asks many things to God," Nicephorus observed, "and one doesn't obtain them. One asks many things to Mary and one obtains them. Why is that? It isn't that Mary is more powerful than God; but that God wishes

her answer: "Your question kind of surprised me! I can’t really imagine Mary as the fortune-teller of Galilee! You asked first if Mary knew in advance that she would be the mother of the Savior. Of course [...] she have known that she would receive such a grace? Mary could not imagine God's plan before it came to be, but, like all the daughters of Israel (and more than any other), she was fervently waiting for [...] announcement with a sense of peace. Mary’s "yes" had been ready for a long time because of her hope that she would see the promised Salvation, through her prayer and perfect charity, but she did not know

of the Virgin Mary to St Catherine Labouré, in 1830, in Paris, in the chapel of the Daughters of Charity at the Rue du Bac. The pope affirmed in his bull Ineffabilis Deus : "We declare and define the doctrine [...] doctrine that the Blessed Virgin Mary was, in the first moment of her conception, by a grace and a singular favor of Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved [...] doctrine revealed by God, and that therefore it must be firmly believed by all the faithful." From the first centuries, the eastern churches celebrated the original purity of Mary, in a celebration of "the

quite unexpectedly, the priest cut off his tirades and said, "And now let's talk a little about the Virgin Mary!" This long hour of conversation about Mary brought back for a moment the peace he felt at his [...] workers' strikes and was arrested and jailed more than twenty times. From 1935 to 1945, he was editor of the Daily Worker, a newspaper published in New York by the Communist Party, and a member of the National [...] into my jacket pocket for my rosary and praying Hail Marys!" In reality, the priest's words had established a mysterious telepathy between his home state of Indiana and New York. Throughout these thirty

drive Satan from his throne, he who is imbued with pride and damned forever, by crushing him under my foot and chaining him into the abyss of hell." Mary also said: "Even if the sun were to disappear, we should [...] Polish author Wincenty Laszewski, in his book on “The miracles of Mary in the life of John Paul II” (1), writes that the Blessed Virgin Mary addressed to Mother Mariana de Jesus Torres, abbess of the Royal [...] predictions, several of which clearly concern the 20th century, including the attack on Pope John Paul II and the fact that he survived. The author evokes in particular the prediction the Blessed Virgin made to

Immaculate Heart of Mary associated with the Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The apparitions followed one another: On August 15 and September 13, 1841, in Versailles; then on May 13, 1842, and September 8 [...] Pius IX approved the green scapular in 1870. Sources: B. D. Attwater, A Dictionary of Mary, New York, P.J. Kennedy and Sons, 1956; "Bisqueyburu, Justine", Marienlexikon, vol. I, 1988, 496; Däniken, 305; [...] (France) The Virgin comes to ask us to love her "Immaculate Heart" On January 18, 1840, the Virgin Mary appeared to Justine Bisqueyburu (1817-1903), from Mauleon in the Pyrenees (France), who was a postulant

said. “I couldn’t help thinking this church is dedicated to Mary, and Mary was always one humble of heart. She was willing to start small, and great things came from her. I think if we can embrace her spirit [...] Rosary to implore Mary’s intercession and protection amid the coronavirus pandemic. In his homily, McGrattan recognized the spiritual foundation of Our Lady of the Rockies parishioners and the greater reach [...] new church for the parish, which dates back to the 1800s, and the first Marian shrine in the Diocese of Calgary. Pilgrimages, conferences and other events are planned once pandemic restrictions are eased

Mother of God for me. Over the years, on many occasions and in a variety of situations, I have called on her for help and assistance and through Mary have experienced the love of her Son, Jesus, our Lord [...] Incarnation Parish, Mantua, and Andres Arango, director of our Office of Evangelization and Hispanic Ministry. It was live streamed so others could pray along with us, which they did, and intercede with Our Lady [...] Madonna and Child that was a gift I received from my alma mater, Mount Saint Michael Academy, a Marist Brothers High School. The Marists are a religious congregation of men dedicated to Mary and to the

with a severe stiff neck. He confessed his action to his parents, and after he had returned the flowers his pain disappeared. Healings and conversions occurred in great numbers. A chapel was built at the [...] a cripple from a nearby village who made a difficult pilgrimage to the statue of the Virgin Mary on foot and holding three candles, regained his full health. In 1595, a woman gathering wood saw Our Lady [...] Spirit, the parish priest, Fr. James Buret, decided to place a small terracotta statue of the Virgin Mary inside a hollow place in the trunk. After this, the Virgin herself began appearing. A young man who

their vigil of arms, because Mary was the purest and noblest expression of their ideal: "the chaste cult of Mary has always been the inspiration of the French knighthood and created among us traditions [...] of loyalty, courtesy and honor which survived all the failings, and are still now the most beautiful adornment of our civilization."