appeared,” Rylko said, as quoted by TASR. “However, Marian Hill remains a strong place of Evangelization where the Virgin Mary plays a crucial role. She opens her heart to all those who suffer, who have lost [...] lost their aim in life. The Madonna from Levoča lures many souls and you, dear pilgrims, are a real proof of that particularly today, in times of the secularization of our European continent.” The organizers [...] “We were positively surprised,” Lapšanský said, adding there were many young people and families with children. There were also more pilgrims who came on foot from various parts of Slovakia. Compiled
Templar sailed for Italy taking the statue with him, possibly to save it from profanation by the Turks. During the course of the voyage, the ship ran into a terrific storm and soon it appeared that the [...] by Bishop Preikas) The Madonna and Child of Trapani The Madonna and Child of Trapani is venerated in a chapel of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Annunciation (Santuario dell’ Annunziata) in Trapani, Sicily [...] outside the city walls, there was no doubt that this place—and no other—had been chosen by the Virgin Mary. The statue is still there today, in the church of Santissima Annunziata in Trapani, where she spreads
miracle, that of Lanciano (8th century, Italy), was recognized by a team of scientists from the United Nations. As for Amsterdam, a Protestant stronghold hostile to any idea of the transformation of [...] every year there is a procession in honor of the miracle… even after 1578, when the town became Protestant and prohibits all procession, annual processions went on discretely. It was a copy of the statue [...] (approved by Bishop Ito in 1984) In Japan, the Virgin in tears insisted tirelessly The apparitions of Mary in Japan in 1973 and those of Amsterdam in 1945 have one element in common: an established Eucharistic
Coptic people to fast with him for three days, from dawn to dusk, and to pray fervently that God would ward off this test. The third day at dawn the Virgin Mary appeared to Abraam in a dream and said to him: [...] you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Move from here to there, and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Caliph Al-Muizz saw a unique opportunity in this [...] vain. Get up and go to the iron gate opening onto the market place. There you will find a one-eyed man carrying a water jar. Through him the miracle will occur."
Testament, gives a precise number of septenaries, which are periods of seven years, designating the coming of the Messiah at the end of 490 years or in other words at the time of the Virgin Mary. The scrolls [...] from the 1st century BC found in Qumran show that the community living there was very preoccupied with the signs of the times and that they also believed in Daniel’s prophetic count of 70 septenaries.
an important religious center and a training center for monks. The frescoes of this church depict scenes from the Bible, the life of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary. During the Ottoman rule on the east [...] work, and the monastery is now enjoying a revival in pilgrimages from Greece and Russia. Every year, thousands of pilgrims come to visit this monastery which remains a sacred place for Christians in Turkey [...] the oldest Marian monasteries in the world The impressive Sumela monastery in Turkey is nestled in a steep cliff at an altitude of about 3,900 ft in the eastern Black Sea region. This 1,700 year-old monastery
about ten o'clock at night. A portly American gentleman tapped me on the shoulder: "Are you an American priest?" "Yes." "Do you speak French?" "Yes." "Will you come to Paris with my wife and daughter tomorrow [...] of the Mass and before I would reach the outer gate of the shrine, a little girl age about twelve, dressed in white, would give me a white rose. About twenty feet from the gate I could see no one. I remember [...] another pilgrimage to Lourdes. I was deeply concerned that perhaps I would not be permitted to return to Mary's Shrine again, for I knew not to what task the Bishop would assign me. I asked the Blessed Mother
feast of the Assumption, the occasion of a true national gathering for these transplanted Catholics. "Miracles and healings happen here," said Lourdes. "The Virgin Mary is very important." Adapted from Famille [...] inaugurated. The Mass before the consecration of the chapel was the highlight of the day, brimming with sunshine and vivid colors worn by Indian and Sri Lankan attendees, the largest local communities. [...] Bishop Stanislas Lalanne of Pontoise. All year round, thousands of people go there to pray. One of them, a young Catholic Tamil woman called Lourdes, has been visiting the shrine every Saturday for the past
September 11 – Our Lady of Coromoto (Venezuela, 1652) The image of the Virgin on all banners! More than a century after their defeat at Lepanto (1571), the Turks attempted to invade Western Europe by land in [...] and managed to convince the King of Poland, John III Sobieski, to come to the rescue of the capital, with his small army of only 40,000 men. The capital had been under siege since July 14th and was about [...] image on all the banners. On September 11, 1683, Father Marco celebrated Mass on Mount Kahlenberg (a hill just outside Vienna which dominates the city) for the whole army, served by the Polish king. He
women’s make-up and wait for a client in the Bois de Boulogne, a Parisian park known for its prostitutes. These images might upset the viewers, set against the backdrop of such a sacred place. Paradoxically [...] Isidore’s way of the cross began as a teenager when he ran away from an abusive father, leaving Portugal to go to France. There, his only connections were in the street. A string of bad encounters led him [...] in the 80s, he had a strong spiritual experience in his room in Pigalle (the red-light district in Paris), which he prefers not to share because it's too intimate . "This encounter with Christ shocked me
