May 18 - Our Lady of Holy Desire (Italy, 1890) Why Mary Remained in this World after the Resurrection The time Mary remained with the disciples was a great consolation to them. This was not a great hardship [...] wonderful remedies of salvation to the world. Indeed, the Lord Jesus wanted the apostles to benefit from Mary's maternal assistance and education after His return to the Father. Although they had already been
Patroness of Brazil Jesus Will Reign Through Mary (V) My heart has dictated with special joy all that I have written to show that the Blessed Virgin Mary has been unknown up till now. This is one of the
April 23 - Our Lady of the Penha (Brazil) Saved by a Fervent “Hail Mary” (I) We had embarked on a mission with a couple of helicopters on a frigate, when we suddenly discovered the absence of a crew member [...] Heaven. So he addressed a fervent prayer to the Blessed Virgin and silently prayed in his heart a "Hail Mary".
April 24 - Our Lady of Lujan (Argentina) Saved by a Fervent “Hail Mary” (II) As he murmured the last words of his humble prayer his eye was attracted to a small spot between two waves. With little conviction
April 26 - Our Lady of Perpetual Help given to Redemptorists’ Church (Rome, 1886) Mary, for Jesus My Redeemer, Make My Heart White like a Lily (II) O Blessed Virgin, my tender Mother, for Jesus my Redeemer
April 25 - Dedication of the Lower Holy Chapel of Paris in honor of Our Lady (France, 1248) Mary, for Jesus My Redeemer, Make My Heart White like a Lily (I) O Blessed Virgin, my tender Mother, for Jesus
March 23 - Our Lady of Victory of Lepanto (Hungary, 1716) Mary and the Holy Spirit At the Annunciation, Mary who was already full of grace, became the residence of the Holy Spirit in a very special way: [...] of the body and the heart of the Son of God in Mary, in the same way the Spirit formed Christ in the new Church. Again, in the same way still He gave Mary the momentum to set off and visit her cousin Elizabeth [...] the Most High. She is the Ark of the Covenant who carries in her womb the Son of God (Lk 1: 26-38). Mary's exemplary experience of hearing God's Word in the Spirit at the time of the Annunciation reminds
Paul VI Publishes Marialis Cultus (1974) Mary Lets Jesus Shine In Mary God shows us what grace can do in a soul, in the life of a human being. When we look at Mary, it's as if God were challenging each one [...] to me the way Mary did!" Think for a moment of who in your life has led you closest to God. Whose example of virtue has had the greatest impact on your life? In the same vein, which of Mary's virtues inspires
knot of Eve's disobedience was untied by Mary's obedience; what the virgin Eve bound through her unbelief, the Virgin Mary loosened by her faith." Comparing Mary with Eve, they call her "the Mother of the [...] said, “I am the Immaculate Conception” (France, 1858) Life Came Through Mary It is fitting therefore that the holy Fathers see Mary as used by God not merely in a passive way, but as freely cooperating in [...] the living," and still more often they say: "death through Eve, life through Mary."
February 27 - Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, Passionist (1838-1862) Special Devotion to Mary the Afflicted Mother O angelic young Gabriel, who, by your ardent love for Jesus Crucified and your [...] of souls (here mention your request). Finally, obtain for us from Jesus Christ Crucified, through Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows, resignation and peace so that we might always live the Christian life, throughout
