into a serious housing problem. I was going to be evicted, with no place to go. I was desperate. I had a week to myself, so I decided to walk an hour each day to visit a special statue of Mary in a grotto [...] has changed for the better. I pray to Mary every day. In the village where I live, we have a statue perched on a hill, called Our Lady the Overlooker. I think that Mary is indeed powerful in watching over [...] surprising to me, because with my baroque tattoos and my rebellious spirit, I didn't think I would interest Mary. I bought a small statue of the Madonna online and installed it in my home. A few months later,
did not appear to Mary; rather it invites us to seek the reasons why the Evangelists made such a choice… If the authors of the New Testament do not speak of the Mother’s encounter with her risen Son, this [...] steadfast in faith. The unique and special character of the Blessed Virgin’s presence at Calvary and her perfect union with the Son in his suffering on the Cross seem to postulate a very particular sharing on [...] children in 1947 (approved in 1956) The Risen Christ appeared to Mary first The Gospels mention various appearances of the risen Christ, but not a meeting between Jesus and his Mother. This silence must not
ennobled. Joseph, content with his slight possessions, bore the trials consequent on a fortune so slender, with greatness of soul, in imitation of his Son, who having put on the form of a slave, being the Lord [...] their labor. As to workmen, artisans, and persons of lesser degree, their recourse to Joseph is a special right, and his example is for their particular imitation. For Joseph, of royal blood, united by [...] May 1 - Saint Joseph the Worker Joseph, like Mary his spouse, was of royal blood and yet passed his life in labor These are the reasons why men of every rank and country should fly to the trust and guard
Christ through Mary On March 17, 1635, the Blessed Virgin appeared to Elisabeth Caille, a resident of Bargemon (France), who had been suffering for 2 years from a constant fever accompanied by a retraction [...] too worn out. Having obtained promise of this dress, the pilgrim disappeared. The next day, white penitents knocked on Elisabeth’s door, carrying a statuette of Our Lady in a box covered with green taffeta [...] Iraqi Christian refugees who have settled in the village and are an addition to the congregation. The current parish priest, Father Philippe-Marie Métais-Fontenel had worked for a long time running Radio Maria
Communion as often 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 [...] promises of his first communion: "Mary, I give you my heart; let it be yours forever. Jesus and Mary, always be my friends, but I beg you to let me die rather than have the misfortune to commit one sin [...] 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, in 1849, and on that day wrote
1776) Mary is the "Good Mother" of all "Go and tell the priests to build a chapel here and to come in procession." These words from the Virgin Mary to Saint Bernadette of Lourdes resonate with me. One [...] to quote a former hospitality volunteer. I witnessed the miracle of hope and I understood how much Mary loves us and intercedes for us with her divine Son. Mary is very present in my prayer, with her appeal [...] was between jobs and got a breather, I decided to share one of the gifts I possessed. I began to volunteer my time with the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitality (1), where I found a "little bit of Heaven on
(1st century) – 8th apparition at Lourdes (France, 1858) Mary never thought of herself (II) But after having always ignored herself, how could Mary perceive at this moment when all that had remained of herself [...] ng in him; when her whole being was forever immersed in his mystery, to be nothing but a living relationship with him? Supremely stripped of her own self, all that she could do was to give herself eternally [...] truly, in a unique sense, "The Poor Woman." "As I was very small, I pleased the Most High and gave birth in my womb to him who is God and man." Maurice Zundel (1897-1975) Swiss Catholic priest and theologian
420) "I never got tired of repeating those 'Hail Marys'" In 1976, the great French writer and communist convert André Frossard published a book entitled Il y a un autre monde (There is another world). Avoiding [...] Avoiding all conformism, mocking neither priests, nor devotions, nor pious images, Frossard contemplates the Virgin Mary in her dazzling purity. He writes: "The 'Hail Mary' is sometimes challenged even by preachers [...] of repeating those 'Hail Marys' - which become wonderfully exploratory when you let them go to their destination, instead of holding them back with your rosary beads as if on a leash." Josse ALZIN, in "La
our death, the Blessed Virgin Mary will be at our side In the Middle East, Jordanians, like other Christians in the East, are very attached to the Blessed Virgin. As priests, we try to promote the praying [...] praying of the rosary, because it is a very concrete devotion which brings the believer into the life of Jesus and Mary. We even know Orthodox people who pray the Catholic rosary every day! When we ask the [...] of death" fifty times a day, we come to understand that this "hour of death" is the most important hour of our lives. So we tell the faithful that they must pray the rosary with faith, conviction, tranquility
Virgin Mary. What would be more natural than presenting one’s trophy to the Blessed Virgin, when you have just won a competition as prestigious as the Champions League? And for the third time in a row! This [...] against Liverpool (3-1) with the fans, the players of Real Madrid made a detour to thank the “high-ranked people.” The players, sporting their best suits, were able to shake hands with several prelates at [...] Feast of Our Lady of Los Reyes (Seville, Spain) Victorious football players present their trophy to Mary Following their victory in the Champions League on May 26, 2018, Zinedine Zidane and his players from
