January 31 - Saint John Bosco Two Columns On May 30, 1862, Don Bosco spoke to his boys and young clerics he was training about a dream he had dreamt. He said, "Try to picture yourselves with me on a seashore [...] (Communion) Host of proportionate size and bears beneath it the inscription Salvation of Believers." The saint continued explaining that the assault turned to the advantage of the aggressors, but the Pope, in
January 29-Our Lady of Chatillon sur Seine (France, 1130) appears to Saint Bernard (d. 1153) The Name of Mary (I) "And the virgin's name was Mary" (Lk 1:27). Let us also say a few words about this name
January 24 - Our Lady of Damascus - Saint Francis de Sales. Prayer to Mary Most Holy Mary Virgin Mother of God, I am unworthy to be your servant. Yet moved by your motherly care for me and longing to serve
January 28-Our Lady of the People (Italy, 1771) - Saint Thomas Aquinas (d. 1274) Prayer of St Thomas Aquinas to the Blessed Virgin O most blessed and sweet Virgin Mary, Mother of God, filled with all
December 24 - Chaste Nuptials of Our Lady and Saint Joseph Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (XIII) "For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given" (Is 9:6) The fact that an entire nation awaited
December 27 - Mary, Mother of Saint John The First Moment of Christian Tradition Began in Mary's Heart (I) If a profound unity is to be found in the whole Bible, there is accordingly a beginning and an [...] to reveal the mystery of God to us throughout history. But who provides the end of the Scriptures? Saint John and the Johanic texts. All official Revelation concludes with the Johanic texts. Because of this [...] John that we should read Scripture and understand the Revelation. Why did the Holy Spirit choose Saint John to give us the final secrets? Because John was the beloved disciple, but also because John was
December 31 - Saint Maria Odigitria Church (Rome) - Catherine Labouré (d. 1876) Mary's Divine Motherhood Called in the Gospel "the Mother of Jesus," Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of
November 17 - Our Lady of Sion (Queen of the Jews) - Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus (d. 270) One of the First Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin One night while Gregory was meditating on the doctrines of the
November 16 - Our Lady of Chieves (Hainault, Belgium, 1130) - Saint Gertrude the Great (d. 1302) Olive Tree of Mercy O Olive tree of mercy? Hail Mary, Mother of God. Hail Mary, Queen of Kindness, and Olive
November 28 - Saint Catherine Laboure (d. 1876) Mary in the Temple (VIII) God's most tender gaze is upon her She lives almost without making a sound, without being spoken of by the world and without Israel
