June 30 - Credo of the People of God by Paul VI (Rome, 1968) Mary Cooperatrix of Salvation We believe that the Blessed Mother of God, the New Eve, Mother of the Church, continues in heaven her maternal [...] maternal role with regard to Christ's members, cooperating with the birth and growth of divine life in the souls of the redeemed.
have alone and I passed it on, or rather, she helped me pass it on. Even today, the Rosary is for me an extraordinary source of peace in my mission. Father Guillaume Marie, Abbot of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont-des-Cats [...] April 15 – Our Lady of Kiev (Ukraine) Mary gave me the strength I didn’t have alone I had just spent three years studying in Rome. In the car taking me back to my monastery in France, Father Abbot expressed [...] attentively, but I didn’t know the answer. When I returned to the monastery, I was appointed as cook and sent to work in the cheese store. One fine morning—I still remember it as if it were yesterday—I was
Saint Andrew, Apostle – Blessed Josbert, Benedictine monk (d. 1186) Mary guides us on the path of the new evangelization "The figure of Mary guides us on the path of the new evangelization. At times, it can [...] journey through the "desert" (Rev 12:1-6). And just as in the night sky of the desert, the stars are brighter, so in the sky of our journey the light of Mary, Star of the New Evangelization, shines very [...] Assumption Mass celebrated in Mary Queen of the World Cathedral. On this occasion, the mission of evangelization of the Diocese of Montreal was entrusted to the Virgin Mary, Star of the New Evangelization
under the protection of Mary! The Madonnas of Lyon Association (Les Madones de Lyon) brings to life the Marian tradition of this French city. Its mission is to invite homeowners and housing authorities to [...] re-installation of a statue of Mary in a niche is a small heritage victory! Indeed, there are many steps to follow. First the homeowner associations must be contacted and asked to present this topic on [...] to reinstall statues of the Virgin Mary in the many niches built for that purpose, most of the time empty, in the facades of buildings. The association has counted 200 niches to date. Some niches already
France) Becoming a diamond in Mary’s crown Yesterday, Saturday, the 26 th of August, was the anniversary celebration of Our Lady of Czestochowa. Since September 8, 2016, and until September 8, 2017, Poland [...] event entitled "A Living Crown for Mary" was organized during this jubilee year. Father Tomasz Tlałka, one of the organizers, explains: "Today we want to crown Mary not with gold crowns but with deeds [...] photograph of ourselves and send it to Czestochowa before August 15th. In response, we will receive the image of the Virgin of Czestochowa, as a sign that "we are a diamond in Mary’s crown." Read more at:
connection between hope and listening, and Mary is a woman who listens. Mary welcomes life as it is conveyed to us, with its happy days, but also with its tragedies … until Mary’s supreme night, when her [...] Virgin of the Annunciation (Italy, 1490) - Pauline Jaricot (d. 1862) In heaven, Mary teaches us the virtue of waiting Mary appears to us as one of the many mothers of our world, courageous to the extreme [...] her journey as mother. Thus, Mary appears in the Gospels as a silent woman, who often does not understand all that is happening around her, but who contemplates each word and each event in her heart. In
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Rome, Italy) Queen Mary Reigns Above Mary’s Son will deny her nothing that she asks, and herein lies her power. While Mary defends the Church, neither great monarchs, nor craft [...] craft of man, nor popular violence, can avail to harm us; for human life is short, but Mary reigns above, a queen forever.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Rome, Italy) Queen Mary Reigns Above Mary's Son will deny her nothing that she asks, and herein lies her power. While Mary defends the Church, neither great monarchs, nor craft [...] craft of man, nor popular violence, can avail to harm us; for human life is short, but Mary reigns above, a queen forever.
Virgin, Our Lady the White. He loved the Virgin Mary." Ranked among the top Ligue 1 scorers, Emiliano Sala "was highly esteemed because he played hard and gave the best of himself," said the priest, who [...] May 10 – Madonna of the Holy House of Nazareth (Dalmatia, 1291) Emiliano Sala loved the Virgin Mary Fans of the Nantes Soccer Club (France) are mourning the death of Emiliano Sala, a former Argentinian [...] ordinary life, which is not always the case in that environment. He gave me an impression of purity and candor. His eyes were the reflection of his soul." Aleteia
- Our Lady of Sorrows (Quito, Spain) The Sweet Fruitfulness of Mary’s Womb Let us linger on the association between the Blessed Virgin and honey that led Hildegard of Bingen to write, in a letter to Bernard
