also the spiritual dimension. And, being a devout Christian, to him the solution is simple: "We must turn to Mary, model of all spouses.” The shrine is simply called "Mary who heals married couples." This [...] Christian couples can come and kneel at the feet of the Virgin Mary. The shrine also provides special novenas (9 consecutive days of prayer directed to a particular intention) and spiritual direction with [...] April 8 – Divine Mercy Sunday – Our 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
Fatima (Portugal) A Christian painter meets Mary The work of the contemporary Christian painter François-Xavier de Boissoudy, tells the story of the Virgin Mary, and of holiness. His works were recently on [...] the painter has endeavored to show the sacred and the light in his art through the ink wash technique. Aleteia met with François-Xavier de Boissoudy and asked him why he chose a Marian theme for this [...] question of holiness, to wonder what it means to live with God even through trials. The figure of Mary obviously comes to mind, because her role in God’s plan is always unpredictable. How did she do this
test time and again, Bernadette and her family discovered the meaning of unconditional commitment. "I do not promise to make you happy in this world, but in the next"...The happiness that Mary promised [...] March 3 - Fourteenth Apparition at Lourdes (France, 1858) Unconditional Commitment with Mary Bernadette Soubirous is the saint of Lourdes ... the saint of penance... the saint of poverty. Our Lady's child [...] the grotto, Bernadette's deeply prayerful experience silently touched the hearts of all who watched, and crowds began to form in ever greater numbers as the famous Fortnight of Apparitions progressed. Since
death, beauty and more with his friend the journalist Valérie Trierweiler. In the interview, the actor evoked the place of religion in his life, with a special accent on the Virgin Mary. "Mary is my passion [...] 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 [...] passion... I talk to her, I tell her things, I ask her things. She brings me a kind of comfort and company that I do not have. She is always there." Elle
1498) When Mary's husband comes to the rescue The staircase of Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico is well known for being surrounded by at least two mysteries: the identity of its builder and the physics [...] privacy. The stranger locked himself in the chapel for three months with a saw, a square and a few other simple tools, and disappeared as soon as the work was finished, without ever having asked for any payment [...] away. When the nuns insisted on building a staircase, the builders told them it would be impossible, and that building a normal, regular ladder would take too much room. Finally, they advised the nuns to
the Virgin Mary Undoer of Knots, and its culmination was the solemn coronation of Mary Undoer of Knots. It is therefore important to understand what knots are, what types of knots there are, and how we can [...] between a sin and a knot, even if the two sometimes coincide or one is the result of the other. Isabelle Rolland, Marie qui défait les nœuds : d'un miracle conjugal à une dévotion universelle (Mary Undoer of [...] Council of Constantinople (381) How to pray to “Mary Undoer of Knots” Thanks to the many testimonials of answered prayers, we know that people pray the novena to Mary Undoer of Knots for all these reasons: for
lover sings the same song to his fiancée over and over, who would think of telling him that it is mechanical?" Perhaps these dozens and dozens of Hail Marys are a simple prayer, from a poor soul unable [...] Medal) by Pius XI (1933) Let us repeat our love to Mary with our rosary beads! I am writing these lines on March 8, 2021 at 3:00 pm. It is a sunny afternoon and the countryside is awakening from winter. My [...] subway. I offer it to Mary for all the people who are riding on the same train, all those strangers who probably don't know her. I pray to her that their hearts will be opened, and that the Light of God
people offend the Immaculate Heart of Mary: - attacks upon Mary's Immaculate Conception - attacks against her Perpetual Virginity - attacks upon her Divine Maternity and the refusal to accept her as the Mother [...] February 13 - Sister Lucia, last Fatima seer (d. 2005) First Saturday Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (II) Christians have always honored Our Lady on Saturday because of her constant faith in Jesus on [...] of all mankind - for those who try to publicly implant in children's hearts indifference, contempt and even hatred of the Immaculate Mother - for those who insult her directly in her sacred images.
of Our Lady Mary’s Crowning in Heaven Although no canonical text directly evokes the crowning of the Virgin Mary in Heaven, the Church has always recognized in the "clothed with the sun and crowned with [...] affirms that after her Assumption to Heaven, the Virgin Mary was welcomed with majestic happiness by the Holy Trinity as the Queen of Heaven and Earth, as well as by all the creatures of the celestial [...] with stars" from the Revelation of John 12:1, the Holy Mother herself. Mary's crowning in Heaven has been particularly celebrated by the Church for centuries in the meditation of the fifth glorious mystery
Lady of Casimir (Poland, 1411) Mary in family reconciliations "A friend gave me the novena booklet to ‘Mary who Unties Knots.’ I was overwhelmed by the beautiful meditations and prayers. This booklet arrived [...] had been waiting for for 11 years. My daughter, who had given me no sign of life for eleven years and who refused any reconciliation, called me on the 9th day of the novena to say that she was sorry! I [...] of the happiest days of my life." Testimony shared by L. Famille Chrétienne Magazine , June 5, 2006 Mary who Unties Knots
