strived towards an intimate union with his Mother of Heaven. He would never lose sight of Mary, even as he slept, often seeing the Mother of God in his dreams. A few moments before he breathed his last, he [...] Blessed Virgin, he asked to be named after Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows. He lived a holy life as a religious, and died as a predestined soul on February 27, 1862, in Isola del Gran Sasso, at the age of 24 [...] image of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows. He first covered it with kisses, then placed it on his heart. Suddenly his face brightened up with a celestial smile, just as he gave up his soul. He was canonized
built to mark the time of our earthly journey," John Paul II aptly said in a speech in 1982. "They allow us to take a moment's rest during the journey and to find joy and safety for the road, as well as [...] Bishop Dominique Le Tourneau, professor of canon law and author of a Guide of Marian Shrines, there are 2900 shrines dedicated to the Virgin Mary in France. "There are some in every department of the country [...] country. Very few have less than ten," he said in an interview with Aleteia. "But several have over a hundred: 140 in Finistère, 119 in the Côtes-d'Armor, 110 in the Nord department, 103 in Haute-Corse, etc
Churches have always celebrated the original purity of Mary in a feast of the "Conception of the Holy Mother of God," or, more exactly, the feast of Mary's conception in the womb of Saint Anne. The Latin Church [...] when Pius IX defined it as a dogma of faith in 1854: "From the first moment of her conception, through the unique grace and privilege of Almighty God, the Blessed Virgin Mary was preserved from original [...] Adam and Eve came out of the hands of the Creator, the mother of his Son was there, a tiny human cell endowed with a holy soul, and thus she became the glory of our sinful nature. " nominis.cef.fr
Virgin Mary refined my heart and healed my wounds Manuel Capetillo, a former Mexican actor and bullfighter, was one of the most popular TV performers of the 1980s. He had hit rock bottom after a depression [...] confessing to a priest if God knows everything?’ But when the priest gave me absolution, I felt that my soul was freed from sin while my heart was filled with joy and peace. That day my eyes filled with tears [...] was reborn," he confided. Manuel Capetillo attributes this conversion to the Virgin Mary, whose call he heard in moments of prayer and adoration before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. "She refined my heart
exhibit great peace. I believe because Mary gave herself over so completely to God to be used totally for His will that she was filled with God’s peace even unto the moment of His death. Now, as I pray the Rosary [...] Rosary, I believe the peace I feel is due to the presence of Mother Mary. Who else could be such a perfect Mother as Mary? Testimony by Donna Jones [...] Queen Mother of the Church The Lord allowed me to see that if we look in the Bible we have Mother Mary as a perfect example. The Lord exalted her. He allowed me to see that she was truly the Queen Mother
and Earth. It was like being on a cloud. And from then on, everything accelerated: Thanks to Mary’s intercession, I mysteriously reconciled with someone with whom I had had a lawsuit ten years before; and [...] communion. Thanks to the Virgin Mary, my boyfriend agreed to live with me as brother and sister, so that I could receive Holy Communion! Mary is very powerful! Testimonial sent to Mary of Nazareth on December [...] February 26 – Blessed Virgin Meschecia (Russia, 1492) "I felt enveloped by Mary" (I) The Virgin Mary has a crucial place in my life. After being baptized and receiving all the sacraments (first communion
an immense vision of tenderness, I created in Mary a true motherly heart for each member of this family, while I created each soul as a true child of Mary, a child of her co-redemptive pains. So that every [...] redemptive work." (1) A nun who wished to remain anonymous. Cum clamore valido, (With a loud cry), Paris 1943, p. 69-73 (Nihil obstat, Jos Du Bouchet, March 18, 1943. Imprimatur A. Leclerc, 28 May 1943) [...] "I was born by the martyrdom of Mary" The author of the book Cum clamore valido (1) has Jesus say these words about Mary: "To become the Mother of the children of God, Mary had to suffer all the pains of
(Italy, 1546) Mary always said “yes” to God Mary is demanding: she leads us by mysterious paths, along the arduous path of the cross. One must say “yes” personally to Mary’s calls, on a personal level [...] ourselves like Mary gave herself, without delay, without reservation, without turning back, and without ceasing. Mary gave herself entirely, with all she had—her being, her life, and her will. Mary never took [...] Marthe says, how Mary is immaculate in her Conception and in her divine maternity. Father Manteau-Bonamy Excerpts from Marthe Robin sous la conduite de Marie ( Marthe Robin: Under Mary’s Guidance ) - Editions
revealing a heart encircled by thorns. The Child Jesus said: "Have compassion on the heart of your most holy Mother, covered with thorns with which ungrateful men pierce it at every moment, and there [...] those who make 15 Saturdays with indifference." Eight years later, on December 10, 1925, Mary and the Child Jesus appeared to Lucia, the sole surviving Fatima visionary, at a convent in Pontevedra, Spain
clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; she was with child" (Rev 12:1-2). The woman's son is a "male child...who is to rule all nations with a rod of [...] womb!"(Lk 1:41-42). Again, Mary - unlike the other saints (...) - is "blessed" in life, from the first moment we see her, and not merely in death, having "died in the Lord." Mary herself testifies that this [...] village girl. Mary's blessedness - her beatitude - is not merely a peculiarity of Saint Luke's Gospel. It is in the Book of Revelation as well. At the dramatic climax of John's vision, he sees a "woman clothed
