May 9 - Feast of Our Lady of the Woods (Italy, 1607) Jesus Will Reign Through Mary (III) The whole world is filled with her glory, and this is especially true of Christian peoples, who have chosen her [...] protectress of kingdoms, provinces, dioceses, and towns. Many cathedrals are consecrated to God in her name. There is no church without an altar dedicated to her, no land or region without at least one of her [...] her miraculous images where all kinds of afflictions are cured and all sorts of benefits received. Many are the confraternities and congregations honoring her as their patron! Many are the orders under her
January 4 - Our Lady of Roses (Italy, 1418) - Blessed Angela of Foligno (1248-1309) Humility is a Prerequisite for Peace Verily, verily, the Savior of the world has raised meekness and humility to the foundation [...] himself the task of telling us to be humble. And because humility is the universal guardian, the Virgin Mary, as if she overlooked all the other virtues of her soul and body, admired only one of her own qualities [...] qualities, and gave only one reason for the Incarnation of the Son of God in her: "Because He looked upon the humility of his servant..." For this, and no other reason, all generations have called her blessed
- Feast of the Visitation - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Now Mary Said (II) Now Mary said: "You see before you the Lord's servant, let it happen to me as you have said." A humble Mary is part of the new [...] let it happen to me as you have said." For her faith, she was exalted by God Himself. She believed in the new life that would come from the "dead" womb of Elizabeth, of whom Sara, the wife of Abraham, was [...] believed unconditionally in the possibility of motherhood sprung from a virginal womb. And on Good Friday, she kept relying unshakably in the divine possibilities of Jesus, who lay dead on her lap, but who
herself was “Mother of God and Queen of Heaven.” The apparition was officially recognized in 1949; - The shrine of Our Lady of Banneux, where Mary referred to herself as "Our Lady of the Poor." It is now [...] pilgrimage sites in Belgium, including Our Lady of Hal and Our Lady of Montaigu, also very popular. These Marian shrines have seen an increase in visitors since the end of the 20th century. The Marie de Nazareth [...] apparition of Our Lady of the Poor in Banneux (Belgium, 1933) In 1933, Belgium was visited by Mary twice Belgium, a Christian land since early Christianity, has many shrines dedicated to Mary. Two of them are
September 14 - Exaltation of the Holy Cross – Our Lady of the Three Wheat Sheaves (Alsace, France, 1491) My Miraculous Medal protected me In the month of June 2017, in the region of Vosges (France), I was [...] pressed the keys of a control board in front of him, controlling the maneuvers without fatigue or risks. I sat watching for a long time, admiring this technical prowess! I then decided to leave. The loading [...] have killed me! The Miraculous Medal of the Chapel of the Rue du Bac in Paris that I wear around my neck protected me! "Thank you Mother Mary!" Personal testimony of Danièle M. (June 2017, Vosges, France)
March 12 - 3rd Sunday of Lent - Our Lady of the Elm (Italy, 1610) The shepherds saw the law and the prophets fulfilled in Mary Joseph and Mary were the keepers of the Lamb of God in the way the shepherds [...] saw the great fulfillment of exactly what the great blessing of the Israelites called for in our first reading: “The Lord bless you and keep you!” Moses instructed the priests to pray, and here was Mary [...] shepherds were the keepers of the lambs of the Temple. The shepherds saw the law and the prophets fulfilled in Mary. We see it fulfilled in us. After seeing the infant in the arms of his mother, “the shepherds
May 25 - Feast of Our Lady of the New Jerusalem (530) May We Grow in God’s Love with Mary (I) Blessed Virgin Mary, I am asking for the grace of growing in God’s love with you. Please obtain it from God [...] may understand the horror of sin. Obtain by your prayers the grace for me to weep over my sins and faults with which I have stirred up unrest and hatred, obstructed the coming of His reign, and destroyed [...] understand the depth of your Son’s suffering which you witnessed. Grant that my heart may decide for the struggle against sin and sinful habits. Mary, Mother of goodness and love, Mother of God’s Word, be with
May 25 - Feast of Our Lady of the New Jerusalem (530) May We Grow in God’s Love with Mary (I) Blessed Virgin Mary, I am asking for the grace of growing in God's love with you. Please obtain it from God [...] may understand the horror of sin. Obtain by your prayers the grace for me to weep over my sins and faults with which I have stirred up unrest and hatred, obstructed the coming of His reign, and destroyed [...] understand the depth of your Son's suffering which you witnessed. Grant that my heart may decide for the struggle against sin and sinful habits. Mary, Mother of goodness and love, Mother of God's Word, be with
April 18 - Our Lady of Health (Italy, 1428) - Beatification of Saint Faustina (1993, canonized on April 30, 2000, d. 1938) Divine Mercy In My Soul O Mary, Immaculate Virgin, pure crystal for my heart, [...] raised above the choirs of Angels and above all Saints. O Mary, my sweet Mother, I give you my soul, my body and my poor heart. Be the guardian to my life, Especially at the hour of death, in the final strife [...] are pure, of purity incomparable; At once both Virgin and Mother, You are beautiful as the sun, without blemish, And your soul is beyond all comparison. Your beauty has delighted the eye of the Thrice
December 15 – Our Lady of Lepanto (Italy) - Melanie Calvat, seer of La Salette (d. 1904) – Mary Mediatrix The Cumaean Sibyl: "Here comes the Virgin" In the time of the Virgin Mary, the expectation of the Romans [...] the 4th Eclogue of his "Bucolics": "Here is the last period marked by the oracle of the Sibyl of Cumae: the long series of centuries begins again. Here comes the Virgin, and the reign of Saturn. Here is [...] under the reign of Emperor Augustus will eliminate the iron race and create a generation of gold everywhere." The Virgin Mary, in whom the Son of God descended, probably had not heard of that oracle, but
