own mother. At the age of thirty, I went through the painful ordeal of divorce, but experienced a profound conversion. I discovered the importance of the Virgin Mary in the mystery of salvation and read [...] advice of St. John Paul II in "The Rosary of the Virgin Mary", I prayed while meditating on texts about the different mysteries. In 2006, Mary granted me two immense graces: first, the healing of the wound [...] stories where Mary played an important role. I helped create a prayer group for the separated and divorced, which we entrusted to the Virgin Mary. We called it “The communion of Our Lady of the Covenant”
Incredible Story of Our Lady of Prayer: The Apparitions of Our Lady of L'Ile-Bouchard”. In it I learned that the young visionaries (who were little girls at the time) had asked the Virgin Mary for a "sign" [...] "flying novena" (as St. Teresa of Calcutta often did: 9 Memorares in petition plus 1 to thank Mary, trusting that our prayer will be granted) before the statue of Our Lady of Fatima, entrusting everything [...] July 29 - Saint Martha, hostess of the Lord - Pope Callistus III orders to ring the bell for the Angelus from this day on (1456) Mother Mary sent this worried mom flowers! On October 10, my 22-year-old
through the Blessed Virgin Mary. The greatest crisis of our world is not a health crisis or an economic crisis, but a spiritual crisis. Baptiste A reader of A Moment with Mary, April 29, 2021 [...] On June 7, 2014, I had the great joy of making my first communion and confirmation. I felt a presence that day: my eyes were drawn to a statue of the Virgin Mary, and I entrusted to her all the difficult [...] Spirit. I was reminded me of the story of this mysterious nun dressed in white and blue, hovering above my head during the seance, who was none other than the Blessed Virgin Mary, who had come to protect
June 25 – Our Lady of Graces (Forli, Italy, 1548) We are here for you like Mary! This year, the commemoration of Our Lady of Sorrows, which in Malta we traditionally celebrate with great devotion on the [...] Because, this year, Mary “standing by the cross of Jesus” (John 19:25) reminds me of how many people stood by me last year when I was going through an excruciating cancer treatment. Mary standing by Her crucified [...] here for you! We are here for you like Mary!” How lovely it is to be like Mary near her suffering son. Fr Martin Micallef – March 26, 2021 Adapted from: Times of Malta
the parish of Martyrs of Uganda in Dakar, as "a great library, a reference, and an inexhaustible source of talent in composing songs to the Virgin Mary." A fervent devotee of the Virgin Mary, the guitarist [...] was one of the first to introduce guitar and singing in church in Senegal in 1968, with a song dedicated to the Virgin Mary. He learned to sing "on the job" by "staying up until the early hours of the morning [...] June 24 – The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Singing to Mary in Senegal Senegalese singer-songwriter Rémi Diégane Dio has practically devoted his musical career to choral singing. "I often say that
Virgin Mary to help him meet the woman of his life, and soon after he met Marielle, whom he married. They first had a civil marriage, then decided to prepare for a religious wedding at the Abbey of Lagrasse [...] the canons of Lagrasse Abbey began to pray. Father Jean-Baptiste recalls: "The prior called us to pray. We prayed Psalm 88, which announces the sufferings of Christ." But he had no idea of what was unfolding [...] June 19 – Our Lady of Mercy (Italy, 1850) – Saint John Paul II’s second visit to Poland (1983) French policeman died a hero’s death thanks to Mary Arnaud Beltrame was a French policeman who voluntarily
prayer of the simple, and I love it. Holding the rosary beads unites us to millions of men, and is liking holding the hand of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as Charles Péguy once said. In the whirlwind of temptations [...] May 21 – Our Lady of Ergot (Arras, France, 1105) The Virgin Mary in my life What does a young man of 20 think about? What are his dreams and hopes? In the whirlwind of my somewhat golden student days in [...] comfort. Yes, Mary is the refuge of the sinner that I am, the Consoler of the Afflicted, before whom I can take off my mask and leave my worldly role aside. She welcomes the wounded soul of the beloved child
the seriousness of my problems! Forgive me Mary for this utilitarian approach to prayer! To a faithful who criticized the recitation of the Rosary for being too mechanical, the founder of Opus Dei, Saint [...] they might be the prayer of a child who repeats his love to Mary, as he is sure that he will be heard... François Morinière, CEO, president of Entretiens de Valpré, author of the book Et le Ciel devient [...] the same song to his fiancée over and over, who would think of telling him that it is mechanical?" Perhaps these dozens and dozens of Hail Marys are a simple prayer, from a poor soul unable to find the words
I often visited a side chapel of the Virgin, at the back of a church in the 5th arrondissement. I confided many things to her magnificent statue, in the semi-darkness of the church: my joys, my sorrows [...] itself. The knots will come undone! Frédéric Guillaud, former student of the École Normale Supérieure, professor of philosophy and author of Dieu existe (God Exists) [...] May 20 – Our Lady of Graces (Cuneo, Italy, 1537) Mary is the perfect confidante, and she is so much more To be honest, in my childhood and teenage years, I never had a great, concrete devotion to the Blessed
expression of the older one and the joyful and astonished look of her younger sister while they were reciting the Hail Marys together with their baby voices. This video brought back a memory of a moment of pure [...] memory of divine grace. I believe that we are all children before the Blessed Virgin Mary. When I pray, I always say a prayer to Mary. When I am upset or fearful, I quickly say a few Hail Marys… for instance [...] I’m scared of flying, and a Hail Mary always calms my fears at take-off. It also helps me when I get angry–at least most of the time! Unfortunately, my pride sometimes gets the better of me… I know three
