September 12 - The Holy Name of Mary Statue of Our Lady of France made from Russian cannons The statue of Our Lady of France in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, is a real feat of 19th century technique. It is [...] completely renovated in 2013. Our Lady of France stands on the town’s highest point, the volcanic Corneille Rock, at an altitude of 757 meters. The site provides a wide range of views and an exceptional panorama [...] The idea of creating this statue came from Jesuit Father de Ravignan and apostolic missionary Abbé Combalot, and was instantly popular. In 1850, the project for a giant statue of Our Lady of France was
Mary of Life (Italy, 1613) The beautiful fruits of Our Lady of Walsingham On Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Birmingham, England, eight priests were ordained for the personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham [...] Bishop Keith Newton, the head of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. Two of the ordained priests were fully formed for the priesthood within the Ordinariate. Six other priests are former Anglican ministers [...] received the priesthood from the hands of Bishop Bernard Longley at the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, which houses the relics of Blessed John Henry Newman, the patron saint of the Ordinariate. Established in
November 14 – Our Lady of Nicopeia, Bringer of Victory (Constantinople) - St Gregory Palamas The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe left completely intact On November 14, 1921, Luciano Pérez, a Mexican government [...] flower wreath in front of the main altar of the Basilica of Guadalupe, under the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. A few minutes later, there was a loud explosion. The violence of the explosion destroyed [...] g houses, but miraculously failed to damage the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, even though the explosive device was right below it! Six years after the apparition of the Virgin at Guadalupe, in 1531,
– Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker – Our Lady of Laus (France, Laus, 1664) World-famous Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima The world-famous International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima concluded [...] three-week tour of the island of Guam (Micronesia, western Pacific Ocean) this weekend. The Fatima's tour included 26 parishes, 14 Catholic schools, GovGuam agencies including the Department of Corrections [...] the Department of Youth Affairs, the Guam Memorial Hospital as well as non-profits including Sanctuary Incorporated. According to Toto's Pale Mike Crisostomo, the Fatima will head to Chicago before her
March 31 – 4th Sunday of Lent – Our Lady of Militia (Sicily, 1091) – Our Lady of Iberia (Russia) A statue of Our Lady of France replaces the sickle and the hammer Today, in the town of Baillet-en-France (Parisian [...] In 1988, Baillet-en-France was chosen to host a monumental statue of Our Lady of France, also made for that same 1937 International Exposition to adorn the pontifical pavilion located exactly between the [...] monumental statue of Our Lady of France, standing on the same spot where, 80 years ago, stood a Communist edifice surmounted by the Sickle and Hammer ... This is why: In 2004, the park of the local castle
September 6 – Our Lady of Tears (Italy, 1553) Tallest statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe is in the United States Standing 33 feet tall, this statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Windsor, Ohio is not only stunning [...] Richard Hyslin, an art professor at The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, agreed to build it for free. On August 5, 1995, the completed statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe was dedicated. She stands a top an [...] stunning to look at but the tallest in the world! The statue began with Deacon Ed Heinz of the Servants of Mary Center of Peace, who purchased a farm for the sole purpose of its construction. After much
September 7 - Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil, 1717) Our Lady of Aparecida, Patroness of Brazil In 1717, a statue of Our Lady of Conception, 14 inches tall, was caught in the net of three men, Felipe Pedroso [...] 1930, by a decree of Pope Pius XI, Our Lady of Aparecida was proclaimed Queen and official Patron Saint of Brazil, a title publicly recognized by the Government of Brazil in the presence of more than a million [...] million pilgrims each year. On October 12th, feast day of the Patron Saint, a considerable number of pilgrims flock to the sanctuary, and the Pilgrimage of Workers takes place every year on September 7th, the
rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of Deliverance in Normandy (France). To thank Mary for her intercession when he was in peril at sea, he built the Church of Notre Dame de la Déliverande (Our Lady of Health) [...] August 30 – Our Lady of Deliverance (Martinique, France) Our Lady of Health, patroness of Martinique Martinique, in the eastern Caribbean Sea, became an overseas region and department of France in 1635 [...] Health) who became the patroness of the diocese, then of all of Martinique. He chose the site of Morne Roug e because it reminded him of his native Normandy. The statue of the Madonna and Child was crowned
teach us to pray more, to believe wholeheartedly, to cry out from the depths of our misery, poor sinners that we are, prisoners of our own comfort; to open our doors, to open our borders, to open our hearts [...] First apparition of Our Lady of the Poor in Banneux, Belgium (1933) - Our Lady of the Seeds (Chaldean rite) Our Lady of the Poor, we thank you Virgin of the Poor, you came a long time ago, to this wild and [...] Virgin of the Poor, we thank you for coming and coming again to relieve our loneliness, to put us back on the road, to dispel our doubts and anxieties, and to open us to the Beatitudes. Virgin of the Poor
path to be very foreign to me, and the whole thing made me unhappy, but I did ask Our Lord to show me if it was what He wanted. In the midst of my confusion someone brought a pilgrim image of Our Lady [...] April 12 - Our Lady of Charity (Cobre, Cuba) Our Lady of Guadalupe Delivered Me I had been a Catholic for about ten years--a very enthusiastic adult convert from a Jewish background--but I had never really [...] influence of some Catholics whose whole spiritual life revolved around the Blessed Virgin. They put a lot of pressure on me to join their group and make a consecration to Mary according to the way of Saint
