December 20 – Our Lady of Folgoët (France) They left because of her; 30 years later she got a surprise Joseph made frequent stops towards the end of the trip, because the Blessed Virgin was increasingly [...] leagues from Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph asked a shepherd for his hospitality, and the man was perfectly kind to them. He arranged for them to have a convenient room and took care of their donkey. A servant [...] and gave him a clean set of clothes while his own clothes were being washed. A woman did the same for the Blessed Virgin. After having taken their meal, they rested. The mistress of the house kept to herself
1876) – Our Lady of Kibeho (Rwanda, 1981) A unique case in all of history A unique case in all of history is the fact that the coming of a Savior Messiah was expected in Israel, on account of so many prophecies [...] When she was a child, Mary was waiting, in the midst of her people Israel, for the coming of the Messiah, who had not been announced by just one prophet, but by a long line of men, predicting and completing [...] only nation to survive the dissolution of the ancient world, keeping its identity intact, and always holding on to the unwavering certainty of being the instrument of an eternal destiny, as large as the world
13 – Death of Sister Lucia of Fatima (2005) Sister Lucia and Our Lady of Fatima Since her entrance into the monastery of St Teresa of Coimbra (Portugal) on March 25, 1941, Sister Lucia, one of the three [...] seers of Our Lady of Fatima (Portugal) always lived in the same cell. In May 1950, she took her solemn vows, committing herself to remain in that community all her life and receiving the name of Sister [...] from her convent who had known her for 52 years, Sister Mary of the Carmel, went to Rome with her on May 13, 2000, to attend the beatification of her two cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, presided over
- Our Lady of Happy Deliverance (Spain, 1565) A Shoot Will Come out from the Stump of Jesse What did the bush seen by Moses announce, with its flame that didn't consume the wood, if not Mary giving birth [...] ground and dry on the soaking ground: What else does it signify if not the flesh of Christ borrowed from the flesh of Mary without harming her virginity? In her, this is for certain, heavenly dew came down [...] (Nb 17:8), the figure of the Virgin conceiving without having known a man? From that great miracle Isaiah reveals a still greater mystery: a shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse and from its root
July 11 - Consecration of Our Lady of the Puy-en-Velay, Queen of France The Black Virgin of the Puy-en-Velay According to the Canon Fayard, an historian, it was on July 11, in the third century A.D., that [...] church built on the spot, which has become one of the oldest sanctuaries dedicated to the Mother of God. After a second miraculous intervention of the Virgin Mary, Saint Vosy, a missionary from the Velay, had [...] church finally built, at the end of 5th century. Soon this sanctuary became very popular, as proved by a text of Gregory of Tours in 591. The Emperor Charlemagne and many kings of France went there to pray to
March 24 - Vigil of the Annunciation The Time of the Resurrection (III) Christ told Mary what He had done in hell, how He had chained up Satan, and presented to His mother the patriarchs He brought back [...] back with him. They all bowed low in front of her. I will let you ponder what the feelings of Adam and Eve were when they said to the Virgin Mary: "Blessed are you our daughter and our Lady. The Lord was [...] you, Full of Grace, you have opened it again." Each Prophet told her in turn, "I have prophesied about you here and there in my book." Then they all saluted her by saying, "You are the glory of Jerusalem
September 4 - Our Lady of the Good Pastor (Italy The Center and Climax of Time All those who have preceded us, as well as those of us who now exist and those who will live in the future, we must all turn [...] turn our eyes towards Mary, as we would to the center and climax of time.
September 4 - Our Lady of the Good Pastor (Italy) The Center and Climax of Time All those who have preceded us, as well as those of us who now exist and those who will live in the future, we must all turn [...] turn our eyes towards Mary, as we would to the center and climax of time.
Jesus with the help of Mary, by praying the Rosary. The children of Fatima provide a good example of this: their Rosaries and other prayers stopped the spread of Communism, generations of Catholics began to [...] Ravenna) The prayer of three children changed the world! On May 13, 2020, Catholics celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, to commemorate the first apparition of the Virgin Mary to three young Portuguese [...] unprecedented movement of Marian consecration throughout the world. The feast of Our Lady of Fatima is now on the Church's liturgical calendar to remind us that the children of Fatima’s mission on this
missionary vocation of Mary and Joseph who put their freedom at the Son’s disposal. These two saints, united in the respect and in the love of a pure and fecund community, began the journey of their life with [...] City of Bread), from Bethlehem to Egypt, and from Egypt to Nazareth. They carried Christ along the roads of the world and they were the first partners of Salvation. The Holy Family was the Ark of the Covenant [...] Our Lady of Help (Italy) – Saint Winwaloe (c. 460-532) – 14th apparition in Lourdes The Holy Family was the Ark of the Covenant The Holy Family was a missionary community. In fact, the mission of Christ
