Japan), Syracuse (1953 - Italy), Betania (1976 - Venezuela), and recently Kibeho (1981 - Rwanda). To these we should add Zeitoun (1968 - Egypt) and Shoubra (1983 - Egypt), which are apparitions recognized [...] Lucy to write down Third Secret of Fatima (Portugal, 1944) How many apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary have there been in the last centuries? Experts from the 42nd Marian Week in Saragossa in 1986 counted [...] or so. During the 20th century alone, 400 Marian apparitions were recorded (or at least claimed), and 200 of these apparitions came from the period from 1944-1993. Seven of these apparitions have been

Germany – Approval pending) Anglicans consecrate themselves to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Four Anglican bishops and an Anglican-ecumenical pilgrimage were in Fatima on May 13, 2017: their annual pilgrimage [...] Church that visits Fatima every year on May 12-13. The association was founded and consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Fatima on May 15, 2001, by the Rev. Fr. Edwin Barnes, the former Anglican [...] of the first apparition. They were welcomed by the bishop of Leiria-Fatima, Bishop António Marto, and the rector of the shrine, Father Carlos Cabecinhas, on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, as "brothers in the

statue of Mary was left intact Around 11:30 pm, the cathedral was open. I entered through the portico, not venturing too far in of course. I was amazed to find that the statue of the Virgin Mary was still [...] the destruction, the Virgin was still there, on her pillar, not at all damaged, along with the pieta and the glorious Cross installed by Cardinal Lustiger... Like them, the famous statue of the Virgin at [...] damaged! Second miracle: other treasures were spared. Christ’s crown of thorns acquired by Saint Louis and part of the cathedral treasure were transported to the Louvre in the morning after the fire. I think

Rosary is the hand of Mary who guides us and shows us how to engrave Christ in our hearts. Through this prayer, we also discover meditation, since we contemplate the life of Christ, and above all, we experience [...] Tre Fontane (Italy) As if we were sitting at the table with Mary The Rosary is a living prayer. It is as if we were sitting at table with Mary, talking about her Son. The more we become used to praying [...] praying it, the less we can live without it; the more we “own” it; and the more it softens the soul. It is a sublime gift that the Virgin Mary has given to us, in order to bring us closer to Christ. She knows

23 – Our Lady of the Assumption (Italy, 1624) Mary’s prayer sends a child to a couple who had been infertile for 20 years! Your daily email A Moment with Mary made me want to share the story of my own conception [...] weighing heavily on their heart. One day, a priest recommended that they go to Lourdes and pray to the Virgin Mary, promising to consecrate their child to her if she would grant them their wish. My parents [...] I was planning on becoming a history teacher, but life (or perhaps the Blessed Virgin Mary) decided otherwise, and I became a musician instead. I am still the titular organist of the church of Our Lady

Blessed Virgin Efesina (Russia, 988) Walking with Mary in the heart of the Alps At the foot of the Mont Blanc, on the Italian side but not far from Switzerland and France, stands the small shrine of Our Lady [...] Healing. The place is full of ex-votos left by thousands of both anonymous and famous visitors, including Italian saints and popes such as St John Paul II. Every year in August, a pilgrimage takes one [...] over the mountain to Courmayeur, Italy. About 300 people usually gather at the foot of the statue of Mary for the closing Mass. Fr. Yves Sarrasin, a native of Orsières in Valais (Switzerland), is a member

July 12 - Our Lady of Lure (Avignon, France, 1110) Mary Remembers What John says in his Gospel about how remembering becomes understanding and the path "into all the truth" (Jn 16:13) comes very close [...] Annunciation of Jesus' conception by the Archangel Gabriel. There Luke tells us that Mary took fright at the angel's greeting and entered into an interior "dialogue" about what the greeting might mean. The most [...] important passages figure in the account of the adoration of the shepherds. The Evangelist comments, "Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart" (Lk 2:19). At the conclusion of the words of the

that society has completely forgotten the centuries-old and universal wisdom of the ars moriendi [the art of dying]. At the foot of the cross stood Mary, Our Lady of Compassion. That is why we firmly hope [...] also be the hour of Mary, consoler of the afflicted! Experience shows that many dying people spontaneously call upon their mother. The cry of "mother" springs from all suffering and anguished lips. The [...] Mother precedes us and awaits us (...) She precedes us. She awaits us. She will welcome us. This is our hope. That is why the Church's liturgy calls her "the ever-open Gate of Heaven" and urges us to look

infancy narrative twice mentions Mary’s memory. When the shepherds withdraw from the manger, we are told, “Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart” (2:19). And when the boy Jesus is discovered [...] 1635) Like Mary, let us reflect on the past year in our heart Do you know who remembers more about your childhood than you do? Your mother. Men have memories, but we tend to turn to mothers and grandmothers [...] home in Nazareth. Again, “Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart” (2:51). This may be why early church tradition presumed a living link between the Virgin and the Evangelist. Did St.

December 30 - Our Lady of Bologna (Italy, 1193) Through Mary Life is Born to Us Our Lord Jesus Christ, who came to liberate mankind, in which both males and females are destined to salvation, was not averse [...] Life is born to us through a woman. The devil, defeated, would be tormented by each nature, feminine and masculine, since he had taken delight in the defection of both.