Victories, which later became the solemnity of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. To us also, through the intercession of Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of the Rosary, God will grant victory over Satan, "murderer [...] October 7 of that same year, God granted Christendom the miraculous victory at the Battle of Lepanto (1). Because of this event, the Church began to celebrate the 7th of October as the feast of Our Lady of Victories [...] imitate our brothers and sisters in the Faith who, in 1571, before the threat of an Islamic invasion of Europe, prayed the Holy Rosary on the advice of the Holy Pope Pius V. Through the intercession of the
Catherine Labouré (d. 1876) - Our Lady of Kibeho (Rwanda, 1981-1989) The Virgin Mary and the Musician In 2017, an 82-year-old Estonian Orthodox composer was one of the three winners of the Ratzinger Prize, together [...] in the music of Pärt, which comes to dwell in the soul of the listener; an encounter between the infinitely great and our humanity marked by finitude. This presence, following the example of Mary at the [...] fosters a sort of availability without which the encounter with God cannot take place. In this sense, the music of Pärt predisposes to interiority. And we know since Augustine that it is within our heart, in
nativity scenes in our churches and in our homes. For thirty years Christ lived this humble and simple life to save us. His mother embraced this life. Lectio Divina: Solemnity of the Mother of God – Year B By [...] child capable only of crying. God always starts in this way, with small things and in deep silence. God decided to reveal Himself by being born as a child. This is the depth of the mystery of Christmas told [...] January 4 – Our Lady of Roses (Italy, 1418) Mary’s First Christmas How did Mary experience the first Christmas? Mary had heard the words explaining the event that she herself saw and lived. Words and deeds
August 21 - Our Lady of Knock (Ireland, 1879) Mary’s Silent Apparitions at Knock On Thursday, August 21, 1879, as evening arrived in the village of Cnoc Mhuire (County of Mayo, Ireland), forty-five year [...] without ruling on the supernatural origin of the apparition. In 1936, Archbishop Gilmartin, archbishop of Tuam, opened an office of medical observation in order to study the miraculous cures scientifically [...] Knock, “Irish Lourdes”, has not ceased to attract crowds of pilgrims. In 1976, a new church was built and consecrated by the Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, William Cardinal Conway
August 21 - Our Lady of Knock (Ireland, 1879) Mary’s Silent Apparitions at Knock On Thursday, August 21, 1879, as evening arrived in the village of Cnoc Mhuire (County of Mayo, Ireland), forty-five year [...] without ruling on the supernatural origin of the apparition. In 1936, Archbishop Gilmartin, archbishop of Tuam, opened an office of medical observation in order to study the miraculous cures scientifically [...] Knock, "Irish Lourdes", has not ceased to attract crowds of pilgrims. In 1976, a new church was built and consecrated by the Cardinal Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, William Cardinal Conway
like a rose without thorns" (Fulbert of Chartres, Office for the Nativity of Our Lady, antiphon). In the West, devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary opened the way to the dogmatic definition issued by [...] January 28 - Our Lady of the People (Italy, 1771) - St. Thomas Aquinas Mary, the Rose without thorns God, who is "rich in mercy", embellishes the creature with the qualities of grace. He shows himself [...] beginning of existence. This is what he did for the Mother of the Word made flesh. "The Immaculate Conception represents the masterpiece of Christ's redemption, precisely because the power of his love and
February 11 - Our Lady of Lourdes (France, 1858) How Could an Unbeliever Persevere in His Disbelief? (I) A group of Lutheran theologians from Eastern Germany published a proclamation in 1971 containing [...] relation to the Virgin Mary, either because of the apparitions, or because of the miraculous graces obtained by her intercession. These facts defy any natural explanation. Until now, 1,200 of the cures [...] Church has only declared miraculous 44 of them. For thirty years, 11,000 doctors, without distinction of religion or scientific opinions, had free access to the Office of Medical Observations. Therefore, a
he asked to be buried with a statue of the Virgin upon his heart. After his death, the Council of Mainz imposed the feast of the Assumption on the whole of the Frankish Empire. The reign of Charlemagne [...] 28 - Our Lady of the People (Italy, 1771) - Saint Charlemagne Charlemagne, Mary’s Son (I) The great Emperor Charlemagne was anointed in the Basilica of Aachen, which he had previously dedicated to the Mother [...] Charlemagne marked the end of feudality and the beginning of the unification of Europe, born at the same time as Christendom, under the protection of the Mother of God.
February 5 – Our Lady of Chernigov (Ukraine) Miraculously saved from death One evening in 1856, Father Riou, a parish priest from the diocese of Puy-en-Velay (France), was returning from a journey on horseback [...] Riou rose up to his feet unscathed! The priest rightly credited the Blessed Virgin for saving him so miraculously from death on that night. Bishop Millot, Vicar General of the Diocese of Versailles Excerpt [...] that the priest could no longer guide his horse. At a turn of the road, above a steep cliff, he suddenly fell into the void—a frightful fall of about 80 feet! His coat, hat, and cassock were in shreds,
February 11 - Our Lady of Lourdes (France, 1858) How Could an Unbeliever Persevere in His Disbelief? (I) A group of Lutheran theologians from Eastern Germany published a proclamation in 1971 containing [...] relation to the Virgin Mary, either because of the apparitions, or because of the miraculous graces obtained by her intercession. These facts defy any natural explanation. Until now, 1,200 of the cures [...] Church has only declared miraculous 44 of them. For thirty years, 11,000 doctors, without distinction of religion or scientific opinions, had free access to the Office of Medical Observations. Therefore, a
