January 5 – Our Lady of Good Counsel (Bergamo, Italy) After a 57-year absence, Mary is welcomed again During the first half of the 20 th century, the Christian faithful used to hold a procession of the Madonna [...] community of La Goulette during the first years of independence, before being brutally interrupted around 1961 or 1962. After 57 years of absence, the return of the feast of the Madonna on this land of Tunisia [...] es, Tunisians of Muslim and Jewish denominations, amid cheers, applause, shouts, and religious hymns. Mass was celebrated by the Archbishop of Tunis, in the presence of the mayor of La Goulette. This Marian
4 – Our Lady of Mariapocs (Hungary, 1696) The town Ave Maria is born! Did you know that the company Domino's Pizza was founded by Tom Monaghan, an American and devout Catholic? This is the story of this [...] decided to build a Catholic city! Despite the obstacles, his project took off: the town of Ave Maria was born, halfway between Orlando and Miami. Founded in 2007, it can accommodate a population of 8,000 [...] 000 people and 5,000 students. The city is of course not limited to Catholics, but the three flags billowing above the public buildings are those of the country, the state and the Vatican. The Pope is pleased
July 30 - Our Lady of Gray (France, 1602) - Saint Peter Chrysologus (d. 450) Celestial Food Christ is the bread sown in the Blessed Virgin’s womb, leavened in the flesh, formed in His Passion, baked in [...] in the oven of the tomb, preserved in churches and distributed to faithful each day like celestial food placed on altars.
July 30 - Our Lady of Gray (France, 1602) - Saint Peter Chrysologus (d. 450) Celestial Food Christ is the bread sown in the Blessed Virgin's womb, leavened in the flesh, formed in His Passion, baked in [...] in the oven of the tomb, preserved in churches and distributed to faithful each day like celestial food placed on altars.
May 27 – Our Lady of the People (Italy, 1645) We have been praying it ever since My family has been saying the Rosary daily ever since my daughter, Cecilia, was nine years old. I was the editor of the National [...] the family, under attack worldwide. The Rosary has proven its power, from the Battle of Lepanto to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Even when it is a chore, it’s worth doing. For ourselves, and for the [...] National Catholic Register when she said, “Dad, in the paper you keep talking about how important it is to pray the Rosary. So why don’t we ever do it?’ Ouch. We have been praying it ever since, and are so
April 3 – Our Lady of the Cross (Italy, 1490) In 1968, the Virgin appeared in Egypt (II) During the apparitions of the Mother of God in Zeitoun, the faithful, some of whom couldn’t see her, noticed that [...] time for people’s eyes to adjust and see her face. Many took photographs of the apparition. Some did not capture it well, but there still exist photographs where the silhouette of Mary is quite clear. It [...] about 50,000, and this number would reach 100,000 on some nights, according to the front lines of the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram of April 27, 1968. Father François Brune In La Vierge de l’Egypte : l’incroyable
noticed a silver pendant hanging on her neck. It was the Miraculous Medal of Our Lady of Graces, one of the most recognized and popular devotional items associated with miracles and conversions. TV host [...] October 14 – Our Lady of the Fountain (Italy, 1320) This Olympic athlete proudly holds up her gold medal and Mary’s Miraculous medal The elusive Olympic gold medal was not the only one that 30-year-old [...] Her achievement brings the Philippines’ all-time Olympic medal tally to one gold, three silvers and seven bronzes. When pictures of her wearing the medal were reported on news outlets, some Filipinos noticed
April 24 - Our Lady of Bonaria (Sardinia, 1370) The Two Servants (II) Then the Mother of God presented Dominic to Our Blessed Lord. "I accept him," said the Son of God, "he will do very well and diligently [...] beggars found in it the symbol of their eternal alliance. For this reason, the Patriarch of the Order of Preachers has his place among us and we also give him the title of Father. [...] recommended to their spiritual sons that they do the same among themselves, always, in all love and reverence. That simple gesture left an indelible wake on the ocean of the ages, and the two militias of beggars
Mary, if I were a painter, and I would try to render her expression of bold tenderness and the shyness with which she moves a finger to touch the soft skin of this little God-child whose warm weight she [...] September 28 – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Issoudun, France, 1854) It is in these moments that I would paint Mary The Madonna is pale and she looks at the Child. The way one should depict her should [...] should be with a sort of anxious wonder that has only once appeared in a human face. For Christ is her child, the flesh of her flesh and the fruit of her womb. She has carried him for nine months, she will nurse
September 23 - Our Lady of Valvenere (Spain) - Saint Padre Pio (d.1968) We Will Never Let You Go Again O blessed Rosary of Mary, Gentle chain linking us to God, Bond of love connecting us with the angels [...] angels, Tower of Salvation against the attacks of the hell, Sure haven in the common shipwreck; We will never let you go again.
