the silence of the Prouille forest near the town of Toulouse, France, to pray, begging heaven to come to his aid and give him what he needed to overcome the Albigensians. After three days of intense prayer [...] March 9 – Our Lady of Miracles (Treviso, Italy, 1510) The Rosary: A heavenly sword The Rosary was forged in an age of chivalry. It is a spiritual weapon, a heavenly sword, fashioned by the hands of a Divine [...] sinners, and conquer hearts. The blade of this sword was forged in the living Word of God, shaped by the hammer of divine inspiration, and entrusted to the Queen of Heaven and her chosen servants. When the
and the Consuls of Cotignac to build a church right here on this spot in the name of Our Lady of Graces, and have the faithful come here in procession to receive the gifts that I wish to bestow." Then the [...] or not, John kept the message to himself, which entitled him to a second apparition of the Mother of God! The following day, the 11th of August, standing in the same place to finish his wood cutting, he [...] August 10 - Our Lady of Graces (Cotignac, France, 1519) Come Here in Procession On the 10th of August, a woodcutter, John de la Baume, went up to the Verdaille hill. He was alone. As was his custom, he
July 16 – Our Lady of Mount Carmel Receive, my beloved son, this Scapular Today the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, because on July 16, 1251, Our Lady appeared to a holy English [...] .” Seventy years later, Our Lady appeared to Pope John XXII and gave him a new promise, considered to complement the first. At first, the Scapular was for the exclusive use of the Carmelite monks. Later [...] Later, the Church decided to extend the privileges and spiritual benefits attached to it to all Catholics, by making it smaller and making the conditions to receive it accessible to everyone. Sources: Notre
souls, to follow this blessed Mother, to walk always close to Her, not following any other path that leads to life, except the one trod by our Mother…let us not reject this way, since we want to reach our [...] again at the beginning of this month (May). She accompanied me to the altar this morning with such solicitude! ... I wish I had a voice loud enough to tell all the sinners of the world to love Mary." He went [...] September 23 – Our Lady of Valvanera (Spain) - Saint Padre Pio (d. 1968) Padre Pio: “Follow this blessed Mother” In a letter dated 1912, Padre Pio wrote: “How many times have I confided to this mother the
December 5 – Our Lady of the Annunciation (Italy, 1470) Her response still surprises us! The time of Advent is a time during which we are invited to contemplate Mary, a young girl among many others of Nazareth [...] God created us to be totally free, and He wants us to be free so much so that we can even say ‘no’ and shut the door of our hearts to him. ... And yet Mary answered, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let [...] everything be done for me according to your word" (Lk 1:38). Mary’s response is a free adherence to God’s will—to God’s loving project. It is not a ‘yes’ of convenience to get rid of a disturbing messenger, as
trying to enter inside the church where the BRC children were praying. Some of the guards, who risked their lives to protect the children, were severely injured. Isaiah, who was the “captain” of the BRC [...] injuries and was rushed to Bishop Shanahan hospital in Enugu Ezike, and died during his transfer to the larger hospital of UNTH (University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla Enugu). Adapted from [...] March 9 - Our Lady of Miracles (Treviso, Italy, 1510) Nigerian Boy Mortally Wounded in Attack During Block Rosary Retreat Agbo Isaiah Oluchukwu was an altar boy at Immaculate Heart Parish in Enugu Ezike
25 - Our Lady of the New Jerusalem (530) Who Are You, My Queen? Who are you, my Queen? Who are you, Immaculate? I cannot understand what it means to be a creature of God. Immaculate ... I turn to you in [...] the gift to praise you, Blessed Virgin ... Help me understand and express what God prepared in you and through you. Immaculate, Queen of heaven and earth, I know I am unworthy to approach you, to fall on [...] knees in front of you, but since I love you so much, let me ask you, you who are so good, to tell me who you are, because I have the desire to know you more and more, without limits, and to love you with
they would distract her from thinking of God. Finally, she hoped to live at the time of the Messiah and to become the servant of the holy virgin who would merit to become his mother. [...] the bare minimum to sustain her body. When she understood through the Holy Scriptures that God was to be born of a virgin to redeem the world, her heart became so engulfed in the flames of divine love that [...] November 25 - Our Lady of the Rock (Italy, 1028) Mary in the Temple (V) She resolved to love God with all her heart From her childhood, Mary was filled with the Holy Spirit, and as she grew grace increased
April 23 - Our Lady of the Penha (Brazil) The Two Servants (I) During a night in the year 1215, Saint Dominic stayed up to pray in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. Suddenly the Lord Jesus appeared in front [...] front of him holding three spears, which he was about to throw at the world. The Blessed Virgin, His Mother, prostrated herself before Him, begging Him to forgive those He had redeemed and to temper His [...] whom I will give to the first as a helper, and he will do the same work." The Son of God said to His mother, "Your offer has disarmed me, but please show me the ones you have chosen to accomplish such a
they would distract her from thinking of God. Finally, she hoped to live at the time of the Messiah and to become the servant of the holy virgin who would merit to become his mother. [...] the bare minimum to sustain her body. When she understood through the Holy Scriptures that God was to be born of a virgin to redeem the world, her heart became so engulfed in the flames of divine love that [...] November 25 - Our Lady of the Rock (Italy, 1028) Mary in the Temple (V) She resolved to love God with all her heart From her childhood, Mary was filled with the Holy Spirit, and as she grew grace increased
