September 12 – Feast of the Holy Name of Mary, following the liberation of Vienna besieged by the Turks in 1683 Let us invoke the holy name of Mary when faced with grave dangers The next day, September [...] decided to institute a feast in honor of the Holy Name of Mary. On November 25, 1683, the feast was extended to the whole Church, and the Nativity of Mary was fixed for the following Sunday. It was Pope [...] September 12th, Sobieski entered the city triumphantly, and attended Mass and the Te Deum (a solemn song of thanksgiving) in the church of the Virgin of Loreto to whom he attributed the victory. Pope Innocent
Holy Name of Mary (following the liberation of Vienna from the Turks in 1683) The Holy Name of Mary, a powerful weapon against terrorism! Saint John Paul II asked Catholics to pray to the Virgin Mary, especially [...] mentioned the Virgin Mary, recalling that her Nativity had just been celebrated and that on September 12th the Church celebrates the Holy Name of Mary. On Saturday, September 11, 2004, he addressed this message [...] prayers for an end to the wound of terrorism and the establishment of the civilization of love... May you find wisdom and strength through the intercession of Mary Immaculate, patroness of your country!"
of despair, think of Mary! In dangers, in straits, in perplexity, think of Mary, call upon Mary. Let her name be always in your mouth and in your heart, and, if you would ask for and obtain help of her prayers [...] Lady of the rose (Lucca, Italy) The Name of Mary (II) If the winds of temptations surge, if you run aground on the shoals of troubles, look to this star, call upon Mary! If you are tossed by the winds of [...] detraction or jealousy, look to this star, call upon Mary! If anger or greed or the allurements of the flesh dash against the boat of your mind, look to Mary! And if you are troubled by the enormity of your sins
September 12 – Feast of the Holy Name of Mary, instituted after the liberation of Vienna from the Ottoman Empire (1683) The feast of the Holy Name of Mary reestablished after the terrorist attacks To remind [...] Wedding at Cana and the words of Christ from the Cross, "Behold your Mother" teach us, the feast of the Holy Name of Mary has been inscribed in the octave of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. This feast had [...] the Virgin Mary: "Let us implore the Lord so that the spiral of hatred and violence does not prevail. May the Blessed Virgin, Mother of Mercy, awaken in everybody’s hearts thoughts of wisdom and peaceful
vivaciousness and her abruptness, her stubbornness and her attachment to things and animals. On August 29, Benoite asked the visitor what her name was, and heard this response, “My name is Lady Mary, Jesus’ [...] August 29 - End of the Apparitions in Laus, recognized in 1665 (Southern Alps, France) My Name is Lady Mary (I) One day in May 1664, seventeen-year old Benoite Rencurel was tending sheep in a valley surrounded [...] moments with Benoite, she took her Child in her arms and disappeared into a grotto in the side of the cliff, where the shepherdess saw her go in and out several times. Over the course of the next four months
goodness and love, for all men, until the end of time. My name is Mary. Here is my story. It is also the story of my Son. The Virgin Mary Excerpt from the novel Je m’appelle Marie (My name is Mary), written [...] By letting Mary speak in the first person, the author simply and vividly tells the story of the Holy Family in its familiar surroundings, through the eyes and heart of Mary: a daring and successful a [...] King Charles VII meets with Saint Joan of Arc in Chinon "My name is Mary" I was born in a small village in Judea more than 2,000 years ago. My name would have been forgotten long ago if, one night, I did not
reveals the new name that God has given her and which is more becoming to her than the name given to her by her parents. We too call her in this way, with each Hail Mary. What does “full of grace” mean [...] patron of the Indigenous people (d. 1548) “Full of grace” is the new name that God gave Mary Today let us contemplate the beauty of Mary Immaculate. The Gospel, which recounts the episode of the Annunciation [...] addresses Mary with a word that is not easy to translate, which means “filled with grace,” “created by grace,” “full of grace” (Lk 1:28). Before calling her ‘Mary,’ he calls her “full of grace,” and thus reveals
With the Name of Mary on Their Lips As a missionary, Father Louis Marie de Montfort found himself in a boat going up the River Seine packed with at least 200 people, who were joking coarsely and singing [...] on the Saint's face, and his voice had taken on such sweetness and authority that, when he entreated his companions to recite a third Rosary with him, everyone fell on their knees and repeated the sweet [...] these shady horse dealers and fishmongers, when Father de Montfort adjusted his crucifix to the end of his walking stick. He then prostrated himself on the floor of the boat and exclaimed, "Let those who
others out of his ears, and a fifth one out of his mouth. Each flower had, imprinted in its small chalice-shaped corolla of petals, a letter of the Virgin's name in French, "M-A-R-I-E." When Archbishop Henri [...] Benedictine monk (d. 1186) Each flower was miraculously imprinted with one of the letters of the name "Marie" On November 30, 1186, Saint Andrew's feast, the monks of Déols, a small town in France, were gathered [...] something serious. I'll go find out myself." And the abbot hurried out, followed by a novice. Now Brother Josbert was known for his exceptional virtues, his piety and the scrupulous practice of his duties. After
apparitions and the pilgrimage were officially recognized by the diocesan authority and construction was soon begun on a church large enough to accommodate pilgrims who were becoming more and more numerous [...] August 31 - Our Lady of the Founders (Constantinople) My Name is Lady Mary (III) In September 1665, an investigation into the apparitions in The Laus was undertaken by the vicar-general of Embrun, Father [...] of an ulcer in his hand. Even today miracles, both physical and spiritual, happen to those who are confident in the intercession of Our Lady and use the oil from The Laus with devotion.