August 29 - Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist – Last public apparition of Our Lady of Laus (France, 1664) The Shrine of Our Lady of Laus, refuge of sinners In the southeastern French region of Hautes-Alpes
August 19 - St. John Eudes (d. 1680) - 5th apparition at Fatima: the announcement of the great miracle (Portugal, 1917) Let us pray for those souls "who have no one to sacrifice and pray for them" Sister
August 20 – St Bernard, Doctor of the Church (d. 1153) Since Saint Paul, the Maltese have had a constant devotion to Mary Saint Luke is not only credited with the Gospel According to Luke and the Acts
August 3 - Act of Consecration to Mary inspired by St. Peter Damien and approved by the Archbishop of Cambrai (France, 1626) Why address our prayers to Mary instead of directly to God? Cardinal Suenens
August 4 - St John Vianney, Curé of Ars (d. 1859) - Apparition of Our Lady to 14-year-old Natalino Scarpa (Pellestrina, Italy, 1716) Where did Mary live after the Resurrection? After Jesus' Resurrection [...] do provide some clues. After Jesus said to his mother on the Cross, "Woman, behold your son," and to St. John, "Behold your mother," the Gospel adds that "from that hour the disciple took her into his home"
July 19 - July 18 or 19: 1st apparition of the Virgin to Saint Catherine Labouré (Paris, France, 1830) The “Miraculous” Medal was made according to Our Lady’s design Saint Catherine Labouré (1806 - 1876)
July 1st – Armenian Church : transfer of Mary’s Veil Mary has always been in God’s love In her book of divine revelations and prophecies ( Revelations III, 8), Saint Bridget of Sweden quotes Mary as saying:
June 13 - St Anthony of Padua, priest and Doctor - Feast of the Ascension in the Byzantine Church (Julian calendar) - 2nd apparition at Fatima Saint Anthony praised Mary in song Saint Anthony of Padua [...] heavenly glory." (Saint Anthony’s Sermon for the feast of the Assumption) Excerpt from the Novena to St Anthony of Padua (Day 9) written for the Marie de Nazareth Association by Brother Valentin Strappazzon
June 11 - Sacred Heart of Jesus (Solemnity) - St Barnabas, Apostle - Leo XIII consecrates the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, "one" with the Heart of Mary (1899) Mary leads us to the Sacred Heart of
June 4 - 1st visit of Pope Saint John Paul II to Poland and Czestochowa Shrine (1979) Pope Francis entrusted his journey to Iraq to Our Lady On the eve of his departure for a three-day trip to Iraq, Pope [...] protection on his journey. According to the Holy See press office, Pope Francis went to the Basilica of St Mary Major on March 4th “for a moment of prayer” before the Byzantine icon of Salus Populi Romani
