guided by Providence and the Virgin Mary" On June 8, 2023, a Syrian migrant attacked and stabbed several babies and toddlers on the shores of Lake Annecy (France). A young French man named Henri, who was [...] The young man says his faith gave him the strength to fight the knife-wielding attacker: a modern-day pilgrim on a tour of French cathedrals, Henri told journalists on Friday, June 9, that his Catholic faith [...] media, the 24-year-old man, who introduced himself as Henri, said he was near a playground when he saw the man attack children in a stroller, while their mother tried to protect them. "All I know is that I
December 16 – Our Lady of Good Deliverance Mary in the heart of Israel’s longing for the Messiah The longing for the Messiah in Mary’s prayer was the longing of all nations as the prophet Isaiah strongly [...] strongly affirmed in his Messianic prophecies: "I formed you, and set you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations" (Is 42:6). "It is too little, he says, for you to be my servant, to raise up [...] bow before him, all nations serve him… May the tribes of the earth give blessings with his name" (Ps 72:8-17). The Marie de Nazareth editorial team
Our Lady of the People (Italy, 1771) - St. Thomas Aquinas Mary, the Rose without thorns God, who is "rich in mercy", embellishes the creature with the qualities of grace. He shows himself even more generous [...] had always professed the full sanctity of Mary. The liturgy honored her birth without blemish. Christian poetry, from ancient times, admired this prerogative: "As a tender rose rises amidst sharp thorns, [...] having nothing in itself that hurts; so holy Mary, by being born from the stump of Eve, has atoned, as a new Virgin, for the crime of the ancient virgin" (Caelius Sedulius, Easter hymn, 2, 28-31). The
Miracles (Treviso, Italy, 1510) - Saint Dominic Savio (1842 - 1857) My friends will be Jesus and Mary! Dominic Savio (a young Italian saint) made his first Holy Communion at age 7, in 1849, and on that day wrote [...] Communion as often as my confessor will allow. 2) I will sanctify Sundays and holy days in a special way. 3) Jesus and Mary will be my friends. 4) Death, but not sin." Don Bosco passed through the region in October [...] the Blessed Virgin and renewed the promises of his first communion: "Mary, I give you my heart; let it be yours forever. Jesus and Mary, always be my friends, but I beg you to let me die rather than have
our prayer and meditations. And in September, a woman who just happened to pass by joined our Rosary. Praying is a natural act because human beings have a spiritual dimension—there is therefore no reason [...] (France, 1516) – Death of Venerable Claire de Castelbajac (1975) Marches and Rosaries for Life Here is a follow-up on the Rosary for Life held on November 3, 2018, in Strasbourg, France, organized by the [...] Life on November 3rd. But we were happy to know that other groups in Alsace were praying in union with us. Dr. Piloquet, President of SOS Babies, told us that our prayers must flood Heaven for all those
1858) God waited for Mary to say “yes“ The “yes,” or the fiat of the Virgin Mary was not pronounced by a dull or sleepy heart, but by a lively and watchful one. Even if uttered by a humble young woman, [...] Him in her lap. Mary’s “yes” was the expression of the freedom of this pure Virgin, fruitful and conscious of belonging to a history—a great history—that was bringing God into the world. A fact is historical [...] expression of a simple and profound heart. Mary is the Mother of God not only because she gave physical life to Jesus, but also because before conceiving Him in her womb, she listened to Him with her ear and
of Jesus. It was in this difficult context that he received a Christmas card from a German nun with a painting by J. G. M. Schmidtner of Mary Undoer of Knots. He was captivated by this work of art, and [...] name of Francis. Isabelle Rolland. Marie qui défait les nœuds. D’un “miracle conjugal” à une dévotion universelle (Mary Undoer of Knots: From a "marital miracle" to a universal devotion). MDN 2022 (1) This [...] devotion to Mary Undoer of Knots In 1986, the Jesuit priest Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the future Pope Francis, returned to Argentina from his stay in Frankfurt, Germany, where he had spent a few months gathering
dying on the Cross?" And we should say to Mary: "Help me to understand this mystery a little better, as you understood it." If you do this, the Virgin Mary will no longer be for you just an object of veneration [...] through the Virgin Mary's eyes I am convinced that when the shepherds arrived at the grotto of Bethlehem, they did not immediately go to the baby Jesus: they first looked at the Virgin Mary, talked to her [...] mysteries of the Gospel through Mary’s eyes. After meditating on Christ's death on the Cross, if we think that we have exhausted its depths, we should ask ourselves: "How did Mary see her Son while He was dying
intimate to report to us, but we could meditate on it with the words of Saint Vincent Ferrer, who traced a maybe simplified description of Mary's attitude—an unwavering confidence in the words of her Son [...] April 23 – Our Lady of Penha (Brazil) The Virgin Mary knew the hour of the Resurrection No doubt the encounter between Mary and Jesus, in the early morning of the Sunday following the burial, was too intimate [...] glory, awake my harp and my zither." And the Son answered, "I will awake at dawn..." When the Virgin Mary discovered the hour of the Resurrection, you can only imagine how eagerly she awaited daybreak. Meditation
Doctor of the Church (d. 444) - Our Lady of Perpetual Help (1866) Hail, Mary, venerable treasure of the whole universe Hail, Mary, Mother of God, venerable treasure of the whole universe, lamp that is never [...] throughout the universe. Through you, the heavens rejoice, and the angels and archangels are filled with gladness. Through you, the demons are banished, and the tempter fell from heaven. Through you, the [...] to heaven. Hail, Mother of God. Through you, kings rule, and the only-begotten Son of God has become a star of light to those who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. Amen. Saint Cyril of
