Because of this, Lee became interested in Catholic dogma. He often witnessed his wife praying the rosary daily, in response to Our Lady of Fatima's request to the little Portuguese shepherds to whom she [...] surprised by the words of the priest who, in his homily, said that Our Lady of Fatima sometimes performs miracles in everyday life, yet people forget to thank her. So Lee decided to write the song, which [...] The name of the Benedictine monastery in Connecticut dedicated to Our Lady, Regina Laudis, in English means “the Queen of Praise.” Shortly after Hart’s entry there, mysteriously, a “king” was to praise that
October 2 - Cardinal de Berulle, the “Apostle of the Incarnate Word” (d. 1629) The "little Lourdes of Brittany" keeps growing What makes the Shrine of Our Lady of All Help, in Prénessaye, France, so unique [...] that visitors to the shrine came from more than 60 countries around the world last year! The summer is busy for the 300 volunteers who work at the Shrine of Our Lady of All Help. The weekend of August 15th [...] Brittany that has an approved Marian apparition, according to Michel Hinault, a long-time member of the Association of the Friends of the Shrine of Querrien. On August 15, 1652, an 11-year-old shepherdess
which needs to be properly understood, of Blessed Bartolo Longo in his Supplication to Our Lady. This is a conviction which, beginning with the Gospel, has grown ever more firm in the experience of the Christian [...] n. Insistent prayer to the Mother of God is based on confidence that her maternal intercession can obtain all things from the heart of her Son. She is “all-powerful by grace,” to use the bold expression [...] October 26 - Beatification of Bartolo Longo, a devout lover of the Virgin, who had been Satan’s slave for many months The Rosary of the Virgin Mary (VIII) The Rosary is both meditation and supplication
which needs to be properly understood, of Blessed Bartolo Longo in his Supplication to Our Lady. This is a conviction which, beginning with the Gospel, has grown ever more firm in the experience of the Christian [...] n. Insistent prayer to the Mother of God is based on confidence that her maternal intercession can obtain all things from the heart of her Son. She is "all-powerful by grace," to use the bold expression [...] October 26 - Beatification of Bartolo Longo, a devout lover of the Virgin, who had been Satan’s slave for many months The Rosary of the Virgin Mary (VIII) The Rosary is both meditation and supplication
and a picture of Our Lady of Fatima to bring to the Patriarch of Moscow. I did so and the Patriarch accepted it. Then, in 1996, we started a pilgrimage for all of Russia with Our Lady of Fatima. I met [...] the end of the Soviet Union on December 8, 1991, were probably not aware of the great significance of that day: it was the Feast of the Immaculate Conception!" Excerpt from an interview given to Zenit agency [...] – Death of Sister Lucia, visionary of Fatima (2005) December 8, 1991, marked the official end of the Soviet Union Zenit Agency: As a Russian and a Catholic, what does the word "Fatima" evoke to you? Bishop
intercession of the Virgin Mary, asking her to beseech her son Jesus to come to the aid of those in need… In a video post, Bishop John Keenan of Paisley called for Catholic to come out to pray, “imploring [...] “imploring Our Lady to now arouse a great renewal of our Christian faith in our country.” He said that prayers should be directed in a special way against rampant secularization, as well as to “bring about an [...] garnered the endorsement of the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Bishop John Keenan of Paisley (Scotland), Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth, the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
They all bowed low in front of her. I will let you ponder what the feelings of Adam and Eve were when they said to the Virgin Mary: "Blessed are you our daughter and our Lady. The Lord was thinking about [...] the honor of our people." And the Virgin responded with these words, "You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people that God has acquired to Himself to announce the praises of Him who [...] March 24 - Vigil of the Annunciation The Time of the Resurrection (III) Christ told Mary what He had done in hell, how He had chained up Satan, and presented to His mother the patriarchs He brought back
Conference of Bishops of France and recently appointed new Rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes (France) Vatican News [...] presence of the most fragile, the sick and the poorest. I believe that it is a unique place of grace that allows us to meet other people in a spirit of great simplicity. ... Lourdes is also a place of fraternity: [...] we remove our masks when we see others’ poverty, because it reminds us of our own poverty. I think it's a spiritual experience within the reach of everyone. All the chaplains are there to facilitate this
possession of the Duchy of Aquitaine, Our Lady of Déols(1) intervened. She would later be known as Our Lady of Miracles of Déols. The king of France, having vainly sought peace, took "the decision to fight [...] fight to finally end such a long war with a decisive action. The inhabitants of Déols, frightened by the fierce battle that was about to begin, went to pray before the image of Mary and begged her to prevent [...] this sudden change of disposition at the very moment when tempers were at their peak and the battle was about to be fought. The same feeling of awe gathers them around the image of Mary to bless her. The enmity
Virgin Mary had appeared to her on eight separate occasions. Mariette was 11 years old at the time and came from a poor family of lapsed Catholics. Mariette first saw Our Lady of Banneux through her kitchen [...] XI’s letter on France "Kingdom of Mary" (1922) Banneaux: The Virgin of the Poor Banneux is a small village southeast of Liège in French-speaking Belgium. In the winter of 1933, a young girl named Mariette [...] Mariette. The young girl asked to go outside, but her mother feared the girl's vision might be a ghost and refused to allow it. When Mariette returned to the window, the lady had vanished. Three days later