January 23 – The Espousal of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Joseph Mary and Joseph are models of both spouses and virgins The New Testament provides very little, if any, information about the life of Mary

January 15 – 1st apparition of Our Lady of the Poor in Banneux (Belgium, 1933) – Our Lady of the Seeds (Chaldean rite) Our Lady of Banneux: "I am the Virgin of the Poor" Mariette Beco was born on March

January 12 – Our Lady of Vetrana (Italy) – St Aelred of Rielvaux (d. 1167) Here she is, the strong woman! Adam had climbed the mountain of pride; the Son of God sought to descend into the valley of humility

November 25 – Mary Consoler of the Afflicted (Rome, Italy) – St Seraphim of Sarov Mary, terror of demons Despite the fact that Satan seduced Eve, dragging Adam after her, God not only gave us a Redeemer

October 15 – St Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church (d. 1582) Jesus gives the vision of a perpetual rosary to get out of the current crisis Two friends and I felt sad and worried about the situation

September 27 - St. Vincent de Paul, priest (d. 1660) - Our Lady of Alcazar (Toledo, Spain) - Luxembourg takes Mary as patroness (1666) Jesus wants us to love Mary as he loves her Jesus wants us to love

October 1 - St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897), Doctor of the Church As long as people pray the Rosary, God cannot abandon the world By the Rosary you can obtain everything. According to a graceful comparison [...] feet of the Almighty. Mary responds at once like a beneficial dew, bringing new life to human hearts. St Therese of Lisieux

September 22 – St. Thomas of Villanova (d. 1555) – Saint Mary of the Royal Court (Italy, 1575) She Exceeds All Thought and Intelligence I wondered why the Evangelists, after having spoken about John the

August 1 - St. Alphonsus of Liguori, founder of the Redemptorists, Doctor of the Church (d. 1787) "My love for you far surpasses the love you have for me!" The first reason why Mary has a great love for [...] entrusted us to her maternal affection. As we have seen, he presented her all people in the person of St. John when he said to her, "Woman, this is your son" (Jn 19:26). Moreover, we are children who are [...] excessively dear to Mary, because we have cost her excessive pain. This is the nature of mothers. One day St. Alphonsus of Liguori, of the Society of Jesus, found himself before an image of Mary and, feeling

September 3 - St. Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor of the Church (d. 604) - Consecration of Germany to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1954) Mary is the Mountain of Zion The mountain of Ephraim can designate