January 17 - OUR LADY OF HOLY HOPE (Pontmain, France, 1871) Maria Zell (I) In 1061, the abbot of Einsiedeln opened the door of his monastery to a handsome knight who wished to see him. "Most Reverend Father [...] strong devotion to the Mother of God. In their youth, across from their castle on the little island of Lake Sempach, they built a chapel to Mary on the banks of the lake. In the eyes of the people, it was [...] Father," he said to the abbot, "I came to knock at your door to beg you to receive me in your holy house, among your sons." "Pilgrim," the abbot asked, "what is your name? And where do you come from?"
as a present to Prince Leo of Ruthenia (northwest Hungary). It remained at the royal palace in Ruthenia until an invasion occurred in the eleventh century. The king prayed to Our Lady to help his small [...] August 26 - Our Lady of Czestochowa (Poland, 1382) The Black Madonna (I) The Black Madonna is a painting of the Madonna and Child which, according to popular legend, was painted by St Luke the Evangelist [...] transferred to the Mountain of Light (Jasna Gora) in Poland in response to a request heard during a dream that the Prince Ladislaus of Opola had one night. When the painting's ownership changed to Prince Ladislaus
24 - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Rome, Italy) - Saint Charbel “Try the Blessed Virgin's water anyway” At the age of 5, due to difficult family circumstances, I was entrusted to the loving care of Sister [...] 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, the back of my neck was stiff, and my [...] spread to my respiratory muscles, which would be fatal. Desperate, my mom tried to get me to drink various beverages, which I kept refusing. We didn't have a telephone, but the news spread among our friends
break due to Covid-19, was an opportunity for Senegalese Church leaders to revisit with the youth the model of Mary, Mother of Jesus, and to offer her as a model of faith and hope. A large number of young [...] praise and thanksgiving: "The Visitation is the focal point of our year 2022-2023. Our Lady of the Visitation invites herself to our home as she did with Elizabeth. And she does not come alone: she brings [...] 29 - Our Lady of the Capuchin Poor Clare (Italy, 1630) In preparation for WYD 2023, young people go on pilgrimage with Mary On November 19 and 20, 2022, on the feast of Christ the King, millions of young
came to evangelize the region, although there are no official records of it. There is, however, the testimony of the knight of Rudelle, parish priest of Ceignac in 1823, who wrote: "Tradition reports that [...] appeared to him and asked him what he wanted from her. He answered that he would like to regain his sight: ‘I am willing to grant it to you,’ replied the Blessed Virgin, ‘but not in this place: Go to the kingdom [...] boat through the Adriatic Sea, where a storm caused him to lose some of his people. He then crossed the mountains of Languedoc on foot to the chapel of the Mounts, where, having entered, after greeting the
many passers-by to the foot of Our Lady of Victory in one of the chapels. This Virgin has been venerated there for centuries." Two historical events gave rise to the devotion to Our Lady of Victory. The first [...] southern coast of Brittany to take control of the port of Lorient. "The city eventually surrendered. The men went to raise the white flag but the women came to this chapel to beg the Virgin Mary to deliver the [...] was October 7, the day of Our Lady of the Rosary. Once the white flag was raised, the English were nowhere to be seen! The population immediately attributed the miracle to Our Lady, who has answered the
November 26 – Our Lady of Remedies (Philippines) "Is she or is she not my mother?" What does it mean to consecrate our diocese and consecrate ourselves to Mary? What does it mean to take Mary into our homes? [...] It means to truly entrust ourselves to Mary, to truly put our trust in the intercession of the Virgin Mary, for Heaven and for today. I will share with you the story of a monk, a former soldier, who before [...] Dom Chautard, a native of Briançon, abbot of the Sept-Fond Trappist monastery in France we can see with what confidence we should approach the passage of death. Bishop Louis Malle of Gap (Southern France)
wearing. And that while one of us was reading the Act of consecration to the Blessed Virgin, I looked at the statue of Mary, and said to her: "I will most likely grow up to be a bad person, but it does [...] December 20 – Our Lady of Folgoët (France) But despite all this, the Blessed Virgin has protected me At the beginning of the year 1923, a 16-year-old boy was admitted at the Montargis hospital in France [...] gravely ill, always refused to welcome the friendly priest. One day, the patient asked the nun nurse to bring him a catechism, and as she showed some surprise, he said: "I want to make my confession, and for
May 18 - Our Lady of Holy Desire (Italy, 1890) Why Mary Remained in this World after the Ascension The time Mary remained with the disciples was a great consolation to them. This was not a great hardship [...] did bring wonderful remedies of salvation to the world. Indeed, the Lord Jesus wanted the apostles to benefit from Mary’s maternal assistance and education after His return to the Father. Although they had [...] they had still had much more to learn from the one who gave the Sun of Justice to the world and poured out from her immaculate bosom, like virginal meadow, the source of Wisdom. Lastly, in His admirable
May 18 - Our Lady of Holy Desire (Italy, 1890) Why Mary Remained in this World after the Resurrection The time Mary remained with the disciples was a great consolation to them. This was not a great hardship [...] did bring wonderful remedies of salvation to the world. Indeed, the Lord Jesus wanted the apostles to benefit from Mary's maternal assistance and education after His return to the Father. Although they had [...] they had still had much more to learn from the one who gave the Sun of Justice to the world and poured out from her immaculate bosom, like virginal meadow, the source of Wisdom. Lastly, in His admirable
