Lady of Sorrows (Italy, 1603) – 15th apparition at Lourdes (France, 1858) "I prayed out loud, pouring out my heart to Mary" I was baptized and my family on my mother's side is Christian. I am also of Celtic [...] day to visit a special statue of Mary in a grotto that had many ex votos. I went there every day that week. I would sometimes pray out loud, pouring out my heart to Mary. A few weeks later, I was waiting [...] over us. In the dark night that our country is experiencing, she is one of the only bright stars. Antoine Testimonial sent to Mary of Nazareth on Dec. 16, 2021

6 – The Transfiguration of Our Lord Mary puts us in contact with the divine life The Gospel of the Transfiguration does not mention any role played by Mary, but the tradition of the Church, particularly [...] the divine energies. Mary was the first to achieve this by grace. Then, considering the mystery of the Church as a communion of deification, Saint Gregory Palamas explains that Mary puts us in contact with [...] y St. Gregory Palamas in the East, speaks of Mary's role in similar experiences of contact with the divine glory, or deification. Gregory Palamas insists that our deification is not only possible but real;

Catholic Church called up one day and said: "Do you worship Mary like those Catholics do?" I said, "They don't worship Mary; they honor Mary." "Well, what's the difference?" I said, "Let me explain. When [...] Professor of Theology at a major Protestant seminary who became a Roman Catholic Theologian and internationally known apologist for the Catholic Church (transcript of a talk outlining his journey of faith) [...] February 5 – Our Lady of Chernigov "All we do in the rosary is honor Mary with Christ's glory" I began to pray a rosary. I was very scared to do this. I asked the Lord not to be offended as I tried. I

January 29 – Our Lady of the Nasturtiums (Italy, 1630) Mary accomplished what money and laws could never do! With the Protestant Reformation, Mary’s role was eclipsed for many. Martin Luther tried to hold [...] abandoning devotions. John Calvin had no such scruples, and he even revived the error of Nestorius in rejecting the title Mother of God. Yet just as millions were leaving the Church in Europe, millions entered [...] native peoples, Mary succeeded. In 1531 she appeared at Guadalupe to a poor man named Juan Diego. And she accomplished what money and laws could never do. She converted a continent in a matter of a few years

February 1 – Our Lady of Copacabana "Mary wants me to have her in my home" This is a transcript of a call received at the Mary of Nazareth Association office on a Thursday morning: - Hello Madam, I would [...] would like to purchase a statue of Mary Undoer of Knots please. - Sure! You can buy it online on our website or by mailing us a check. I can give you the amount with the shipping costs included. - Thank [...] need it, "she" wants me to buy it and have it at home - Who is that? - The statue! The statue of Mary Undoer of Knots! ... I clean a lady's house every week, so I dust "her" regularly. I really like this

humility of Carmel is the filial patience of those who bend to the rhythm of the Spirit, who are not afraid of being caught in the shadow of the Most High, and who know how to wait, like Mary in Nazareth [...] January 21 – Our Lady of Altagracia (Higuey, Dominican Republic, 1650) The Carmel encourages humility as Mary understood it To become humble of heart as Jesus desires, there are no recipes, no secrets; [...] In Carmel, humility remains simple, lively, and joyful, because that is how Mary understood it. In Carmel, humility is a kind of transparency to God and to oneself, which allows one to say to God, without

so the prayer of consecration is personal but has social consequences. Consecration to Jesus through the hands of Mary works miracles in the lives of Christians, but also in the lives of countries. John [...] travel the path of penance, the only path that can lead it to full reconciliation.” (2) The Mary of Nazareth Team Library of Marian Writings (1) Cf. R. LAURENTIN, Retour à Dieu avec Marie, OEIL, Paris 1991 [...] strictly speaking, in the case of a country we must speak of “votive consecration”: this is not a formal consecration - which requires consent of the will - but a form of intercession for the country (1)

decade, so I decided to press on. Hail Mary, full of grace…Hail Mary, full of grace… When I finally finished the ‘Hail, Holy Queen,’ it is 6:10 pm. I jump out of the car, dash up to the house, but I realize [...] January 8 – Our Lady of Prompt Succor (New Orleans, USA, 1809) Jim Caveziel credits the Virgin Mary for becoming an actor “Back in 1997, I had auditioned for a role that every big name in Hollywood wanted [...] them in my pocket, I would start fiddling around with them in front of the director, so I turned and raced back to the car to dispose of those beads. I opened the car door and made a deliberate move to drop

– Our Lady of Bessières (France) Mary sends a doctor to a dying child The famous French doctor Louis Granpas, known for his great talent and benevolence towards the poor, lived in a suburb of Paris. A good [...] the driver. So he took out his rosary and entrusted the Mother of God with the outcome of this trip. Finally, the car stopped in front of a house. The driver got out, nervously opened the door, and said [...] acting so strangely. Fear for the life of his child had pushed him to make this mad race! The doctor went inside and saw a young woman leaning anxiously over the cradle of a baby who was convulsing. He tended

January 4 – Our Lady of Roses (Italy, 1418) The Virgin Mary heals a young woman in Sri Lanka Prayer and friendship between two Sri Lankan women have made them protagonists and witnesses of a recovery that Sri [...] a former teacher and mother of two grown children, she now devotes part of her time to praying for others. “I met Rupika in a private hospital in Colombo in the month of May,” Shanthini explained. “The [...] strayed from the faith. During the trials of disease, she had accepted the invitation of some Buddhist friends who had convinced her to perform the Buddhist ritual of Bodi Pooja in a famous Sri Lankan temple