(Portugal) - Our Lady of the Rosary (1917) I Am from Heaven Sister Lucia herself told us of the first apparition of Our Lady on May 13, 1917: "...In the Cova da Iria....we saw what seemed to be a flash of lightning [...] sufferings He wills to send you, as an act of reparation for the sins by which He is offended, and as an act of supplication for the conversion of sinners?' (...)'Then you are going to have much to suffer, but [...] the grace of God will be your comfort.' We fell on our knees, repeating in our hearts: 'O Most Holy Trinity, I adore You! My God, my God, I love You in the most Blessed Sacrament!' ... Our Lady spoke again:
Archbishop of Catania, blessed a statue called “Our Lady of the Belpasso Rock” and consecrated a chapel as a Marian sanctuary in Belpasso in January of 2000 — attaching the Jubilee indulgence to it. Every [...] fasting, consecration to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, devotion to the holy angels, and praying the Rosary. All these messages neither detract from nor add anything to the tradition of the Church. One theme [...] God's infinite love. Mary didn't ask us to change the liturgy or to modify any point of theology: she just emphasized the Gospel! It was an interesting series of apparitions for several reasons. One is
Listen to me as your own child, Mary my mother. (Take a minute to express your heartfelt thoughts to Mary in personal prayer.) Now Mary please turn your gaze on me... (Take a minute to experience Mary's [...] July 21 - Our Lady of Verdun, Lorraine (5th C.) O Mary My Mother! Let me nestle up close on your heart, like your son Jesus, where I will be safe. Protect me, console me, reassure me, and comfort me. Listen [...] presence in the silence of your soul.) Thank you for this "heart to heart" moment with you. As Jesus, I say unto you, you are my mother, I am your child. By the Holy Spirit, lead me to my Father in Heaven
December 23 - Our Lady of the Oak (Italy) Jesus cannot be understood without his Mother Today we are reminded of the words of blessing which Elizabeth spoke to the Virgin Mary: “Blessed are you among women [...] fruit of your womb! And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me?” (Lk 1:42-43). This blessing is in continuity with the priestly blessing which God had given to Moses to be passed [...] capable of perceiving in the gift of her Son the coming of that “fullness of time”(Gal 4:4) in which God, by choosing the humble path of human existence, entered personally into the history of salvation
mother. Since Christ is our brother, she is our mother too. Indeed, at the end of John's Gospel, Jesus named her as the mother of all of us beloved disciples. So we too have a duty to honor her. If we look [...] mother. We find the mother of the Son of David portrayed in a similar way in the Book of Revelation, Chapter 12. There she is shown to be crowned with 12 stars, for the 12 tribes of Israel. The New Testament [...] April 21 - Our Lady of the Slap (Italy, 1200) If We Ignore the Mother, We Can't See the Child (I) At the time of the Annunciation, the angel Gabriel prophesied that all generations would call Mary blessed
Mary Magdalene – Our Lady of Kaloja (Russia) Mary is an important woman in my life Mary is an important woman in my life. She is of course the Virgin Mary, the mother of God, the mother of us all, and she [...] watches over us and is present in our lives. She guides me on my way. I often speak to her, as one speaks to a mother or to a close friend. I pray to her, I listen to her in the morning when I wake up [...] and suffering, just like us who believe in her. I love to enter churches, wherever I am, to visit Our Lady quietly, with the greatest respect, and to feel this deep emotion that almost takes my breath away
d France to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. The dramatic fire of Notre Dame of Paris last year led to the impossibility of holding the national procession in Paris in 2019. So it was decided to have two [...] happened to be the 40th anniversary of Saint John Paul II’s famous challenge from the forecourt of Reims Cathedral: “France, eldest daughter of the Church, are you faithful to the promises of your baptism [...] thousands of followers on the ground, and many others joined virtually via Internet. While the eastern statue of Our Lady of France reached the Paris region on August 11th, the western part of the pilgrimage
August 17 - Our Lady of Squares (1664, Crozant, France) Mary’s Heavenly Abode The Mother, whose virginity was preserved without a stain during childbirth, must accordingly be entitled to having her body [...] and would be with Him again next to the Father. The Mother of God must accordingly receive all that belongs to her Son and be honored by all creatures as the Mother of God and His servant. [...] Spouse to whom the Father united Himself must accordingly be given a Heavenly abode. The Mother, who stood next to her Son on the Cross, must accordingly escape the sword’s pain by giving birth to Him. She
trinity of Persons, eternally equal yet distinct. I first beheld him in a vast desert void of all the creatures of whom he had no need, and I witnessed his decree to accomplish works ad extra, i.e. to draw [...] out of nothingness all the beings present in his mind. At that moment I had the boldness to ask his majesty what hierarchy he chose in that desert so as to know what rank the Mother of God was to occupy [...] November 12 - Our Lady of the Secret Tower (Turin, Italy, 1863) The Blessed Virgin's Predestination (I) I saw in my mind how his Majesty is in himself; infinite in his substance and attributes, united
August 17 - Our Lady of Squares (1664, Crozant, France) Mary’s Heavenly Abode The Mother, whose virginity was preserved without a stain during childbirth, must accordingly be entitled to having her body [...] and would be with Him again next to the Father. The Mother of God must accordingly receive all that belongs to her Son and be honored by all creatures as the Mother of God and His servant. [...] Spouse to whom the Father united Himself must accordingly be given a Heavenly abode. The Mother, who stood next to her Son on the Cross, must accordingly escape the sword's pain by giving birth to Him. She