18 – Feast of Our Lady, Garden of Myrrh (Ethiopian Church) – Founding of Schönstatt by Fr. Joseph Kentenich (Germany, 1914) A Rosary crusade in the United States Robert Renaud, a parishioner of St James [...] continued with seven hours of praying the Rosary in honor of Mary’s “Seven Sorrows.” Mr. Renaud sent emails around the world to enlist members to the crusade… Many travel from afar to join the Rosary Crusade [...] and concerns and focus on our personal relationship with God. It’s an opportunity to connect with old friends and make new ones who share our love for the faith, and most of all to spend some quality time
March 14 - Virgin of Saint Theodore (Russia) - Saint Matilda of Ringelheim, Empress of Germany (Germany, d. 968), patron saint of large families The Visitation of Mary, for the conversion of Muslims Although [...] today are invited to put their hope in the mysterious Coranic mentions of the Blessed Virgin; to consider that Mary is also the Mother of the Muslims, as the founders of the Basilica of Algiers (consecrated [...] Cardinal Lavigerie) had the foresight to suggest when they had the entrance surmounted by this delicate invocation: "Our Lady of Africa, pray for us and for the Muslims"; and to intercede so that her Muslim children
Dressed in the white garment of her baptism, she made the consecration to Our Lady, and received the medal and the blue ribbon of the Daughters of Mary. Bakhita had a deep devotion to Mary: “The Blessed Virgin [...] where the founder, Madeleine de Canossa, had lived. She also received a medal of Our Lady of Sorrows. Hervé Roullet Author of the first biography in French: Joséphine Bakhita, l’esclave devenue sainte (Josephine [...] April 16 – Tuesday of Holy Week – Our Lady of the Vines (Genoa, Italy, 1816) – Death of Saint Bernadette Soubirous (Nevers, France, 1879; her body is incorrupt) "I felt a mysterious force inside me that
couples hoping to conceive and parents grieving over the death of a child, so that they can bring their petitions to Mary, Our Lady of Life. For Brother Hubert-Marie de Bazelaire, rector of the shrine, there [...] the Shrine of Our Lady of Graces in Cotignac, southern France, recently inaugurated an outdoor shrine called "Belvedere for Life." It was dedicated on March 28, 2021, by Bishop Dominic Rey of Fréjus-Toulon [...] in Mary's hands, the agony of the innocents who were never born, and the suffering of the women who wanted to keep their child. The image of Mary as consoler and protectress of all life will comfort those
March 17 - Virgin of the French (Nagasaki, Japan) - Our Lady of Blaj (Romania) Joseph's fidelity was unshakeable Joseph went through many trials in the service of the Lord. A man of prayer and faith, he [...] and his proved to be inviolable and unshakable. - The third deposit was the admirable secret of the Incarnation of the Son of God. For it was God’s will not to reveal Jesus Christ to the world until the [...] he reacted to the unexpected events of his mission by responding without delay to God's calls: when he had to journey on foot with Mary, who was expecting Jesus any day, all the way to Bethlehem; when
5th Sunday of Lent - Our Lady of Nowy Swierjan (Russia) Kidnapped priest in Nigeria saved by the Rosary Father Valentine Ezeagu was driving through Imo state on December 15, 2020, en route to his father's [...] Ezeagu's phone call, Fr George Okorie, Superior General of the Congregation of the Sons of Mary, Mother of Mercy, said: "When I spoke to Fr Valentine, he told me that seeing him praying the Rosary made [...] reporting his release to his religious superior, Father Ezeagu said the abductors had let him go after seeing him pray the Rosary. Speaking to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) within minutes of receiving Fr Ezeagu's
28 – Sunday of Divine Mercy – Our Lady of Graces (Avellino, Italy) – Saint Louis de Montfort – Saint Gianna Beretta Molla God never resists his dear Mother’s prayers Since grace enhances our human nature [...] perfection to grace, it is certain that our Lord remains in heaven just as much the Son of Mary as he was on earth. Consequently, he has retained the submissiveness and obedience of the most perfect of all children [...] conformed to his will. Moses by the power of his prayer curbed God's anger against the Israelites so effectively that the infinitely great and merciful Lord was unable to withstand him and asked Moses to let
Saturday – Our Lady of the Vines (Genoa, Italy, 1816) – Death of Bernadette Soubirous in Nevers, France (d. 1879, incorrupt body) "In vain did we shake her faith" (At the Crucifixion) Some were there to see a [...] know what they said to each other, we only saw that great peace and infinite love emanated from that meeting, but we could not hear their words; their conversation of love was beyond our reach. Then we saw [...] because if he was dead, there was nothing more to be done. When they took the body down from the cross, we (the demons) tempted John as well, saying to his spirit, "Look how your Messiah ended! Look how
communities are preparing to experience the gestures and practices of Marian devotion during the month of May, which is traditionally dedicated to Our Lady. Pilgrimages, rosaries, hours of adoration, processions [...] pandemic, the crowds of Chinese pilgrims will return in May to deposit their sorrows, their expectations and their gratitude at the feet of Our Lady of Sheshan, the Virgin Mary, represented in a singular pose [...] July 8 - Our Lady of Kazan (Russia) Marian Shrines reopen in China after 3 years "We can join the universal Church, remembering the prayer intention of Pope Francis and imitating Our Lady the Virgin Mary
Daughter of Charity (a religious order) in Italy, witnessing God’s love in an exemplary manner. She made her first vows on December 8, 1896, in Verona, and asked to wear the medal of Our Lady of Sorrows. During [...] is for the Virgin Mary, to put herself under her protection). That same day she made her consecration to Our Lady and received the medal and the blue ribbon of the Daughters of Mary. Josephine had a deep [...] "When I reminded her that it was Saturday—a day dedicated to the Blessed Virgin—Mother Josephine exclaimed joyously: ‘How happy I am! Our Lady, Our Lady!’ These were her last intelligible words. She died on
