 2006, Mary granted me two immense graces: first, the healing of the
Natalino Scarpa (Pellestrina, Italy, 1716) Where did Mary live after the Resurrection? After Jesus' Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven, where did Mary go to live? Although the Scriptures do not give an [...] German mystic received the private revelation that Mary's home was in Ephesus, at the site of Meryem Ana Evi, literally the "House of our Mother Mary" in Turkish, 9 kilometers from the present-day city [...] adds that "from that hour the disciple took her into his home" (Jn 19:27). One tradition has it that Mary followed him to the city of Ephesus. It is there that the episode of the Assumption allegedly took
Dominic, founder of the Dominican Order (d. 1221) - Our Lady of Laeken (Belgium) O Mary, my joy I walk with you, O Mary, my joy, always there and discreet, step after step in the secret of my life, holding [...] breathe, I feel at peace with you, you lead me to the beloved Son who fills us with his presence, O Mary, my joy. Jacques Gauthier
Apostle - Our Lady of the Castle (Dalmatia) After the "M" of Mary Pilgrimage, a Great March of Saint Joseph After the success of the "M" of Mary pilgrimage in France last year, a new pilgrimage to Saint Joseph [...] conclude their pilgrimage on August 15, 2021, in Cotignac (southern France), a village where the Virgin Mary appeared on August 10-11, 1519, and later St. Joseph himself on June 7, 1660. This new pilgrimage [...] site in Cotignac (Var department), and August 15 is the feast day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, celebrated each year with great solemnity in Cotignac. Everyone can participate and do any or all
France expresses first and foremost the confidence of the Catholics of France in the Virgin Mary. For Catholics, Mary is the one who shows the availability of the heart to welcome God in one's life and to then [...] Puy-en-Velay, France) - Saint Peter Chrysologus, Doctor of the Church (d. 451) A monumental statue of Mary made of the recycled metal of over two hundred pieces of artillery ! In 1850, the bishop of Le Pu [...] (southern France) launched the project for the installation of a monumental statue of the Virgin Mary on Mount Anis, above the basilica of Le Puy. In 1853, a competition was launched in which 53 artists
the Lord - Pope Callistus III orders to ring the bell for the Angelus from this day on (1456) Mother Mary sent this worried mom flowers! On October 10, my 22-year-old son was riding his bike with his sister [...] In it I learned that the young visionaries (who were little girls at the time) had asked the Virgin Mary for a "sign" to prove to others that she was really appearing to them. Our Blessed Mother did give [...] prayed a "flying novena" (as St. Teresa of Calcutta often did: 9 Memorares in petition plus 1 to thank Mary, trusting that our prayer will be granted) before the statue of Our Lady of Fatima, entrusting everything
through the Blessed Virgin Mary. The greatest crisis of our world is not a health crisis or an economic crisis, but a spiritual crisis. Baptiste A reader of A Moment with Mary, April 29, 2021 [...] July 14 – Our Lady Auxiliatrix of Christians (Italy, 1723) Mary prevents a demon from exerting his influence My name is Baptiste, I am 40 years old, was born in Marseille in 1980, and grew up in Salon [...] shamanic circle; she did not try to dissuade me but simply told me that she would pray to the Virgin Mary for me that evening for protection. That night the guru of that circle told me that he couldn’t do
- Consecration of Canada to the Holy Family (Canada, 1666) The hallmark of Mary's beauty Our relationship with the Virgin Mary is not something abstract. It cannot be, since it is in her that God became [...] unique way, in Mary, whom the Church rightly calls the Immaculate. That is why the liturgy celebrates her beauty. So did medieval glassmakers and sculptors. Finally, the hallmark of Mary's beauty is that [...] Vendôme (France), one the most beautiful I have ever seen, representing the Trinity. In it the Virgin Mary is truly majestic, but not in an intimidating way. She seems to be drawn to Heaven. She sits like