father. He told him that, unable to return to the shore and feeling his strength diminishing, his last glance had been towards this statue of the Virgin to whom he had addressed this astonishing supplication:

Pellevoisin apparitions (France, 1876) Like Mary, make a free and personal act of faith At a first glance, Mary’s act of faith was easy and could even be taken for granted. She was to become the mother of

teeth when she smiles, they are so white! Thank you for that, Little Miss Muffit. Frances Richer glances over to the door and the window with the eyes of a hunted deer. This girl has hardly just arrived

teeth when she smiles, they are so white! Thank you for that, Little Miss Muffit. Frances Richer glances over to the door and the window with the eyes of a hunted deer. This girl has hardly just arrived

that are then systematically forgotten and abandoned halfway; those who see the Word like someone glancing hurriedly at himself in a mirror and then forgetting what he looked like (see Jas 1:23-24). In a

punishment is ready. But Mary is there who protects you with her mantle, and if I can, with a single glance, make Heaven bow down and the stars tremble, I can do nothing against my Mother. I am her God, but

only by a miracle of yourOmnipotence. You move your steps toward hers, but You can hardly exchange a glance! Oh, pang of your two Hearts! The soldiers notice it, and with blows and shoving prevent Mama and

holy old man and I see the astonished gaze of Joseph, the deeply moved look of Mary as well as the glances of the little crowd, partly surprised and moved, partly laughing at the words of the old man. Amongst

encyclical Fides et Ratio deals with a theme that is very important for the Church and, at first glance, not related to the devotion to Mary. The title of that encyclical may put off some, those who might