May 15 - Feast of Our Lady of the Light (Salvatierra, Mexico, 1676) Nuestra Señora de la Luz According to popular legend, a mysterious bright light prompted the discovery in 1676 of a badly damaged statue [...] body was set out as an example and warning at the entrance of the bridge. The statue of Our Lady is one of great beauty. Holding the Child Jesus on her left arm, she holds a leafy branch in her right hand [...] attempted to steal her crown. Other wonders are so common and so frequent through the favor of Her Majesty for the succor and patronage of the city of Salvatierra, that everyone can testify to them.

July 21 - Feast of Our Lady of Einsiedeln (Switzerland) Why I Love You O Mary Oh, I would like to sing, Mary, why I love you so Why your sweet name makes my heart throb Why the thought of your supreme greatness [...] your life, O Queen of the Elect! … On the earth many are those who can Simply raise their eyes to you without trembling Incomparable Mother who chose to walk the ordinary path Guiding us to Heaven… Soon I [...] you in glorious Heaven You smiled to me in the morning of my life Come and smile to me again… Mother… now that evening is drawing near! … I no longer fear the splendor of your supreme glory With you I have

temptations of Parisian life and chose the Abbey of Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire to lead a more religious life. In 1944, the Gestapo arrested him because of his Jewish origins and deported him to a concentration [...] never reached. He died of bronchial pneumonia in a holding camp in Drancy on March 5, 1944. "Praise to this little country girl Who deserved to be the Mother of God! It seems to me that she was born in [...] March 5 - Our Lady of Good Help (Montreal, Canada, 1657) - Death of Max Jacob, Jewish Poet and Catholic Convert Unique Virgin, Watch Over Me! Jacob was a well-known poet and painter in Paris until the

July 21 - Feast of Our Lady of Einsiedeln (Switzerland) Why I Love You O Mary Oh, I would like to sing, Mary, why I love you so Why your sweet name makes my heart throb Why the thought of your supreme greatness [...] life, O Queen of the Elect! ... On the earth many are those who can Simply raise their eyes to you without trembling Incomparable Mother who chose to walk the ordinary path Guiding us to Heaven... Soon [...] in glorious Heaven You smiled to me in the morning of my life Come and smile to me again... Mother... now that evening is drawing near! ... I no longer fear the splendor of your supreme glory With you I

Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist - Last public apparition of Our Lady at Laus (France, 1664) At the Marsat shrine, a perpetual mass founded by King Louis XI To mark the 600th anniversary of the birth [...] diplomatic success to his patroness, the Virgin Mary. In gratitude to Mary, for whom he had a special devotion, he founded a perpetual mass to be said at 7am every day of the year in the church of Marsat. A painting [...] birth of French King Louis XI (1423-1483), a Louis XI Day was celebrated on June 25, 2023, in Marsat, a French commune in the Auvergne region. Marsat is home to one of the oldest in France and once quite famous

children. Let us entrust to her our whole life so that she may always help us to love and serve her Son, in our earthly pilgrimage to the eternal Kingdom. Bishop Pedro Cunha Cruz Diocese of Campanha, Brazil Exclusive [...] October 4 – Our Lady of Loreto (Port Lesney, France) - St Francis of Assisi (d. 1226) The day I was ordained a priest, I strongly felt her presence The Most Holy Virgin Mary is a strong maternal sign in [...] in the life of every Christian, because she always shows us the way to fulfill her Son’s will, as a sure means of attaining holiness. Among the many graces I have received from God through the intercession

February 5 - Dedication of First Church of Our Lady by Saint Peter (Tortosa, Italy) Mary Did Her Part (I) The holiness of the Old Testament saints, and indeed that of St Joseph and the Blessed Virgin, [...] obedience to God's will. (...) This was the hidden motive behind Mary's behavior. She was the simplest of humans and the one who made the most complete surrender of herself to God. Her laconic reply to the angel [...] angel - "Let it happen to me as you have said" (Lk 1:38) - embodies all the mystical theology of her ancestors. This, then as now, meant the most direct and wholehearted surrender to God's will, however it

eternal happiness of the mother of our children, and I am grateful to Mary for this strong sign that she sent me beyond the pain of separation! Adapted from a testimonial by Gerard K., a reader of A Moment with [...] The last nine or ten years of our life together were not what we had dreamed of when I retired at the end of March 2004, as my wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. During our happier years, I had repeatedly [...] September 17 - Our Lady of the Virtues and Greatness of Mary (La Flèche, France) Mary welcomed my dying wife with open arms I am a 76-year-old Frenchman. I have had a trusting relationship towards the

(French philosopher, Pascal). Our hearts naturally turn to Christ’s Mother and ours. To pray to Mary is perhaps a way to make our prayer more concrete, closer to the realities of our daily lives. It is believing [...] 5 – Our Lady of the Snows – Leo XIII wrote liturgical texts for the feast of the Most Holy Rosary Can we ask Mary anything? Mary is like a mother! We should all start by asking ourselves about our relationship [...] receive graces, even if they don’t always match our initial request. Why ask Mary instead of Jesus? When we are Catholic, Jesus is the primary object of our prayer, with the Father and the Holy Spirit. But

and very often speak to me.” This was the start of a mission. Benedicta hurried in search of the chapel. The Mother of God was waiting for her in a small chapel of the village of Le Laus, called "Good [...] Innocents – Our Lady of Pontoise (France, 1484) – Death of Benedicta Rencurel (Le Laus, France, 1647) Many will come and be converted For 54 years, between 1664 and 1718, the Virgin Mary appeared to a shepherdess [...] Benedicta Rencurel near the locality of Le Laus in the French Alps. Mary said to her messenger: "I asked my Son to give me Le Laus and he granted it to me. I would like a church to be built there, where many sinners