July 11 - Saint Benedict of Nursia, abbot (founder of the Benedictine Order, d. 547) - Dedication of the Cathedral Shrine of Our Lady of Puy, Queen of France (France) The Benedictine Order and the Virgin [...] Benedict’s spiritual quest: “Seeking among the ashes of the Roman Empire first of all the Kingdom of God, Benedict perhaps unknowingly scattered the seed of a new civilization that would develop, integrating [...] summed up in his Rule (IV, 21), the monks' programme of life: "Nihil amori Christi praeponere", "Prefer nothing to the love of Christ". Holiness consists of this, a sound proposal for every Christian that has
March 16 – Our Lady of the Fountain (Constantinople, 460); Benedicta of Saint Damian (13th century), superior of the Poor Clares, successor of St Clare of Assisi How we can honor Mary We honor Mary by [...] because of the gifts of grace God granted her and because of the way she responded to these gifts. We also honor her in all the forms of Marian prayer we say: the Rosary, the Angelus, the Regina Caeli [...] events of her life in relation to God’s plan of salvation. We are participants in God’s plan of salvation, too. We are God’s instruments and fellow workers in God’s kingdom. Everything that happens to us has
July 25 – Our Lady of the Castle (Dalmatia) – Orthodox Churches: Memory of the 5th ecumenical council of Constantinople (553) and Dormition of Saint Anne, mother of Mary Mary’s true happiness For once [...] attaching the Mother to the destiny of her Son; but she had misunderstood the level of true happiness and the true source of the Beatitudes, prompting Jesus to nuance what she said, and making a point that [...] inspiration of the Holy Spirit, on the day of the Visitation: "Blessed is she who believed what was said to her from the Lord!” To which the Virgin humbly replied, hiding herself behind the power of God: "All
follow the life and poverty of our most high Lord Jesus Christ and of His most holy Mother and to persevere in it to the end." St. Clare of Assisi, a faithful disciple of St. Francis, founded the Poor Clares [...] March 16 – Our Lady of the Fountain ( Constantinople, 460) – St. Benedicta of Assisi (d. 1260) who succeeded Clare of Assisi as abbess of St. Damian at Assisi The Franciscan Family and the Virgin Mary [...] letter to the faithful, St. Francis of Assisi praised the way of humility that God chose for himself and for his mother, and said that he wanted to imitate it: "I, little brother Francis, wish to follow
July 2 – Our Lady of Piat (Philippines) – Placing of the Precious Robe of the Virgin (“Maforion”) in the church of Blachernae (Constantinople, 473) When diplomats study Marian science A Marian theology [...] University of Rome. "Diplomats play an important role in political mediations. We Franciscans are working to restore the 'feminine dimension,' not only in religion and devotion, but also in the practice of everyday [...] course, held on May 24, 2018, joint initiatives of the Diplomatic Corps and PAMI were also presented. Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, participated in this ceremony.
October 5 – Death of Bartolo Longo, founder of Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Pompeii (d. 1926) The Rosary helped her husband leave Purgatory for Heaven Marie Andrée, a wife and mother, used to lead a life [...] at six in the morning to pray half the Rosary, and, if I had not been able to finish it before falling asleep at night, to be wakened again so as to finish the other half. To my surprise, it not only worked [...] souls who pray to her what they ask. In my childlike trust, I decided to pray the Rosary for Michael, four weeks after he had died. Since I was completely exhausted, I asked inwardly to be awakened at
August 24 – Dedication of the Church of Our Lady of Benoite Vaux (France, 1138) "Know that hell and purgatory exist" Natuzza Evolo (1924-2009) is an Italian mystic whose beatification process is underway [...] had visions of Jesus, Mary, and her guardian angel. Later, the deceased appeared to her, transmitting warnings to the living. In 1944, Heaven asked her in a vision to build " a great house to relieve all [...] Immaculate Heart of Mary, Refuge of Souls". Forty-three years later, on May 13, 1987, the local bishop gave his consent for the creation of an organization bearing this name and designed to carry out this
Benedict, Abbot (d. 547) - Dedication of Our Lady of Le Puy, Queen of France What does Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral represent? In my opinion, Paris’ Notre Dame is a jewel of architecture built by people who [...] pass. For two thousand years, the Church has borne witness to the meaning of life that Christ revealed to mankind and to our modern world, to those who suffer, who are searching for something more, and [...] ” These people invested all their skills to the building of a cathedral that gave great honor to the Blessed Virgin and to France, so important in the history of the Church. Like it or not, governments
a young resident of Saigon (South Vietnam) and promised to cure him on December 28, 1975, after he would receive communion and drink a glass of water from the grotto of Our Lady of Fatima. On this date [...] Holy Innocents - Our Lady of Pontoise (France, 1484) - Death of Benoîte Rencurel of Le Laus (France, 1647) Cured by Mother Mary on December 28, 1975 One day, the Blessed Virgin appeared to Ho Ngoc Anh, a [...] but forgot to inform the nun in charge of the home. At nightfall, when the young man tried to enter the place of worship, the nun who came to close the door refused him entry and he had to spend the night
perceive within himself the Presence of this invisible sun who is the Living God. It was therefore up to man to come to God! It was up to mankind to be made present to the Eternal Love, and this is what [...] Saint John of Damascus, Doctor of the Church (d. ca 749) – Our Lady of Sameiro (Portugal) In Mary’s womb a new humanity has blossomed In Mary’s womb a new humanity has blossomed. God did not have to come among [...] not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh; but by assumption of the Manhood into God.” In other words, in the womb of the Virgin Mary, a new humanity has blossomed. In the womb of Mary, the Eternal Trinity
