September 16 - Saint Robert Bellarmine, Doctor of the Church (d. 1621) Our Lady of America’s locution to a mystic nun: "I wish to make all America my shrine" In 1938, a young nun from the Diocese of C
September 17 - Our Lady of the Virtues and Greatnesses of Mary (La Flèche, France) Saint Thomas Aquinas: God saved the world through Mary's humility The Blessed Virgin possessed many qualities for whi
and be with us “quaggiù,” Italian for “in the midst of us, down here.” Michael M. Canaris - May 20, 2023 Originally from Collingswood, Michael M. Canaris, Ph.D., teaches at Loyola University, Chicago. www
August 17 - Our Lady of Places (Crozant, France, 1664) A recent Marian apparition in Sicily (I) On May 4, 1986, Rosario Toscano, fifteen at the time, was sick in bed at his parents' home in Catania, S
August 18 - Our Lady of Rejoicing (France) A recent Marian apparition in Sicily (II) On May 4, 1986, Rosario Toscano, born in 1971, was sick and in bed at home in Catania, Sicily, when he saw a great
August 16 - Saint Stephen of Hungary (d. 1038), who consecrated his country to the Mother of God - Feast of Saint Joachimo Mary is the prototype of humanity as God our Father wants it to be It is evid
since for ways to bear witness to the presence and power of Christ,” he said. Anna Harvey, May 31, 2023 Adapted from www.catholicherald.com
August 22 - Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary's sovereign presence fills heaven and earth "By her immaculate purity, she is the Queen chosen by God himself, the Queen loved by the Angels, who
August 28 - St. Augustine, Doctor of the Church, (d. 430) - Our Lady of Tears (Syracuse, Italy, 1953) When a soul is baptized in Christ, its new name should be “Mary” Saint Augustine (354-430) teaches
August 19 - St John Eudes (d. 1680) - 5th apparition at Fatima: announcement of the Great Miracle (Portugal) "Priests have a special alliance with Mary" Priests have a special covenant with the most h