of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, who serve the Vatican's St Martha House, presented the participants with a "Miraculous Medal" whose "design" was given by the Virgin Mary herself to St Catherine Labouré [...] the Blessed Virgin gave to St Catherine Labouré and to the whole community… It is a sign of God's great tenderness for all humanity." Speaking of the ministry of the Sisters at St Martha's, Sr. Stefania said:
Adorned with a miraculous medal, a medal representing St Michael (or St Benedict according to the models) and the Cross of Forgiveness consecrated by Pope St Pius X, the Combat Rosary helps people pray to ward [...] The Blessed Virgin of the Miraculous Medal is represented crushing a snake, a symbol of sin. As for St Michael, the archangel, and the general of the heavenly militia, he is depicted on the front of the [...] exists and we have to fight against him," declared Pope Francis on October 30, 2014, in a meditation on St Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians that provoked a great deal of discussion at the time. According to the
Marian theology of St. Bernard, the private revelations to St. Gertrude and St. Mechtilde, and the visions of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in the 17th century, and was initiated by St. John Eudes in Autun
have occurred at that shrine. At the beginning of the 21 st century, the reported apparitions of Itapiranga in Brazil recommended the devotion to St Joseph's very chaste heart, on the Wednesday following [...] presence of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary In this month of Saint Joseph, which began on March 1st, we should remember how much the discreet and holy husband of Mary has been present throughout the [...] is entitled “Go to Joseph.” In 1870, Pope Pius IX entrusted the Church to the special protection of St Joseph, declaring him "patron of the Universal Church." In 1879, the silent apparitions Knock, Ireland
kings of Spain, Queen Blanca de Navarra in 1433, and numerous Saints including St Teresa of Avila, St John of the Cross and St Ignatius of Loyola. The present day church dates from the seventeenth century
kings of Spain, Queen Blanca de Navarra in 1433, and numerous Saints including St Teresa of Avila, St John of the Cross and St Ignatius of Loyola. The present day church dates from the seventeenth century
be within them!" Later, St Luke made pictures of the Holy Apostles and bestowed upon the Church this pious and holy tradition of venerating the icons of Christ and his Saints." St Luke came from the city [...] was that even after his death, St Luke continued to practise medicine. Many years later (on March 3, 357), Emperor Constantius, son of the great Constantine, ordered St Artemios, Duke of Egypt, to take [...] October 18 - Our Lady of Peace (Italy, 1482) - Saint Luke The Icons of Saint Luke According to tradition, St Luke was the first person to complete three pictures of the holy Mother of God carrying the Child of
indulgence of Our Lady of the Angels St Francis, as you know, repaired three chapels. The third was popularly called the Portiuncula or the Little Portion, dedicated to St Mary of the Angels. It is now enclosed [...] at the Little Portion in early 1211. It became the “motherhouse” of the Franciscans. This is where St Clare came to the friars to make her vows during the night following Palm Sunday in 1212 and where [...] Death came to Francis on 3 October 1226. Because of the favors from God obtained at the Portiuncula, St Francis requested the Pope to grant remission of sins to all who came there. The privilege extends
do – things they could only do through God. I am thinking of women like St Helen, St. Lucy, St Monica, St Catherine of Siena, St Joan of Arc. All of these remarkable women had very different vocations
December 29 – Our Lay of Flowers (Bra, Italy, 1336) Men need to pray, lead and love the Rosary With St. Joseph as God’s chosen spouse of the Mother of God and the pillar of families, his example as our [...] fathers to lift our hearts and raise our minds to God in prayer, bringing glory to domestic life. As St. Paul writes about the many “things” of love, “it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all [...] chosen by couples in the sacrament of matrimony, this “love chapter” perhaps gives us a glimpse of St. Joseph’s love for Jesus and the Blessed Mother, as protector of Christ and chaste guardian of the
