October 16 – Feast of the purity of Mary – Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (d. 1690) I devoted myself to her to be her slave forever Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), born in Verosvres (Burgundy, France) [...] Margaret had been healed of a serious illness by the intercession of Mary. In gratitude, on the day of her confirmation, she added the name "Mary" to "Margaret": "I was going to her with so much confidence that [...] because I was attracted to the very lovable name of Mary. I felt that was what I was looking for." In the convent, Margaret fell ill, and again the Virgin Mary healed her, saying: "Take courage, my dear daughter

August 22 - Queenship of Mary - Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Mary, Queen of the Universe The Immaculate Virgin preserved free from all stain of original sin, was taken up body and soul into heavenly

May 3 - Mary, Mother of Jasna Gora and Queen - Polish National Consecration to the Virgin Mary (1966) The Millennium Anniversary of the Baptism of Poland (I) In the mid-fifties, life in Poland was very [...] wonders and 9 years later, the entire country gathered together on May 3, 1966 during the feast of Mary, Mother of Jasna Gora and Queen, while the Primate of Poland pronounced an act of total surrender

Afflicted (Russia) - Our Lady of Regla (Cuba) - Saint Anthony Mary Claret, founder of the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (d. 1870) Prophetic Marian apparitions for our times Mother

Saints Philip and James, apostles – Mary, Queen of Poland – Act of consecration of Poland to Mary (1966) 1979 – 1990: from Saint John Paul II’s consecration of Poland to Mary to the end of Communism In the [...] He repeated this historic prayer, familiar to all Poles: "Mary, Queen of Poland, I stand before you, I do not forget you, I keep watch." The Marie de Nazareth team [...] world. This event took place in Jasna Gora, a shrine located in Częstochowa (Poland), on the feast of Mary, Queen of Poland. During his first trip to Poland in 1979, Pope John Paul II declared: "Here at Jasna

Little Madonna (Italy, 1696) – Blessed Marie Rivier, foundress of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (d. 1838) Marie Rivier was cured by Mary’s intercession Marie Rivier was born December 19, 1768 in [...] "schooling" with Mary marked Marie’s life forever—she obtained everything through Mary's intercession. When the French Revolution broke out and any religious action was suspicious, Marie Rivier secretly [...] alone at the feet of the Virgin Mary holding her dead Son in her arms, Marie meditated. This mystery of passionate love filled her heart. Finally, on September 8, 1774, Marie began to walk! These four years

tion of the Holy House of Loreto (1294) – Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Loreto - Apparition at Pontevedra of the Virgin Mary to Lucia: devotion of the first Saturday of 5 consecutive months (Spain [...] meditate on the mysteries of the life of Christ through the Rosary—looking at Jesus’ entire life—with Mary. He memorized those prayers, but he knew it was not enough to repeat them mechanically. The most important

Paul VI proclaims Mary “Mother of the Church” in the middle of Vatican II (1964) - Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary brings us back to the intimate essence of the Church Mary "Mother of the Church" [...] Pope Paul VI moved the feast of Mary's Maternity from October 11th to January 1st, under the title of "Mary, Mother of God," thus renewing with an ancient Roman tradition. Mary brings us back, beyond all [...] instituted the feast of "The Divine Maternity of Mary" in commemoration of the fifteenth centenary of the opening of the Council of Ephesus that declared Mary, Mother of God. Pope John XXIII chose the same

August 15 – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Feast of the Dormition of Mary (Orthodox churches) A deluge of graces came after the consecration to Our Lady of the Assumption After French King Louis [...] sterility. The king then decided to make an official vow to solemnly entrust France to the Virgin Mary: "So many evident graces have been received that we do not want to differ our gratitude or to wait [...] with the peoples we are committed to serve… We declare that, taking the very holy and glorious Virgin Mary as special protectress of our kingdom, we particularly consecrate to her our own Self, the State,

22 – Our Lady of the Cape (Canada) - Saint Alban – Apparition of Mary in Ta Pinu, Gozo (Malta, 1883) - Proclamation of the Dogma of Mary Mother of God in Ephesus (431) The power and fruitfulness of the [...] the message of Fatima, and reminds us to continue to consecrate ourselves to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. For "The triumph of Her Immaculate Heart" must accompany the glorious return of Christ. Françoise