Blessed Virgin Mary – Feast of the Dormition of Mary (Orthodox churches) A deluge of graces came after the consecration to Our Lady of the Assumption After French King Louis XIII managed to quell a Protestant [...] following this vow: "Never has a people, on any occasion, shown more joy. It is a great and sure proof of the love that these subjects have for their king, when they welcome with such transports the prospect [...] and the Queen were able to conceive a child, after 20 years of sterility. The king then decided to make an official vow to solemnly entrust France to the Virgin Mary: "So many evident graces have been received
apparition in Lourdes (France, 1858) - Blessed Marie of Jesus (Marie Deluil-Martiny), foundress of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Heart of Jesus (d. 1884) A Jew sings Bernadette’s song The experience [...] resonates with many. An example of this is Austrian-Bohemian novelist, playwright and poet Franz Werfel, known for his numerous works, including The Forty Days of Musa Dagh, where he recounts in a realistic [...] most significant episodes of the Armenian genocide. Born in Prague in 1890, the son of a Jewish merchant, Werfel was a friend of Franz Kafka and Max Brod. He became one of the most assertive protagonists
white robes with a brilliant crown on her head. She was in an attitude of prayer. Saint Joseph and Saint John the Evangelist stood at her side. The witnesses also saw an "altar" with a lamb and a cross. Although [...] appeared with Saint Joseph and Saint John On the rainy Thursday evening of August 21, 1879, at about 9 o'clock in the evening, at Knock Mhuire (County Mayo, Ireland), Mary McLoughlin, 45, and Mary Byrne, [...] appeared as a priest, designating Mary present at the foot of the Cross given by Christ as his Mother to the disciple by the words: "Woman, behold, your Son." Each one of us is called to become a member of
to relate to Mary, Our Lady of Charity continued to tug at my heart. Although she is often depicted floating above a canoe with three men caught in a storm at sea, the real story of Our Lady of Charity [...] the uncertain seas as a storm threatened their lives. They called out to the Blessed Virgin Mary to keep them safe, and suddenly the storm calmed and a little statue strapped to a board appeared floating [...] Blessed Mother, and in this simple way introduced a familiarity and intimacy with the Mother of God that has served me well in my faith. […] When I became a naturalized citizen, I adopted the patroness of
and experience of Mary’s role, Father de Montfort declared with his characteristic simplicity that "no sinner had ever resisted him once he held him by the scruff of the neck with his rosary!” But our [...] essentially towards union with Jesus, under the guidance of Mary. Pope Pius XII (1876-1958) Excerpt from his speech to the pilgrims gathered in Rome for the beatification of Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort [...] his collar with her rosary!" The mainspring of the entire apostolic ministry of St. Louis de Montfort, his great secret for attracting souls and giving them to Jesus, was his devotion to Mary. On her he
icon of the Mother of God with a tender gaze, holding the Child Jesus with his hand raised in blessing, in the manner of the Odigitria iconographic type. This image has been a source of divine graces and [...] the Milk (Italy) The Mother of God with her tender gaze The Byzantine Rite Catholic Abbey of Saint Mary in Grottaferrata, near Frascati, Italy, was founded in 1004 by a group of monks from Calabria, guided [...] Bartholomew. She asked them to build a church there dedicated to her, from which she would dispense her graces. Saint Nil died shortly after, and Saint Bartholomew built a church which Pope John XIX solemnly
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 does not deal with divorced people." When [...] are filled with God’s love." Actually, I was overwhelmed with guilt. I then experienced my heart opening up to Mary and Jesus, which I didn’t believe could happen. After that, I confessed to a priest for [...] 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
has a great devotion to the Virgin Mary. “I have always had a Marian grotto at home since I was a student,” he says. “When I pray the Rosary, I really feel in touch with God through the Virgin Mary. She [...] Poland in 1983 My relationship with the Virgin is indescribable Guy Emile Goulian Kalou Bi is a movie star in the Ivory Coast and a great promoter of cinematic arts. Raised in a Catholic family, the 43-year-old [...] disappointed. My relationship with the Virgin is indescribable and I have many testimonies on the effectiveness of her intercession in my life.” His wife Victoire Kalou is also a practicing Catholic. The movie
minivan is a great place to say the Rosary.” It’s one of the ways their family is growing in holiness together as a domestic church, in the hallowed footsteps of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph [...] apparition Grow in holiness with the Family Rosary Every time Chris and Jennifer Sariego and their four children leave their home in the greater Los Angeles area and get into their car for a drive longer than 15 [...] his Blessed Mother Mary. She leads us to Christ. And the heart of Jesus is strength for any home.” That’s why the Sariegos pray the Rosary faithfully. As Chris said, “We make sure as a family every Sunday
Joseph as a sign from the Lord, a message of enlightened faith and persevering service. Beginning with Simeon’s prophecy, Mary intensely and mysteriously unites her life with Christ’s sorrowful mission: [...] and day with fasting and prayer” (Lk 2:37), offer the Holy Family a further incentive to put their hope in the God of Israel. At this particular moment, Anna’s behavior would have appeared to Mary and Joseph [...] Paul II’s First Visit to Poland (Czestochowa, 1979) Mary Has a Role in Jesus’ Saving Mission (II) Simeon’s prophecy is followed by the meeting with the prophetess Anna: “She began to praise God, and spoke
