August 15 – Solemnity of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Mary, Paradise of the New Adam Today the holy Virgin of Virgins is presented in the heavenly temple. Virginity in her was so strong as to be

August 13 – The children visionaries of Fatima thrown in jail (Portugal, 1917) In August 1917 at Fatima, Our Lady came to the appointed date but did not appear On August 13th, the day the fourth appar

August 4 - Saint John Mary Vianney, Holy Curé of Ars (France, d. 1859) - Apparition of Our Lady to Natalino Scarpa (14 years old) in 1716 (Pellestrina, Italy) Saint Joan of Arc’s mission was a true ki

Blessed Virgin Swiss bishops were glad to meet again in person at their General Assembly on June 8-10, 2020, and to pray together after three months of stay-at-home because of Covid 19. The bishops met at the

August 11 - Saint Clare of Assisi (d. 1253) - Death of Saint John Henry Newman (1801-1890) The most extensive synthesis of Marian doctrine ever elaborated By a decree signed on February 11, 2018—the 1

August 14 - Saint Maximilian Kolbe, martyr (d. 1941 in Auschwitz) - Madonna del Sasso (Locarno, Switzerland, 1480) Mary is the Immaculate Conception Who is the Holy Spirit? The flowering of the love o

August 7 - Feast of Our Lady of Los Reyes (Seville, Spain) Rosaries give comfort to Covid-19 patients Father Joe McNerney, a full-time hospital chaplain in the Diocese of Portsmouth, England, said tha

August 5 - Italy, Rome: Dedication of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (c. 435) - Leo XIII wrote the liturgical texts for the Feast of the Most Holy Rosary With the Rosary, the Church will confron

July 29 - Saint Martha, Hostess of the Lord - Pope Callistus III orders the ringing of the Angelus bell from this day (1456) I ask Mother Mary to stand at the door of my heart... Between 1933 and 1938

August 8 - Saint Dominic, Founder of the Friars Preachers (d. 1221) - Our Lady of Laeken (Belgium) How was the "Hail Mary" written? The “Hail Mary” that Catholics have been praying for centuries is co