Vincenza fell to the ground. The strikingly beautiful woman helped her to her feet, and said to her: "I am the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Christ who died on the cross for the salvation of mankind. Please [...] 6 – Our Lady of Graces (Padua, Italy, 1630) How Mary stopped the plague on Monte Berico (I) A rare manuscript, kept at the Bertoliana library in Vicenza, Italy, tells in great detail the story of the events [...] Please go and tell the people of Vicenza on my behalf to build a church here in my honor if they want to remain healthy, otherwise the plague will continue to rage." Vincenza asked: "But the people will not
recitation of a rosary to Our Lady. In the United Arab Emirates, where only 7% of the population professes Christianity, women are participating in the initiative in a special way. Martha and Darío are [...] coordinating the initiative. Martha and Darío took the idea to the parish, where the priest decided to support it, proposing to offer the intentions of the Rosaries that are said in the half hour before each [...] country, which is about the size of the state of Maine, there are only nine Catholic parishes, which means that “people of different cultures and different countries flock to the eucharistic celebrations.”
and she fell to the ground. The beautiful woman helped her to her feet and said: "I am the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Christ who died on the Cross for the salvation of men. I would like you to go and tell [...] tell the people of Vicenza to build a church here in honor of me, if they want to recover their health, otherwise the plague will not stop." Vincenza asked, "But the people will not believe me. And where [...] had to be built, which is where the main altar of the church stands today. "All those who will visit this church with devotion", she added, "on the occasion of my feasts and on the first Sunday of each
January 8 – Our Lady of Good Help (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 1809) Why the Rosary is so powerful Very often, solutions to our problems are simpler and more available than we realize. In Saint Luke, [...] adults, I came to realize that my mind and heart were formed over the years by the mysteries of the Rosary. I am disappointed that many of our youth are not familiar with the most basic events of salvation [...] for them to pray always without becoming weary” (Lk 18:1). Good advice, that. I suspect that one of the reasons for the decline of Christianity in the western world is due in no small part to the fact
Archbishop of Conakry (capital of Guinea). At the age of 34, he became one of the youngest bishops in the world and in the history of the Church. In 2010, Benedict XVI created him a cardinal. At the end of 2014 [...] March 30 – Our Lady of Miracles (Lucca, Italy, 1588) Mary occupies a prominent place in Cardinal Sarah’s faith "I owe everything to Christ because he gave me everything. I was the only son of a poor farming [...] Teach us, as you promised to do for the three young shepherds of Fatima, to offer our lives every day for the salvation of sinners. May your maternal love touch hearts hardened by sin, so that all men
that disease. " The busy shrine of Our Lady of Berico has now become one of largest shrines dedicated to Mary in Europe. "On the first Sunday of the month we have an average of twenty-two thousand confessions [...] promises to the old woman. Vicenza went back down to the city and she was believed this time: the city officials, the Council of One Hundred and the Council of Five Hundred gathered in the Great Hall of Reason [...] March 08 - Our Lady of the Lily (Melun, France) Mary Stopped the Plague in Monte Berico (II) Two years later, the Virgin appeared again to Vincenza Parisi, on August 1, 1428. The city was in dire straits
March 1st - Our Lady of Della Croce (Italy, 1873) - 12th apparition in Lourdes Hail, Holy Queen Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our Life, our Sweetness, and our Hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished [...] banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of Mercy toward us, and after this our exile show us the [...] Genitrix. Ut digni efficamur promissionibus Christi. Amen. This hymn is said to be a favorite of our Lady herself by testimony of those who have reportedly seen her in visions. One account concerning this
June 19 - Our Lady of Monte Senario (Florence, Italy, 1240) Like a Sweet Lure The Lord revealed to Saint Catherine of Siena the reason why He created Mary: “I reserved this beloved girl for myself,” He [...] said, “because she is like a sweet lure and she will attract human beings to her, especially sinners, and then she will lead them to My love.”
June 19 - Our Lady of Monte Senario (Florence, Italy, 1240) Like a Sweet Lure The Lord revealed to Saint Catherine of Siena the reason why He created Mary: "I reserved this beloved girl for myself," He [...] said, "because she is like a sweet lure and she will attract human beings to her, especially sinners, and then she will lead them to My love."
April 5 - Our Lady of Graces (Italy, 1897) Do Whatever He Tells You Let us ask Our Lady to make our hearts 'meek and humble' as her Son's was. It is so very easy to be proud and and selfish, so easy; but [...] we can learn from our Lady! She was so humble because she was all for God. She was full of grace. Tell our Lady to tell Jesus, 'They have no wine', the wine of humility and meekness, of kindness and sweetness [...] sweetness. She is sure to tell us, 'Do whatever He tells you'. Accept cheerfully all the chances she sends you. We learn humility through accepting humiliations cheerfully.
