the month of Mary. My grandmother is a member of the Daughters of Mary and I was able to pray the rosary with her. We began by the Creed, then the Our Father, and when we got to the Hail Mary, I began to [...] left, but I resisted the temptation of fear that came from the devil and I continued my prayer by throwing myself into the Heart of Mary. Then, all of a sudden, my fear completely disappeared! This shows [...] I used to pray my rosary somewhat mechanically, without knowing its power. I was sick that year, and stopped praying my rosary. My family washed me every day with gris-gris instead of taking me to the

Father and Son share the same throne, Mother and Son, the same cross. If His brow is pierced with thorns, Mary's flesh is torn by their prickles. When He is offered gall and vinegar, it is Mary who drinks [...] Blessed Virgin (III) Father and Son share the same glory in eternity, Mother and Son share through time the same suffering; Father and Son share the same source of delight, Mother and Son, the same tide of [...] drinks the cup of bitterness. When his body is nailed to the cross, it is Mary who bears all the violence. What, but love, could suffer this?

the Oak (Italy) She prepared herself. What about us? Dear brothers and sisters, Mary was being prepared to receive the Word of God. Mary prepared herself to welcome the Word of God. The same should go for [...] now on and every day of our lives, we must prepare ourselves, like Mary, by following in her footsteps, alongside her. A mother always shows us the concrete reality of life, so in imitation of Mary, let [...] let us make some room in our hearts and in our homes, to receive the One who is coming! Father Pierre Le Bourgeois Novembre 28, 2009 saintmichelnantua.com

overwhelmed with ignominy and suffering, Thou dost bestow upon us the happiness of having Thee for our Elder Brother, and Mary for our Mother. I humbly beseech Thee, since Mary is my Mother, to give me [...] blessed Mother, and her He leaves to John and to all Christians in his person. He bequeaths this tender Mother to us at the very moment when her soul is pierced by a double-edged sword of grief, and her heart [...] to regard her as such, and to serve and love her with all the tenderness of a true son. Take courage, devout soul, lift up thy eyes to our Crucified Jesus, listen to His voice, and hear how lovingly He says

of salvation, and the reasons for this decision. Therefore invoking the Virgin never implies shunning God or reason. What the Triune God did in, by, and for Mary, was for our redemption and the deification [...] the solid theological and spiritual basis for the veneration we ought to give to the Virgin Mary (different from the latria , the cult of adoration that we owe to God only). And the best way to do this [...] how Mary was associated to the Holy Trinity and to the mystery of Redemption. Authentic Marian devotion takes us straight to the heart of the Christian faith, where we can no longer separate Mary from

That was Simeon’s prophecy to our Virgin Mother Mary during Jesus’ presentation in the Temple. So, I knew she (Mary) knew my pain. I turned to Mary and asked her to hold me as she held her son (remembering [...] night. A friend loaned me her iPod and said “here Mary, borrow this, listen to the rosary recording. It will help you sleep.” Okay, so while I was a “good Catholic” and said evening prayers, went to Mass [...] time concentrating, so listening was much easier. And as I listened to the meditations, I started to understand even more how Mary understood my pain and how she wanted to help me through this. But that

for Mary’s intercession and help. Our Lady manifested the medal to St Catherine Labouré on November 27, 1830, in the motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul and St Louise de Marillac [...] Heart of Jesus crowned with thorns, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary pierced with a sword. With approval of the Catholic Church, the first medals were made in 1832 and distributed in Paris. Almost immediately [...] Blessed Virgin Mary, who entrusted us with a mission. Note that it was given to us directly from Our Lady herself! No wonder, then, that it offers such extraordinary graces to those who wear it and pray for

Father and Son share the same throne, Mother and Son, the same cross. If His brow is pierced with thorns, Mary’s flesh is torn by their prickles. When He is offered gall and vinegar, it is Mary who drinks [...] Blessed Virgin (III) Father and Son share the same glory in eternity, Mother and Son share through time the same suffering; Father and Son share the same source of delight, Mother and Son, the same tide of [...] drinks the cup of bitterness. When his body is nailed to the cross, it is Mary who bears all the violence. What, but love, could suffer this?

to attract the blessing of God and of the Virgin Mary. Isn't Mary honored as "Gateway to Heaven" and "Mediatrix of all graces"? By means of the Rosary, we often tell Mary our love; it is not a simple repetition [...] repetition, it is an effective way to keep in touch with her. Thirty-nine years later, I thank Mary for having helped me to persevere. Roger www.perifmedia.com

Beauraing, Belgium - Mary is believed to have come 33 times to the playground of a convent school to five children (ages 9-15), Andree and Gilberte Degeimbre, and Albert, Fernande and Gilberte Voisin. I [...] people, between the ages of 5 and 75, saw the apparition. 1917, Fatima, Portugal - While tending sheep, Lucia de Santos (age 10) and her two cousins, Francisco (age 9) and Jacinta Marto (age 7), reported [...] reported six apparitions of Mary, who identified herself as "Our Lady of the Rosary." Mary urged people to pray the rosary, do penance for the conversion of sinners, and asked the Supreme Pontiff to consecrate