the ground around the same spot, and unearthed a vase full of silver Roman coins. She stopped and paid a cart driver with half of the money to take her and her children and her beloved statue to Sursee, where [...] Zofingen and, among its victims was a young widow, Anna Dubliker, with her two children. Overcoming her weakness, she ran to the foot of a statue of Mary inside an oratory ready to fall into ruin. Mary granted [...] granted the humble prayer of her servant. Anna recovered, and so did her two children. Mary's protégée, and although very poor, had but one concern: to save up enough money to fulfil her vow. She had almost
about the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in this small town with a population of 2300, a Croatian enclave in Bosnia-Herzegovina. I was a bit skeptical at first, and I wanted to see for myself. I was very [...] effect it had on people, by the content of the Virgin Mary’s messages, which are permeated by peace, by the search for communion between people, and by the genuine effort of self-examination," he said. [...] teenagers from this Croatian village reported encounters with the Virgin Mary. Two of them continue to have daily apparitions of Mary." Adapted from an article in the newspaper Ouest France on 10/30/2018
suggested a modification of the present form of the Hail Mary. He proposed a new translation of the opening word of the Angel's greeting to the Virgin Mary at the Annunciation (Lk 1: 28) to indicate that the [...] languages (dependent upon the Latin) translated ave as a simple word of greeting: Hail, Mary; Je vous salue Marie; Dios te salve Maria, etc. In 1969, a change in the wording of this popular prayer first [...] for not changing the words of the Hail Mary which are so dear to the Christian people." Accordingly, all the English Lectionaries have retained the phrase Hail Mary. Meanwhile, Fr. Enard continued his work
The Montemaría Pilgrimage site’s centerpiece, this image of the Virgin Mary is dedicated to the unity and peace of all peoples and countries in South Asia. With a floor area of around 130,000 square ft [...] shrine, 12 Marian chapels on the third floor, a food hall on the fourth, mini theaters and conference rooms, and will be crowned with a viewing deck on the 17th floor. Adapted from: Aleteia [...] Evangelist The Mother of All Asia In the Philippines, the soon-to-be tallest statue of the Virgin Mary in the world is about to be ready. Almost 100m (315ft) high, the statue is expected to be concluded
pray to Mary. I love the Angelus and the Rosary, that prayer of the humble, which simplifies and helps to contemplate the mysteries of Jesus. I give thanks for the mystery of the Virgin Mary, who reveals [...] make us know Him better and love Him more. If Marian devotion is given its proper place and situated in the mystery of the Church, it helps us to grow in trust of Jesus the Savior and do "whatever He tells [...] trust in the Virgin Mary is less based on feelings than when I was a child. But it is essentially the same. It is perhaps a bit more pure. I trust the Church, who is a Mother, like Mary, and teaches me to pray
Bethlehem came, and when the Cross of Jesus came, the certainty of the Angel's words sustained her: "Do not fear, Mary: you have found favor with God." In times of joy and in times of darkness, Mary never ceased [...] history! "God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong, and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce [...] something" (1 Cor 1:27-28). Nowhere is this disproportion between God and the means He chooses more evident than with the Virgin Mary. In Galilee, Nazareth was the butt of jokes. People would say: "Can anything
value: there, in that square and before that image of Mary, about 30 years ago I was welcomed as Archbishop, and it was there that I began my episcopal mission with a prayer to Mary; there I returned at the [...] of the Mariensäule to implore the intercession and blessing of the Mother of God, not only for the City of Munich and Bavaria, but for the entire Church and the whole world. Pope Benedict XVI General Audience [...] sharing with you my emotions and sentiments on seeing the places dear to me, I feel first of all the need to thank God for having made possible my second Visit to Germany and my first to Bavaria, my native
desire to move closer and the fear of being disrespectful. The spouses met at the foot of the makeshift bed and looked at each other, weeping with happiness. "Come," said Mary, "and offer Jesus to the Father [...] came back to his senses, and between his fingers covering his face, saw the strange light. He uncovered his face, raised his head, and turned around. The standing ox concealed Mary from him, but she called [...] enveloped by it, as if absorbed by a veil of incandescent light. The Virgin disappears, and the Mother emerges... I see Mary with her newborn Son in her arms... Joseph, who, as if in ecstasy, prayed with such
The only one that stood up and was saved from the flames was the one with the scapular attached its door. Hundreds of people came to see the house protected by the Virgin Mary and were witnesses to the power [...] power of the scapular and the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Marie de Nazareth
for couples hoping to conceive and parents grieving over the death of a child, so that they can bring their petitions to Mary, Our Lady of Life. For Brother Hubert-Marie de Bazelaire, rector of the shrine [...] hands, the agony of the innocents who were never born, and the suffering of the women who wanted to keep their child. The image of Mary as consoler and protectress of all life will comfort those who are suffering [...] tragedy of abortion, miscarriage, stillbirth or sterility, and who will find, through her intercession, divine help and peace. For Solange and Antoine, a married couple trying to conceive for the past four
