23 – Our Lady of Frassino (Lake Garda, Italy) "Yes, it is complete," Lucia replied Pope Saint John Paul II had a special connection with Fatima (Portugal) and Sister Lucia, one of the three seers of Fatima [...] Tarcisio Bertone, then "number two" in the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, to investigate about the accuracy of the interpretation of Fatima's "Third Secret" and its completeness before its [...] "Yes, it is complete," Lucia replied. And, when the cardinal wanted to verify if the consecration of the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary made on March 25, 1984, had met with the Virgin’s criteria, she
November 23 - Our Lady of the Vault (Italy) Mary in the Temple (III) And Mary was given the task of weaving the purple and scarlet In the Apocalypse of Baruch, the existence of virgins living in the Temple [...] task of weaving the purple and scarlet" echoes the apocryphal book of James's proto-Gospel. The insight of Christian faith can discern in this weaving of purple and scarlet represented on icons of the [...] Temple as weavers of the holy veil is confirmed: "And you virgins who weave byssus and silk, and gold from Ophir, in haste pick it all up and throw it in the fire that it will return it to its Author, and
September 23 – Our Lady of Valvanera (Spain) - Saint Padre Pio The Virgin attracts many souls in Slovakia Thousands of believers came to Marian Hill near Levoča (Prešov Region), where one the biggest and [...] dear pilgrims, are a real proof of that particularly today, in times of the secularization of our European continent.” The organizers did not expect so many people to attend the opening Holy Mass on July [...] Mass on July 7th. Marian Hill has been writing the history of the salvation of God’s people in this country for centuries, he added, reminding of several important milestones in its history and the fact
history of his homeland, Poland, and Europe, as evidenced by the frescoes of the "Polish Chapel" of the Basilica of the "Holy House" in Loreto. (1) John III Sobieski, King of Poland from 1674 to 1696 and [...] 11 – Our Lady of the Coromoto Natives (Venezuela, 1652) Poland and Europe were saved from the Turks 300 years ago today For Saint John Paul II, September 11th did not only commemorate the tragedy of the [...] memory of the victorious intercession of the Virgin Mary on September 11, 1683 to save Vienna, Austria, after the imperial city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. The Battle of Vienna
June 29 Our Lady of Laghet (France) - Saints Peter and Paul, apostles Mary and the Church Christ has three brides, namely: a universal bride, who is the Church of all the elect, whom He began to wed at [...] at the beginning of the world by faith and charity; a particular bride, who is the holy soul, whom He weds daily by converting individuals to Himself by grace; a singular bride, who is the most blessed Virgin [...] Virgin, whom He wed in the womb of His Mother. But these last two brides are contained in the first, as the part is contained in the whole.
June 29 Our Lady of Laghet (France) - Saints Peter and Paul, apostles Mary and the Church Christ has three brides, namely: a universal bride, who is the Church of all the elect, whom He began to wed at [...] at the beginning of the world by faith and charity; a particular bride, who is the holy soul, whom He weds daily by converting individuals to Himself by grace; a singular bride, who is the most blessed Virgin [...] Virgin, whom He wed in the womb of His Mother. But these last two brides are contained in the first, as the part is contained in the whole.
May 12 – Our Lady of the Abandoned (Manila, Philippines) Irish boxer has a rosary tattooed around his neck One of Ireland’s most successful amateur boxers of all time has revealed that he prays for his [...] me having to carry them all the time and losing them,” he said. Speaking further on what he prays for Conlan said: “I’d say three Our Fathers, two Hail Marys and hope to God that I’m going to win, that’s [...] Belfast’s Michael Conlan, who famously turned professional after accusing officials in amateur boxing of corruption following the 2016 Olympics, opened up about his faith during an appearance on RTE’s The
attributed to the Virgin. In Poland, Mary is undeniably "Our Lady of Victories." She presides over all the rebirths of this constantly threatened nation. She is the mainspring of all the bursting forths of Poland [...] stopped the western advance of Bolshevism at the bank of the Vistula River. How far would it have gone otherwise? Since the battle occurred during the celebrations of the Assumption of Mary, the victory was [...] August 17 – Our Lady of Public Squares (Crozant, France, 1664) A Marian victory with incalculable historical consequences In 1920, the same year that Karol Wojtyla, the future Polish Pope Saint John Paul
August 5 – Our Lady of the Snows (Italy) A miraculous snowfall on the Esquiline hill According to tradition, the Virgin asked for the construction of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, in the [...] appearing simultaneously in a dream to the patrician John and to Pope Liberius (d. 366). She then indicated the location by a miracle. In the morning of August 5th, the height of summer, snow fell on the Esquiline [...] outline of the new church and John provided its financing. Pope Sixtus III celebrated its dedication in 435, soon after the Council of Ephesus (431) in which Mary was recognized as Theotokos, "Mother of God
on the part of Jesus' mother. In three passages of the infancy narrative Luke depicts this process of "remembering" for us. The first passage occurs in the account of the Annunciation of Jesus' conception [...] 12 - Our Lady of Lure (Avignon, France, 1110) Mary Remembers What John says in his Gospel about how remembering becomes understanding and the path "into all the truth" (Jn 16:13) comes very close to what [...] figure in the account of the adoration of the shepherds. The Evangelist comments, "Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart" (Lk 2:19). At the conclusion of the words of the twelve-year-old
