with a diocesan delegation, to do exorcisms on the child. He had brought with him a statue of Mary Immaculate. And it happened! As soon as the monk appeared, the devil, through the mouth of the possessed child [...] July 28 – Hodegetria Icon: Our Lady of the Way The exorcist brought a statue of Mary Immaculate In Illfurt, a town in Alsace (France), in 1865, a child had been possessed by a demon for four years. They
Dove (Bologna, Italy) Mystery of Mary's Virginity The Creator showed us a new creation when He appeared to us who came from Him. For He sprang from a seedless womb, and kept it incorrupt as it was, that
April 24 - Our Lady of Lujan (Argentina) Saved by a Fervent “Hail Mary” (II) As he murmured the last words of his humble prayer his eye was attracted to a small spot between two waves. With little conviction [...] kind of hope. Within no time, the reality was obvious; it really was the man they were looking for and he was still alive although he looked completely exhausted. The rescue went smoothly for these well-trained
1st Sunday of Advent – Our Lady of Victories (Paris, France, 1836) Bring Mary to Adoration with you "Do not be afraid to come and worship the Lord, the Almighty, who, in his great mercy, wished to stay [...] in his presence. But I have something else to tell you: when you worship, do not be afraid to take Mary with you—she is the new Ark of the Covenant, who bore the One who bears the universe. Her mission [...] you to the life of her Son. So, when you are before the Blessed Sacrament, do not be afraid to ask Mary to exercise her maternal grace—her fertile grace—to unite you to the One whom you are contemplating
April 24 - Our Lady of Lujan (Argentina) Saved by a Fervent “Hail Mary” (II) As he murmured the last words of his humble prayer his eye was attracted to a small spot between two waves. With little conviction [...] kind of hope. Within no time, the reality was obvious; it really was the man they were looking for and he was still alive although he looked completely exhausted. The rescue went smoothly for these well-trained
Mother of God, pray for us! Mary, Mother of Jesus, help us!” At these words, Satan increased his frightful screams, shouting, "Mary! I have no Virgin Mary! If I had a Virgin Mary for myself like you have [...] have, I would not be what I am! ... If I had a single moment of all those you waste, and a Virgin Mary, I would no longer be a demon!” From Le Chapelet des Enfants (The Children’s Rosary) [...] July 11 – Dedication of Our Lady of Le Puy, “Queen of France” (France) If I had a Virgin Mary for myself In the 1640s, a young man from Chablais (French Alps) had been possessed by the devil for 5 years
May 22 - St Rita of Cascia, Augustinian nun – Our Lady of Graces (Brescia, Italy, 1526) Mary’s joy in the Ascension of Christ Oh, if she had joy while her Son was still living with her in the flesh, if [...] that, as she knew well, had been taken from her? Who ever said, why, who ever even believed that Mary’s joy did not surpass all the joys that came before it? In this world, good mothers are wont to be [...] not be glad with inexpressible joy when she sees her only Son enter heaven with commanding power and reach the throne of God the Father Almighty? Was a joy like this ever heard of? Was a joy like this
May 25 – Feast of the Ascension – Our Lady of the Sea (Aix-en-Provence, France) Mary's joy in the Ascension of Jesus Oh, if she had joy while her Son was still living with her in the flesh, if she had [...] flesh that, as she knew well, had been taken from her? Whoever said, why, whoever even believed that Mary’s joy did not surpass all the joys that came before it? In this world, good mothers are wont to be [...] not be glad with inexpressible joy, when she sees her only Son enter heaven with commanding power and reach the throne of God the Father Almighty? Was a joy like this ever heard of? Was a joy like this
(Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, Byzantine rite) Statue of Mary found intact after church fire in Ivory Coast The statue of the Virgin Mary placed near the altar of the Catholic chapel in the village [...] the fire, we found that all the altar cloths were destroyed. To the right of the altar, the Virgin Mary was still intact, while everything around her was burned!" The parish priest, Father Mah Kélassah [...] coming from the roof. The disaster happened after the Catholic community of Zéo celebrated Sunday Mass and the priest had gone to preach the Gospel to another congregation in the village of Gloplou. He was
terrible killings and a long-drawn sectarian war occurred after the country was partitioned in 1947. This was not a Christian conflict, but nevertheless a group of the Blue Army of Mary brought a pilgrim [...] August 2 – Feast of Our Lady of the Porziuncola, “Our Lady of the Angels” (Italy) The day Mary arrived, a cease-fire was declared In his book The Fatima Century: How the Pilgrim Virgin is Changing Our
