December 25 – The Nativity of Jesus The dawn visitor in Bethlehem Morning was breaking in Bethlehem. The star had just disappeared, the last pilgrim had left the stable. The Virgin had tucked in the Child [...] When she saw her, Mary was frightened, as if the woman was a bad fairy barging in. Fortunately, Jesus was asleep! The donkey and the ox chewed their straw peacefully and watched the stranger enter without [...] eternity. The old woman continued to walk forward, and now she was at the edge of the manger. Thank God, Jesus was still sleeping. But does one sleep on Christmas night? Suddenly he opened his eyes, and his mother
September 13 – 6th apparition of Our Lady in Fatima announcing that Jesus would bless the world Our Lady of Cyclists Jean Robic, Louison Bobet, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Laurent Jalabert, Tom Boonen
Work of Jesus and Mary Without Mary, you will not be able to love to the fullest "Do not be afraid to take Mary home"… as if we would ever have to fear that Mary could take us away from Jesus! In fact [...] not, when following Jesus, be able to love to the fullest as he has shown us on the Cross: "Having loved his own, he loved them to the end" (Jn13:1). Mary is the great secret of Jesus’ heart. Father Philippe [...] fact, it is quite the opposite: the more you take Mary into your home, the more you allow Jesus to draw you to Him and lead you along the path of holiness. If you think you could actually follow Him faithfully
The Sacred Heart of Jesus – Madonna of Ardesio (Italy, 1607) The very reflection of the Heart of his Mother At the moment when the spear of the Roman soldier pierced the heart of Jesus on the cross, Mary's [...] the world. At the time, the devotion to the Heart of Jesus was already practiced and encouraged. As members of the human race, we all belong to Jesus. He is our Creator and Redeemer. Those who entrust [...] the Immaculate Heart of Mary, she brings to the Heart of Jesus, for she intercedes with Him for us. She is our mediatrix, our “shortcut” to Jesus. Translated from the French: Etoile Notre Dame
Sacred Heart of Jesus to St Margaret Mary "Do not be afraid, I will not leave you" Margaret Mary Alacoque is the religious who received the visit and the gift of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Paray-le-Monial
June 17 – Revelation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to Margaret Mary Alacoque (France, 1689) Fatima, France and the key to peace in the world In August 1931, during a period of rest and convalescence in [...] have much to suffer.” But why this reference to the King of France? Simply because in 1689, when Jesus revealed his Sacred Heart to Saint Margaret Mary, he also made an important request: "Tell the eldest
March 27 – Blessed Father Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus, Carmelite (d. 1967) The Virgin causes grace to spring forth from God's bosom The motherhood of the Blessed Virgin resides in the transmission [...] grace, but she makes it spring forth from the bosom of God. Blessed Father Marie-Eugene of the Child Jesus Notes, March 1st, 1964 In the Notebook of the Notre Dame de Vie Institute ‘Je veux demander pour vous
July 12 - Apparitions of Myriam, Immaculate Mother of Jesus, to Sebastian Fausto de Faria (Natividade, Brazil, 1968, approved) Prayers to Mary, Undoer of Knots, started in the 17th century The tradition
November 24 - Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe "Three Hail Marys were enough to overcome my objections" "On June 2, 1972, I went to California with my friend Réjean on a last minute [...] minute trip. I was hoping to meet some of the Jesus people I had seen on a TV story about San Francisco. When we arrived in the United States, police officers drove us back to Quebec. In the evening, we [...] we went to Drummondville to see a community of young people called The Apostles of Jesus through Mary. Before going to sleep, we were invited to pray. After some religious songs, we recited three Hail Marys
Blood of Christ) - Saint Barnabas, apostle - Leo XIII consecrates the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, "one" with the Heart of Mary (1899) - Our Lady of Mantara (Lebanon) The Lebanese Shrine of Our Lady [...] Arabic verb "natara" which means to wait. According to tradition, the Virgin Mary was "waiting" for Jesus in a cave while he was preaching in Sidon, the present-day Saida. This is because Jewish women were
