baptism, the Eucharist, and confirmation. She took the names of Josephine, Margaret, Fortunata, Maria (Fortunata is the Latin translation for her Arabic name, Bakhita; Giuseppina, Gioseffa, or Josephine is for

you to receive me in your holy house, among your sons." "Pilgrim," the abbot asked, "what is your name? And where do you come from?" "I come from the shores of Lake Sempach. I said goodbye forever to the [...] forefathers. Misfortune struck me: I had only one son, but Heaven ravished the only heir of my good name and property. God permitted that he one day drown. I bowed before the justice and holiness of his

Guadalupe is Inexplicable for Science (I) In 1531, a "Lady from Heaven" appeared to a poor Indian named Juan Diego, on the Mount of Teypeyac in Mexico. Juan Diego used his "tilma" to carry out-of-season

because she has conceived what is in her by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son and you must name him Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their sins' (Matthew 1: 18-21).

precisely during those years that the Jewish people expected their mysterious Messiah—one of his names was the Prince of Peace—to be born, according to Daniel’s prophecy of the 70 weeks and the Talmud

occurred in Civitavecchia, Italy, that could be said to be paranormal: a little five-year old girl, named Jessica Gregori noticed tears of blood on the face of a statue of the Virgin Mary, bought in a store

January 9 - Our Lady Beyond the Tiber (Rome, Italy) I Place my Hand in Yours In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Who am I, Lord, to begin to talk about the sacrament of your

feet of the Black Madonna of the Puy and asked to be baptized. The day of his baptism, Mirat took the name of Lorus that, transmitted to the city, became Lourdes at a later date. One thousand years before

I, Pope and Martyr (d. 526 in Ravenna, Italy) Mary, a one-in-a-million mother Mary is a wonderful name that carries within it all the values I am particularly attached to. I don't have a special story

- Our Lady of Piat (Philippines) "My first mass will be said in honor of the Immaculate Heart" My name is Pierre Nguyen and I have been a priest for almost 13 years, a member of the Emmanuel community [...] complete works. His cause of beatification, opened in 1997, is underway. Declared venerable, he was named "apostle of love", according to St. Therese of Lisieux’ "Little Way".