January 2 – Memorial of the Virgin Panagia Portaitissa (Holy Keeper of the Gate) This hardened sinner had always preserved in devotion to Mary’s sorrows There was once a lord as noble by birth as he was

November 17 – Mary Gate of Dawn (Lithuania) - Saint Gregory the Miracle-Worker (d. 270) 56 apparitions of Mary to invoke the Holy Spirit in a new way (I) On March 25, 1945, Mary appeared to Ida Peerdeman

Novembre 17 – Mary Gate of Dawn (Lithuania) - Saint Gregory the Miracle Worker (d. 270) A whole people reiterates their trust in Mary From September 22-25, 2018, Pope Francis visited Lithuania, the Baltic

January 2 – Memorial of the Panaghia Portaitissa (“Holy Gardian of the Gate” – Mount Athos, Greece) He smelled a perfume and found that the perfume came from the icon According to tradition, in the 11th [...] inside the monastery. But the next day, it disappeared. They later found it under the main, large gate. After this inexplicable transfer reoccurred a few times, the community decided to build a small shrine

November 17 – Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn (Vilnius, Lithuania) The Rosary and the simplicity of a clear gaze Why is this simple prayer (the Rosary) so dear to us Dominicans? Perhaps because at the heart

February 12 – The icon Panagia Portaitissa ("She who resides by the door" or "Keeper of the gate") also known as Theotokos Iverskaya Mary at Beauraing (Belgium, 1933): “I will convert sinners” Gilberte

January 2 - Memorial of the Virgin Panaghia Portaitissa (“Holy Guardian of the Gate”, Mount Athos, Greece) - Saints Basil and Gregory of Nazianzus Encountering happiness in Medjugorje What can I say about

Memorial of the Panaghia Portaitissa, Holy Guardian of the Gate (Mount Athos, Greece) You Bring the Light of Truth into the World Hail, Heavenly Gate, closed to everyone but God! You bring the Light of Truth

January 2 - Feast of the Epiphany - Memorial of Holy Guardian of the Gate, Panaghia Portaitissa (Mount Athos, Greece) - St Basil and St Gregory of Nazianzus - St Seraphim of Sarov (1759-1833) "I never

January 4 – Our Lady of Roses (Italy, 1418) - Saint Angela of Foligno The strength of the Rosary is noticeable in so many children! Schoolchildren from around the diocese learned about the Blessed Mot