preceded by a few seminarians in white albs, a priest came forward with Jesus in the Eucharist and placed Him gently in the monstrance on the altar. A time of silent Adoration held everyone's attention. A few [...] rejected by men. A few songs, a piece by Bach played on the flute, was followed by a long time of silent prayer, during which a few priests heard confessions. Each pilgrim formed a living stone, in the [...] Cathedral, on a beautiful sunny day, a few hundred pilgrims met outside the church of Saint Etienne-du-Mont in Paris. They greeted each other, happy to see that Our Lady could still attract a small crowd
the Virgin Mary in following Christ her Son, to reveal the face of the Risen Lord and live a new life". With these words, the Archdiocese of Beijing embraces and accompanies the enthusiasm with which many [...] of Our Lady of Sheshan, the Virgin Mary, represented in a singular pose, while she lifts the baby Jesus by above his head, to show him to everyone as a trophy, as a sign of victory. Agenzia Fides , 25/4/2023 [...] pilgrimage office has published a guide to guarantee the correct development of pilgrimages, knowing full well that Chinese Catholics have a deep Marian devotion and a special affection for Our Lady of
well as with ensuring that a force of 3,000 Americans held off a British fleet three times its size during the 1815 Battle of New Orleans, the shrine's official history states. When she earned a special [...] prisoner of Napoleon Bonaparte. The nun wrote to the Pontiff and prayed before a statue of Mary: "If you obtain for me a prompt and favorable answer to this letter, I promise to have you honored in New Orleans [...] Lady A French nun in 1803 hoped to join her cousin at the Ursuline Convent in New Orleans. But her local bishop, not wanting her to leave, insisted she get permission from the Pope, who was then a prisoner
Madonna with the Child Jesus seated on his mother's left arm. The Madonna makes a sign with her hand towards Jesus, as if to show the way, while her Son blesses with his right hand. The Marie de Nazareth [...] Kremlin with the miraculous icons of Our Lady of Heaven and Our Lady of Vladimir, the day of the Russian victory at Borodino. After the victory the Hodigitria Icon was returned to Smolensk together with its [...] (1042-1054), gave his daughter Anna in marriage to Prince Vsevolod Yaroslavich, he blessed her on her way with this icon. After the death of Prince Vsevolod the icon went to his son Vladimir Monomachos, who t
Pope of the Rosary" (a unique title in the annals of the Church). Here are some of his insights on the Rosary: “Let us take as our mediatrix with God the most glorious Virgin Mary, the invincible Queen [...] all the part that Mary took as our co-Redemptress comes to us.” “The rosary, if rightly considered, will be found to have in itself special virtues, whether for producing and continuing a state of recollection [...] provided for the salvation of her children not only in that trial but in others like it afterward, always with the same glorious success. – Magnae Dei Matris, 8. We are convinced that the Rosary, if devoutly used
the Scapular of fabric with a medal, especially because of the rapid corruption of the fabric in hot countries. This concession has since been extended to the whole world. With the Scapular medal, therefore [...] sign of our consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary," Sister Lucia said. So we should consider putting on this habit given by Our Lady; for it is a visible sign of our will to consecrate ourselves to [...] on oneself in another way. If the medal is changed, it is not necessary that the new medal receives a blessing. However, it must be emphasized that the Church prefers the cloth Scapular, because it better
Virgin Mary. "In my sleep, the Virgin Mary was appearing to me. She said, ‘My child, your salvation is not here. Please go back to the Catholic Church where you were before.’” Father Jean Alla, a priest [...] Catholic parish of Saint Marc in Yopougon (Ivory Coast) in 2001. It happened after she had an argument with a catechist: "I couldn’t accept humiliation, so I decided to leave Catholicism and go somewhere else [...] priest of Grand Bassam (Ivory Coast), says that these “reverts” should nevertheless follow a formation and make a new profession of faith, because they had once rejected their Catholic faith. Magloire Madjessou
s. Mary is a woman of hope: only because she believes in God's promises and awaits the salvation of Israel, can the angel visit her and call her to the decisive service of these promises. Mary is a woman [...] Outstanding among the saints is Mary, Mother of the Lord and mirror of all holiness. In the Gospel of Luke we find her engaged in a service of charity to her cousin Elizabeth, with whom she remained for “about [...] is encountered both in prayer and in service of neighbor—only then does goodness enter the world. Mary's greatness consists in the fact that she wants to magnify God, not herself. She is lowly: her only
the day when a large fire destroyed a part of the town of Kazan in 1579. The icon was discovered that year under the debris of a burned house, by a ten year old girl, to whom the Virgin Mary had appeared [...] the sad face of the Russian Virgins, with the Baby Jesus held tightly against her chest. The icon is covered by an oklad - a silver or gold carapace - inlaid with precious stones. This Virgin had the [...] consecrated his Empire to her as his last political act. He was arrested a few days afterwards and, on Trotsky's order, was executed with all his family. The icon of Kazan disappeared during the horrors of
entrusted your order to my Mother Sister Cecilia, a Roman nun and a contemporary of Saint Dominic, recounted a vision that the saint had, which shows the Virgin Mary’s special protection over the Order of Preachers [...] three ladies approached him. The most beautiful and noble carried a precious vase. One of her companions handed her a sprinkler, with which she blessed each of the sleeping brothers, tracing the sign of [...] sheltered in its folds, Dominic saw a multitude of his own Brothers! The Mother of the Word is also the Mother of the Preachers. Source: Notre Histoire avec Marie
