pilgrimage. Benedictine monks came to serve the shrine and gave it the beautiful name of Valfleury in memory of the discovery of the statue of the Virgin Mary. After an interruption due to the turmoil of the [...] year 800, a statue of the Virgin Mary was discovered in a blooming broom shrub in the small village of Soucieu, (now Valfleury, France). A chapel was built there forthwith and it became a place of pilgrimage [...] the French Revolution (1789-1799), pilgrimages resumed under the Vincentians and spiritual renewal was intense. Mr. Nicolle, then the superior of the Vincentians, also instituted in 1862 the work of the
a sense of grace and virtue. Gregory, frightened at this sight, rose from his bed and asked the old man who he was and why he had come. The unknown person spoke in a subdued voice, and, after calming his [...] that he was completely willing to please the Mother of God. And so the discussion came to a close, and after they had made it quite clear and precise for him, the two disappeared from his sight. [...] indicated, saw before him a second figure with female features and a noble aspect far surpassing normal human beauty. Gregory was frightened again and he lowered his eyes. Although he could not bear to look upon
a sense of grace and virtue. Gregory, frightened at this sight, rose from his bed and asked the old man who he was and why he had come. The unknown person spoke in a subdued voice, and, after calming his [...] that he was completely willing to please the Mother of God. And so the discussion came to a close, and after they had made it quite clear and precise for him, the two disappeared from his sight. [...] indicated, saw before him a second figure with female features and a noble aspect far surpassing normal human beauty. Gregory was frightened again and he lowered his eyes. Although he could not bear to look upon
after a memorable debate - the Council of Ephesus of 431 proclaimed Mary "Theotokos," Mother of God), namely, the expression that Mary is "victorious over all heresies." Only today, in this period of confusion [...] n of ultra-devout people! "When I was a young theologian, before and even during the sessions of the Council, as it happened before and is still the case for many, I had some reservations about certain [...] certain ancient Marian formulas, for example, the famous De Maria nunquam satis - "Of Mary, we will never say enough." It seemed an exaggeration to me. I also had some difficulty understanding the true meaning
called the Minor), or by his Spanish name Santiago. According to Christian accounts, he was born around 5 B.C. in Galilee, the son of Zebedee and Mary Salome, and was the older brother of John, also an [...] transformed and showed his divine nature as he stood between the prophets Elijah and Moses. James also witnessed the agony and prayer of Jesus in the Garden of Olives along with Peter and his brother John [...] basilica from the 3rd and 4th centuries, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. At the end of the 5th century, the Hispanic liturgy began to exalt Mary as the new Eve, the Mother of God and our Mother, the Mediatrix
rings, in fact, peace and reconciliation. It contains within itself the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the center of each "Hail Mary." 8. The Rosary, when [...] school of Mary, the lamp of faith may shine ever more in the hearts and homes of Christians. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, taken from speeches for the opening and the closing of the Month of Mary, May 3rd [...] the Rosary. Everywhere this beautiful prayer, in which the Blessed Virgin Mary accompanies and consoles her people, is shared and transmitted. This is what Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI tells us about it: 1
War (1870-1871), Mary appeared to two boys (Eugene and Joseph Barbedette) as a lady dressed in a dark blue robe, sprinkled with stars, a crown on her head over a dark blue veil, and in her hands a red [...] red crucifix. 1) At Pontmain, Mary was a sign of hope in the midst of war. She spoke of her Son and renewed our hope. She invited us to joy and simplicity. 2) She gathered the whole parish around her, not [...] not only the two boys, but also the parish priest, the nuns and other inhabitants of the area. They said the evening prayer together and remained in prayer for over two hours. 3) The following message was
shrine believed to be a place where Mary nursed Jesus, according to various traditions in ancient and modern Palestine. The limestone rock of the cave is white, and the dirt floor is made of a fine whitish [...] powder, treated as a sacred relic dubbed "Mary’s milk." This cave or grotto sits outside the city of Bethlehem, not far from the Church of the Nativity. Its local name in Arabic is Meharet-es Sitti (Cave of [...] the grotto with the permission of Pope Gregory XI in 1375, and built a church with a bell tower there. This first edifice was replaced in 1872, and a second time in 2007. Today the grotto is open to the public
on their knees and besought Mary, Star of the Sea, to save them. They vowed to build a church in her name wherever they could land safely on shore. Instantly, the sea became calm and the waves fell. Their [...] asked him to go to Nagapattinam and inform a Catholic gentleman that she desired to have a chapel built in her name at Vailankanni. Then she graciously bade him to stand up and he realized he was no longer [...] longer lame. On this the boy jumped up with joy, and ran to Nagapattinam to convey the message. There he met the Catholic gentleman and delivered the Lady's message. The gentleman had no difficulty in believing
brings, in fact, peace and reconciliation. It contains within itself the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the center of each "Hail Mary." … The Rosary, when it [...] for Jesus and His Mother, Mary. In the current world, so dispersive, this prayer helps to put Christ at the center, as the Virgin did, who meditated within all that was said about her Son, and also what [...] what He did and said. When reciting the Rosary, the important and meaningful moments of salvation history are relived. The various steps of Christ's mission are traced. With Mary the heart is oriented towards
