been moved. A slight, discreet crack can still be seen at the base of the head. Caroline Hardouin For Mary of Nazareth

as a result of praying to Our Lady As Saint Bernard used to say, " De Maria nunquam satis, "-- "Of Mary, one can never say enough.” I have always had a particular devotion and veneration for her. I will [...] the Archdiocese of Juiz de Fora-MG (Brazil) Exclusive interview by Thácio Siqueira for A Moment With Mary

August 18 – Our Lady of Rejoicing (France) Fatima fulfils Paray-le-Monial The notion of Mary Mediatrix is still debated today. Yet it has a strong tradition to support it. Leo XIII, in his Octobri Mense [...] Mense encyclical of September 22, 1891, declared: " It may be affirmed that, by the will of God, Mary is the intermediary through whom is distributed unto us this immense treasure of mercies gathered by God [...] doing good. This is why the devotion to the Sacred Heart and the devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary cannot be dissociated. Fatima fulfils Paray-le-Monial. Yves de Lassus Centenary of Fatima Letter of

from Mary in St John (2: 5): "Do whatever he tells you," pronounced at the wedding of Cana. Mary is the one who intercedes for us and asks us to do everything the Lord tells us. These words of Mary—which [...] the mission of bishop! I would like Mary to be for me, for all of us, for your families, this example---the path that leads us to always do the will of Jesus! May Mary, our Mother, the perfect disciple, [...] Catholic family where we prayed the Rosary together as a family every day. That is how my devotion to Mary began. But my greatest Marian experience happened 19 years ago, when I learned that I was going to

very striking experience concerning the Virgin Mary in 1980, just after my episcopal ordination for the diocese of Itapeva (Brazil). It made me see how Mary has been present in my mission as pastor of the [...] Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista (Brazil) Exclusive Interview by Thácio Siqueira for A Moment With Mary

important stage of my life? I spent much of the retreat in front of the image of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, asking for her maternal protection after I left the seminary. During the rest of the retreat I felt [...] of Bishops of Brazil and Primate of Brazil Exclusive Interview by Thácio Siqueira for A Moment with Mary

hour so that it is the hour of Mary, Consoler of the Afflicted as well! Common experience shows that many of the dying spontaneously call for Mother Mary. If we pray to Mary at the hour of our death it is [...] souls. Fortunately there still remains the invocation of the Hail Mary "and at the hour of our death." At the foot of the cross stood Mary, Our Lady of Compassion. The hour of the Passion of Jesus is also [...] reach the port of heaven. Father Guillaume de Menthière Excerpt from his book Je vous salue Marie (Hail Mary), Paris notredamedesneiges

center, a cross. And then, almost imperceptibly, his swollen, bloodied lips began to mutter, Hail, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee… The Rosary, this soldier later recalled, was what kept him sane

our personal sanctification, and for the good of souls and the Church. Blessed Father Marie Eugène In La Vierge Marie toute Mère (The Virgin Who is Fully a Mother), Editions du Carmel [...] Newman (1801-1890) May they give us their powerful love We should get close to Saint Joseph, the Virgin Mary, and the Child Jesus amid the dreariness of ordinary life. Let us simply ask them, humbly and ardently

for us. Mary conceived without sin, pray the Lord for us. Mary the Virgin, pray the Lord for us. Mary, the Mother of God, pray the Lord for us. Mary, taken up to Heaven, pray the Lord for us. Mary at Bethlehem [...] mothers. Mary at Nazareth, pray for all families. Mary at Cana, pray for all married couples. Mary, who stood by the Cross, pray for all who suffer. Mary in the Upper Room, pray for all who wait. Mary, model