of Our Lady of the Kings (Seville, Spain) "Mercy in the heart of Mary" In an interview published by France Catholique, Bishop Albert Marie de Monléon, Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, answered this question: "Some [...] of Mercy. In your opinion, what place do you think that Mary held at each Congress of Mercy?" A: As soon as we talk about mercy, the Virgin Mary has an important role. She is the Mother of Mercy. The Holy [...] Saint-Victor, wrote: "Mary became the Mother of God for the purpose of bringing mercy into the world. The ultimate purpose of God, the raison d'être of all his works, is mercy, and Mary is the most complete

or with a "Hail Mary," or only invoking the most holy name of Mary, which has particular power against demons. The blessed St Francis, in a temptation against purity, had recourse to Mary, and she immediately [...] granted fifty days’ indulgence to those who pronounce the name of Jesus and Mary. Saint Alphonsus Liguori, The Glories of Mary , Devotion IX: Of Frequent Recourse to the Divine Mother [...] Constantinople) - Saint Alphonsus Liguori (d. 1787) When tempted, pronounce the names of Jesus and Mary Of all devotions, none is so pleasing to our mother, as appealing frequently to her intercession,

July 28 – Icon of the Hodigitria, “She who Shows the Way” (Smolensk, Russia) Mary Who Unties of Knots Shrine in Campinas, Brazil I am blessed to have visited the official shrine of Our Lady Who Unties [...] extraordinary place, where thousands of pilgrims come each day to ask for special gifts from Jesus and Mary. Every evening at Mass there is an immense crowd that joyfully praises the Lord in song. Prayer is

Heart (Rome, Italy) Living like Mary, the one who serves with love In 1970, I was a member of the Focolare Priestly School founded by Chiara Lubich, where I discovered in Mary our model of life, in the spirit [...] spirit of the Second Vatican Council. Living like Mary, the one who serves with love, the Mother of all, the one who loves until it hurts, has become my daily aim—attaining the Marian priesthood that Jesus [...] Paruzzo, Diocese of Ourinhos SP (Brazil) Exclusive Interview by Thácio Siqueira for A Moment with Mary

July 25 – Our Lady of the Castle (Dalmatia) Mary visits all those who suffer The Virgin Mary stands at the side of all those who share in the cross of her Son, as a bearer of hope. Raphael, age 6, was [...] night, he said to his anguished parents who were reluctant to leave him alone: "Every night the Virgin Mary comes to sit beside me on my bed. We talk together. I am very comfortable with her!” “And tonight

Mother of Jesus to Sebastian Fausto de Faria in Natividade, Brazil, in 1968 (Approved apparition) Like Mary, accepting Christ in our lives Everyone is asked the question of the birth of God in us. At every [...] our true self is like a seed deeply buried within ourselves. By accepting Christ in our lives, as Mary did, we allow him to act and develop a mode of existence that is no longer confined to our temporal

29 – Our Lady of Flowers (Bra, Italy, 1336) Mary used the same words that were spoken to her In the narrative of the Annunciation we see how the Virgin Mary welcomes God’s mercy, which brings her out of [...] ready to welcome God when he enters into our lives. When we see how this astonishing encounter between Mary and the Archangel Gabriel unfolds, we understand better what prayer is. Perhaps the most beautiful [...] word." (v.38) Even without fully understanding what is asked of her and all that is going to happen, Mary declares herself totally available to the Word. In this moment several things are accomplished at

opened his tilma the Virgin Mary has been venerated "Do not be surprised if Castilian roses bloom in winter!" In this enigmatic image, Pope Francis referred to the maternity of Mary manifested during her a [...] apparition of the Virgin Mary to Saint Juan Diego on the hill of Tepeyac, in 1531, and the roses that bloomed in winter well before the season. A prodigy which the Virgin Mary explained by saying, at the

(Madrid, Spain) - Saint Leo the Great, Pope (d. 461) Two candles were still burning near a painting of Mary 300 years later! A very old tradition holds that when the Apostle St James came from Jerusalem to

June 28 - Saint Irenaeus of Lyons The importance of Mary when I share my joy as a Christian Raymond Fau, born in 1936, is a French songwriter who has composed many church songs and performed concerts in [...] Raymond adds: "Singing is part of my life, but singing Christ-Love is terribly demanding. The Virgin Mary helps me do that." Adapted from Albert MALARY in Messages and Messengers n.101, Collection of Marian