February 21 -Birth of John Henry Newman (1801-1890) Mary’s Modesty Exerts a Gentle Sway When first He [Jesus] went out to preach, she kept apart from Him; she interfered not with His work; and, even when [...] radiant crown, and, without opposing voice, and amid the jubilation of the whole Church, she will be hailed as immaculate in her conception.

March 23 – Mater Domini (Italy, 1650) Mary patiently awaited the time when her own glory should be necessary for His When first Jesus went out to preach, Mary kept apart from Him; she interfered not with [...] whole Church, she will be hailed as immaculate in her conception. Saint John Henry Newman (1801-1890) Discourses to Mixed Congregations, Discourse 17, 1850 The Glories of Mary for the Sake of Her Son Newman

Nicaragua was consecrated to the Virgin Mary! Marian devotion was introduced in Nicaragua in 1522 by the explorer Gil Gonzalez de Avila, who had a great love for the Virgin Mary and liked to promote that devotion [...] and the love of the Immaculate Conception. It was then usual for people to greet each by saying: "Hail, O very pure Virgin," and the other would respond, "conceived without sin." In the 1980s, the Sandinista [...] strong opposition and protests. Nevertheless the country gradually moved towards peace. The Virgin Mary allegedly appeared between May 8 and October 13, 1980 to a peasant of Cuapa, delivering a message

we can honor Mary We honor Mary by actively participating in today’s Mass and in all the Marian feasts of the Church throughout the year. In these Masses and at other times, we give Mary hyperdulia (an [...] Regina Caeli, the Hail Holy Queen, the Memorarae , and so on. These are prayers we should pray so often we have them memorized. We can honor Mary by cultivating an interior life like hers. Mary meditated on [...] discover and appreciate it. Mary’s words at the wedding feast of Cana reveal her basic orientation, which we can apply to ourselves: “Do whatever He tells you.” We can honor Mary by praying for her intercession

-She will get better”, Don Bosco promised her mother in tears. "Every day, recite an Our Father, a Hail Mary and a Glory Be, and then a Salve Regina, and Our Lady Help of Christians will grant your wish. Pray

“During an exorcism,” Father Amorth remembers, “Satan told me, through the possessed person, ‘Every Hail Mary of the Rosary is a blow to the head for me; if Christians knew the power of the Rosary, it would

volunteered to lead a decade of the Rosary, but there was a catch — he forgot the words to the Hail Mary, Anthony said. “I kind of looked out of the corner of my eye and I saw her reach over, grab her

be given to you, and the more fervent you will be in the recitation of the sublime prayer of the Hail Mary, the more the Holy Spirit will give you the love of prayer; and the more you will appreciate the [...] He was a mystic soul who received many visions of the Virgin Mary and the angels. He founded the congregation of the Servants of Jesus and Mary.

refers to a truth of the faith, not to something incomprehensible). Each set is meditated upon with Hail Marys grouped in series of 10 called “decades.” Each set of mysteries is usually prayed on different [...] n of the Kingdom of God, the Transfiguration of Jesus, the Institution of the Holy Eucharist. The Mary of Nazareth Team

Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the center of each "Hail Mary". Benedict XVI, address in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major on Saturday, May 3, 2008 [...] one of the most eloquent signs of love that the young generation nourish for Jesus and his Mother, Mary. In the current world, so dispersive, this prayer helps to put Christ at the centre, as the Virgin [...] moments of salvation history are relived. The various steps of Christ's mission are traced. With Mary the heart is oriented toward the mystery of Jesus. Christ is put at the center of our life, of our