from a neighbor: “We’re going to watch the Super Bowl and pray the Rosary before. Come over.” “I kind of thought they were joking,” she said. “I’ve never been invited to someone’s house to pray a Rosary [...] me felt very overwhelming — it was long and very repetitive. My experience with the Rosary has grown 100% since praying it with the neighborhood.” Moira Cullings - Catholic News Service, February 6, 2020 [...] their neighbors to invite them to pray the Rosary on Sunday evenings — and often to stay after for a drink and conversation. Because so many families participate, couples on other streets in the neighborhood
was preparing a meal, cutting tomatoes to make a salad, when a young priest, looking about 30 years old, knocked at her door and came in. He greeted the good lady and asked her to pray with her, in front [...] whenever possible, with the words that come to your mind". Rosa asked again: "I feel that you do me so much good. Where are you from?" "I am a Nazarene," the priest answered. Rosa continued, with her limited [...] head. A voice made her repeat the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary seven times. As soon as she began to recite it, she was surprised to realize that she now knew all the mysteries, in order and with precision
similar, with so many sad events happening everywhere... We must remember that in 1917, countries were at war; there was a lot of hatred and violence. Our times are not much better. The message of Mary is a [...] of France (France) In Fatima, I understood the importance of this prayer Ghislain Lafont, a devout Catholic and a House of Representatives candidate for the the 16th arrondissement of Paris (France) during [...] a message of peace and reconciliation. One thing that particularly moves me in the message of Fatima is Mary's request to the little shepherds to pray for the "poor sinners." I recently returned to Fatima
inaugurate his ministry with a solemn Mass in the evening and has invited all of the faithful and pilgrims present to participate. Archbishop Hoser was first appointed by Pope Francis as a special envoy from [...] office" in continuity with his first mandate which came to an end recently. The Holy See’s Press Office explains, "the mission of the Apostolic Visitor has the aim of ensuring a stable and continuous [...] entirely Catholic village in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is a place of faith that has attracted millions of pilgrims since June 1981, when the Virgin Mary first appeared to six Croat youngsters from Herzegovina
Our Lady of Folgoët Salaün was such a simpleton that his contemporaries of the 15th century considered him a madman. He could only say two words: "Ave Maria" (Hail Mary) and he repeated those two words over [...] Salaün was found dead near a tree trunk, by the edge of the woods, at the far end of the parish of Guic-Elleau in France and the townspeople buried him immediately on the spot. Later, a beautifully smelling [...] grew up from his grave, with this inscription on it written in gold letters, the only two words he had pronounced all his life: "Ave Maria." In 1365, the first stone was laid for a church that is now the
Our Lady of Folgoët Salaün was such a simpleton that his contemporaries of the 15th century considered him a madman. He could only say two words: "Ave Maria" (Hail Mary) and he repeated those two words over [...] Salaün was found dead near a tree trunk, by the edge of the woods, at the far end of the parish of Guic-Elleau in France and the townspeople buried him immediately on the spot. Later, a beautifully smelling [...] grew up from his grave, with this inscription on it written in gold letters, the only two words he had pronounced all his life: "Ave Maria." In 1365, the first stone was laid for a church that is now the
In Jerusalem he bought a plot of land where the praetorium of Pilate had formerly stood. Here he established a house of the congregation. The two brothers died in 1884, both with the fame of exceptional [...] Italy, a young and prominent French Jew and atheist, Alphonse Ratisbonne, encouraged by one of his friends from Strasbourg, France, entered the Church of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte. There the Virgin Mary appeared [...] himself tells us what happened in those few minutes: “ I had only been in the church a short while when, all of a sudden, I felt totally uneasy for no apparent reason. I raised my eyes and saw that the
Feast of the Annunciation is a manifestation that God will save the fallen humanity as He promised. “The Blessed Virgin Mary received the good news. Mary has found favor with God. She will be the mother [...] He will save us. God will manifest His power and glory. God is not punishing us nor is God angry with us. He will rescue us, comfort us and grant us His healing. “Have faith in God. Don’t lose hope, nor
Van, n°84, April 2023 Marcel Van (1928-1959) was a Vietnamese Redemptorist religious. Wishing to become a priest, he attended a parish priest's school at a very early age where he suffered from hunger and [...] Vietnam. He died in a forced labor camp in North Vietnam after the country's independence. During his life, he had conversations with St. Therese of Lisieux, Jesus and the Virgin Mary. His "colloquies" were [...] will be said in honor of the Immaculate Heart" My name is Pierre Nguyen and I have been a priest for almost 13 years, a member of the Emmanuel community ordained for the diocese of Bordeaux, France, and of
are unreachable. This desire is only a dream and cannot not be fulfilled, To God I must go by the path of solitary suffering, By a narrow path, all encumbered with thorns." Encyclopedia Maria volume IV [...] denomination forbids it. This nostalgia can be found in a poem by Maria Razusova Martakova, who describes her sorrow at not being able to rely on Mary during her earthly pilgrimage: "This certainty lies in
