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
June 25 - Our Lady of Graces (Forli, Italy, 1548) You Will Be Beside My Mother A poor man, conscious of his poverty, was praying. He said to God, "Lord, I am not worthy to enter your Kingdom, but because [...] because of your Mercy, I know you cannot close your door on me. I ask of you only the last place." And Jesus answered him, "I grant the last place to you, therefore you will be beside My Mother."
March 12 - Our Lady of Miracles (France) Joseph, the Loyal Servant One cannot doubt about it, this Joseph was a man of righteousness and fidelity, betrothed to the mother of the Savior. He was a loyal [...] loyal servant, I say, and prudent at the same time, he whom the Lord chose to support His mother, the provider of His flesh. To sum it up, he was the unique and perfectly faithful cooperator in God's great
July 25 – Our Lady of the Castle (Dalmatia) Mary visits all those who suffer The Virgin Mary stands at the side of all those who share in the cross of her Son, as a bearer of hope. Raphael, age 6, was [...] congenital disease that took his life. One night, he said to his anguished parents who were reluctant to leave him alone: "Every night the Virgin Mary comes to sit beside me on my bed. We talk together. I am very [...] visiting all the other people who are suffering. She goes on a big tour. When she is done then she comes to my bed!” Father Nicolas Buttet In Famille Chrétienne magazine (Christian Family Magazine), May 27-June
January 5 – Our Lady of Good Counsel (Bergamo, Italy) You are filled with God’s love The grace I received is something that was completely unfathomable. The closer I got to the grotto, the more I felt [...] growing heavy, and I could not hold back my tears. I said to the Virgin Mary: "Mary, this is my life, I come to you with all of my pain. I am not worthy of your Son anymore, because I am divorced and the Lord [...] experienced my heart opening up to Mary and Jesus, which I didn’t believe could happen. After that, I confessed to a priest for the first time and unpacked my “load” of sins. In Mary’s and Jesus’ light
confident, full of optimism, nostalgic, sad, discouraged, or anxious, I try to be faithful to this prayer that can do so much! Saying my rosary, I pray every day for my husband, for our children, for the [...] May 14 - St. Matthias, apostle - Our Lady, patroness of Bavaria (Germany) "The Rosary is like dynamite!" The rosary is my essential. I have one in my purse, one in my pocket, and one in my room... Whether [...] families, for our families and friends, and for so many other intentions, like my projects at work, anything having to do with education, reflection, evangelization; all the projects of the Church; my
May 12 – Our Lady of the Abandoned (Manila, Philippines) We should by no means worry! A debate has sprung up about the Marian shrine of Medjugorje, opposing those who defend the authenticity of the Marian [...] as Special Envoy of the Holy See to Medjugorje, presented to Aleteia readers the scope of his mission, after a recent letter from the local bishop called into question the authenticity of the apparitions [...] wondering whether or not their pilgrimage to Medjugorje was to no avail. Archbishop Hoser: " We should by no means worry! The Church has not yet spoken on the authenticity of the apparitions. We should calmly
Certainly, Mary belongs to the race of the redeemed and everything in her is the fruit of the Redemption. Like us, she is still the child of Calvary of the saving Blood, but in an order of redemption so exceptional [...] remains the masterpiece of God, the edifice of grace, the great and mighty wonder of the love whose foundation were thrown by the divine hand of the Most High "up to the summits of the holy mountains." The [...] December 6 - Our Lady of Seez (France, 5th C.) This Law Wasn't Meant for You Just like King Assuerus said to Esther: "This law meant for all wasn't meant for you," the Holy Spirit reveals to us that, from
exalted her to show us both the greatness of our human nature and the all-surpassing greatness of divine grace. (...) Even the early Protestant reformers never called for a wholesale rejection of the Marian [...] April 22 - Our Lady of Betharam (Bearn, France, 1503) If We Ignore the Mother, We Can't See the Child (II) In my personal life, I've found the Blessed Mother to be a great intercessor, as she was at the [...] later generations would Christians come to such a far-reaching rejection of Mary's place in salvation history. In fact, the roots of Marian devotion go back to the Old Testament.
overflowing sources of grace in our lives. Each and every day, we are invited to heed the direction of our heavenly mother and live in communion with her Son, our Savior, through His gift of the most Holy Eucharist [...] wisdom and direction brought to mind my relationship with my own mom. Like my earthly mother, our heavenly mother only holds the best interests of her children in her heart. To do as she asks is more than [...] life, we have the choice in how we respond to our mom’s instruction; may we respond with a Fiat like Mary, living a Eucharistic life that brings glory to our God and world. Abby Klare - September 11, 2022
