the singer now strives to really live as a Christian, with of course times of struggle and intense spiritual moments. Rona Hartner has tons of projects: she wants to create "christotheques," organize events [...] September 3 – Our Lady of the Capuchins (Italy, 1574) Singer Rona Hartner praises Jesus and Mary Since her conversion 26 years ago, Franco-Romanian singer and songwriter Rona Hartner has been sharing the [...] missionaries, to be witnesses of the mercy they have received from God in their lives. She personally heard that call when she was writing her book about her own conversion. None of the glitter nor the spotlight
in the slums of Salvador de Bahia. Her life changed when Mary looked at her as a person. She was sure then of being loved. The only true exit door that exists is God’s gaze, through Mary," says Aymeric [...] invocation of the Salve Regina “O clemens, O pia, O dulcis Virgo Maria!” added by Saint Bernard Mary looked at him as a person, and his life was changed! The Bernadette Fraternity (Saint Bernadette of Lourdes) [...] member of Fidei Donum, now bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia (Brazil), and a few young people, including Aymeric and Christine O'Neill. This small community describes itself as a "presence of compassion
Following the example of Mary, the theologian asks questions and seeks answers by using the light of reason enlightened by the grace of faith. Manuel Rivero O.P. Doctor of Theology. Chaplain of the Domenjod prison [...] sometimes prophecies have a part of darkness too. Mystics like Saint John of the Cross speak of the dark night of faith and exegetes like Father Lagrange often evoke the obscure side of the Scriptures. ... Following [...] September 7 – Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil, 1717) Mary did not understand everything all at once Through her spiritual journey of faith, Mary, an intelligent and free woman, asked questions. At the A
Announcement of the Great Miracle (Portugal) - St John Eudes “Broken Mary” brings hope in Chicago procession On May 31, 2019, four lanes of traffic on a major thoroughfare in the city of Chicago shut down [...] Instead of political banners, they held candles. Instead of shouting, they quietly prayed the Rosary and sang Ave Maria. Instead of a politician or city official, they were led by ‘Broken Mary,’ a statue [...] Matthews, who rescued Mary from the garbage in 2010. But really, Matthews told CNA, the procession was all Mary’s idea. Matthews first spotted what is now known as ‘Broken Mary’ outside of a dumpster at a flower
is known to be made of spruce wood, no one has been able to determine either what subspecies of spruce it is, or even how the wood got to the chapel. In 1852, by order of the bishop of Santa Fe, Jean Baptiste [...] Baptiste Lamy, the Chapel of Our Lady of Light (inspired by the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris) was built. It was placed under the care of the Sisters of Loretto, who were to arrive from Kentucky to found a school [...] August 3 – Our Lady of the Stairs to Heaven (Italy, 1498) When Mary's husband comes to the rescue The staircase of Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico is well known for being surrounded by at least
Our Lady of the Star (Italy, 1491) True devotion to Mary is not adoration "Is it really necessary to ‘go through Mary’ to reach the Lord? I’m asking this because the way people are praying to Mary around [...] as well as Mary?) and because she is able to bring us to her Son. Mary keeps nothing for herself. She helps us to become disciples of Christ, which is what she wants most. True devotion to Mary is not a [...] in the Christian faith to the Virgin Mary. So what’s Mary’s proper place? First you have to learn from God Himself. It isn’t the Church who gives that place to Mary, but the Church recognizes the place
large numbers to pray to Saint Anne in front of her statue. It was the realization of Yves’ prophecy of the multitude of people walking by. The same influx of pilgrims continues to this day. The first official [...] celebrated, by decree of the bishop, on July 26, 1625, with 100,000 people in attendance. Yves Nicolazic oversaw the construction of the new church—he directed the work, transported donations of stone and slate [...] July 27 – Canonization of Catherine Labouré by Pius XII (1947) "Do not be afraid, I am Anne, Mary’s mother" (II) Historical records say that Yves Nicolazic fell asleep without worrying about his mission
July 9 – Our Lady of Prodigies (France) This surgeon never failed to pray to Mary before operating on a patient The Saint Lukas is one of five government-funded medical trains that travel to remote towns [...] The duration of each stop depends on the degree of health care available on the ground; some larger towns have several thousand inhabitants and a hospital, while others have a population of only a few hundred [...] the only one of the five medical trains to include a carriage that houses a chapel, where believers can pray between medical tests or baptize their children if their town has no place of worship. Patients
June 25 – Our Lady of Graces (Forli, Italy, 1548) When the Virgin Mary ordered to release Christian captives in Morocco The Order of Our Lady of Mercy, commonly known as the Mercedarian Order, was created [...] Muslim lands. The origin of the establishment of the Order dates back to the 13th century, when Our Lady appeared to Saint Peter Nolasco (1189-1256). It was in the middle of the night of August 1, 1218, in a [...] that the Virgin Mary, accompanied by angels and saints, appeared to St Peter Nolasco and told him: "My son, I am the Mother of the Son of God, who, for the salvation and freedom of the human race, shed
June 26 – Our Lady of Consolation (Rome, Italy, 1470) The young man went in person to thank Mary In Cannes (French Riviera), in the year 1639, the 15-year-old son of the city’s surgeon, Jacques Arluc, [...] knees to implore the intercession of the Virgin Mary, who had appeared in the region four years before in Bargemon (Var department). He prayed ardently to Our Lady of Bargemon, confident that she would [...] was fully recovered, and both father and son went in person to Bargemon to give thanks to the Virgin Mary. From Le Trésor inconnu (The Unknown Treasure), by Brother Raphael, Editions Bénédictines, p.53
