what happened next: “She raised her hands to her breast in a similar position to the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows ... her face turned pale, her mantle changed to a gray color, her face became sad, and she [...] turn to violence. Never turn to violence.” Ding Cervantes, January 20, 2022 (1) In 1994, the Nicaraguan bishop Bosco M. Vivas Robelo of the diocese of Leon approved the Marian apparitions of Cuapa to Bernardo [...] the Blessed Mother told Bernardo: “I have shown you the Glory of Our Lord, and you people will acquire this if you are obedient to Our Lord, to the Lord's Word; if you persevere in praying the Holy Rosary
February 8 - Our Lady of Casimir (Poland, 1411) Keep My Heart like a Child’s Holy Mary Mother of God, Keep my heart like a child’s; pure and transparent like a stream. Obtain for me a simple and open heart [...] heart that does not seek sorrow, Always ready to be given, always filled with compassion. Obtain for me a faithful and generous heart, That does not forget any good and yet keeps no resentment for any [...] Make my heart soft and humble; Loving without asking anything in return, Glad to be mingled in another heart. In front of your divine Son, Obtain for me an indomitable heart that no ingratitude can close
February 8 - Our Lady of Casimir (Poland, 1411) Keep My Heart like a Child’s Holy Mary Mother of God, Keep my heart like a child's; pure and transparent like a stream. Obtain for me a simple and open heart [...] heart that does not seek sorrow, Always ready to be given, always filled with compassion. Obtain for me a faithful and generous heart, That does not forget any good and yet keeps no resentment for any [...] Make my heart soft and humble; Loving without asking anything in return, Glad to be mingled in another heart. In front of your divine Son, Obtain for me an indomitable heart that no ingratitude can close
prayed helped to nourish in us a real appreciation of Jesus, and encouraged our efforts to strive to do what Jesus was asking of us in our daily lives. After our family Rosary, I would go to bed. On my bedside [...] mysteries about the joys, sorrows and glories of Jesus’ life. As we uttered each group of ten Hail Mary’s we endeavored to think about our Savior and his plan for us. As kids, seeing our mother and dad on their [...] Mary was readily passed on to me and my brother and sister (who was named for Mary) as our mother taught us the Hail Mary—the simplest of prayers, made up of two salutations to Mary: the first from the Archangel
December 2 – Creation of the Fraternity of Mary’s Heart at the Church of Our Lady of Victories (Paris, France, 1836) Divine and joyful childhood! The Advent season is about trusting and waiting like Mary [...] the fervor of Advent, this joyful expectation of Someone, of the Coming One, Emmanuel, God with us. A God who enters history to experience all its stages and share the anxieties, joys, sorrows, hopes and [...] joy of the Lord who became man, who took on flesh, and embraced the human adventure through the experience of living our everyday life with the simplicity and innocence of a child. He became one of us to
July 25 – Our Lady of the Castle The Virgin Mary remains young forever Mary was young—probably just a teenager—when the Angel spoke to her, upsetting her simple plans, in order to make her part of God's great [...] the International Marian Vigil with young people at the new Shrine of St Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (Teramo, Italy), 12 May 2018 [...] young even afterwards, when, despite the passing of the years, she became a disciple of her Son with the enthusiasm of the young, and she followed him to the Cross with the courage that only young people
cathedral of the city. · In Trakay, Our Lady of Good Counsel. · In Palanga, the people have chosen Our Lady of Lourdes as the patroness of their local shrine. · In Vilna, the "Czestochowa" of Lithuania, Mary [...] shrines dedicated to Mary are those of Siluva, Kalvarija (or Varduva), Pazaislis (near Kaunas), and Krekenava (in the North). · In Kaunas, the capital, the faithful venerate Our Lady of Sorrows in the cathedral [...] April 7 - Our Lady of Zyrovic (Lithuania, 1432) - 17th apparition in Lourdes Lithuania is Mary’s country In Lithuania, a full 25% of the churches are dedicated to the Virgin Mary. And yet the country only
December 6 – Our Lady of Sées (France) – Our Lady of the Vow (Siena, Italy) "Fortunately, I protected you, my son!" In 2011, on a beautiful summer day, three friends and I were on a pilgrimage in Medjugorje [...] since our arrival in this blessed place. On the morning of the third day, we decided to meet at 10:00 a.m. in the Adoration Chapel for an hour of prayer. Before going there myself, I had to go to the parish [...] information office to find out about the day's program. I was then planning on meeting the others in the chapel. As I exited the office, I raised my hand to grab the staircase railing to go down five steps
Blessed Virgin of Ephesus (Russia, 988) - Saint John Leonardi, founder of the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God (d. 1609) This pharmacist founded the Order of Clerks Regular of the Mother of God Saint John [...] the Company of Christian Doctrine. On September 1, 1574, he founded the Congregation of Reformed Priests of the Blessed Virgin, later known as the Order of Clerks Regular of the Mother of God. He encouraged [...] hearts to God a bit more and measure things with him." He chose the Blessed Mother to be the patroness of his order because he had a strong devotion to her. He always kept his gaze on our Lady, and she
September 8 - Nativity of the Virgin Mary – The Kneeling Virgin (France, 1550) Every year, the French town of Marsanne commemorates an apparition of the Virgin Our Lady of Fresneau Shrine is located in [...] devotion to "Our Lady of Consolation", going back to the early Middle Ages. Marsanne’s love for the Virgin Mary was given a fresh impetus after the Virgin Mary worked a miracle by restoring the sight of a young [...] the vision and perseverance of Charles Bernardin de Montluisant who obtained - with the encouragement of the Curé d'Ars - the crowning of Our Lady of Fresneau by Pope Pius IX in 1855 (9th crowned Virgin
