December 5 - Our Lady of the Jesuit College (Rome, 1584) The Mother of Mercy Mary is the antithesis of Satan, because she not only accepted God's grace, which Satan refused, but also the perfect forgiveness [...] forgiveness offered to her in the very creation of her soul. She welcomed the purity of her immaculate conception, not just as a free gift, but as a gift of mercy, a grace of forgiveness, since it would have [...] for her to be included in the fall of the sons and daughters of Adam. Though she had never been defiled by sin, she was forgiven in a greater measure than anyone else, for she has been the object of a pr
newborn Church, help us to persevere in the faithful following of Christ. To you, a "sign of sure hope and comfort," we trustfully turn our gaze "until the day of the Lord shall come" (Lumen Gentium, #68) [...] November 10 - Our Lady of Loreto (1552) She is a Sign of Sure Hope and Comfort (II) You, Mary, who at Pentecost, together with the Apostles in prayer, called upon the gift of the Holy Spirit for the newborn [...] honored with the title of Christian or whether they still do not know the Savior, may be happily gathered together in peace and harmony into one People of God, for the glory of the Most Holy and Undivided
on her head a crown of twelve stars; she was with child" (Rev 12:1-2). The woman's son is a "male child...who is to rule all nations with a rod of iron" and is "caught up to God and to His throne" (V. 5) [...] June 3 - Our Lady of Sasopoli (Italy, 14th C.) All Holy Vessel of Honor (II) Mary's kinswoman Elizabeth, inspired by God, recognizes the young girl's uniqueness as she cries out: "Blessed are you among [...] blessedness - her beatitude - is not merely a peculiarity of Saint Luke's Gospel. It is in the Book of Revelation as well. At the dramatic climax of John's vision, he sees a "woman clothed with the sun, with
the people of Chartres have been invoking the protection of the Blessed Virgin again, by exposing the reliquary of her veil on the threshold of the Cathedral on the day of the Annunciation to Mary. Adapted [...] July 2 – Our Lady of Piat (Philippines) Chartres Cathedral displayed the relic of Mary’s veil during the pandemic On March 25, 2020, the feast day of the Annunciation, many parishes in France and throughout [...] on August 26th of that year. The veil of the Blessed Virgin was carried through the streets, and after that no more people died, except for two patients who had publicly derided this act of trust. During
October 30 - Our Lady of Mondovi ( Italy, 1540) The Coronation of Mary Today is Sunday, the day in which we pray the glorious mysteries. Let us meditate on the 5th glorious mystery: the Coronation of Mary, whose [...] God even in times of great trials. Her Son crowns her. The community of saints applauds. Mary, teach me to trust in your Son's plan for me every day! Mary, make me understand that our earthly life is only [...] angels form a guard of honor for her. Jesus comes to welcome his tender Mother. Mary sees her Son and the Father carried by the Holy Spirit. Mary is rewarded for the exemplary nature of her life. She put
October 13 - Our Lady of Fatima (Portugal, 1917) - 7th Apparition in Fatima: the Miracle of the Sun The Simplicity of the Rosary It may seem a little strange that a prayer as simple as the Rosary should [...] Dominicans. Dominicans are not often thought of as very simple people. (...) But why is this simple prayer so dear to Dominicans? Perhaps it is because at the center of our theological tradition is a longing for [...] simple - simple beyond all our conceptions. There is a false simplicity, which we must leave behind. (...) And there is the true simplicity, the simplicity of heart, the simplicity of the clear eye. And that
February 11 – Our Lady of Lourdes Eminent scientists weigh in on the inexplicable healings of Lourdes Thousands of "miraculous healings" occur every year in Lourdes, one of the most visited shrines in [...] because they are not aware of the Church's rigorous approach to the matter and do not know that the Church follows a strict procedure before validating some of the thousands of alleged miracles that are [...] the respectful position of prestigious scientists such as Dr. Luc Montagnier, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine and discoverer of HIV, among others. A former director of the Pasteur Institute,
March 20 - Our Lady of Calevourt (Uckelen, Belgium, 1454) - Maundy Thursday The Passion of the Father was Experienced by Mary (I) The Virgin Mary helped me understand something that, as of yet, I had not [...] one. The Passion of Jesus was also the Passion of the Father and the Passion of Father was experienced by Mary. The Father borrowed her heart, as it were, in order to suffer the Passion of their Son, their [...] a singular fusion of love. The Passion of the Father and the Passion of Mary became a one and only human Passion, experienced by Mary with infinite love and intensity -- the Passion of the Father Himself
October 21 - Our Lady of Talan (Dijon, France) Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Our Lady invites us every year (during the month of October) to rediscover the beauty of this prayer, so simple and so profound
February 16 – Our Lady of the Pact of Mercy (Abyssinia – present day Ethiopia) Marian formulas are not an exaggeration of ultra-devout people! "When I was a young theologian, before and even during the [...] Ephesus of 431 proclaimed Mary "Theotokos," Mother of God), namely, the expression that Mary is "victorious over all heresies." Only today, in this period of confusion where all kinds of heretical deviations [...] exaggeration to me. I also had some difficulty understanding the true meaning of another famous phrase (repeated in the Church since the first centuries, when - after a memorable debate - the Council of Ephesus
