June 07 - Our Lady of Marienthal (Germany, 13th C.) Made Full of Grace "Full of grace" is the name Mary possesses in the eyes of God. Indeed the angel, according to Saint Luke's account, uses this expression [...] he speaks the name "Mary" and thus emphasizes the predominant aspect which the Lord perceived in the Virgin of Nazareth's personality. The epithet full of grace is the translation of the Greek word kec [...] passive participle. Therefore to render more exactly the nuance of the Greek word one should not say merely "full of grace" but "made full of grace" or more aptly "filled with grace", which would clearly
April 8 - Our Lady of Basella (Italy, 1356) The Immaculate Conception and the Mediation of Christ Mary did not contract original sin, because of the excellence of her Son, inasmuch as He is Redeemer, [...] the most perfect act of mediation on behalf of any person for whom he mediated. And Christ is the most perfect Mediator. Therefore, Christ showed the most perfect possible degree of mediating with respect [...] whose mediator He was. But for no other person did He exhibit a more excellent degree of mediation that He did for Mary...But this would not have happened if He had not merited that she should be preserved
in my current role. Father Guillaume Marie, Father Abbot of the Abbey of Saint Mary of the Mont des Cats - Godewaersvelde, France. Testimony collected in 2006. [...] December 7 - Saint Ambrose, Doctor of the Church (d. 397) - Vigil of the Immaculate Conception When we pray the Rosary, we receive the gift of strength In the car on the way back from Rome, where I had [...] reintegration into the community. How would I handle this return to a simple life, stripped of the multiple activities of a student's life? I listened to him attentively, but I could not give an answer. I did
February 15 - Apparition of the Child Jesus to Lucia of Fatima (Pontevedra, Portugal, 1926) To make reparation to the Heart of our Heavenly Mother The Virgin Mary had asked Sister Lucia of Fatima to make known [...] Rosary in a spirit of reparation, and to confess one’s sins within 8 days, with the intention of making reparation to the Heart of Mary. Our Mother promised to those who would practice it, her assistance [...] devotion of the first five Saturdays of the month which consists, for five consecutive months, in receiving holy communion, reciting the Rosary while meditating for 15 minutes on the mysteries of the Rosary
Sabbath the Bride, Queen of our days. Almost every one of these words could be sung ever so appropriately to the Queen of Heaven, the Queen of La Salette, the Blessed Virgin Mary! Roy Schoeman Adapted from [...] September 19 - Our Lady of La Salette, Reconciler of Sinners (France, 1846) Our Lady of La Salette and "Sabbath the Bride" The Virgin Mary appeared at La Salette (French Alps) on September 19, 1946, on [...] And it is understood to be the forecourt of the Messianic Kingdom, a sort of taste of what is to come. The author offers as an explanation a free translation of "Lekha Dodi," a traditional Jewish song for
Our Lady of Loreto (1552) He was a Man of God (I) Edmond Fricoteaux, founder and president of the Confraternity of Notre-Dame de France (Our Lady of France), was at the origin of a movement of Pilgrim Virgins [...] to the "Mary of Nazareth" Project. Edmond died on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, of a heart attack, while vacationing in Guadeloupe with his wife and most of their children and grandchildren. The news of his death [...] almost indifferent to the event, a few words of Cardinal Gantin's sermon at the Basilica of St Mary Major pierced his heart - and he rushed to the confessional - of which he came out "thirsty for God." Back
Mother of God that has served me well in my faith. […] When I became a naturalized citizen, I adopted the patroness of the U.S., the Immaculate Conception, as my go-to image of Mary. Our Lady of Guadalupe [...] late 1960s […] the intersection of my Catholic and cultural identities led to a strong devotion to the Blessed Mother under the title of Our Lady of Charity, the patroness of my birthplace, Cuba. The virgencita [...] story of Our Lady of Charity is not an apparition, but rather a miraculous answer to a desperate plea for safety in a sudden storm. Three men went out to gather salt in the marshes of the Bay of Nipe on
January 22 – Our Lady of Ceignac (France, 1516) Minister of Goodness Mary is the minister of God in the department of goodness. She does not condemn and she does not tear one apart. Instead she revives [...] not. Go to Mary. Go to that incomparable Mother, and believe that she will never make any difference between you and her dear Son. She will consider you as the flesh of her flesh, the bones of her bones; [...] bones; She will see you as another Jesus Christ on earth. The love she has for her Son is the measure of the love she feels for you. Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet French bishop and theologian renowned for his sermons
have carried the weight of the mother's thoughts, let alone those of the Son. Speaking would have been an effort - a condescension - like descending a mountain, on behalf of Mary as well as Jesus. And why [...] Our Lady of the Fountain (Constantinople, 460) The Silence of the Holy Family (III) Between the Creator and the creature, in a relationship such as the one that existed between Jesus and Mary, silence [...] why go down? Saint Joseph did not need to. He also remained quite high among the mountains of silence, so high that no voice, I might say that not even the softest echo from earth, could resound up to
multitude of believers welcomed the sacred icon accompanied by Archbishop Daniel of Pamphilon of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. … “With so many problems in the world, the Virgin Mary brings hope [...] – Virgin of the Treasurer (Russia) The miracles of this icon are truly incalculable On April 5, 2019, on the occasion of the 4th Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos, the miraculous icon of Panagia [...] the icon of the Virgin Mary, which was made in the Agia Skepi Holy Monastery in Pennsylvania, has healed hundreds of people from cancer, heart disease, and other serious diseases, while dozens of women who
