faith means to hold on to God’s Word. To believe is to adhere to the revealed Word, which is light but sometimes prophecies have a part of darkness too. Mystics like Saint John of the Cross speak of the dark [...] light of reason enlightened by the grace of faith. Manuel Rivero O.P. Doctor of Theology. Chaplain of the Domenjod prison (Saint-Denis, Reunion, France), guest professor of theology at UCM (Catholic University [...] September 7 – Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil, 1717) Mary did not understand everything all at once Through her spiritual journey of faith, Mary, an intelligent and free woman, asked questions. At the A
contemplating ending my life so as not to become a burden to my family. The priest gave me a penance of 10 rosaries, as he explained to me that our Lord was actually taking 50% of my pain upon himself. This penance [...] advantage of rehab times to say them. And since then, I can't get on my exercise bike without a feeling of joy at the idea of praying the rosary while pedaling. Now, when I'm on my bike, Our Lady accompanies [...] April 3 – Our Lady of the Cross (Italy, 1490) The Virgin Mary is with me as I pray on my rehab bike I love reading your daily email (Editor's note: A Moment with Mary) about the Virgin Mary. Thanks to this
Embrun, to a poor shepherdess named Benedicta Rencurel, in the locality of Laus, today the famous Shrine of Our Lady of Laus. The crowds that first came to Embrun started making the pilgrimage to Laus instead [...] 17 – Our Lady of Miracles (Italy, 1555) - Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (Canada, d. 1680) A missing child found safe through Mary’s protection There have been countless miracles attributed to Our Lady of the [...] Magi of Embrun (France). One is this: In 1639, a 2½ year-old child of Réallon, a small French town, had wandered off. The search for the missing child went on for several days, along with prayers to Our
June 11 - Our Lady of Miracles (Italy, 1427) Roy H. Schoeman's Own Conversion (II) I continued in this undiscriminating, eclectic path for exactly one year, until one year to the day after the experience [...] them, then spoke to me for several more minutes, and then the audience was ended. My experience of the event, and my memory of it, are as of something which took place in full wakefulness. I remember all [...] including of course the questions and the answers, but all pales beside by far the greatest aspect of the experience: the ecstasy of simply being in her presence, in the purity and intensity of her love
D., was thus promised to be superior to the sublime Temple of Solomon dreamed of by David, which enshrined the Ark of the Covenant with the Tables of the Law, manna and the rod of Aaron. But how could they [...] December 1st - Our Lady of Ratisbon (Bavaria, 1842) Mary in the Temple (XI) The glory of that second Temple will surpass that of the first After the exile, to comfort those who were rebuilding the Temple [...] The glory of this new Temple will surpass that of the old, ...and in this place I shall give peace, declares the Lord of hosts' (Hg 2: 4-9)". The glory promised to the second Temple, fated to disappear
brought it to her dialogue with God. Someone has compared Mary’s heart to a pearl of incomparable splendor, formed and smoothed by patient acceptance of God’s will through the mysteries of Jesus meditated [...] a bit like our Mother! With a heart open to God’s Word, with a silent heart, with an obedient heart, with a heart that knows how to receive God’s Word and allows it to grow with the seed of good for the [...] February 9 – Our Lady of the Castle (Italy, 1558) - Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich Mary prayed as Mother and as a disciple Mary was open to God’s voice that guided her heart, that guided her steps where
July 19 - Our Lady of Moyen Point (France) Mary’s Timing Jesus says to Mary that His “hour” has not yet come. On an immediate level, this means that He does not simply act and decide by His own lights [...] precise historical context tied to a liturgical date - and just so it is the beginning of the new liturgy in “spirit and truth”. When at this juncture Jesus speaks to Mary of His hour, He is connecting the [...] stamps the miracle of Cana as an anticipation of the hour, tying the two together intrinsically. How could we forget that this thrilling mystery of the anticipated hour continues to occur again and again
weapon to conquer the enemy. Some of these battles are responsible for saving entire nations, the heart of Christianity (the Vatican), and even Western Civilization as a whole. One has only to call to mind [...] mind the Battle of Kotor (1539), the Great Siege of Malta (1565), the Battle of Lepanto (1571), the Siege of La Rochelle (1627), the Battle for the Philippine Islands (1646), the Battle of Vienna (1683), [...] March 30 – Our Lady of Miracles (Lucca, Italy, 1588) Throughout history, the Rosary has saved countries and peoples The first Rosary victory was won at the Battle of Muret on September 12, 1213. A small
August 17 – Our Lady of Town Squares (Crozant, France, 1664) Rain for the last day? Don Bosco was preaching a triduum of prayers in preparation for the feast of the Assumption in the rural parish of Montemagno [...] threatened to ruin the potato crops, the country's main produce. At the opening sermon of the triduum, Don Bosco announced: "My brethren, if you give generously of your time and come to hear the word of God during [...] were stormed. All the people old enough to receive communion approached the altar on the morning of the Assumption. On the afternoon of the last day, the closing of the triduum, the church was packed. Meanwhile
dream of the Church being saved by anchoring to two pillars — the Eucharist and the Rosary. It will run Oct. 7-13, starting on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary and ending on the anniversary of the last [...] live out the message of Fatima,” Downs explained. Another main goal is to pray for four intentions — in reparation for our sins and the sins of our country, for life and the end of abortion, for peace and [...] 30 – Our Lady of Good Help (Nantes, France) – Blessed Josbertus (d. 1186) Have you heard about the Diocesan Rosary Congresses? The Rosary Congress ( RosaryCongressUSA.org ) is a seven-day event of perpetual
