Sri Lankan doctors consider extraordinary. Shanthini and Rupika have no doubts to attribute it to the intercession of Our Lady. “The rosary is the only weapon in my life. I have experienced its power on many [...] Catholic woman from the Archdiocese of Colombo, speaking to AsiaNews. Married, a former teacher and mother of two grown children, she now devotes part of her time to praying for others. “I met Rupika in [...] Rupika continued to take her medication at home, but the treatment was accompanied by prayers. As she went along this journey, she gradually began to draw closer to Jesus and Our Lady, as well as feel

Everyone got out of bed, amazed, and peace returned to my father's house. Obviously, this event was very important to me. The Good Mother has continued to protect me during my times of hesitations and the [...] February 26 - Our Lady of the Fields, consecrated by Saint Denis (Paris, France, c. 250) My Father’s Faith Obtained the Miracle The following is the testimony of a Marist brother: The Blessed Virgin protected [...] in the north of the Province. He knocked on the door of the presbytery, asked for a lantern and the key to the shrine sanctuary. He left his horse in the stable, and walked, bare-foot, up to the shrine that

Mary or any other song that comes to me, in front of the icon of Mary Gateway to Heaven displayed in the entryway. At the invitation of St Louis de Montfort, I try to do everything with, in, for and through [...] 29 - Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles – Our Lady of Laghet (Laghet, France) Go in first and I'll follow you I lost my husband on July 12, 2011. After 45 years of happily married life, he died in the hospital [...] there are the two of us making decisions, working, meeting people and praying for their intentions together. I am glad to share all this with you. I am 74 years of age and trying to live each day that

trials that I entrust to the Lord. I also understand that these trials are a time of grace that God is giving me to learn to pray to Him and to trust Him. Azarias - A personal testimonial May 20, 2017 www [...] d the power of the Rosary in a few bad situations, and have been amazed at its effects. I'm currently going through a series of mind-boggling trials, which I've discovered to be linked to curses and magic [...] October 3 - Our Lady of Graces (Italy, 1697) Praying the Rosary is no longer a hassle Praying the Rosary had always been a hassle for me. I’d always had misgivings about it, not understanding that praying

asks us to do everything the Lord tells us. These words of Mary—which I have chosen as the motto of my episcopal ministry— helped me to overcome my fears and motivated me to accept the mission of bishop [...] would like Mary to be for me, for all of us, for your families, this example---the path that leads us to always do the will of Jesus! May Mary, our Mother, the perfect disciple, the apostle of Jesus, always [...] August 9 – Our Lady of the Parish (Italy, 1829) So that we may do whatever He tells us I was born in Malta, an island near Italy, in a devout Catholic family where we prayed the Rosary together as a family

'Madame' ('Senhora') to the beautiful Lady, but 'Vossemecê', a term of respect that she used to address her parents. "And what does your Grace want of me?" - Will you offer yourselves to God to bear all the [...] Rosary every day, in order to obtain peace for the world and an end to the war. This last sentence is capital to fully understand the general meaning of the message of Fatima: Our Lady attests, from this first [...] the entire width of the shoulders and falls as low as the dress. The bare pink feet gently rest on a light cloud of ermine that touches the green branches of the shrub. Our Lady said to them: - Don't be

interior barriers to prayer that often manifest themselves in the form of pride and self-centeredness. In all of these moments of difficulty, we can turn to the rosary. The meditative quality of the devotion [...] September 11 - Our Lady of Coromoto (Venezuela) Why the rosary, why now? (II) In 1973, Cardinal Albino Luciani — then-archbishop of Venice who would go on to become Pope John Paul I — gave a homily that [...] that identified a “crisis of prayer” in the world — adding that part of the reason was due to the fact that “noise has invaded our existence.” We also face an abundance of internal noise. We are distracted

give to the Virgin Mary (different from the latria , the cult of adoration that we owe to God only). And the best way to do this is to look at how Mary was associated to the Holy Trinity and to the mystery [...] motherhood are not intended to stop our gaze on her person, but to orient it towards the Trinity, source and aim of all Salvation. Rightly placed in the Trinitarian perspective, our love for the Virgin highlights [...] 17 – Our Lady of Humility (Italy, 1490) Invoking the Virgin never implies shunning God or reason It is time that we rediscover the solid theological and spiritual basis for the veneration we ought to give

attracted millions of creatures to Herself with these gentle arms of hers. She evangelized before I did with her reserved silence and her indescribable smile. It was enough for Her to appear in order for [...] consolidated by virtue of her silence and her smile, more eloquent than all words, for from it there showed through the face of God and the truth of her mission. I ask you only to look at and imitate my [...] spiritual beauty to resemble Her; from Her learn the silence which speaks to God and of God and the smile which teaches faith, generosity, and charity. Always look at my sweet Mother so as to see Her clearly

and submits to the divine will: "Let it be done to me according to your word." This reveals something extraordinary about our human nature: Mary, who is one of us, was able, by her openness to the grace [...] March 30 - Our Lady of Miracles (Lucca, Italy, 1588) Why we should reflect on Mary's childhood (II) The meaning of the Immaculate Conception is first and foremost an intrinsic absence of any disconnection [...] on her part. Because of this, her immaculate heart is an extraordinary sign, humanly inexplicable. On the other hand, it sheds light on her response to the angel: when he announces to her not only a role