Augustine, Bishop of Canterbury (d. 604 or 605) When the Holy Spirit finds Mary in a soul, he hastens there! When Mary has taken root in a soul she produces in it wonders of grace which only she can produce; [...] find in them a sufficiently close union with his faithful and inseparable spouse. I say "inseparable spouse", for from the moment the substantial love of the Father and the Son espoused Mary to form Jesus [...] will have her equal in purity and fruitfulness. Together with the Holy Spirit Mary produced the greatest thing that ever was or ever will be: a God-man. She will consequently produce the marvels which

Clare’s love for Mary The new life of Saint Clare, from her conversion to her entrance in heaven, was marked by a special, very special presence of Mary—by Clare’s love for Mary and by Mary’s love for Clare [...] Clare. Mary is present at the moment of her consecration to God. It is written: “Leaving her home, city and relatives,” we read in the process of canonization, “she hurried towards Saint Mary of Portiuncula… [...] Orders in her own home.” Saint Clare’s love for Mary began with little thoughtful acts of love. Because it was possible to receive Communion only seven times a year, she wanted her Sisters to do so always

there heard a thunderclap, then saw the reflection of a light appear, followed by a small cloud that hovered a few moments above the oak tree, before rising to the sky and disappearing. Then a rainbow appeared [...] police station. An hour and a half later, the three young seers were locked in a room, where they underwent exhausting interrogations. Then they were put in the public jail, as a means of pressuring them [...] appeared, about the height of a man, coloring all nature with beautiful colors. Our Lady had evidently kept the appointment of August 13, 1917. The Marie de Nazareth Team

that of “Mother”. With what enthusiasm did I pray her to always keep me with her and to fulfill my dream by hiding me under her virginal cloak! Ah! This was one of my first desires as a child (...) as I [...] Italy) At Notre-Dame des Victoires During her pilgrimage to Rome, St Therese of Lisieux experienced Mary’s faithful tenderness, through Notre-Dame des Victoires (Our Lady of Victories): "The graces that she [...] it would be possible for me to find the Blessed Virgin’s cloak in the Carmel Convent and from that moment on all my desires were directed towards that fertile mountain."

predestined souls. Filled from the first moment with the radiant and vivifying light of the Word, awakened by her ardent faith, her loving and pure virgin soul entered into a vision—infinitely deeper and more [...] August 22 – Queenship of Mary The Queen chosen by God Himself She is, by her immaculate purity, the Queen chosen by God himself, the beloved Queen of Angels, who, from the heights of Heaven, reigns over [...] most loving and beloved soul of the Father after Jesus—and therefore the most magnificently filled with divine favors. Next to her, all the angels and all the saints together represent almost nothing—so

that of "Mother". With what enthusiasm did I pray her to always keep me with her and to fulfill my dream by hiding me under her virginal cloak! Ah! This was one of my first desires as a child (...) as I [...] Italy) At Notre-Dame des Victoires During her pilgrimage to Rome, St Therese of Lisieux experienced Mary's faithful tenderness, through Notre-Dame des Victoires (Our Lady of Victories): "The graces that [...] it would be possible for me to find the Blessed Virgin's cloak in the Carmel Convent and from that moment on all my desires were directed towards that fertile mountain."

theologians countered the doctrine which holds that Mary Most Holy was exempt from original sin from the very first moment of her conception, with a seemingly insurmountable objection: in fact, at first [...] November 8 – Mary of Victory – Blessed John Duns Scotus How Duns Scotus won the debate on the idea of the Immaculate Conception Not only Christ's role in the history of salvation but also that of Mary is the [...] universality of the Redemption brought about by Christ might seem to be jeopardized by such a statement, as though Mary had had no need of Christ or his redemption. Therefore the theologians opposed this thesis

after the win was a picture of her holding the silver pendant: “Who among us didn’t shed a tear with her when the (Philippine national anthem) played, her dignified salute, the moment she knew she won when [...] some Filipinos noticed a silver pendant hanging on her neck. It was the Miraculous Medal of Our Lady of Graces, one of the most recognized and popular devotional items associated with miracles and conversions [...] – Our Lady of the Fountain (Italy, 1320) This Olympic athlete proudly holds up her gold medal and Mary’s Miraculous medal The elusive Olympic gold medal was not the only one that 30-year-old weightlifter

Rosary is not a pious practice belonging to the past” Today, together we confirm that the Holy Rosary is not a pious practice banished to the past, like prayers of other times thought of with nostalgia. Instead [...] the Rosary is experiencing a new Springtime. Without a doubt, this is one of the most eloquent signs of love that the young generation nourish for Jesus and his Mother, Mary. In the current world, so [...] reciting the Rosary, the important and meaningful moments of salvation history are relived. The various steps of Christ's mission are traced. With Mary the heart is oriented toward the mystery of Jesus

Saint James, apostles – Mary, Queen of Poland – Act of Consecration of Poland to Mary (1966) Poland’s love for Mary made her the bulwark of Catholicism In Poland, a country with a strong Catholic identity [...] social and family life. A farmer or a construction worker will pause and pray before starting their work, to ask God for a blessing through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, because without God that [...] experienced a strong renewal in Poland in the mid-16 th century, marked everywhere else by the spread of the Protestant Reformation, thanks to the work of the Jesuits and a strong popular devotion to Mary. From