August 5 – Our Lady of the Snows – Leo XIII wrote liturgical texts for the feast of the Most Holy Rosary Can we ask Mary anything? Mary is like a mother! We should all start by asking ourselves about our [...] even if they don’t always match our initial request. Why ask Mary instead of Jesus? When we are Catholic, Jesus is the primary object of our prayer, with the Father and the Holy Spirit. But "the heart [...] hearts naturally turn to Christ’s Mother and ours. To pray to Mary is perhaps a way to make our prayer more concrete, closer to the realities of our daily lives. It is believing in love and thus opening our
August 7 – Feast of Our Lady of Los Reyes (Seville, Spain) Victorious football players present their trophy to Mary Following their victory in the Champions League on May 26, 2018, Zinedine Zidane and [...] happened since 1976. On Sunday, May 27th, before the celebration of their victory of the day against Liverpool (3-1) with the fans, the players of Real Madrid made a detour to thank the “high-ranked people.” [...] football club Real Madrid went on Sunday to the Cathedral of Santa María La Real in La Almudena, in Madrid, to present their trophy to the Blessed Virgin Mary. What would be more natural than presenting one’s
in the town of El Viejo, in Chinandega (city in the west of the country), has been for many centuries the patron saint of Nicaragua and recently, on April 28, 2018, the Catholic Church of Nicaragua consecrated [...] July 9 – Our Lady of Itati (Argentina) – Our Lady of Chiquinquira (Colombia) On April 28, 2018, Nicaragua was consecrated to the Virgin Mary! Marian devotion was introduced in Nicaragua in 1522 by the [...] Avila, who had a great love for the Virgin Mary and liked to promote that devotion. The natives experienced the power of her intercession when they were cured of their diseases, for example. The 16 th century
June 18 – Apparition of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Garabandal (Spain, 1961-1965, approval pending) A new shrine to "Mary Who Unties Knots" On February 12, 2018, Bishop Dominique Rey of Fréjus-Toulon blessed [...] blessed the first official shrine dedicated to "Mary Who Unties Knots" in France, at the parish of the Immaculate Conception in the city of Toulon. For a few years already, many pilgrims have come to bring [...] also their expressions of thanksgiving. The shrine is open from 7am to 7pm, seven days a week, and anybody can leave a prayer intention to Mary. On Mondays a high mass to "Mary Who Unties Knots" is celebrated
Child of Brindsisi (Italy, 1598) – Turin Cathedral fire and miraculous rescue of the Holy Shroud (1997) The more we recite it, the more we get attached to Mary "I have prayed the Rosary every day of my life [...] life, even during major battles." This quote of Marshal Foch was a trigger for me. Since then, I frequently recite the Rosary. It helps me in difficult times. The more we recite the Rosary, the more we [...] we get attached to it, and the more we become attached to Mary. Guillaume, 21, a cadet officer at Saint-Cyr Military School Famille Chrétienne magazine
in our country, as in the whole world, the future of the human being, of the family, of civilization and of life is at stake. You see that the forces of man's destruction are at work more than ever, seducing [...] March 31 – Our Lady of Militia (Sicily, 1091) – Our Lady of Iwer (Russia) Virgin Mary, do not abandon us in the battle! Today, O Holy Virgin Mary, we turn our gaze to you more insistently. You know that [...] fervent, worthy of our forefathers and preparing future generations who will continue the work of love in our country and on all the earth. Amen. Cardinal Paul Poupard President Emeritus of the Pontifical
April 4 – Our Lady of Sorrows (Italy, 1897) – Saint Francisco of Fatima (d. 1919) To love the Virgin Mary more One morning of last year, I decided to say the Rosary every day. I had already noticed that [...] from a party. I entrust people and special intentions to Mary. Sometimes I recite it only "for the mysteries." The Rosary is prayed for Mary’s sake, and that leads us to love her more. Sybille, 19, a student
March 11 – Madonna Miracolosa (Italy, 1855) – Birth of Saint Jacinta of Fatima Jesus, Mary and Joseph prayed as a family Jesus, Mary and Joseph prayed together, reading Torah passages and reciting the [...] the weak, and the children, because these point to the Kingdom of God: "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." (Matthew 25:40). Jacques Gautier (Canada) [...] from war and the granting of a quiet life, but also to call upon special well-being for their family, in true harmony with nature and with God. When Jesus traveled the roads of Palestine, he drew on his
Death of Sister Lucia of Fatima (2005) The Virgin Mary can smooth out obstacles The Shrine dedicated to the Virgin of Pompeii at Raja Rampur, on the outskirts of Dinajpur, in Bangladesh, is a place of dialogue [...] moments of their life, and to be grateful for the graces received,” he explained. People who come here have “a biography in their heart made up of joy and hidden sorrows, products of love and of unspeakable [...] Cesare Pesce, missionary of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), the church receives more than 5,000 pilgrims every week, “persons of all cultures and formation, of all political and religious
February 15 - Apparition of the Child Jesus to Lucia of Fatima (Pontevedra, Portugal, 1926) Mary teaches us to pray During the apparitions in Lourdes and Fatima, the Virgin Mary was seen holding a rosary [...] about Mary’s apparition in Lourdes: "The Blessed Virgin passed the beads of her rosary between her fingers, silently. She joined me only to recite the Glory Be at the end of each decade. Mary insisted [...] that Mary prays the Rosary to herself, which would be very strange given her characteristic humility. Mary actually does not pray to herself—she is showing us how to pray. Here is the testimony of Saint
