24 – Our Lady of Lujan (Argentina) "I was born by the martyrdom of Mary" The author of the book Cum clamore valido (1) has Jesus say these words about Mary: "To become the Mother of the children of God [...] I was born by the martyrdom of Mary! And of the voluntary martyrdom of Mary! For, silent as her Fiat of acquiescence was, you cannot doubt its deep, intimate reality, full of Magnificat! Answer that I was [...] God, Mary had to suffer all the pains of Calvary! For it was only then that from the height of my Cross I dropped the sacred words of that title for eternity, conferring upon her and entrusting her with the
April 30 – Our Lady of Africa (Algiers, 1876) New categories of healing at Lourdes since 2006 and things you may not know (2) Psychologically, being in the company of large crowds of fellow believers [...] likely continue to dispute claims of miraculous healings and apparitions of the Virgin Mary. For millions, however, Lourdes will indisputably continue to be an important faith symbol of comfort and care [...] volunteers from international Catholic organizations, such as the Order of Malta, accompany visitors too ill to travel alone. The physical work of caring for the sick affects people spiritually. I have visited
tion of the Lord – Our Lady of Mercy (Italy) The Transfiguration in the Life of the Virgin Mary The fact that Mary was absent at the Transfiguration does not mean that she never had a glimpse of Jesus’ [...] her pilgrimage of faith, we can say that Mary did not see his full glory, which must have represented a form of trial for her, "a particular heaviness of heart, linked with a sort of night of faith." ( R [...] life and death of Moses and Elijah... Since the Transfiguration is an important element that raises the question of the divine nature of Jesus, it is also an important element that impels us to venerate the
the figure of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, of our spotless Lady, the Mother of God, of the honorable Angels, and of all Saints and pious people." [...] October 11 - Feast of the Divine Maternity of Our Lady - Memory of the Seventh Ecumenical Council The Seventh Ecumenical Council Approves the Veneration of Icons The Seventh Ecumenical Council which opened [...] George of Cyprus, and all who had been subjected to exile and torture in their defense of Holy Icons. The council fathers decreed: "We define with all certitude and accuracy that just as the figure of the
March 16 - Our Lady of the Fountain (Constantinople, 460) The Silence of the Holy Family (III) Between the Creator and the creature, in a relationship such as the one that existed between Jesus and Mary [...] not have carried the weight of the mother’s thoughts, let alone those of the Son. Speaking would have been an effort - a condescension - like descending a mountain, on behalf of Mary as well as Jesus. And [...] Joseph did not need to. He also remained quite high among the mountains of silence, so high that no voice, I might say that not even the softest echo from earth, could resound up to him.
December 20 - Our Lady of Molen (France, 1075) Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (XI) "Kings shall shut their mouths before him" (Is 52:15) In scrutinizing the Scriptures, the Blessed Virgin prayed [...] ready for the day of his coming? "'The Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!' says the Lord of hosts. But who can [...] prayed in the midst of Israel, in anticipation of the coming of the Messiah, which seemed like a great mystery: "Kings shall shut their mouths before him: for that which had not been told them shall they see;
December 20 - Our Lady of Molen (France, 1075) Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (XI) "Kings shall shut their mouths before him" (Is 52:15) In scrutinizing the Scriptures, the Blessed Virgin prayed [...] ready for the day of his coming? "'The Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!' says the Lord of hosts. But who can [...] prayed in the midst of Israel, in anticipation of the coming of the Messiah, which seemed like a great mystery: "Kings shall shut their mouths before him: for that which had not been told them shall they see;
28 – Our Lady of Treille (Lille, France) The Holy Veil of Mary over Constantinople On October 1, the Orthodox Churches celebrate on October 1 (October 28 for the Greek Church) the holy protection of their [...] celebrated in the Church of the Blacherns in Constantinople (today Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey). At the fourth hour of the night, while immersed in prayer, the saint raised his eyes to heaven and saw the [...] The saint then rushed into the sanctuary, opened the casket containing the relic of the precious veil of the Queen of the world, and, standing before the Holy Doors, spread it over the crowd. The veil
March 21 - Our Lady of the Rain (Italy, 1367) - Good Friday The Passion of the Father was Experienced by Mary (II) There was also the invisible presence of Saint Joseph, who shared everything with Mary [...] drained of blood and burning with fever. Mary certainly tried to relieve that thirst. But how strongly she must have felt with Jesus that spiritual thirst that thirst for all of us who He wanted to save by [...] she brought her children together in herself -- absolutely all of God's children, the children of all time from the beginning until the end of the world. No one was left out, both the good and the bad. With
December 18 – Our Lady of Hope (Spain) – Feast of the Expectation of the Delivery of the Virgin Mary (654) 25 years of peace. Without any wars? At the time when the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus, all armed [...] expected to be the Prince of Peace. The Talmud explained that he would come when the world had ceased fighting. And this did happen, at the time of the peace of Augustus. There was a period of 25 years [...] was the time of the long Pax Romana of Augustus. The Jews were actually expecting the birth of their mysterious Christ precisely in those years (with calculations based on the prophecy of the 70 septenaries)
