of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary In this month of Saint Joseph, which began on March 1st, we should remember how much the discreet and holy husband of Mary has been present throughout the history [...] "patron of the Universal Church." In 1879, the silent apparitions Knock, Ireland, showed the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, Saint John, the altar and Christ the Lamb. In October 1917, Saint Joseph was present [...] promulgated a decree to add the mention of Saint Joseph to the canon of all Eucharistic prayers. The Marie de Nazareth Team
Our Lady of Help (Italy) - Saint Gwenola - 14th apparition in Lourdes How was Mary’s faith a journey? The Council says that Mary “advanced in her pilgrimage of faith” ( ibid. , 58). In this way she precedes [...] passes through the cross. Mary understood this from the beginning, when Herod sought to kill the newborn Jesus. When Jesus’ “hour” came, the hour of his passion, when Mary’s faith was a little flame burning [...] precedes us on this pilgrimage , she accompanies and sustains us. How was Mary’s faith a journey? In the sense that her entire life was to follow her Son: he – Jesus – is the way, he is the path! To press forward
of the Virgin Mary is in excellent position, ranking #5! This gave Google the opportunity to explain to its users - via Wikipedia - the dogma of the Assumption: "The Assumption of Mary is the orthodox [...] March 8 - Saint John of God (d. 1550) The Virgin Mary creates a "buzz" on the net! The search engine Google has published its ranking of the most looked up French definitions on the Web: Oligarchy, ergonomist [...] orthodox and catholic religious belief that the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, did not die like everyone else, but entered directly into the glory of God (or "ascended to heaven"). We are glad of this (unexpected
so I bring them to Mary, to Jesus, and to the Holy Spirit, the three strongest presences in my life, who carry me and who help the people I entrust to them. I like to say a Hail Mary in any situation. It [...] and her love." Michael Lonsdale, French actor (b. 1931) In Belle et douce Marie, la Vierge des peintres (“Sweet and Beautiful Mary: The Virgin of Painters”) by Michael Lonsdale, released December 2017, Éditions [...] February 19 – 4th apparition in Lourdes (France) “Sweet and Beautiful Mary,” by Michael Lonsdale "Every day I pray to Our Lady, even several times a day. In the middle of my activities I address a few
until the end of time. My name is Mary. Here is my story. It is also the story of my Son. The Virgin Mary Excerpt from the novel Je m’appelle Marie (My name is Mary), written by Elisabeth Bourgois, in [...] Paris 2017. By letting Mary speak in the first person, the author simply and vividly tells the story of the Holy Family in its familiar surroundings, through the eyes and heart of Mary: a daring and successful [...] – 9th apparition in Lourdes – King Charles VII meets with Saint Joan of Arc in Chinon "My name is Mary" I was born in a small village in Judea more than 2,000 years ago. My name would have been forgotten
February 11 – Our Lady of Lourdes (France) A cardinal fascinated by the Virgin Mary The Virgin Mary has been present in my life from the very beginning; probably even before I was born, when my mother [...] the Hail Marys, I recite each decade in ten different languages, in a set order; with the Our Father and Glory Be, it makes twelve! In this way I always know where I am. In fact, I can see Mary watching [...] confession at St Anne of Polangis, while I was doing my penance – I’m sure I had to say some Hail Marys! – when I got to "now and at the hour of our death," I entrusted my life to her in a firm, articulate
Muslims, for the Virgin Mary has increased over time, and I am sure that, little by little, we will be able to promote meetings, collaborations, and dialogue initiatives. The Virgin Mary can smooth the difficulties [...] February 13 – 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,
February 18 – First Sunday of Lent – Saint Bernadette Soubirous (d. 1879) Mary inaugurates a new humanity As a result of her fiat , Mary's conduct throughout the earthly life of her Son was enlightened by Divine [...] because she freely obeyed the voice of the Lord, Mary gave birth to life. She inaugurated a new humanity, since she is the mother of life in Christ. Mary was a good guide: she led the Child Jesus to the [...] God's commandment and as a result she gave birth to a human race deeply marked by sin. Unlike Eve, Mary positively glowed with the divine presence. At the Annunciation it was not the serpent or devil that
(Pontevedra, Portugal, 1926) Mary teaches us to pray During the apparitions in Lourdes and Fatima, the Virgin Mary was seen holding a rosary. These visions might suggest that Mary prays the Rosary to herself [...] 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 Bernadette about Mary’s apparition in Lourdes: "The Blessed Virgin [...] joined me only to recite the Glory Be at the end of each decade. Mary insisted that we also "pray for those who live in sin." In Fatima, ... Mary asked the children to recite the Rosary every day, "to end the
Spirit." Long before she received The Secret of Mary , Marthe was already living in deep communion with Mary, her Mother. The reading of The Secret of Mary was probably for her a luminous confirmation of [...] Marthe Robin and the Virgin Mary Marthe Robin, a French Catholic mystic (1902-1981) and co-founder with Father Georges Finet of the Foyers de Charité, wrote this about St Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort's [...] book The Secret of Mary : "The Blessed Virgin Mary said that this little book should really be the central book of all our Foyer de Charité homes, and even beyond, for the whole Church "(cf Father Finet