June 8 - Our Lady of Kazan (Russia) The Russian land has been trodden by the Mother of God’s feet Russian theologian and economist Serge Bulgakov, who, at the height of the atheistic wave, asked Patriarch [...] been trodden by the Mother of God’s feet. The Wanderer concludes, "A man close to me told me that in October 1917, while he was fervently praying to the image of the Mother of God, the following words resounded [...] saved. - How and why? - Yes, there is no need to fear for Russia, because Russia is saved by the strength of the Mother of God. And this, believe it, all of Orthodox Russia feels it clearly." Serge Bulgakov
May 12 – Our Lady of the Abandoned (Manila, Philippines) Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit In the painting of Mary Undoer of Knots, a dove, symbolizing the Holy Spirit, hovers above the head of the Virgin [...] it this kiss of infinite love that he made the God-Man the Holy One of God (Jn 6:29). Jesus himself said: "The Holy Spirit is upon me because he has anointed me to bring the good news to the poor" (Lk [...] illuminates the top of the painting with a heavenly light. According to Father Zannini (1), "With Mary, the Holy Spirit formed the Incarnate Word. He acted on the soul, the heart and the flesh of the Virgin by
February 4 – Our Lady of the Fire (Italy, 1428) – St Joan of France (d. 1505), foundress of the Order of the Sisters of the Annunciation of Mary Saints and popes have defended the spiritual sword of Mary Saint [...] the 19 th century, Our Lady called St Anthony Mary Claret a “ new St Dominic”; Pope Leo XIII wrote 11 encyclicals on the Rosary; the Servant of God Joseph Kentenich referred to the Rosary as a spiritual [...] called the Rosary a sword; the Servant of God Patrick Peyton gathered millions of people together to pray the Rosary; and Venerable Fulton J. Sheen created a special kind of Rosary known as the World Mission
February 10 - Our Lady of the Dove (Bologna, Italy) Mystery of Mary's Virginity The Creator showed us a new creation when He appeared to us who came from Him. For He sprang from a seedless womb, and kept [...] sing to her, crying out: Rejoice, flower of incorruptibility; Rejoice, crown of continence! Rejoice, Thou from whom shineth the Archetype of the Resurrection; Rejoice, Thou Who revealest the life of the [...] Rejoice, Thou that gavest birth to the Guide of those astray! Rejoice, supplication before the Righteous Judge; Rejoice, forgiveness of many sins! Rejoice, robe of boldness for the naked; Rejoice, love that
February 5 - Our Lady of Chernihiv (Ukraine) "We are living in the age of Mary" "I have chosen you, to experience my Passion the most fully after my Mother. Moreover, no one after you will live it as fully; [...] February 6, 1981, Marthe, who was totally given to the Mother of God, affirmed her great hope: "John Paul II is Mary's pope; she chose him. We are in the age of Mary." For more information: Marian Encyclopedia [...] fully; you will suffer day and night, and never sleep again," Jesus said to Marthe Robin, the famous French mystic (1), who went 50 years living on the Eucharist alone, without eating or drinking anything
July 28 – Hodegetria Icon: Our Lady of the Way The exorcist brought a statue of Mary Immaculate In Illfurt, a town in Alsace (France), in 1865, a child had been possessed by a demon for four years. They [...] tried everything to deliver this poor child, but nothing worked. One day, a monk arrived, with a diocesan delegation, to do exorcisms on the child. He had brought with him a statue of Mary Immaculate. [...] through the mouth of the possessed child, exclaimed, "Ah! So here he is, with his great lady ... Now I'm defeated, I must go.” The child was immediately delivered. It is in memory of this wonderful deliverance
February 10 - Our Lady of the Dove (Bologna, Italy) Mystery of Mary's Virginity The Creator showed us a new creation when He appeared to us who came from Him. For He sprang from a seedless womb, and kept [...] sing to her, crying out: Rejoice, flower of incorruptibility; Rejoice, crown of continence! Rejoice, Thou from whom shineth the Archetype of the Resurrection; Rejoice, Thou Who revealest the life of the [...] Rejoice, Thou that gavest birth to the Guide of those astray! Rejoice, supplication before the Righteous Judge; Rejoice, forgiveness of many sins! Rejoice, robe of boldness for the naked; Rejoice, love that
October 28 - Our Lady of the Treille (Lille, France) Veneration of Mary True Marian devotion never obscures or diminishes faith and love for Jesus Christ Our Savior, the one Mediator between God and humankind [...] On the contrary, entrustment to Our Lady is a privileged path, tested by numerous Saints, for a more faithful following of the Lord. Consequently, let us entrust ourselves to her with filial abandonment
promulgation of the dogma of the Assumption of Virgin. On that day, a few French pilgrims heard the call to a life of adoration of the Holy Trinity at the school of the Virgin Mary. What is the purpose of prayer [...] November 13 Our Lady of Siponto (Italy, 5th century) Adoring the Holy Trinity at the school of the Virgin Mary Sister Emmanuel, prioress general of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, shared with us some [...] some secrets of prayer life, with a nun’s simplicity. The Monastic Family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno (or simply Monks and Sisters of Bethlehem) was founded on November
statue of Our Lady of Itatí, in a small oratory decorated with a fresco representing natives praying to the Virgin on the banks of the Parana River. The devotion of the Virgin of Itatí dates back to the Jesuit [...] 20 – Our Lady of Itati (Argentina) The Virgin of Itatí is known for her transfigurations Itatí is a small town in the province of Corrientes, on the Parana River in Argentina. The Basilica of Our Lady [...] Lady of Itatí was built there in 1938. The 26-foot dome of the basilica, one of the tallest in South America, is topped by a bonze statue of the Virgin that overlooks the city. This modern basilica can accommodate
