burdens. In this particular case, we were dealing with the cleansing of a place, a workspace, a company. In the name of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary, I prayed for the health of the souls of those who [...] inside, he called a priest to ask him to "entrust the place to the Lord!" and have it exorcised. During the summer of 2020, Michel called the diocese of Perpignan—most dioceses of France have their own exorcist—and [...] Vow (Siena, Italy) Mary is the greatest protectress identified by the Church Michel is a devout Catholic from southwestern France (Pyrénées Orientales department) who recently bought a restaurant. When he

Eucharistic Communion, repeat with all the people, in a spirit of humility and a broken heart, a hundred times to the East, a hundred times to the West, a hundred times to the North and a hundred times to the South: [...] 19 – Feast of Mary Seyom (Ethiopian Church) How Mary saved the Church in Egypt (II) The patriarch found the man where the Virgin Mary had indicated (1). After repeating to him what Mary had said, Amba [...] many churches, including that of St Markorios Abu Sifein in Old Cairo. (1) See yesterday’s A Moment with Mary - November 18, 2018 According to the Biography of Saint Samaan the Shoemaker , published by

Holy Father said about popular religious gestures. He insists a lot on that. It is true that in France we have intellectualized the faith a bit too much, and treated gestures such as touching the wall of [...] of the grotto in Lourdes, or making the sign of the cross with holy oil from the Shrine of Le Laus with a little contempt. Being close to the people also means showing respect for popular expressions of [...] Assumption (Italy, 1624) Mary and the intellectualization of faith On September 14, 2017, Pope Francis received 114 bishops who were appointed during the past year. We spoke with Bishop Xavier Malle, the

brought back to France with him. He retired to a vast expanse of forest where pagan cults still survived, built an oratory there, installed the icon of Our Lady, and began to live as a hermit. Ever since and [...] While some plaques are very old, others have been added in recent years. Today the community of the faithful prays for the upkeeping of the shrine and for a priestly presence to be maintained there. Confident [...] Greatness of Mary The ancient Marian shrine of Verdelais in southwestern France The shrine of Our Lady of Verdelais, near Bordeaux, is dedicated to Our Lady Consoler of the Afflicted. It is almost a thousand

without the last sacraments, I will set up a plaque with the inscription ‘Mary did not answer me’!" Then he approached the dying man one last time by presenting him with a crucifix and saying: "Do you know the [...] Father Peter took his rosary and told the Mother of God in a tone of supplication: "In our church we have many ex-votos with the inscription of ‘Mary has answered our prayer.’ If you let this poor sinner go [...] of the Pillar (Italy, 1684) – Saint Bridget of Sweden Mary always responds The following story happened in Vienna, Austria, in the year 1920. A priest named Father Peter, offered to give the last sacraments

also burnt and therefore that Mary’s protection of the city was lost, but on the third day… a procession appeared with the relic safe, having apparently been taken by priests into the Carolingian crypt beneath [...] 26 - Saint Stephen, First Martyr Mary’s Veil on display in Chartres Cathedral The Veil of Mary ( Sancta Camisa ) is an oblong piece of silk that Mary is reported to have worn during the Annunciation of [...] immediate help and intercession of the Blessed Virgin. The Veil of Mary was placed with other relics in a reliquary around the year 1,000. This was a sealed wooden trunk that was gold plated. It was usually kept

acquainted with the Gospel. » 4 The apostles are perplexed. They look at Mary, as if they 646 - 4 wanted to know Her opinion on the matter. And Mary, Who understands their looks, says: ‘It is a good piece [...] never commit that sin. If I have to fall, I will fall like a hero, at my place of action, where He wanted me to be.” Mary replies to him: “I will not pierce into your secrets with the Man-God. If that is what [...] December 27 - Mary Mother of Saint John - First apparition at Paray-le-Monial The Virgin Mary was there at Stephen's burial (II) The following excerpts from Maria Valtorta's The Gospel as Revealed to Me

of Tears Mary and Diana (I) In 1922 the servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, then a young priest and scholar, was offered to accompany a distinguished French novelist, Emile Baumann, on a trip tracing [...] g excerpt showing Mary's early role in the Church: "One other moment in the voyage among countless ones that affected me was the visit to the city of Ephesus. When I saw it, it was a wilderness; when St [...] then later on after it rejected him, he taught in the school of Tyrannus, the heathen Sophist who specialized in rhetoric and philosophy. During the month of May, which was the sacred month of Diana, Paul

that it was Mary who touched the hearts of the people, and a process of spiritual renewal began in me. I have returned to Lourdes many times, and I have always received the same impression: Mary takes us [...] Lady of the Rosary (Pompeii, Italy, 875) Mary touched their hearts It was at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France: I was a young priest, participating in a UNITALSI pilgrimage (an Italian organization [...] day I was disappointed because Lourdes seemed more like a commercial city to me than a religious shrine. It was the year 1970 and we young priests were influenced by the climate of protest of the time.

consecrated to Mary The Philippines is a Marian country. The image of the Blessed Mother is enthroned in a special place in every Catholic Church. Many of the faithful have entrusted themselves to Mary by the [...] peoples, you know all their sufferings and hopes. … Embrace with the love of a mother and handmaid this human world of ours. … In a special way, we entrust and consecrate to you those individuals and nations [...] towns are named after the different titles accorded the Virgin Mary. And girls are named after Mary, too. Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary lists 55 countries consecrated to the Blessed Mother, as reported