Longalong, the pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes parish in the Queens, NYC, tells an intriguing story: Two years ago a New York policeman who was experiencing personal issues, took pictures of his family with [...] days just before the flight to Egypt. The Virgin of the Milk is especially invoked by expectant couples or parents who seek her protection for their baby. Was the presence of that picture a miracle? It’s

and happy both as a married couple and as an artistic duo, and four children were born from the marriage: Ylenia, Yari, Cristel and Romina. Although for decades the couple were admired for their harmony [...] devotion to Our Lady. Romina Power—famous singer, actress and TV personality, and the daughter of two great Hollywood stars, Tyrone Power and Linda Christian—turned 70 this past October. She came to the

fall! The Brazilian parents of the boy whose miraculous healing led to Saturday’s canonization of two of the Fatima children spoke recently of what happened. João Batista and his wife Lucila Yurie spoke [...] amidst tears at the Fatima Shrine during a press conference held in advance of the pope’s arrival. The two Fatima visionaries, Jacinta and Francisco, were canonized by Pope Francis on Saturday, the 100th a [...] Lucas was in a deep coma. His heart stopped twice, and they performed an emergency operation.” The couple said it was right then that “we began to pray to Jesus and Our Lady of Fatima, to whom we have a

(1568-1637). He had been married to the noblewoman Sophie Imoff for some years, but in the year 1612 the couple was on the verge of a divorce. To save their marriage, Wolfgang decided to pay a visit to Father [...] monastery before an image of the Virgin Mary under the title of “Our Lady of the Snows.” When the two men met, Wolfgang gave his wedding ribbon to Father Rem. (In the marriage ceremony of that time and

confused about the difference between God and herself. My second reaction was that she was pointing at two problems that many of us have experienced—boredom and distractions. So I wondered if an expanded version [...] five reminders of the continuing work of the Lord today. Some verses were selected to help married couples; others were selected to encourage vocations. While I know most of the verses by memory, I still

happy, but man paid no heed. Then, Mary appeared to the couple's daughter and asked her to have the icon placed in a church located between the two major basilicas of St Mary Major and St John Lateran. Following

If Mary had not been pregnant, after traveling the hundred miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem, the couple could certainly have stayed in the common room, like everyone else. They were not rejected because [...] time of purification, she offered as an expiatory sacrifice a lamb and a dove if she was rich, or two doves if she was poor (cf. Leviticus 12:1-8). The “churching” ceremony for new mothers that was still

the painting, married a Venetian a few years later and moved to the United States. Together, the couple had ten children. Unfortunately, Angelina lost her husband and found herself in great financial [...] Angela Maria. Eager to learn more about her family and her roots, she went to Italy. There, she met two of her aunts, Angelina's sisters. And to her surprise, she discovered that the image of the Virgin