apparition of the Virgin Mary on May 26, 1432, to a young peasant girl of the region, Giannetta de'Vacchi. Mary appeared to her dressed as a queen. She introduced herself as Mary, Mother of God, told the [...] which was the request to build a chapel at the place of the apparition. This was done shortly afterwards, until it was replaced by the present church. Tradition attributes a miraculous origin to the spring [...] to save Christians from imminent and deserved punishments" The Shrine of Santa Maria del Fonte (St. Mary of the Spring, also called Our Lady of Caravaggio) was built between the 16th and 18th centuries,
Rosary. Only Mary can gather all of us together. At times like these, we really need our devotion to the Holy Rosary,” Fr. De Claro said over Radio Veritas. “We pray the Rosary as a family, as a community [...] being held for the first time with all the employees of the Archdiocese of Manila in attendance. “I am glad that we are able to hold this activity for the first time with all the employees of the archdiocese [...] community, as a group, individually or as an institution. Our world will be a better world if we pray the Rosary,” Fr. De Claro insisted. Source: Christina Hermosa, Manila Bulletin
23rd, in a poor family, from childhood she had visions of Jesus, Mary, and her guardian angel. Later, the deceased appeared to her, transmitting warnings to the living. In 1944, Heaven asked her in a vision [...] vision to build " a great house to relieve all those in need, as well as a large church that would be called the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Refuge of Souls". Forty-three years later, on May 13, 1987, the local [...] Paradise. If you have committed mortal sins, it is imperative to confess them to a priest with sincere repentance." Mary of Nazareth
deliver them the living Gospel: Jesus Christ, your Son and our Lord! We will go in a hurry, with no distraction or delay, but with readiness and joy. Amen. Taken from Le Rosaire [...] begin reciting the official prayer in preparation for the event. The theme of this next WYD will be: "Mary arose and left in haste" (Luke 1:39). Young people are called to "be light in the darkness of the
Scripture expressly celebrates his goodness (Matthew 1:19) and relates the pious solicitude with which he assumed such a prominent place in the life of the Lord and the Mother of God. It is because of this pious [...] virgin Mother and to be Christ’s foster father. Saint Joseph protected and served the Mother of God with virginal purity. He was, as Saint Bernard says, "the faithful and prudent servant whom the Lord appointed [...] pious solicitude that we invoke Saint Joseph to protect Christianity as he once protected Christ and Mary. In addition to the March 19th feast, the Church also honors the saintly patron of workers on May
said: "As a Gospel prayer, centered on the mystery of the redemptive Incarnation, the Rosary is therefore a prayer with a clearly Christological orientation." "The Jesus of each Hail Mary is the very [...] recitation of the Rosary, both in the ecclesial community and in the intimacy of our families." The Mary of Nazareth Team
Following the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Zeitoun, Cairo (Egypt) in 1968, the Orthodox Coptic Church added the feast of the Transfiguration of the Virgin Mary in Zeitoun, celebrated every year on April [...] after witnessing them. A medical committee set up by the Coptic Orthodox Church and chaired by Professor Shafi Abd-el-Malek of the Medical School of Cairo University, was charged with recording and verifying [...] Zahi Reda, a devout Muslim, suffering from an incurable thyroid condition. More healings continue to occur. By refraining from communicating any explicit message, the Virgin wished to deliver a sign accessible
the practice of a lifetime will support and comfort you when you need it most. Then you will be ready to honor God in Heaven with her. Teach this devotion in your homes. Make sure that a statue or an image [...] image of Our Lady occupies a prominent place. Talk to your children so that your family may gather around her. Share this with your friends … Do not be afraid, let alone ashamed, of telling others what [...] Italy, 1548) Tell others what you think about the Mother of God Let your thoughts always turn to Mary as loving children naturally think of their mother; ask her to assist you, to help you to deepen your
heart gripped with a dark anguish. The doctor, called in urgently, examined me and performed a lumbar puncture. The sample was rushed to the Pasteur Institute for analysis. We didn't have a car, so my 1 [...] Madeleine, a family friend, in a boarding school run by the Sisters of the Assumption. One day, I got so sick that Sister Madeleine had to take me home on the train in the middle of the week: I had a headache [...] 15-year-old brother Pierre hopped on the train, then the metro, with the precious vial in his pocket. I was diagnosed with poliomyelitis. The paralysis in my leg might spread to my respiratory muscles,
to the miserable, and we embrace your mercy with more affection, reflect on it more often, and invoke it more frequently. For it is your mercy that gained a cure for the whole world and obtained salvation [...] Son our Lord shower the gifts of his grace on your servants who call upon the most sweet name of Mary with praise. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Marian Doctor , On the Solemnity of the Assumption, Sermon 4 [...] redemption for those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. May your piety, you who found favor with God, be known to the world; may it through your holy prayers obtain pardon for the guilty, health