May 27 - Vigil of Pentecost - Madonna del Popolo (Italy, 1645); Saint Augustine, Bishop of Canterbury (d. 604 or 605) When the Holy Spirit finds Mary in a soul, he hastens there! When Mary has taken root [...] say "inseparable spouse", for from the moment the substantial love of the Father and the Son espoused Mary to form Jesus, the head of the elect, and Jesus in the elect, he has never disowned her, for she [...] it wonders of grace which only she can produce; for she alone is the fruitful virgin who never had and never will have her equal in purity and fruitfulness. Together with the Holy Spirit Mary produced the

then abbot of the Abbey of Bec, and was later called to become Archbishop of Canterbury. He is a great European figure, known for his deep theology and for his ontological proof of the existence of God. For [...] teaching, Christ and Mary shed light on one another. Saint Anselm's teaching combined dogma and spirituality. He contemplated the mystery of Mary and the Incarnation in the grand perspective of the whole creation [...] April 21 - Saint Anselm, bishop of Canterbury, doctor of the Church (d.1109) For Saint Anselm, Christ and Mary shed light on each other Saint Anselm (1033-1109) was born in Aosta, Italy. He left his country

April 8 - Saturday of Holy Week - Our Lady of Basella (Italy, 1356) Like Mary, let us spend Holy Saturday in expectation Pope Francis asks the faithful to seize the grace of each day of the Triduum and in [...] Virgin Mary spent Holy Saturday: in expectation": Holy Saturday is the day of God’s silence. It must be a day of silence, and we must do everything possible so that for us it may truly be a day of silence [...] silence, as it was in that time: the day of the silence of God. Jesus laid in the sepulchre shares with all of humanity in the tragedy of death. It is a silence which speaks and expresses love as solidarity

exchange of Mary and Joseph in this blessed hour when the Lord sent to the spouses the superabundance of his consolation, of his peace and of his joy. Scriptures do not say anything about the songs of thanksgiving [...] - Birth of visionary Lucia of Fatima (1907) Mary and Joseph talk to each other about their common secret After the angel's liberating message to Joseph, the latter must have run to knock on Mary's door [...] father of Mary's child in the eyes of the world. (Do we think that it was an easy thing?) And he did it by quickly organizing the festive meal that preceded the moment when, after declaring to Mary in front

brothers and sisters! At the end of the pilgrimage, the return to the world is sometimes quite difficult, but Mary does not let go of our hand! No one returns from this kind of pilgrimage unchanged. We receive [...] February 7 - Blessed Pius IX, Pope of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception (d. 1878) "From now on, I don't want to live without Mary!" We had planned to go on pilgrimage to Medjugorje (1) (Bosnia He [...] in the face over there, we quickly realize that Mary is using all this to help us move forward on a path of healing. And you never feel alone, first of all because you can always find a place to go and

Immaculate Heart of Mary is the means of salvation in difficult times for the Church and for the world.” Cardinal Ratzinger's reflection at the end of his commentary on the last part of the "secret" is [...] is open to God, purified by the contemplation of God, is stronger than guns and weapons of any kind. Mary's fiat, the word of her Heart, changed the course of world history, because she brought the Savior [...] February 13 - Death of Sister Lucia of Fatima (2005) "Mary’s Heart is a safe refuge" On December 20, 2001, the Holy See press room published an account of the conversation between Archbishop Bertone, then

incarnation of the human values that I need for my life." Can one dream of a more beautiful definition of what Mary has brought to the world? To a world given over entirely to the pride of life, Mary teaches [...] 14 - Our Lady of Bergemont (France) - Our Lady of the Lamp (Rome, Italy) What Mary gave to the world A German Catholic priest reported that he once saw an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary exposed in a prominent [...] teaches the humility of Bethlehem. To a world dominated by money, she points to the poverty of Nazareth. To a world full of deceit and lies, she brings truth and simplicity. To a world that is increasingly hardened

came out of my maternal womb. But the night turned into day; the One who was the Lord of light put to flight the night of the human will, the night of sin, the night of all evils; and as a sign of what He [...] December 24 - Vigil of the Nativity of the Lord Mary talks about Jesus’ birth (I) In the following excerpt from Luisa Picarreta's book (1), the Virgin Mary recalls the moment of Jesus’ birth: “You must [...] doing this, and the seas of grace, of love, of sanctity, that my Son gave to Me in return?” Luisa Picarreta, Italian mystic (1865-1947) From her book The Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of the Divine Will This

to see a community of young people called The Apostles of Jesus through Mary. Before going to sleep, we were invited to pray. After some religious songs, we recited three Hail Marys. During the first one [...] inside of me, like a divine fire that reached down to the utmost depths of my being. I then entered into the celebration of a God who takes his delight in me, as with the prodigal son. Three Hail Marys were [...] stay the course, I resolutely turned to Mary; I took up the prayer of the little ones, the Rosary, and never left it to this day. My "yes" is an extension of Mary's founding fiat at the Annunciation: "May

October 15 - St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church (d. 1582) With Mary, let us set out quickly Today is Saturday, the day of the joyful mysteries. Let us meditate on the second joyful mystery, the [...] barren." (Lk 1:36) Elizabeth is to become the mother of Saint John the Baptist. Mary stays at her house to help her for three months. Even though Mary has many unanswered questions in her mind, she sets [...] people?" Instead, with the humble eyes of faith, hope and love, we are able to say: "Jesus, I accept your plan for me; I trust you now and I want to learn from Mary with all my heart. She will form me. I