February 15 - Apparition of the Child Jesus to Sister Lucia of Fatima (Pontevedra, 1926) Have Compassion on the Heart of Your Most Holy Mother On February 15, 1926, returning from the garden after doing [...] Mother of Heaven has asked?" Lucia acknowledged that no, she had not. Then Jesus said, "It's true that many people already receive me every first Saturday, in honor of Our Lady and the 15 mysteries of the [...] few of them go all the way, and those who do persevere only to receive the pardons that are promised. I love the souls who practise the first 5 Saturdays fervently in order to repair the heart of the Mother
meaning of their life. Msgr Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, former secretary general and spokesman of the Conference of Bishops of France and recently appointed new Rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes [...] experience of God’s closeness expressed by his Mother Lourdes is first and foremost a spiritual experience for me. It’s the experience of the closeness of God, expressed through the experience of his Mother [...] Mother, the Virgin Mary. This proximity is also expressed through the presence of the most fragile, the sick and the poorest. I believe that it is a unique place of grace that allows us to meet other people
March 10 – Our Lady of Miracles (Bari, Italy, 1576) Devotion to Saint Joseph is inseparable from that of the Blessed Virgin It’s a good thing that part of the month of March, dedicated to Saint Joseph [...] Our practice of prayer, mortification, works of mercy, and alms are real offerings that the Lord, through the mystery of the Mass, uses in union with His own sacrifice, for the salvation of the world. Through [...] Joseph, guardian of the divine mystery, had for Mary as a husband and his sense of fatherhood, were renewed, transformed and transfigured, taking on a new dimension in the service of God, now oriented
feel about the Mother of God. Australia was consecrated to Our Lady under the title of Help of Christians. Peace was returned to us on August 15, 1945, feast of the Assumption of Our Lady. Cardinal James [...] James Darcy Freeman Archbishop of Sidney, Australia. February 11, 1973, on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes Collection of Marian Stories, 1976 [...] November 30 – Our Lady of Good Help (Nantes, France) – Blessed Josbert (d. 1186) Share your thoughts about the Mother of God with others May you continually turn your thoughts to Mary, as loving children
one reason to the incarnation of the Son of God in her: "Because he looked at the humility of his handmaid." It is for this reason, and not for anything else, that the cry of the generations who have proclaimed [...] (Beauraing, Belgium, 1932) Because he looked at the humility of his servant Truly, the Savior of the world has laid sweetness and humility at the base of all the virtues. Abstinence, fasting, austerity, internal [...] entrust to Himself alone the care of saying to us: "Be humble." And because humility is the universal guardian, the Virgin Mary, as if she had forgotten all the other virtues of her body and soul, admired only
about the Mother of God. Australia was consecrated to Our Lady under the title of Help of Christians: Fittingly, peace returned to us on August 15, 1945, the feast of the Assumption of Our Lady. Cardinal [...] June 25 – Our Lady of Graces (Forli, Italy, 1548) Tell others what you think about the Mother of God Let your thoughts always turn to Mary as loving children naturally think of their mother; ask her to [...] Cardinal James Darcy Freeman, Archbishop of Sidney, Australia February 11, 1973, on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes Collection of Marian Stories (Recueil Marial)
December 10 - Transition of the Holy House of Loreto (Italy, 1294) I am the Mother of Ipalnemohuani (II) Juan Diego went immediately on his way to put the Blessed Virgin's errand into action: he went straight [...] understand my will and desire, so that my House of God may be built. Tell him again very carefully how I, personally, the ever-virgin Saint Mary, Mother of God, am sending you." [...] bishop's palace, but the bishop didn't believe his take. So he returned to the top of the little hill where the Queen of Heaven was waiting for him, and begged her to find someone else to carry her message
not only because of your sins, but in reparation for those of all men. The world today deeply wounds the most Sacred Heart of Our Lord by its ingratitude and injuries. The wounds of Mary are much deeper [...] the liquid to be human tears. In 1984, Bishop Ito declared that the events of Akita were of supernatural origin and worthy of belief. [...] Cries Over the Sins of the World On July 6, 1973, Sr Agnes Sasagawa started receiving messages from Heaven at Akita, Japan. These messages asked her to make reparation for the sins of mankind. "Do not fear
often spoke of Lourdes and its evangelical significance: "You have managed to preserve the original meaning and evangelical significance of this Marian shrine. Centered around the example of Mary Immaculate [...] As for Cardinal Roncalli, he went there to consecrate the Basilica of St Pius X, built on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the apparitions, shortly before becoming Pope John XXIII (1958-1963) [...] April 20 – Our Lady of Sorrows (Peru, 1906) Lourdes, one of the most visited Marian shrines by popes Saint John Paul II was the first Pope to visit Lourdes Shrine in France, in 1983. He came back for a
27 - 1st Sunday of Advent - The Miraculous Medal (Paris, France, 1830) Advent: a period of expectation unprecedented in history (I) When Mary was a little girl, she, along with all of Israel, was waiting [...] always maintaining the unshakeable certainty of being the instrument of an eternal destiny, on a global scale. All were searching Scriptures to determine the time of Messiah’s arrival, announced precisely but [...] but mysteriously by the prophets. The expectation of the fulfillment of the times had become so strong and precise, in this particular period of history, that there were more than 100 Messiah candidates
