the Dorada). For several centuries, is was the home of a Black Madonna, believed to have saved the Saint Michael district of Toulouse from a huge fire on August 18, 1672. Later, prayers to the Black Madonna
understanding and practice of the Faith, it is an assured path to greater holiness and love, the saints all promote it, and Mary herself promises that it will help us in our problems and sorrows, as we
Our Lady of Carmel, others the Mater Dolorosa, accompanied by the archangel St. Michael and other saints, such as Anthony of Padua and Sebastian. On May 16, 1888, a priest alleged an apparition of Christ
now in her sixth month, she who was called barren." (Lk 1:36) Elizabeth is to become the mother of Saint John the Baptist. Mary stays at her house to help her for three months. Even though Mary has many
she was profoundly different in this respect from all the people she might have known and met, even saints, such as her parents Anne and Joachim, who must have seen the same thing. This is where the most
had in their own Hearts, as you immerse yourself in the key events of the world’s salvation.” (Pope Saint John Paul II, homily, May 6, 1980) We could also consider starting the practice of the first Saturday
Father de Montfort", a talk by Father Dominique Bostyn presented during the International Meeting of Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre in 2004. (1) Marthe Robin (1902-1981) was a French Catholic mystic, founder of the
belongs to you alone.” We need to remain transparent to others also, because, once a daughter of Saint Teresa is truly committed to the "Ascent", she no longer has a role to assume, whether it be flattering
has been dedicated to the Virgin Mary for a very long time. Historians attribute its foundation to Saint Martial himself, when he came to evangelize the region, although there are no official records of
Of course she hates sin, but after all she has never known it, that experience which the holiest saints have never lacked, St. Francis of Assisi himself, seraphic though he may be. The eyes of Our Lady
