power of the scapular In May 1957, a Carmelite priest in Germany published a striking story, of how a house escaped destruction from a fire by the power of a scapular. A whole row of houses had caught fire [...] fire in Westboden, near Dusseldorf, Germany. The occupants of a house, who were two devout families, seeing the fire, immediately attached a scapular to the main door. The sparks flew over the house but [...] stood up and was saved from the flames was the one with the scapular attached its door. Hundreds of people came to see the house protected by the Virgin Mary and were witnesses to the power of the scapular
to the road where the Lady called her. On the way to Mary, Mariette went down on her knees twice. A third time, she knelt near a ditch, in front of a puddle of water from the spring. The Lady spoke to her [...] the Virgin of the Poor The Shrine of Our Lady of Banneux, Belgium, where Mary introduced herself as "Our Lady of the Poor," is a popular place of prayer that draws more than 600,000 pilgrims every year [...] reserved for me. Why for me?” Mariette said to herself, thinking that the spring was especially for her. With a smile, the Virgin answered, “This spring is reserved for all Nations… to relieve the sick.” - “Thank
age and grace,” as the Gospel says. Let us begin with age , which is the most natural dimension, physical and psychological growth. Joseph together with Mary, cared for Jesus above all from this point of [...] healthy development… In those years Joseph instructed Jesus in his work, and Jesus learned to be a carpenter with his father Joseph. Thus Joseph raised Jesus. Let us move to the second dimension of his education: [...] Saturday to the Synagogue in Nazareth. And lastly, the dimension of “ grace ”… It would be a grave error to think that a father and mother can do nothing to form their child to grow in the grace of God. To grow
coronavirus outbreak a “global pandemic” and as Italy was preparing for a full lockdown, Pope Francis offered a prayer to the Virgin Mary , entrusting the whole world to the protection of Mary. I remember thinking [...] Virgin Mary. In the English translation, he refers to Mary with the titles “Salvation of the Roman People” and “Mother of Divine Love.” The first title is a reference to the Salus Populi Romani icon of [...] asking Mary to pray for the world, but he was inviting the world to consider Mary as he and the people of Rome do. Pope Francis makes two easy-to-miss references to Rome’s special relationship with the Virgin
associated with the Rosary over the centuries are so numerous that they could never be numbered. The Rosary has prevented and stopped wars, brought about great conversions, healed marriages, and helped a countless [...] century, in what is now known as western Texas and New Mexico, a tribe of Jumano Indians bore testimony that they had received numerous visits from a lady dressed in blue who taught them the Catholic faith. [...] baffled when they discovered a tribe of Indians who already knew the Catholic faith and were in possession of rosaries! At first, when the Indians described their experiences with the lady in blue, the mi
Joseph with the Child Jesus and Our Lady, dressed in white with a blue mantle. Saint Joseph and the Child Jesus seemed to bless the world, with the gestures they made with their hands in the shape of a cross [...] (Italy, 1630) The scapular protects from spiritual and bodily dangers (I) The wearing of the scapular is a discreet request from Our Lady during the last apparition, on October 13, 1917, in which she appeared [...] cross. Shortly after, this apparition having vanished, I saw Our Lord and Our Lady in a form which gave me the idea that it was Our Lady of Sorrows. Our Lord seemed to bless the world in the same way as
of the Virgin Mary he had brought with him. This is why Brazilians like to say that "Brazil was born in the arms of Mary". In fact, all the villages and ports of this new country began with the construction [...] of Mary to a young Indian girl married to a Portuguese man, in the 1530s. In Itanhaen (near São Paulo), is the shrine of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, probably the first dedicated to Mary under [...] of the trunks of trees on fire). After placing itself under the maternal protection of Mary and attending mass in a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Bethlehem, the Portuguese fleet, commanded by Pedro Alvarez
Lord showed me this child in a dream. I was really shocked! This is what happened: I felt like I was floating in the air. Then I came face to face with a serene child who looked a little like my second son [...] age of 33, I was pregnant with a third child, but for several reasons, I didn’t want this pregnancy and had an abortion in December 1982, without realizing that it was really a child. For me he did not [...] had a child, that he was in heaven, that his name was Camille, and that he had forgiven me for aborting him! Thank you Lord, thank you Mary! What an enormous grace! I want to testify today that a child
Lord showed me this child in a dream. I was really shocked! This is what happened: I felt like I was floating in the air. Then I came face to face with a serene child who looked a little like my second son [...] age of 33, I was pregnant with a third child, but for several reasons, I didn’t want this pregnancy and had an abortion in December 1982, without realizing that it was really a child. For me he did not [...] had a child, that he was in heaven, that his name was Camille, and that he had forgiven me for aborting him! Thank you Lord, thank you Mary! What an enormous grace! I want to testify today that a child
in the next.” On the 21st, Bernadette had to push her way through a crowd to reach the grotto. The Lady looked in the distance with a sad expression, then said to Bernadette: "Pray to God for sinners." [...] dirt with her fingers. From deep in the rock, a spring began to flow. The child drank the first sip of the muddy water, and wet her face. The spring would soon become an inexhaustible fountain, a divine [...] there" On February 18th, the Lady said to Bernadette (1): “Could you do me a favor by coming here for fifteen days?” Radiant with joy, the young girl said “yes.” The Lady continued: “I don’t promise you
