for the glory of the Virgin Mary and for Our own consolation, We proclaim the Most Blessed Mary Mother of the Church, that is to say of all the people of God, of the faithful as well as of the Pastors, [...] chapter dedicated to Our Lady, we can rightly affirm that the present session ends as an incomparable hymn of praise in honor to Mary. It is the first time, in fact--and saying it fills our souls with profound [...] Council of the motherly role of the Virgin among the Christian people. To achieve this aim, We have felt it opportune to Consecrate in this very public Session a title which was suggested in honor of the Virgin

every day, to bring peace to the world and an end to the war.” The Great War did come to an end in 1918, but the story and secrets of Fatima continued to unfold after WWI until the fall of Communism in [...] Lady of Fatima’s crown… “Fatima is undoubtedly the most prophetic of modern apparitions. The first and second parts of the ‘secret’ . . . refer especially to the frightening vision of hell, devotion to the [...] Saint John Paul II donated to Our Lady of Fatima in gratitude for her protection during the attempt on his life on May 13, 1981, a date that coincided with the anniversary of the Fatima apparitions. The

the vast forest of Arthies near Paris. After wandering for many hours, overwhelmed by fatigue and despair, the king stopped to pray to God, and begged the Mother of the Savior to come to his help. Feeling [...] the spot where his ordeal had ended, and to dedicate it to Our Lady Desirée (Much Desired). An act preserved in the archives of the castle of La Roche-Guyon and dated Friday, January 2, 1376, formally designates [...] - Saint Robert Bellarmine, Doctor of the Church (d. 1621) Mary hears and saves King Charles V of France, who then built a chapel in thanksgiving During a hunt, King of France Charles V (1338-1380) lost

protection of Jesus’ grandparents Today is the liturgical commemoration of Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of Our Lady, and therefore, grandparents of Jesus. This occasion makes us think of the subject of education [...] work of the Church. In particular, it invites us to pray for grandparents, who, in the family, are the depositories and often witnesses of the fundamental values of life. The educational task of grandparents [...] Mary who according to a beautiful iconography—learned to read the Sacred Scriptures at her mother Anne's knee, help them always to nourish their faith and hope at the sources of the Word of God. Pope Benedict

the country to Our Lady at the Catholic Congress of Fulda, the “Katholikentag.” This national consecration to Mary gave a new impetus to the Marian revival, which was blessed with a flood of graces. The Black [...] Black Madonna of Cologne, known as "Mary of the Copper Street" is a statue of blackened wood like that of Loreto, which has probably been in Cologne since 1630, brought by Carmelite nuns expelled from [...] From the time of its arrival in Cologne, this statue has been highly revered and visited by pilgrims. Since World War II, the flow of visitors has increased to the point that "Mary of the Copper Street"

Pope Francis to cancel the traditional Wednesday catechesis in order to pray the Rosary with the pilgrims in St Peter's Square instead. But in the midst of this desolation, a simple sign of hope has emerged: [...] earthquake. There also, a statue of Our Lady remained intact amid the rubble. Can we call this occurrence a miracle? Not necessarily. However, the fact can be interpreted as a sign of hope. The question remains: [...] November 9 – Feast of the Icon Mater Domini (1060) Amid scenes of devastation, a simple and hopeful sign The images shown by the media of the damage caused by the earthquake that struck central Italy in

chased after them shouting: "Long live Jesus! Long live Mary!" This happened on the vigil of the feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa, celebrated on August 25. Encyclopedia Maria volume IV Beauchesne 1956 - p [...] gave a military victory to King John Sobieski, who had come to deliver the city besieged in 1675 by a Turkish army of overwhelming superiority. With an unequal match of 300 000 Turkish soldiers against [...] August 25 – Mary Health of the Sick – Saint Louis King of France (d.1270) How Mary defended the city of Lwow, Ukraine A strange atmospheric phenomenon in Lwow, Ukraine, attested by numerous witnesses,

Mother Teresa, Saint Teresa of Calcutta, once said: "Cling to the Rosary as the creeper clings to the tree–for without Our Lady we cannot stand." Adapted from an article by Justin Kelly in Express , September [...] December 19 – Holy Mary of Remedies (Portugal) The Primate of All Ireland launched a Rosary Crusade Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, called for a Family Rosary [...] month of October. "I invite families all over Ireland to pray the Rosary together at home each day for God’s protection during this time of Coronavirus." "These past six months have reminded us of the

6 – Feast of the Epiphany: Adoration of the Magi Meet the nuns of Bethlehem On Saturday, October 7, 2017, feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Sister Ignael, a French nun of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem [...] Church. The Sisters of Bethlehem, the Assumption of the Virgin and Saint Bruno, were founded in 1950 in Rome after Pope Pius XII declared the promulgation of the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin [...] months later, in 1951, the first community of Bethlehem was founded in France, and in 1976, the first community of monks of Bethlehem was established in the mountains of the Chartreuse, also in France. Today

this sudden joy? Joan of Arc was born! She was the divine answer to the pleas that kings and peoples had been making to God for a century. "I went to see the King of France on behalf of the Blessed Virgin [...] – Epiphany of the Lord – Birth date of Saint Joan of Arc (c. 1412) Saint Joan’s mission was on behalf of the Blessed Virgin Mary On January 6, 1412, wrote Bishop Debout, the inhabitants of Domrémy returned [...] Joan would tell her judges. As a child, Saint Joan loved to visit a rustic church near her home dedicated to the Virgin Mary called Our Lady of Bermont. Marquis de la Franquerie, La Vierge Marie dans