y and created for Life. Blessed are you, Virgin Mary, our Mother and our Queen. Blessed are you, Saint Joseph for having accepted this Mystery. We pray to you. Christine Boutin, French former politician

setting—this unique community is rooted in the tradition and the rule of Carmel “in the spirit of Saint Therese of Lisieux and Marcel Van,” Father Marie-Van says. The men and women religious live a semi-recluse

reconciled with the Lord." The young man lived a few more weeks, in great piety, and died the death of a saint. Excerpt from First Communion Retreat , by Arthaud In Le Chapelet des enfants (The Children’s Rosary)

casts himself into it, is soon transformed into our Lord because it is the true likeness of him. Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort Treatise on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary § 260.2

their faith between the 17 th and 19 th centuries. Among them, 117 martyrs were canonized by Pope Saint John Paul II on June 19, 1988. This national shrine is one of the most important Catholic sites in

victorious over sin and death, we come to you with total confidence and filial affection. We, and all the saints of our country, are delighted to call you Queen of France. We, for our part, want to renew the promises

translates the gift of his Mother, which Jesus gave on the Cross to John and, through him, to all of us. Saint John Paul II Excerpts from his message to the Carmelite family on March 25, 2001

satisfaction than if he had gained all the gold in the world. Excerpt from The Glories of Mary by Saint Alphonsus Liguori Taken from Le Chapelet des Enfants (The Children's Rosary)

covering him with her veil—in the background are her cousin Elizabeth, John the Baptist as a child, and Saint Joseph. The first famous miracle of Our Lady of Lavasina took place in 1675: a nun from Bonifacio

and accept the authority of the Episcopal decisions, especially those coming from the highest one: Saint Peter. Let them distrust the firebrands who speak against the faith and the discipline, from within