Our Lady of Miracles of Déols (Val-de-Loire) intervened. After all peace efforts had failed, the King of France had decided to go into battle to put an end to the long war. The population of Déols feared [...] June 24 – Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (1st century) With Mary, enemies become brothers On June 24, 1187, when the Duchy of Aquitaine in southwestern France was being disputed between France and [...] themselves before the image of the Virgin Mary to beg her to prevent bloodshed. While they were praying, the two armies were facing each other, in battle array. The signal for the start of the battle was about
Virgin that we are particularly aware of the important place occupied by Mary. "Christ will win through Mary," he writes. Clarisse, for Le Grand AIME de Marie (Mary’s great LOVE or Big "M") To participate [...] Our Lady of Saint Luke (Italy, 1857) Mary’s Big "M" ("AIME" = LOVE in French) Cycling Tour From July 14th (France’s National Holiday) to August 15, 2018 (former French National Holiday and Feast of the A [...] between 20-35 will embark on the second annual cycling tour of France. Our itinerary is the big "M" traced by the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the 19 th century in France: Lourdes, Pontmain, Pellevoisin
found safe and sound. The Bishop of the time, Mgr. Guillaume d'Hugues, recorded this miracle of Mary's marvelous protection on his registers, stating that "since the heresy (of the Reformation) has left this [...] Our Lady of Miracles (Italy, 1555) - Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (Canada, d. 1680) A missing child found safe through Mary’s protection There have been countless miracles attributed to Our Lady of the Magi [...] city (in 1599), the blessings of heaven and the miraculous graces of past times have returned.” It should be noted that less than a hundred years after the devastating episode of the Reformation, the Virgin
April 5 – Our Lady of Graces (Italy, 1897) Mary, the ideal woman Fully aware of the intrinsic dignity of women, whom she recognizes as equal to men in the eyes of God, the Church has given rights to women [...] Civil Code of 1804 reinforced the authority of the male head of the family, and his right to own property—to the detriment of the woman. While women may have been relegated to a position of subordination [...] origins of Christianity. Many women were among Christ’s first disciples, and they played an eminent role in the development of the first Christian communities, although different from that of the apostles
Lady of Basella (Italy, 1356) A shrine dedicated to "Mary who heals married couples" On February 3rd, a new Marian shrine was created in the parish church of Solesmes in France. There are hundreds of Marian [...] "We must turn to Mary, model of all spouses.” The shrine is simply called "Mary who heals married couples." This project was quickly supported by Dom Louis Soltner, the parish priest of Solesmes, whose [...] dedicated to "Mary who heals married couples." The man behind the project is Guillaume d'Alançon, episcopal delegate for the family in the diocese of Bayonne (France), also the director of the Institute
April 1 – Easter – Our Lady of Suasia (Italy, 1556) Mary, the first to have seen the Risen One How could the Blessed Virgin, present in the first community of disciples (cf. Acts 1:14), be excluded from [...] dead? …Could not Mary’s absence from the group of women who went to the tomb at dawn (cf. Mk 16:1; Mt 28:1) indicate that she had already met Jesus? … The unique and special character of the Blessed Virgin’s [...] the world, was called to spread the marvelous news of the Resurrection in order to become the herald of his glorious coming. Thus bathed in the glory of the Risen One, she anticipates the Church’s splendor
evoked the place of religion in his life, with a special accent on the Virgin Mary. "Mary is my passion... I talk to her, I tell her things, I ask her things. She brings me a kind of comfort and company [...] March 29 – Our Lady of Hope (Italy, 1755) "Mary is my passion" As always, French movie actor Alain Delon does not mince words. On January 12, 2018, Delon was featured in a special issue of the French magazine
Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, Dominic made the consecration to the Blessed Virgin and renewed the promises of his first communion: "Mary, I give you my heart; let it be [...] March 9 – Our Lady of Miracles (Treviso, Italy, 1510) - Saint Dominic Savio (1842 - 1857) My friends will be Jesus and Mary! Dominic Savio (a young Italian saint) made his first Holy Communion at age 7 [...] as my confessor will allow. 2) I will sanctify Sundays and holy days in a special way. 3) Jesus and Mary will be my friends. 4) Death, but not sin." Don Bosco passed through the region in October 1854, and
March 3 – Our Lady of Help (Italy) - Saint Gwenola - 14th apparition in Lourdes How was Mary’s faith a journey? The Council says that Mary “advanced in her pilgrimage of faith” ( ibid. , 58). In this way [...] And what are these sentiments of Jesus? Humility, mercy, closeness to others, but also a firm rejection of hypocrisy, duplicity and idolatry. The way of Jesus is the way of a love which is faithful to the [...] the way of the cross. The journey of faith thus passes through the cross. Mary understood this from the beginning, when Herod sought to kill the newborn Jesus. When Jesus’ “hour” came, the hour of his passion
Assumption of the Virgin Mary is in excellent position, ranking #5! This gave Google the opportunity to explain to its users - via Wikipedia - the dogma of the Assumption: "The Assumption of Mary is the orthodox [...] religious belief that the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, did not die like everyone else, but entered directly into the glory of God (or "ascended to heaven"). We are glad of this (unexpected but real) opportunity [...] March 8 - Saint John of God (d. 1550) The Virgin Mary creates a "buzz" on the net! The search engine Google has published its ranking of the most looked up French definitions on the Web: Oligarchy, ergonomist
