glorifies. This is the very root of her vocation willed by God: "Here I am! It is not primarily - and this is very important - a matter of sexuality: it is a matter of relationship, of the metaphysical relationship [...] biblical "here I am" is first of all rooted in the fundamental femininity of the created being. Femininity immediately points to the unique religious vocation of the whole of creation. Father Yves Fauquet [...] September 23 – Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) – Our Lady of Valvanera (Spain) Mary's feminine "here I am" reveals the universal feminine "here I am" (I) The Church is fundamentally a bride, and this
the age of five, Catherine had visions of Jesus, Mary, and other saints, including St. Catherine of Siena. She also had frequent ecstasies. In 1499, she saw the Blessed Virgin "dressed in a robe of silver [...] September 4 – Our Lady of the Good Shepherd (Italy) – Blessed Catherine of Racconigi (1487-1547) Mary asked this nun to give her her heart Blessed Catherine of Racconigi (1487-1540), whose feast day is [...] is celebrated on September 4, was a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic (O.P.). Catherine Mattei was born in the Piedmont region of Northwest Italy, in 1487, into an impoverished family. Her father
founder of the Redemptorists, Doctor of the Church (d. 1787) Mary and Alphonsus Liguori smiled at each other as the saint was dying Saint Alphonsus Liguori is the author of The Glories of Mary, published [...] bestseller right from the time of its release (1000 partial editions, including 16 in Italy, sold during his lifetime). The book presents the person and life of the Virgin Mary, explains Marian spirituality [...] dying. He was holding an image of the Virgin Mary (still preserved at the church of the Redemptorists in Paris), when, according to witnesses, "suddenly his face became ablaze and resplendent, as he spoke
includes the words, “O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer Thee my prayers works, joys and sufferings of this day, for all the intentions of Thy Sacred Heart …” They placed a Sacred Heart picture [...] July 30 – Our Lady Promoter of Peace (Le Puy, France) – Saint Peter Chrysologus, Doctor of the Church (d. 451) Let us offer our day to Jesus, through Mary’s Immaculate Heart When I was a child, my family [...] Sacred Heart of Jesus, we prayed the “Sacred Heart Rosary.” This version substitutes, “Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine,” for the Lord’s Prayer, and “Sweet Heart of Jesus, Be
doctrine, of which I am also the Mother, I address the following exhortation: Let the primacy of the worship of God and of my Son be restored, and let those whose holy life is a permanent source of virtues [...] Apparitions of Myriam, Immaculate Mother of Jesus, to Sebastian Fausto de Faria (Brazil, approved devotion) A message from Mary concerning the Church In Natividade, a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro [...] messenger of faith and love for Christianity traumatized by discord, in the midst of a humanity threatened in its spirituality. To the Church of my Son, as the guardian and first interpreter of his doctrine
the consequence of the other. Thus, to clarify the meaning of the word "knot," we can say that sin produces "knots," but that not all knots are the result of sin. Isabelle Rolland. Marie qui défait les [...] May 13 – First apparition of Our Lady in Fatima (Portugal, 1917) – Attack against the life of Pope John Paul II (1981) Praying Mary to deliver us In his post-synodal apostolic exhortation Reconciliation [...] inmost self. In the light of faith we call it sin: beginning with original sin, which all of us bear from birth as an inheritance from our first parents, to the sin which each one of us commits when we abuse
Anselm of Canterbury, doctor of the Church (d. 1109) Mary Immaculate and the cosmos Saint Anselm understood, through faith, that all creation, both on earth and among the angels, was restored in Mary Immaculate [...] vitality by the abuse of those who had made themselves servants of idols. But they were not meant for idols. Now, however, almost resurrected, they rejoice in being sustained by the mastery of men and made beautiful [...] working and making it holy. These great blessings spring from the blessed fruit of Mary’s womb. Through the fullness of the grace that was given you, dead things rejoice in their freedom, and those in heaven
(end of 2018), monthly messages have been received on the 25th of each month. Their number is therefore unprecedented! The message of Medjugorje is above all a person: the Virgin Mary, Mother of the Redeemer [...] Gospa (Our Lady in Croatian). In Medjugorje, Mary calls herself the Queen of Peace. This name reveals an aspect of her identity as Mother of the Prince of Peace, and her intention: "Dear children, I invite [...] Queen of Peace." (Message of December 25, 1988) The Virgin Mary comes to teach us peace and reconciliation, by teaching us to return to Jesus Christ who gives us peace ... After a pastoral visit of several
April 18 – Our Lady of Health (Italy, 1428) – Beatification of Sister Faustina Kowalska (1993) Mary wants us to be faithful Christians Our Lady wants us to be faithful to God, and to be better Christians [...] Christians. We are all too deserving of Our Lord's reproach: "Men of little faith!” Our faith is too often languid, and as a result, our hope is weak and our charity grows cold. We get preoccupied by what is [...] is enticing them to follow. Father Emmanuel Excerpt from Chaque jour avec Marie, dans la Sainte Espérance (Every day with Mary, in Holy Hope), § 31 Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois, France
March 22 – Paul VI’s Apostolic Exhortation "Marialis Cultus" (1974) – Birth of Lucia of Fatima (1907) “I think the Blessed Virgin Mary is responsible for my vocation” I was born on October 12, 1955 in Myanmar [...] road in front of me. After six months in seminary, I knew that I was going to be a priest. I think the Blessed Virgin Mary is responsible for my vocation. I have a deep devotion to Mary. I feel like she [...] could for the glory of God. I was ordained on April 4, 1987. I was 32 years old. I don’t think I was nervous for it. The best part of my ordination was when I was lying down in front of the altar, and they
