way, the truth and the life" (Jn 14:6) from the first moment of His conception, and not only during the three years of his missionary life. By remaining under the authority of Joseph and Mary in this way [...] grow, mature, and blossom, in order to bear all the fruits that God has the right to expect from it. We must all be very eager to grow, like Jesus and with Him, "in wisdom, in stature and in grace, under [...] Saint Joseph came rather late but it is certainly increasing nowadays. "The veil that covered the name and power of the Venerable Joseph during the early Christian ages is an extension of the silence in
that the Virgin Mary gave France a new impulse of devotion to God by contemplating her Immaculate Conception. Many conversions have been and are still achieved through the miraculous medal and its invocation: [...] "Beautiful Lady,” this name which alone convinced the priest Fr. Peyramale of the authenticity of the apparitions, and of the Virgin’s message! Fr. Guillaume Chevallier Priest, Chaplain of the Children's [...] Immaculate Conception Every year, a French organization called “The Children's Rosary” publishes an image and a prayer for the novena of the Immaculate Conception, based on the direction given to the Church by
department, France). A chapel was built there, and pilgrimages started. Benedictine monks managed the shrine around 1052. They gave the place the beautiful name of Valfleury ("flowered valley"), in memory [...] memory of the discovery of the statue of Mary in that valley. Sadly, in the 16th century, with the wars of religion and the disastrous system of the commendam, the priory declined. In 1687, to help revive it [...] century by St. Vincent de Paul, to both evangelize and help the poorest. The pilgrimages had never ceased, but they began experiencing a great revival, and a convent was built on the site. The French Revolution
Arab occupation lasted eight centuries and the statue remained hidden and forgotten. When it pleased the Lord to reveal the hiding place, He caused stars to fall and converge at a certain place on the mountain [...] witnesses of this wonder, informed the civil and ecclesiastical authorities of Manrese. The townspeople dug in the ground on this spot and found the statue and carried it in procession to Manrese, followed [...] the Blessed Virgin wanted her statue to be venerated on that exact spot. A monastery was blessed and named the guardian of the “Pearl of Catalonia", or "April Rose, Black Madonna of the Mountain, Star of
Arab occupation lasted eight centuries and the statue remained hidden and forgotten. When it pleased the Lord to reveal the hiding place, He caused stars to fall and converge at a certain place on the mountain [...] witnesses of this wonder, informed the civil and ecclesiastical authorities of Manrese. The townspeople dug in the ground on this spot and found the statue and carried it in procession to Manrese, followed [...] the Blessed Virgin wanted her statue to be venerated on that exact spot. A monastery was blessed and named the guardian of the "Pearl of Catalonia", or "April Rose, Black Madonna of the Mountain, Star of
main altar: "Our Lady of Africa, pray for us and for Muslims." This invocation has never been erased. Both Muslims and Christians come here to pray to Mary and bring her flowers. We can also see a quote [...] d. 430), written in French, Arabic and Kabyle: "Brotherly love comes from God and is God himself." A very strong statement in this country where some kill in the name of Allah! In 1846, there was only a [...] of Africa) , completed in 1872. He also founded in Algiers the congregations of the White* Fathers and the White* Sisters (*based on the habit they wore). The pilgrimage to Our Lady of Africa was relocated
St Blandina and St Pothinus, first Bishop of Lyons, sent to Gaul by St Polycarp about the middle of the second century. The letter addressed to the Christians of Asia and Phrygia in the name of the faithful [...] faithful of Vienne and Lyons, and relating the persecution of 177, is considered one of the most extraordinary documents possessed by any literature; it is the baptismal certificate of Christianity in France [...] pilgrimage in the diocese. In 1643 the people of Lyons consecrated themselves to Our Lady of Fourvieres and pledged themselves to a solemn procession on the 8th of December of each year, which still continues
discovery of a small ivory statue of the Madonna and Child, blessings and graces generously distributed by the Mother of God prompted the religious to change the name of the priory to Our Lady of Graces. The statue [...] dislodged it and religious from the Dominican Priory of North Abbey brought it to their cloister. During the night, the prior had a strange dream in which he was told that a statue of the Madonna and Child was [...] during the dark days of persecution in the 16th century. The statue can now be found in the Saint Mary's Dominican Priory in Cork City, Ireland. According to local tradition, a piece of wood brought in
extraordinary winter flowering. Furthermore, the bushes face north and therefore only benefit from feeble light and heat from the sun, and are not favored by any particular micro-climate. [...] behind their railings, are prunus spinosa, to use the Latin name, but are commonly known as "blackthorn." They belong to the rose family and usually flower once a year, in March if the season is mild or [...] these incredible blackthorns are in every respect identical to those that grow just about anywhere and they are identical to the numerous examples that grow around Bra. The soil is also similar. There are
Monday and Saturday: The Annunciation, The Visitation, The Nativity of the Lord, The Presentation in the Temple, The Finding in the Temple. - The Sorrowful Mysteries are meditated each Tuesday and Friday: [...] Glorious Mysteries are meditated each Sunday and Wednesday: The Resurrection, The Ascension, The Descent of the Holy Spirit, The Assumption of Our Lady in Heaven, and The Coronation of Our Lady in Heaven. - [...] twenty main events in the earthly life of Christ. This is why he invited "the highlighting of the name of Christ by the addition of a clause referring to the mystery being contemplated." The mysteries
