December 23 – 4th Sunday of Advent – Our Lady of the Oak (Italy) Miracles and healings happen here! On Sunday, October 14, 2018, thousands of people gathered at the Shrine of Our Lady of France for the 30 th [...] anniversary of the installation of the monumental statue of the Madonna and Child, and the consecration of the new chapel. The Tamil faithful accounted for two thirds of the crowd. The French town of Baille [...] representation of all the continents in this place reminds us of the universality of the Christian faith," said Bishop Stanislas Lalanne of Pontoise. All year round, thousands of people go there to pray. One
November 29 - Apparition of Our Lady of Beauraing (Belgium, 1932) The Rue du Bac Apparitions (III) "While I was contemplating her, the Blessed Virgin lowered her eyes and looked at me, and at the same [...] and below it the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Again, an interior voice spoke, telling me to have a medal struck on this model. It would be a source of wonderful graces to those who wear it with confidence [...] symbols of all the graces that Mary obtains for people.' (...) "Then an oval formed around the Blessed Virgin, and I read these words: 'O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you,'
November 24 – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Bologne, Italy) The landslide stopped! The town of Myans in Savoie, France, is primarily characterized by its Marian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of the Nativity [...] stopped a little short of its entrance. The small group of Benedictine monks of Saint Andrew claimed that their lives were saved thanks to the protection of the Black Madonna. The people of the time saw this [...] located a few kilometers from Chambéry, at the foot of the famous Chartreuse Mountain range. The first written mention Our Lady of Myans dates back to the 11th century. But it was in the 13th century that
December 12 – 3rd Sunday of Advent – Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico, 1531) Rosary draws two strangers together on 9/11 Denise Donaldson was drawn back to her Catholic faith in part by praying the rosary [...] during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Walking toward the twin smoking towers, Donaldson noticed a disoriented woman muttering to herself. The woman, who looked to Donaldson like she was in her [...] events of Sept. 11 and the inexplicable way she found herself praying with a stranger, Donaldson started reconnecting with the faith of her youth. She became a secular Franciscan and, contrary to what she
August 28 – Our Lady of Tears (Syracuse, Italy, 1953) - Saint Augustine, Doctor of the Church (d. 430) The sick and dying were all healed The pilgrimage of Our Lady of Grace of Maillane, commemorating [...] the village of Maillane. Faced with the inability to contain the scourge, the people of Maillane saw their only hope in Our Lady of Grace, whose statue had been relegated to a classroom of the nuns' school [...] school. On the 28th of August, the inhabitants and priests of the parish went to fetch the statue and brought the statue out in a procession of penance, stopping in front of each house that had an affected
honor of Our Lady of Luxembourg, Maria Mater Jesu, Consolatrix Afflictorum, Patrona Civitatis et Patriae Luxemburgensis —translated as "Mary, Mother Jesus, Consoler of the Afflicted, Patroness of the City [...] and Country of Luxembourg." It traditionally starts on the third Sunday after Easter and ends on the fifth Sunday after Easter. Made of lime wood and measuring 73 cm, the statue of Our Lady of Luxembourg [...] when on December 8th, the day of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, students of the local Jesuit school carried the Madonna to an open space outside of the fortress of Luxembourg and placed it under
make certain promises to Our Lady of Pompeii. On June 8th, while Giovannina lay in bed, she saw in a vision the painting of Our Lady of Pompeii—although she had never seen the painting in actual fact. But [...] 15 – 3rd Sunday of Advent – Our Lady of Lepanto – Mary Mediatrix (Rome, Italy) Those who propagate my Rosary shall be saved Blessed Bartolo Longo (1841-1926) started restoring Our Lady of the Rosary Church [...] But as she gazed, Our Lady seemed to toss her a ribbon on which was written: "The Virgin of Pompeii grants your request, Giovannina Muta." When the vision faded, Giovannina was completely cured. Other marvelous
November 24 – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Bologna, Italy) The Church came from Mary The mystery of the Virgin is the first repercussion of the mystery of the Incarnation. The mystery of the Virgin [...] Virgin can be compared to what happens when we throw a rock into water: the first ripple from which come all the others. This first concentric circle is the Virgin Mary in relation to the Incarnation. And [...] And the waves, representing the Church, will continue until the end of time. Charles Cardinal Journet Entretiens sur Marie – Éditions Parole et Silence, 2001
March 23 - Our Lady of Victory of Lepanto (Hungary, 1716) Mary and the Holy Spirit At the Annunciation, Mary who was already full of grace, became the residence of the Holy Spirit in a very special way: [...] total adhesion to God’s Word, the Mother of the Son of the Most High. She is the Ark of the Covenant who carries in her womb the Son of God (Lk 1: 26-38). Mary’s exemplary experience of hearing God’s Word [...] Spirit at the time of the Annunciation reminds us of the Pentecost, such as Luke tells us in Acts. Just as the Spirit was at the origin of the formation of the body and the heart of the Son of God in Mary, in
November 14 – Our Lady of Pasenika or the Victory of Mary (Constantinople) Senegalese football manager Joseph Koto: "I pray the rosary before competitions" During the Cosafa Cup final (1) in which Senegal [...] Senegal lost to South Africa, Senegalese football manager Joseph Koto, coach of Senegal’s Lions, was accused of using witchcraft. The same accusation was made against him during the 2017 World Cup in South [...] South Korea. Finally, he had enough. During the 2021 Tokyo Olympics he decided to confront his critics: "Those who talk about marabouts are the ones who believe in witchcraft (...) I am neither a marabout
