April 10 – Our Lady of Laval (France) Have you heard of Gunadala? From last February 9-11, a large number of Christians and Hindus went to St Mary’s Gunadala Matha Shrine, in the heart of southern India, to [...] attend the first Mass of the Mary Matha festival held in Our Lady’s honor. Many Hindus joined the procession. According to the diocese of Vijayawada, in the east of India, only 60% of the participants were [...] were Christians. For the Hindus, the Virgin Mary is a manifestation of Mahadevi, "the great goddess," and they are comfortable with the expressions of the faith of Indian Christians. The statue venerated by

Virgin Mary. In the English translation, he refers to Mary with the titles “Salvation of the Roman People” and “Mother of Divine Love.” The first title is a reference to the Salus Populi Romani icon of the [...] April 7 – Tuesday of Holy Week – Our Lady of Zyrovic (Lithuania, 1432) Mother of Divine Love (I) On March 18, 2020, as the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a “global pandemic” [...] preparing for a full lockdown, Pope Francis offered a prayer to the Virgin Mary , entrusting the whole world to the protection of Mary. I remember thinking, “that sounds so Catholic,” before scrolling past

Virgin of Meschecia (Russia, 1492) Marian Apparitions of the Past (II) There have been uncounted apparitions of Mary reported since the third century. Few have received recognition by the bishop of the diocese [...] Diego. Mary proclaimed herself "the Mother of the true God who gives life" and left her image permanently imprinted upon Diego's tilma or cloak. 1830, Paris, France - In the chapel of the Daughters of Charity [...] Charity of St Vincent de Paul, Mary showed herself three times to novice Catherine Laboure (age 24). Saint Catherine said she was commissioned by the Virgin to have the medal of the Immaculate Conception

Birth of Lucia of Fatima (1907) Fatima: a continuation of Paray-le-Monial Cardinal Cerveteri, Archbishop of Lisbon, Portugal, said: "Fatima (Portugal) is the continuation, or better, the conclusion of Pa [...] these two hearts that God himself has united in the work of Redemption." Since Jesus and Mary redeemed us at great price, how can we not repent of our sins and make reparation for so many offenses? That [...] devotion to the Sacred Heart, as Christ asked Saint Margaret Mary in Paray-le-Monial in the 17 th century, and the devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary given in the 20 th century in Fatima, are both meant

Our Lady of Machaby (Italy, 1800) – 12th apparition in Lourdes To answer the prayers of his Mother The last words that have sprung from the loving heart of Mary were spoken at the wedding of Cana. "As [...] the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ And Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, what do you want from me? My time has not yet come.’ The loving solicitude of the maternal heart of Mary is still bursting [...] New Covenant, the new wine of the Gospel, to be poured into new bottles. Mary, as a good mother, asks of her children to receive the Gospel, to open their hearts to the meaning of Scripture, in order to grant

character of the apparitions of the Lady of All Nations on May 31, 2002. The Virgin Mary appeared there under a new title by which she wishes to be known and loved by all people in our times: "The Lady of All [...] All Nations" or "Mother of All Peoples." Mary drew a striking picture of the situation in the Church and in the world. Message after message, we witness the gradual revelation of a Plan by which God intends [...] outpouring of the Holy Spirit. To this end, Mary gave this prayer to the nations: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Father, send now your Spirit over the earth. Let the Holy Spirit live in the hearts of all nations

to the Word of God, the Mother of the Son of God. Mary is the Ark of the Covenant that carries the Son of God within her (Lk 1:26-38). The event of Pentecost, described by Luke in the Book of Acts, refers [...] refers to this amazing experience of listening to the Word of God. Just as the Spirit was present at the forming of the body and soul of the Son of God in Mary, so now the Spirit forms Christ in the nascent [...] (Italy, 1650) The Marian experience of the Spirit At the Annunciation, Mary, who was already filled with graces, became, in a very special way, the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit: it was He, in fact

Lady of La Moreneta (Spain) [Rejoice, Full of Grace Fr. Albert Enard, O.P., a French Dominican priest, suggested a modification of the present form of the Hail Mary. He proposed a new translation of the [...] were not simply words of greeting but a call to great joy. In 1983, his book Réjouis-toi Marie appeared with translations of the commentaries of Greek writers. The Akathist Hymn of the Byzantine Church [...] was a simple word of greeting. Consequently, all the Western European languages (dependent upon the Latin) translated ave as a simple word of greeting: Hail, Mary; Je vous salue Marie; Dios te salve Maria

1933) The Seat of Wisdom Mary, the all-holy ever-virgin Mother of God, is the masterwork of the mission of the Son and the Spirit in the fullness of time. For the first time in the plan of salvation and [...] has often read the most beautiful texts on wisdom in relation to Mary. Mary is acclaimed and represented in the liturgy as the "Seat of Wisdom."

youth of the role of Mother Mary in the salvation of mankind through her son, Jesus Christ. “We are really hoping that the youth will come to the exhibit and see the different images of Mama Mary,” said [...] 31 images of Mary inside the museum, the local patron, Nuestra Señora de Regla, is encased in glass at the center of the exhibit. Fr. Corpuz explained how Our Lady of the Rule came to be one of the most [...] most venerated images of the Virgin Mary. According to Corpuz, the Nuestra Señora de Regla was highly venerated by St Augustine of Hippo, who had a little black image of Mary in his oratory. Augustine said