March 13 – Our Lady of Rose (Italy, 1635) Joseph and Mary: A couple united through trials Saint Joseph was seeking to do God's will—thence his name of “just” in Mt 1:19. Here we find an essential element [...] anxiously searching for you" (Lk 2:48). Both of them experienced an intense communion of feelings. Finally, another reason for their deep union was the shared exercise of a mission. After seeking Jesus in the [...] Jesus came of age, he lived under an authority that—according to the etymology of the word—helped him to grow. Only he who knows how to obey knows how to command. And as we have seen, Mary and Joseph knew
Our Lady of Machaby (Italy, 1800) - 12th apparition in Lourdes (France, 1858) How the Virgin Mary freed prisoners from bandits The Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows is located near the village of Machaby [...] fear—told them they should have confidence in Our Lady of Machaby and pray to her. Responding to their prayer, Our Lady of the Snows (Our Lady of Machaby) appeared to the prisoners and, smiling, showed [...] Machaby, Italy, at an elevation of 2,300 ft. It was built in the 14th century in the middle of a forest and completely rebuilt in 1687. According to tradition, this shrine was built on a spot where shepherds
dialogue with God. Someone has compared Mary’s heart to a pearl of incomparable splendor, formed and smoothed by patient acceptance of God’s will through the mysteries of Jesus meditated in prayer. How beautiful [...] February 9 – Our Lady of the Castle (Italy, 1558) - Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich Mary prayed as Mother and as a disciple Mary was open to God’s voice that guided her heart, that guided her steps where [...] disciple. Mary was present because she was Mother, but she was also present because she was the first disciple, the one who best learned Jesus’ ways. Mary never said: “Come, I will take care of things.”
you, Bethlehem of Judah, are not the least of the villages of Judea; out of you shall arise the ruler of my people Israel, whose origin goes back to the most ancient times, to the days of eternity." The [...] Presentation of Jesus in the Temple The Divine Word took flesh in the Virgin Mary When the time of the Purification came, Jesus was brought to the Temple. ... A prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe [...] The days of Eternity... this is the eternal origin of He who took flesh in Mary, a fact that we keep evoking each time that we say the Hail Mary ... (1) The Masoretes (Hebrew ba'alei hamassora , "masters
(Belgium, 1933) – International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18-25 Heaven protects Mary's children I have been praying the Rosary united with the Marie de Nazareth Association for years. What [...] vehicle whizz by in front of me coming from the right, through the trees! All I recognized in my headlights were huge wheels and the bottom of the truck. The truck scraped the front of my car making a horribly [...] prayer group. We all agreed that this is how Heaven protects Mary's children who pray the Rosary! M.C. Personal testimony sent to the Marie de Nazareth Association in October 2020
a continuation of Fatima, Banneux could be seen as a renewal of the message of Lourdes. Mary appeared in similar clothes as she did at Lourdes, with a blue sash, and dedicated a spring of water to healing [...] Beco received eight visits from Mary beginning on January 15th and ending on March 2, 1933 in Banneux, Belgium. Due to the closeness in time of Mariette’s claims and the end of the Beauraing Marian apparitions [...] “miraculously” discovered. The Virgin Mary told Mariette that the spring was set apart for her (Mary), for all nations, and for the sick. Again, similar to Beauraing, Mary made a bold claim in Banneux where
poverty that is the backbone of the Christian experience. Mary’s reflection thus becomes a true interpretation that sheds light on the mystery of Jesus. Mary is not only the mother of Jesus, she is also his [...] January 4 – Our Lady of Roses (Italy, 1418) Mary’s First Christmas How did Mary experience the first Christmas? Mary had heard the words explaining the event that she herself saw and lived. Words and deeds [...] ss. The inner listening of Mary is a prolonged one, not a single moment. The Gospel phrase, “she kept all these things, meditating on them in her heart,” indicates that Mary’s reflection was not passive
important place of pilgrimage known worldwide. Rwanda remains the country of a resilient people, master of its destiny. The creation of a cardinal's see in Kigali is a sign that the Church of Rwanda has reached [...] Our Lady of Good Counsel (Bergamo, Italy) The first Rwandan cardinal has a strong devotion to Mary My name is Father Alexandre Kabera. In the year 2002, I was very blessed to be part of a group of priests [...] from the archdiocese of Kigali that made a pilgrimage to the shrine of the martyrs of Namugongo in Uganda. Bishop Kambanda initiated us into this devotion. In 2006, when I was pastor of Charles Lwanga Church
December 23 - Our Lady of the Oak (Italy) Mama Mary, you are truly a Mother! My name is Floribert Lumpungu. I am 68 years old and I live in Lubumbashi, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Blessed [...] And this is not the only time in my life that Mama Mary has interceded for me! Floribert Lumpungu, a reader of A Moment with Mary – September 2020 [...] pain until about 3 am that night. I was exhausted and dehydrated. Then I thought of praying to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and told her: "Holy Mother, I can't take it anymore! Can you, for the few hours left
January 22 - Eve of Our Lady's Espousals - Claire de Castelbajac (d. 1975) Claire Died, Reciting the "Hail Mary" On the morning of the day of her tenth birthday, October 2, 1963, despite feeling tired [...] , she received the Sacrament of the Sick. On Sunday the 19th, while she seemed to be sleeping, all of a sudden she said, very clearly and very loudly: "Hail Mary, full of grace..." then stopped, exhausted [...] was after my baptism." She made the habit of invoking the Blessed Virgin every morning when she first woke up. "O Immaculate Mary, I entrust to you my purity of heart. Guard it always." In 1975, she suddenly
