God took our whole nature, to the point of becoming "Son of Man", so we could be saved; - Divinely fertile Virgin, she is the guarantee that God was truly born of her, and that he then truly saves. To profess [...] fundamental article of faith and the indispensable condition for participating in salvation: "Those who claim that he is only a mere man begotten of Joseph remain in the slavery of the ancient disobedience [...] they do not recognize the Emmanuel born of the Virgin (Is 7:14), and so they deprive themselves of his gift, which is eternal life; not having received the Word of incorruptibility, they remain in mortal
September 21 - Our Lady of Pucha (Valencia, Spain) The Apparition of La Salette (III) "If my people will not obey, I shall be compelled to let loose my Son's arm. It is so heavy that I can no longer hold [...] so heavy." (...) The Lady then confided a separate secret to each of the children. Although each child noticed her lips moving, neither of them heard what was being said to the other. Finally the Lady said: [...] If my Son is not to abandon you, I am obliged to entreat him without ceasing. But you take no heed of that. No matter how well you pray in the future, no matter how well you act, you will never be able
Aug 18 - Coronation of Our Lady of Liesse (France, 1857) Our Lady of Liesse In 1134, three brothers, knights from the French region of Laon, left on a voyage. The sultan of Egypt captured them and took [...] in honor of Our Lady of Liesse. Since then miracles have been countless. Louis VII came as a pilgrim in 1146 and Our Lady of Liesse became a favorite pilgrimage destination of the kings of France. [...] to carve the image of Mary for her. The knights prayed to the Blessed Virgin so that she would guide their hands. During the night, the Virgin sent angels bearing her radiant image of piety. The next day
1531) A Time of Waiting Unique in World History (VIII) The time was fulfilled "The time of the coming of the Messiah has been foretold by the state of the Jewish people, by the state of the pagans, by [...] still when Augustus offered the world one of the rare periods of peace in History, the 25 years of the Pax Romana, as the star announcing the coming of the Prince of Peace shined brightly over Palestine. [...] 709.) The pagans also had the advantage of additional signs; there was a intense focusing of attention, a pinnacle of waiting never before seen in the history of the world exactly around the time when Jesus
14 - 4th Sunday of Lent - Our Lady of Saint Theodore (Russia) - Saint Matilda of Ringelheim, Empress of Germany (d. 968), patron saint of large families Saint Joseph reflected the light of Jesus Joseph exercised [...] renunciation of natural paternity with regard to Jesus, who was not begotten of his flesh. Secondly, a renunciation of any physical relations Mary, since she conceived without him, by the action of the Holy [...] them. Something of Him becomes visible to others, since a spark of His love beats in the hearts of His disciples. Therefore Joseph, who was so close to his Son, reflected the light of Jesus to us. To this
the benefits of this spiritual jubilee in this time of pandemic. The Jubilee was granted on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the proclamation by Pope Benedict XV of Our Lady of Loreto, Patroness [...] be accompanied by Mary, a sign of consolation and sure hope for all." The Jubilee was officially inaugurated on December 8th, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, with the opening of the Holy Door presided [...] inclusion in the Lauretan Litanies of three new invocations ‘Mother of Mercy’ (Mater Misericordiae), ‘Mother of Hope’ (Mater Spei), and ‘Consolation of Migrants’ (Solacium migrantium). Adapted from Vatican News
August 20 - Saint Bernard, Doctor of the Church (d.1153) Rosary a tool “to bear witness to the presence and power of Christ” Every Tuesday, joyful students join David Campbell, a social studies teacher [...] National Hospital in Washington, doctors told the family that Jesse had triple the lethal level of ammonia, a result of HSV-I, in his bloodstream and had 48 hours left to live. After two days passed without change [...] VI Catholic High School in Chantilly, Virginia, to craft rosaries that are donated to the Stella Maris apostolates, who ship rosaries abroad. As each student turned in a completed rosary, Campbell asked
Sister Marie-Monique of Jesus, o.p. In Une épopée mariale, Notre Dame du Réal d’Embrun, Notre Dame du Laus ( A Marian Epic, Our Lady of the Real of Embrun, Our Lady of Laus), published by the Shrine of Our [...] as "the pilgrimage of the kings of France." In the 16 th century, Protestant troops destroyed the church with its fresco of the Virgin of the Real. Without the fresco, the source of miracles dried up and [...] urban center whose influence reached well beyond Europe, because of its famous Shrine of Our Lady of the Magi (also known as “Our Lady of Real”, i.e. “Royal” in old French). At the latest, Marian devotion
the World Day of the Poor, Nov. 19, 2017, Bishop Michael F. Burbidge blessed the building as the new Mother of Mercy Free Clinic, dedicating it to the Virgin Mary. Some 80 Catholics, many of whom had stood [...] March 24 – Our Lady of the Thorn (Châlons-sur-Marne, France, 1400) A former abortion clinic converted into the Mother of Mercy Free Clinic For 27 years, the pro-lifers who faithfully prayed outside the [...] the threshold of hope because now this is a place where people who don't have access to medical care are going to be nurtured.” During his opening remarks, Art Bennett, president and CEO of diocesan Catholic
His Most Sacred Heart and of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of You the conversion of poor sinners." Then standing up, the Angel took the chalice and the Host into his hands and gave Holy Communion to [...] May 7 - Our Lady of Haut (Hainaut, France, 1267) The Angel of the Eucharist One day in the autumn of 1916, the shepherds of Fatima took their herd out to graze. After their meal, they went to pray precisely [...] strict silence about the apparitions of the Angel. Why did they behave this way? Sister Lucy stated later: "...because of the painful experience of the apparition of 1915."
