Medjugorje Polish Archbishop Henryk Hoser of Warsaw-Praga, named by Pope Francis in February to study the pastoral situation in the small town and the needs of pilgrims, held a news conference April 5th after [...] occurring in Medjugorje," the archbishop said, and that is clear from the packed celebrations of the Mass, eucharistic adoration, conversion stories and the reports of hundreds of Catholics who cite an
fireplace. He took a seat next to a child and joined in the conversation. But policemen were close behind him and entered the house too. They had seen the priest come in and knew he was inside, but, curiously [...] “refractory” priests, named Father Chaminade (1), was about to be arrested for refusing to sign the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. The priest managed to escape the state agents and ran for his life. Seeing [...] “refractory” priest (during the French Revolution, this was the name given to those who refused to take the oath of loyalty to the state and remained faithful to Rome). Geneviève Veuillot, writer Excerpt
with others, in church or elsewhere. And to hope that it has its transforming effect on us, namely, that we personally accommodate the mysteries of Jesus and Mary, summed up by saying “yes” to God’s will [...] would be like hiding behind and clinging to our mother’s skirts. (2) We pray for what we need, and we pray to the One that can deliver. The Rosary is sometimes prayed to ask Mary to pray for us sinners to [...] incense, and seminarians, more words are not necessarily better; one word prayed in faith is enough. (3) The heart of the Rosary is to reflect on the mysteries of the life of Jesus and Mary. When praying
1945, the Virgin Mary appeared in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) to a woman named Ida Peerdeman (d. 1996). This first apparition was followed by 56 others, intermittently between 1945 and 1959. The local bishop [...] 2002. The Virgin Mary appeared there under a new title by which she wishes to be known and loved by all people in our times: "The Lady of All Nations" or "Mother of All Peoples." Mary drew a striking picture [...] picture of the situation in the Church and in the world. Message after message, we witness the gradual revelation of a Plan by which God intends to save the world and prepare it, through His Mother, for a
jubilee year of the centenary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary, starting on November 26, 2016. Sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer for the Holy Father's intentions are the conditions [...] to free souls from sin and its consequences. The diocese of Leiria-Fatima recommends that pilgrims actively participate in a celebration or a prayer in honor of the Virgin Mary, pray the Our Father, recite [...] image of the Virgin is exposed, on the anniversary date of the apparitions, namely the 13th of each month between May and October 2017. Zenit
John “the Theologian,” another name for the holy and illustrious Apostle and Evangelist, the virgin and beloved disciple of the Christ, the Friend who leaned upon his heart and whom Jesus especially entrusted [...] to the Virgin Mary. After the wonderful passing and burial of the holy Apostle John the Theologian in Ephesus (celebrated every year on the 26th of September), his tomb was found empty and became a site [...] Christians from the area called "Manna." This "Manna" had the virtue of curing diseases of the body and the soul for those who applied it on themselves with faith. Thus the Orthodox Church solemnizes once
obtained from God a little girl, and they named her Martha. They were crazy about this child, who was their life and joy. She was exquisitely graceful, affectionate and she loved the Lord. She was also [...] also very devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. She was a lily of purity too beautiful for this earth, and God decided to take her to Heaven. This happened when she was 15. Her parents sat in tears next to her [...] her bed, looking at the girl who was dying. Martha continued to be kind, patient and smiling. Suddenly, her face lit up with heavenly joy: "Don’t cry," she said to her parents, "I see the Blessed Virgin
his middle name is St Leo." He wears a medal more powerful than all his gold medals: the Miraculous Medal, made popular by Saint Catherine Labouré (1806-1876). Thus Bolt gave a good example and the Virgin [...] Virgin Mary is the most prayed saint among the runners today. The Miraculous Medal bears this inscription: "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you." fr.aleteia.org
for Mary. This priest, now passed away, had a deep influence on me. His name was Otho Fernandes Loures. He strongly encouraged us in our devotion to Mary, prompting us to use the canticles of Mary and [...] Immaculate Heart of Mary! I wished that Father Othon were still alive to tell him this fact! I have never stopped praying my Rosary every day and I very much feel the power of Mary in my life. Dom Paulo [...] and to make a vow of submission to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Around the time that I was appointed bishop, he was on his hospital bed and said, "I have learned that you will be made a bishop." I said yes
Republic of Congo, Marie-Olive Lembe Kabila, visited the site of the building in the province of North Kivu. A future place of worship under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the work was made [...] Mama wa Amani," meaning in Swahili, the local language, referring to the Blessed Virgin Mary, "the Mother of peace and disarmament." "At first, I did not have the money to start this project, but I launched [...] damage during the 2001 volcanic eruption. Since then, the city had never had a cathedral worthy of the name. It was therefore to give back to Goma a cathedral in her image that Olive Lembe Kabila privately
