September 1st – Leo XIII declared October to be the month of the Rosary (1883) Battling cancer with Mary Saint Zélie Martin (mother of Saint Therese of Lisieux, 1831-1877, canonized on October 18, 2015
August 12 – Our Lady of La Motte (Vesoul, France, 1854) – St Jane Frances de Chantal Saint Clare’s love for Mary The new life of Saint Clare, from her conversion to her entrance in heaven, was marked by
August 1st – Icon of the Virgin Hodegetria, “of the guides” (Hodegon Monastery, Constantinople) - Saint Alphonsus Liguori (d. 1787) When tempted, pronounce the names of Jesus and Mary Of all devotions [...] or only invoking the most holy name of Mary, which has particular power against demons. The blessed St Francis, in a temptation against purity, had recourse to Mary, and she immediately appeared to him
December 26 – Mary mourns the death of St Stephen (Jerusalem) – Synaxis of the Mother of God (Byzantine Church) Labor pains start during papal Mass Beata was nine months pregnant, but she still had some
December 1st – Our Lady of Graces (Italy, 1923) He sent a strong messianic signal The first prophecy on which we should meditate during Advent evokes the time of the coming of the Messiah. It is found
June 24 – Our Lady of Miracles (Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France) – Nativity of St John the Baptist Mary, show me your Son As you are about to recite the Rosary, holding it in your hands, go ahead and tell
January 1st – Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God How should we celebrate the mystery of the Incarnation? Pope Pius XI instituted the feast of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, on October 11, 1932. [...] Eventually this feast was moved to January 1 st , to replace the feast of the Circumcision of Jesus, after the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council. This change was meant to highlight the link
December 1st - Our Lady of Ratisbon (Bavaria, 1842) - Blessed Charles de Foucauld First through Mary, then through Joseph You have decided that the providential channels of your graces would be your saintly
November 25 - Mary Comforter of the Afflicted (Rome, Italy) - St Seraphim of Sarov Terror of Demons Despite the fact that Satan seduced Eve and lured Adam into the same sin, God not only gave us a Redeemer
November 13 - Our Lady of Nanteuil (France, 1st C.) The Blessed Virgin's Predestination (II) His science is one, simple and indivisible, but to adjust it to our intelligence we must first divide it into
