29 - Apparition of Our Lady of Beauraing (Belgium, 1932) Mary in the Temple (IX) The king was seduced by your beauty When she who was to feed with her breasts the Christ God to be born of her, was weaned [...] presentation to the Temple, the placing at the right side of the altar in the Holy of Holies, which was actually considered to be the right hand of God. He describes her as "beautiful clothed in brocade" [...] more glorious interior. The psalm not only shows the inner richness of her virtues but also the unutterable abundance and beauty of those graces from the Spirit, which are deeper than thought.
May 26 - Feast of Our Lady of Caravaggio (Italy, 1432) May We Grow in God’s Love with Mary (II) O Mary, with you I wish to learn how to love all people as my brothers and sisters because they are all yours [...] live and those with whom I work. Mary I would like to be the bearer of the Holy Spirit with you. Let my heart be obedient to His inspirations, as was yours. Mother of Peace, let my words be irrevocable
May 20 - Saint Bernardino of Siena (1340-1444) - Our Lady of Graces (Cuneo, Italy, 1537) Mary’s Greatness and Holiness Saint Bernardino of Siena was a popular preacher, attentive and sensitive to the mentality [...] the predestination of Christ. Her fullness of grace and her role in the mystery of the incarnate Word, as well as her compassion on Calvary and her Assumption into Heaven make Mary the human being nearest [...] religiosity of his listeners. (...) He preached that God wanted the Virgin to be so great and perfect because He had predestined her to become the Mother of the incarnate Word. Thus, the mystery of her divine
May 25 - Feast of Our Lady of the New Jerusalem (530) May We Grow in God’s Love with Mary (I) Blessed Virgin Mary, I am asking for the grace of growing in God's love with you. Please obtain it from God [...] against sin and sinful habits. Mary, Mother of goodness and love, Mother of God's Word, be with me and with every one of your children. Drive away every evil and every influence of evil from me and from all [...] up unrest and hatred, obstructed the coming of His reign, and destroyed joy, love and hope in others around me. Mother Mary, help me understand the depth of your Son's suffering which you witnessed. Grant
May 7 - Feast of Our Lady of Monticino (Italy, 1776) Jesus Will Reign Through Mary (I) Saints have said wonderful things about Mary, the Holy City of God. As they themselves have admitted, they were never [...] spoke of her. However, they maintain that the height of her merits in God's glory cannot be perceived; the breadth of her love, which is wider than the earth cannot be measured; the greatness of the power [...] power, which she wields over even God Himself cannot be conceived; and the depths of her profound humility and all her virtues and graces, which are like an abyss cannot be probed. O incomprehensible height
February 5 - Dedication of First Church of Our Lady by Saint Peter (Tortosa, Italy) Mary Did Her Part (I) The holiness of the Old Testament saints, and indeed that of St Joseph and the Blessed Virgin, [...] theology of her ancestors. This, then as now, meant the most direct and wholehearted surrender to God's will, however it revealed itself. This noble and exalted frame of mind was the basis of Mary's spiritual [...] God's will. (...) This was the hidden motive behind Mary's behavior. She was the simplest of humans and the one who made the most complete surrender of herself to God. Her laconic reply to the angel - "Let
July 21 - Feast of Our Lady of Einsiedeln (Switzerland) Why I Love You O Mary Oh, I would like to sing, Mary, why I love you so Why your sweet name makes my heart throb Why the thought of your supreme greatness [...] on you in your sublime glory I could not believe that I am your child O Mary, I would lower my eyes before you! ... Mother full of grace, I know that in Nazareth You lived in poverty wanting nothing more [...] Heaven You smiled to me in the morning of my life Come and smile to me again... Mother... now that evening is drawing near! ... I no longer fear the splendor of your supreme glory With you I have suffered
intact, conceived of the snake's words and gave birth to disobedience and death; the Blessed Virgin Mary conceived of faith and joy when the Angel Gabriel announced to her that the Spirit of the Lord would [...] virtue of the Almighty would cover her with His shadow, so that the Holy One conceived in her womb would be the Son of God. And Mary answered: "Let it happen to me as you have said." Therefore Mary gave [...] June 1st - Coronation of Miraculous Image of Kevelaer (Germany, 1672) Mary, the New Eve We realize that Jesus became man through the Blessed Virgin, and the disobedience caused by the snake ended in the
Mother of the Son of the Most High. She is the Ark of the Covenant who carries in her womb the Son of God (Lk 1: 26-38). Mary's exemplary experience of hearing God's Word in the Spirit at the time of the [...] March 23 - Our Lady of Victory of Lepanto (Hungary, 1716) Mary and the Holy Spirit At the Annunciation, Mary who was already full of grace, became the residence of the Holy Spirit in a very special way: [...] Annunciation reminds us of the Pentecost, such as Luke tells us in Acts. Just as the Spirit was at the origin of the formation of the body and the heart of the Son of God in Mary, in the same way the Spirit
compassion for Our Lady of Sorrows, were on earth a mirror of innocence and an example of every virtue; we turn to you full of confidence to implore your aid. Oh! How many evil things and afflictions, [...] doubt the efficaciousness of your patronage! Confident of your help, we pray, O Sweet Saint, to obtain this particular grace for the greater glory of God and for the good of souls (here mention your request) [...] February 27 - Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Passionist (1838-1862) Special Devotion to Mary the Afflicted Mother O angelic young Gabriel, who, by your ardent love for Jesus Crucified and your
