October 15 - Our Lady of Terouenne (1133) - Benediction of Notre-Dame of France at Baillet-en-France (1988) Notre-Dame of France and Cardinal Verdier's Wish (II) Upon the demolition of the Pontifical- [...] Fricoteaux (French lawyer and founder of the Confraternity Notre-Dame of France, +2007) managed to have the statue installed at Baillet-en-France, 11 miles north of Paris on a main highway. 52,000 people [...] Vernier, Archbishop of Paris, expressed the wish that the luminous statue "Notre-Dame of France" not fall into oblivion but be erected on a hill in the Paris vicinity--as the counterpart of the Sacre Coeur
18 – Thursday of Holy Week – Our Lady of Health (Italy, 1428) - Beatification of Sister Faustina (1993) Let us live the Eucharist like Mary at the foot of the cross From the Annunciation to the Eucharist [...] death and resurrection of Jesus. Let us live the Eucharist with the attitude of Mary at the foot of the cross. In the memorial of Calvary, Jesus also says to each one of us: "Here is your Mother!" The Eucharist [...] Institution of the Eucharist among the luminous mysteries of the Rosary. Mary is the "Eucharistic woman" because of her inner attitude. The Eucharist has a sacrificial dimension. It is the memorial of the death
Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria, 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 [...] is admitted 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 Alexandria (ca 380 - ca 444) Defender of the title of "Theotokos" (Mother of God) at the Council of Ephesus (431)
February 14 –Our Lady of Roses of Pellevoisin (France, 1876) - 2nd apparition in Lourdes The Sovereign Power of the Rosary Ernest Psichari (1), the famous grandson of Ernest Renan (2), a colonial artillery [...] convert who died in the first month of the Great War of 1914-18 with his rosary on his wrist, had written: "What would become of me if I did not have the divine consolation of the Rosary? I can no longer skip [...] several autobiographical works. He converted to Catholicism toward the end of his life, fought in Belgium during the First World War and died at the age of 30. (2) Ernest Renan (1823-1892), was an agnostic
1876) – Our Lady of Kibeho (Rwanda, 1981) A unique case in all of history A unique case in all of history is the fact that the coming of a Savior Messiah was expected in Israel, on account of so many [...] intact, and always holding on to the unwavering certainty of being the instrument of an eternal destiny, as large as the world itself. The many prophecies surrounding the arrival of the Messiah trace a surprisingly [...] a child, Mary was waiting, in the midst of her people Israel, for the coming of the Messiah, who had not been announced by just one prophet, but by a long line of men, predicting and completing their prophecies
no change of place. His birth was of a Virgin overshadowed by the Spirit of God, who heard these hymns of: Hail, O sanctuary of God whom no place can bind; Hail, O gate of the sublime mystery. Hail, O message [...] July 12 - Our Lady of Lure (Avignon, France, 1110) Mystery of the Incarnation FIFTEENTH CHANT The infinite Word dwelt among men but was not removed from those above, for divine condescension needed no [...] opened. Hail, O key of the kingdom of Christ; Hail, O hope of eternal blessedness. Hail, O Virgin and Bride ever pure. R. Hail, O Virgin and Bride ever pure. SIXTEENTH CHANT All the orders of angels were amazed
December 26 - Our Lady of Acheropita (Rossano, Italy, 1140) The Blessed Virgin Became the Mother of God (II) You alone and your Mother are more beautiful than any others; for there is no blemish in you [...] you, nor any stains upon your Mother. Who of my children can compare to the beauty of these?
December 26 - Our Lady of Acheropita (Rossano, Italy, 1140) The Blessed Virgin Became the Mother of God (II) You alone and your Mother are more beautiful than any others; for there is no blemish in you [...] you, nor any stains upon your Mother. Who of my children can compare to the beauty of these?
4 - Our Lady of the Good Pastor (Italy The Center and Climax of Time All those who have preceded us, as well as those of us who now exist and those who will live in the future, we must all turn our eyes [...] eyes towards Mary, as we would to the center and climax of time.
4 - Our Lady of the Good Pastor (Italy) The Center and Climax of Time All those who have preceded us, as well as those of us who now exist and those who will live in the future, we must all turn our eyes [...] eyes towards Mary, as we would to the center and climax of time.
