November 26 – Our Lady of Remedies (Philippines) Living Advent Fully, with Mary Advent is a privileged time to rediscover the immense mystery of the divine motherhood of the Virgin Mary, as well as her role [...] Mother, in the life of each and every one of us. As redeemed souls, we can only be born in the spiritual sense from the same womb in which Jesus was conceived—the Immaculate womb of Mary. Of course, we wish [...] the wonderful atmosphere of Advent and fully taste the special grace of this liturgical period. And we are invited to follow the path that leads to the Heart of the Mother of the One who is coming, who
November 4 – Our Lady of Pötsch (Mariapócs) in Vienna and in Hungary Opposite the Ottoman Empire stood the Virgin Mary On November 4, 1696, an icon in the parish church of the small town of Pócs in Hungary began [...] the fact. The news of the miracle reached the imperial court of Vienna in Austria. The emperor then sent for the Marian image and had it exhibited in the Cathedral of St Stephen of Vienna. Thanks to this [...] especially after the battle of Zenta against the troops of the Turkish sultan, which took place in 1697 in the province of Vojvodina, in present-day Serbia. In fact, this battle of the Austro-Turkish war turned
appointed bishop of the diocese of Camaçari (Bahia), my inspiration came from the Wedding at Cana: Mary helped me embrace this new responsibility, and I never ran out of the “wine” of love or joy in my [...] October 21 – Our Lady of Europe How I have experienced Mary’s presence in my life My own experience of Mary’s presence happens daily. The way I pray to her consists in presenting to her motherhood, with [...] the will of the Divine Father, as Mary did at the Annunciation. I do it especially during my 40-minute daily walk. There have also been moments when Mary was a decisive help in the trials of my life: I
Our Lady of the Fountain (Italy, 1320) Mary is a ladder on which Jesus can descend among us In a video message addressed to the pilgrims and to the bishop of Gozo, Malta, for the inauguration of three mosaics [...] pilgrims and to the bishop of Gozo, Malta, for the inauguration of three mosaics at the Shrine of Our Lady of Ta’ Pinu, 18.06.2017 News.va [...] compared the Rosary to “a small mosaic of Our Lady and Child, in which it appears that Mary is at the center, whereas in reality, using her hands, she becomes a sort of ladder on which Jesus can descend among
foundations of the reconciliation between our two peoples and the building of a united Europe have been laid." After his funeral service in the cathedral of Metz, his coffin was carried in front of a statue [...] statue of the Virgin Mary. Robert Schuman had a deep devotion to the Mother of God, about whom he said he had learned a great deal from Father Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort. Jeanne Tallier In the Legion [...] Our Lady of the Good Shepherd (Italy) Robert Schuman and the Virgin Mary Robert Schuman (1886-1963) was a French statesman who served as finance minister in 1946, during a difficult period of recovery
wearing a piece of clothing known as “Mary’s dress” during the month of May each year. This garment is a blue dress belted with a white drawstring at the waist that symbolizes the doves of peace. Before [...] when the mother is the Virgin Mary. If we forget to pray, we lose our identity." "Mary suffered too as a mother. She accepted to lose her son, Christ, by embracing the will of God. Wearing this dress gives [...] July 30 – Our Lady Promoter of Peace (Le Puy, France) - Saint Peter Chrysologus (d. 451) If we forget to pray to Mary, we lose our identity Since the recent war against Isis, more and more women in Sy
female” and “have this attitude of a wife and mother” who nurtures her children, the pope said in his homily May 21st during a morning Mass commemorating the feast of Mary, Mother of the Church. “When we forget [...] considered how greatly the promotion of this devotion might encourage the growth of the maternal sense of the Church in the pastors, religious and faithful, as well as a growth of genuine Marian piety.” In his [...] Like a mother, the Church also goes “along the path of tenderness” and knows how to convey wisdom through the language of “caresses, of silence, of the gaze that knows compassion,” the pope said. All
afternoon of Sunday, May 13th, the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima, after a short procession from the basilica to the cathedral of the diocese, the consecration took place in the presence of all the faithful [...] on of Louis de Montfort (1947) I want to consecrate our diocese to the Virgin Mary "After praying about it, I have decided to consecrate our diocese of Séez (northwestern France) to the Virgin Mary, especially [...] on January 9, 2018, on the 7th anniversary of his episcopal ordination. The bishop is very open about it: his own spiritual life is permeated by a love of Mary, "a special grace that helped him in his ministry
– Our Lady of the Castle The Virgin Mary remains young forever Mary was young—probably just a teenager—when the Angel spoke to her, upsetting her simple plans, in order to make her part of God's great [...] Christ. She remained young even afterwards, when, despite the passing of the years, she became a disciple of her Son with the enthusiasm of the young, and she followed him to the Cross with the courage that [...] the International Marian Vigil with young people at the new Shrine of St Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (Teramo, Italy), 12 May 2018
servants of Mary, and that there were many who, in spite of their sins, saved themselves from eternal death by invoking the name of Mary. They ended by saying: “We are forced to declare that none of those [...] "Listen, Christians! All that this man, our enemy, says about Mary and the Rosary, is perfectly true.” And they added: “Mary, the Mother of God, is our greatest enemy. She overturns all our schemes. Without [...] June 29 – Our Lady of Laghet (Laghet, France) No one who perseveres in their devotion to Mary goes to Hell Saint Dominic was preaching in Carcassonne (Southern France) when a heretic was brought to him
