approval pending) A new shrine to "Mary Who Unties Knots" On February 12, 2018, Bishop Dominique Rey of Fréjus-Toulon blessed the first official shrine dedicated to "Mary Who Unties Knots" in France, at the [...] 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 at 6 pm for all those intentions. It attracts many [...] walks of life. Handmade or inscribed on marble plaques, ex-votos are left at Mary's feet in gratitude for the untied knots. Mary Who Unties Knots
first visit to Poland (Czestochowa – 1970) Heroic police officer met his fiancée thanks to the Virgin Mary The police officer who died after taking the place of a hostage in France was a practicing Catholic [...] called Notre Dame de Cana. After a pilgrimage to Sainte-Anne-d’Auray in 2015, where he asked the Virgin Mary to help him to meet the woman of his life, he met Marielle, whose faith is deep and discreet. The
pray to Mary in front of the statue and look her in the eyes! She is your Mother, she will help you!" The young man went to kneel before the statue, pouring out his misery, his eyes locked into Mary’s eyes [...] Ghiara (Italy, 1596) – Saint Catherine of Siena, great mystic and doctor of the Church Go pray to Mary! She is your Mother, she will help you! In Italy, an exorcist priest told me that one day, a troubled
Miracles (Italy, 1555) - Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (Canada, d. 1680) A missing child found safe through Mary’s protection There have been countless miracles attributed to Our Lady of the Magi of Embrun (France) [...] y found safe and sound. The Bishop of the time, Mgr. Guillaume d'Hugues, recorded this miracle of Mary's marvelous protection on his registers, stating that "since the heresy (of the Reformation) has left
April 14 – Our Lady of the Lakes (Italy, 1652) The two childbirths of Mary Mary was exempt from the suffering common to all mothers, because she gave birth without pain and conceived without corruption [...] with what the old man Simeon had predicted to her? Here we must understand the two childbirths of Mary: she gave birth to Jesus Christ, and she gave birth to the faithful. That is to say, she gave birth
April 5 – Our Lady of Graces (Italy, 1897) Mary, the ideal woman Fully aware of the intrinsic dignity of women, whom she recognizes as equal to men in the eyes of God, the Church has given rights to women
being a devout Christian, to him the solution is simple: "We must turn to Mary, model of all spouses.” The shrine is simply called "Mary who heals married couples." This project was quickly supported by Dom [...] April 8 – Divine Mercy Sunday – Our Lady of Basella (Italy, 1356) A shrine dedicated to "Mary who heals married couples" On February 3rd, a new Marian shrine was created in the parish church of Solesmes [...] There are hundreds of Marian shrines worldwide, but this one is different, as it is dedicated to "Mary who heals married couples." The man behind the project is Guillaume d'Alançon, episcopal delegate
Madonna of Mende (France, 1857) Virgin Mary especially present during pope’s travels to Chile and Peru Pope Francis’ visit to Chile and Peru placed the Blessed Virgin Mary on center stage. During his visit [...] visit he crowned two statues of Mary, venerate a third, and took part in a Marian prayer service. In Chile, Pope Francis crowned a statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel — the patroness of Chile — during a Mass [...] troops won independence from Spain. In Peru the pope’s first Mass in Trujillo was in honor of “Holy Mary, Door of Heaven.” While he did not crown any statues here, the opening and closing prayers were focused
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, even during major battles." This quote of Marshal [...] The more we recite the Rosary, the more 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
April 1 – Easter – Our Lady of Suasia (Italy, 1556) Mary, the first to have seen the Risen One How could the Blessed Virgin, present in the first community of disciples (cf. Acts 1:14), be excluded from [...] from those who met her divine Son after he had risen from the dead? …Could not Mary’s absence from the group of women who went to the tomb at dawn (cf. Mk 16:1; Mt 28:1) indicate that she had already met [...] splendor cf. Sedulius, Paschale carmen , 5, 357-364, CSEL 10, 140f). It seems reasonable to think that Mary, as the image and model of the Church which waits for the Risen One and meets him in the group of
