Castle (Italy, 1558) Mary is the Queen of Angels The reason why Padre Pio used to tell people to pray to the Virgin each evening in order to enter Paradise more easily, is simply because Mary is the Queen of [...] away the demons that afflict men, and to repress them, to defeat their enemies. Through the angels, Mary intercedes on behalf of sinners that would turn to her Son. For Padre Pio, the angels were a very

February 8 – Our Lady of Casimir (Poland, 1411) Mary in family reconciliations "A friend gave me the novena booklet to ‘Mary who Unties Knots.’ I was overwhelmed by the beautiful meditations and prayers [...] of the happiest days of my life." Testimony shared by L. Famille Chrétienne Magazine , June 5, 2006 Mary who Unties Knots

surprisingly powerful. On January 22, 1975, Claire de Castelbajac died while saying the "Hail Mary." The Marie de Nazareth Team Source: La Servante de Dieu, Claire de Castelbajac (1953-1975) : Heureux les [...] – Death of the Servant of God Claire de Castelbajac (France, 1975) She died while saying the "Hail Mary" Claire de Castelbajac was a young French woman, born in Paris in 1953, who worked as a fine art restorer [...] my baptism." She used to say this invocation to the Blessed Virgin every morning as she awoke: "O Mary Immaculate, I entrust to you the purity of my heart. Be its guardian forever." At 21, she was struck

and on the Virgin Mary, who is at the heart of the WYD. The icon of “Mary Salus Populi Romani” was chosen by Pope Saint John Paul II, who started WYD, in 2003. It is the sign of Mary's maternal presence [...] Our Lady of Gimont (Toulouse, France) Jesus and Mary on a pilgrimage in preparation for World Youth Day 2019 in Panama The Pilgrim Cross and the icon of “Mary Salus Populi Romani,” two symbols of World Youth [...] are called, like the apostle John, to welcome her in their life. The Pilgrim Cross and the icon of “Mary Salus Populi Romani,” symbols of WYD, visited the dioceses of Haiti throughout the month of November

between hope and listening, and Mary is a woman who listens. Mary welcomes life as it is conveyed to us, with its happy days, but also with its tragedies … until Mary’s supreme night, when her Son is nailed [...] Virgin of the Annunciation (Italy, 1490) - Pauline Jaricot (d. 1862) In heaven, Mary teaches us the virtue of waiting Mary appears to us as one of the many mothers of our world, courageous to the extreme [...] examples of obedience — a long list of examples! — that will accompany her journey as mother. Thus, Mary appears in the Gospels as a silent woman, who often does not understand all that is happening around

January 8 – Our Lady of Prompt Succor (New Orleans, USA) The Virgin Mary Protectress of New Orleans Our Lady of Prompt Succor is the patron saint of the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana,

Banneux (Belgium, 1933) In 1933, Belgium was visited by Mary twice Belgium, a Christian land since early Christianity, has many shrines dedicated to Mary. Two of them are well-known both locally and abroad [...] from an apparition of the Virgin Mary in the same year, 1933, six years before the outbreak of World War II: - The shrine of Our Lady of Beauraing, near Dinant, where Mary appeared in 1932-33, dressed in [...] Heaven.” The apparition was officially recognized in 1949; - The shrine of Our Lady of Banneux, where Mary referred to herself as "Our Lady of the Poor." It is now an important place of pilgrimage, with more

January 5 – Our Lady of Good Counsel (Bergamo, Italy) After a 57-year absence, Mary is welcomed again During the first half of the 20 th century, the Christian faithful used to hold a procession of the

Lady of Charity (Rumilly, France, 1856) With our Mother Mary, we will never be alone "I don’t have anything extraordinary to share about our Mother Mary, but I can say that, as one of her sons, especially [...] happy to share. I entrust my life and the lives of the faithful to her care every day. Our mother Mary knows the weaknesses of her children, but she also knows that they try to become better. Day after [...] truly is the shortest way to find Jesus, her divine Son, who brings us to the Father. With our Mother Mary, we will never be alone, and we have her blessing and protection as Mother of the Church." Dom Luiz

Nativity It is through Mary that the Treasure came Jesus came into the world through the Blessed Virgin Mary, and it is also through her that he must reign in the world. Because Mary remained hidden during [...] only through Mary. Whatever desires the patriarchs may have cherished, whatever entreaties the prophets and saints of the Old Law may have had for 4,000 years to obtain that treasure, it was Mary alone who