XII established the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1944) Something Mary had asked in Fatima in 1917 The feast day of the Immaculate Heart of Mary falls on the day after the feast of the Sacred Heart [...] Though it found prominence in the 20th century, devotion to Mary’s Immaculate Heart is not new. Early Christians revered the movements of Mary’s heart in the Gospels—she pondered the events of the nativity [...] 2:35). Of course, Mary was faithful to Jesus to the end, and the image of her sorrowfully beholding her Son on the cross has always struck a deep chord with the faithful. Devotion to Mary’s heart was taken

April 30 - Mary, Consoler of the Afflicted (Luxembourg) - Our Lady of Africa (Algiers, Algeria, 1876) Algeria: A Marian land since the 2nd century AD Ancient Numidia (from which the Berbers are traced) [...] the Atlas), and even though it is mostly Muslim today, it retains a deep veneration for the Virgin Mary. When the basilica of Our Lady of Africa was built on the hills of Algiers, this prayer was inscribed [...] and for the Muslims." This Marian invocation is still visible today in the basilica of Algiers. The Marie de Nazareth team

The Hail Mary-- "Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death, Amen." A woman's voice then comes on over the speakers beginning the prayer again: "Hail Mary, full of grace [...] April 22 – Discovery of St Louis de Montfort’s Treatise on True Devotion to Mary, found inside a chest in 1842, as prophesied A 'Rosary-mobile' across Cork in Ireland With Mass services cancelled, and

April 9 – Thursday of Holy Week - Byzantine Church: Holy Mary of the Spring – Holy Virgin Empress (Russia) The meaning of Mary’s presence at the Last Supper Scripture does not say so, but there is no doubt

of the Blessed Virgin Mary (solemnity) My sweet spouse who did not disappoint me In Maria Valtorta's 1944 Notebook (1), January 11 entry, the visionary wrote what the Virgin Mary told her about her first

March 27 – Blessed Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus, French Carmelite friar (d. 1967) How does Mary lead the Church? I am convinced that Medjugorje is a gift for the Church. Personally, it was the source [...] listened to my spiritual director and my bishop. Today I am a Catholic priest and I see precisely how Mary taught me this obedience to the Church. I also see the same attitude in young people I have guided

in Lourdes (France, 1858) – Blessed Marie of Jesus, foundress of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Heart of Jesus (d. 1884) The only bridge left now is Mary Following is an excerpt from Maria Valtorta’s [...] about the Blessed Virgin Mary Jesus says: "The Eucharist is my Blood and my Body. But have you ever thought that this Blood and this Body were formed with the blood and milk of Mary? ... If it weren't for [...] for the care of Mary and her prayers, the human race would no longer exist. I would have erased it because your way of life has really hit the bottom of evil, justice is insulted, patience has reached its

Lourdes (France, 1858) – Pius XI’s Letter on France, “Kingdom of Mary” (1922) The Kingdom of France was once called Mary’s Kingdom The Virgin Mary, Mother of God, under the title of her Assumption into Heaven [...] the main patroness of all France. ... According to an old adage, the Kingdom of France was called Mary’s Kingdom, and rightly so: from the first centuries of the Church to our time, Irenaeus and Eucherius [...] Bernard of Clairvaux, Francis de Sales, and many other holy doctors of the Church, have celebrated Mary and helped to promote and spread devotion to the Virgin Mother of God across France. In Paris, at

Apparition of Mary the Immaculate Mother of Victory to Cäcilia Geyer (Wangen/Wigratzbad, Germany, 1938), approved The first miracle of Mary Who Unties Knots The story of the Devotion to Mary Who Unties Knots [...] apparition of Mary where she appeared to him under the title of “Mother Thrice Admirable.” During their meetings, Wolfgang and Father Rem would pray together and venerate the Virgin Mary. On the day of [...] September 1615, Father Rem had been praying in the chapel of the monastery before an image of the Virgin Mary under the title of “Our Lady of the Snows.” When the two men met, Wolfgang gave his wedding ribbon

February 17- The Seven Holy Founders of the Order of Servants of Mary (Servite Friars) Mary was indescribably beautiful! Shalom World interviewed former Harvard Professor Roy Schoeman regarding his Catholic [...] Virgin Mary.” “When I found myself in her presence, all I wanted to do was honor her overtly. In fact, the first thought that crossed my mind was ‘Oh my gosh. I wish I at least knew the Hail Mary.’ But [...] But I didn’t.” Schoeman said Mary then offered to answer his questions. He said, “My first thought was to ask her to teach me the Hail Mary… but I was too proud to admit that I didn’t know it. So as a kind