August 18 - Coronation of Our Lady Mary’s Crowning in Heaven Although no canonical text directly evokes the crowning of the Virgin Mary in Heaven, the Church has always recognized in the "clothed with [...] with the sun and crowned with stars" from the Revelation of John 12:1, the Holy Mother herself. Mary's crowning in Heaven has been particularly celebrated by the Church for centuries in the meditation of the [...] Rosary. Thus, the tradition of the Church affirms that after her Assumption to Heaven, the Virgin Mary was welcomed with majestic happiness by the Holy Trinity as the Queen of Heaven and Earth, as well
August 1st - Saint Alphonsus de Liguori (d. 1787) Prayer to My Mother Mary Most Holy Virgin Immaculate, my Mother Mary, to you who are the Mother of my Lord, the Queen of the universe, the advocate, the
August 2 - Feast of Our Lady of the Portioncule (Our Lady of Angels) A Place for Mary The Virgin comes walking, the Word in her womb; could you not give her a place in your room?
July 16 - Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mary is the Virgin of the New Heart Mary, overshadowed by the Spirit of God, is the Virgin of the new heart, who gave a human face to the Word made flesh. She is the [...] choices. Thus enlightened, Mary is presented to us as one able to read "the great wonders" which God accomplished in her for the salvation of the humble and of the poor. Mary was not only the Mother of [...] see in the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God and archetype of the Church, the perfect image of all that they want and hope to be. For this reason, Carmelites have always thought of Mary as the Patron of the
July 19 - Our Lady of Moyen Point (France) Mary’s Timing Jesus says to Mary that His "hour" has not yet come. On an immediate level, this means that He does not simply act and decide by His own lights [...] it is the beginning of the new liturgy in "spirit and truth". When at this juncture Jesus speaks to Mary of His hour, He is connecting the present moment with the mystery of the Cross interpreted as His
July 12 - Our Lady of Lure (Avignon, France, 1110) Mary Remembers What John says in his Gospel about how remembering becomes understanding and the path "into all the truth" (Jn 16:13) comes very close [...] account of the Annunciation of Jesus' conception by the Archangel Gabriel. There Luke tells us that Mary took fright at the angel's greeting and entered into an interior "dialogue" about what the greeting [...] important passages figure in the account of the adoration of the shepherds. The Evangelist comments, "Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart" (Lk 2:19). At the conclusion of the words of the
July 21 - Feast of Our Lady of Einsiedeln (Switzerland) Why I Love You O Mary Oh, I would like to sing, Mary, why I love you so Why your sweet name makes my heart throb Why the thought of your supreme [...] fear to my soul. If I gazed on you in your sublime glory I could not believe that I am your child O Mary, I would lower my eyes before you! ... Mother full of grace, I know that in Nazareth You lived in [...] splendor of your supreme glory With you I have suffered and now on your lap I would like to sing, Mary, why I love you so And go on saying forever that I am your child! ...
July 15 - Saint Bonaventure Mary and the Holy Trinity Never doubt that the Blessed Mother and Virgin Mary chose to deliver her Son for the salvation of mankind with a strong heart and constant determination
Canonization de Saints Louis Grignion de Montfort and Catherine Labouré (1947) The Hail Mary This new hymn, the Hail Mary, is in praise of the Mother of God and is sung directly to her; nevertheless it greatly
July 2 - Our Lady of Piat (Philippines) Stand With Mary and With the Church under the Cross (II) The work of a mother is hidden for the most part, and even its rewards are intangible. This is exactly why [...] fight for these very truths: "Perhaps the moment has almost come for the Catholic woman to stand with Mary and with the Church under the cross." It would be a shame to let her answer the call alone.
