original 15 mysteries of the rosary, as prayed by Catholics today. He also designated Oct. 7 as the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, and the month of October is dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. What are [...] distance to visit her cousin, Elizabeth, and to share with her what she was told; 3) the Birth of Jesus — why we celebrate Christmas; 4) the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, where he was dedicated to God [...] Temple. At the end of the Passover feast, when Jesus was 12, he stayed behind to talk to the teachers. Each parent thought he was with the other and rushed back to find him there! The Sorrowful mysteries, prayed
contrary we grew closer together to each other as well as to our youngest daughter who is still living at home. Every day we streamed and followed on our TV screen the office of lauds, daily Mass, the Lourdes [...] was asking me to organize a Rosary group every day in our parish, so that we would not leave her Son alone in the tabernacle and so that our church would be open to people who wanted to pray or ask for [...] group every day at 5:30 p.m. to the great joy of the parishioners and of our priest who, as a result, now celebrates Mass every day after the Rosary. Right now we have a group of at least 15 regular participants
Lady of Miracles of Déols (Val-de-Loire) intervened. After all peace efforts had failed, the King of France had decided to go into battle to put an end to the long war. The population of Déols feared for [...] the image of the Virgin Mary to beg her to prevent bloodshed. While they were praying, the two armies were facing each other, in battle array. The signal for the start of the battle was about to ring when [...] general reaction of astonishment among kings, lords, the people and soldiers, as all recognized this sudden change of disposition right before the battle to be a miracle. The same sentiment of gratitude for
centuries of the Church, there was much debate about the dual nature of Jesus: could he be both Son of Man and Son of God? In 381, the Council of Constantinople proclaimed that "Jesus Christ, only Son of God [...] ("who gave birth to God" in Greek). Jesus is both man and God. Mary is the mother of God because she is the mother of Jesus, and Jesus is God. By giving Mary the features of eternal youth, Michelangelo must [...] must have intended to underline her eternal purity, while her son Jesus, having taken on our human nature, was made to appear, in the stripping away of death, as a man like all others. Translated from www
Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem (Palestine) With Mary, Mali’s rebirth is possible! On the weekend of November 23-24, 2019, Catholics in Mali celebrated the 48 th pilgrimage to Our Lady of Mali shrine in Kita [...] quality of the performances. "What is impressive is this analysis of what Mali is today, because Mary is what is Christ, so the teachings of Christ become the teachings of Mary. The meaning of this evening [...] evening is that the rebirth of Mali is possible.” The Minister then thanked the Church for fostering unity in spirituality, in teaching and in joy. Our Lady of Mali, pray for unity in the Church. Moïse Keïta
need to entrust ourselves to our Mother. In the Scriptures, Our Lady embraces any number of concrete situations; she is present wherever she is needed. She visits her cousin Elizabeth; she comes to the [...] indifference to everything! How many, sad to say, react to everything and everyone with bitterness and malice! … God himself needed a Mother—how much more so do we!” Excerpt from Pope Francis’ homily of January [...] Miracolosa (Italy, 1855) – Birth of Saint Jacinta Marto of Fatima (Portugal, 1910) A Mother’s embrace is essential In today’s fragmented world, where we risk losing our bearings, a Mother’s embrace is essential
some flowers (a bouquet of aromas, a bouquet of carnations, a bouquet of roses and a bouquet of violets). Jacqueline begged her: - Kiss them! - I will kiss them, but I don't want to take them. You will take [...] invocations, Jacqueline resumed: - Madam, I beg you to give proof of your presence. - Before you leave, I will send a bright ray of sunlight. Tell the crowd to sing the Magnificat. - Yes Madam, we will sing [...] take them with you. - Madam, what must be done to console Our Lord for the sorrow that sinners cause him? - You must pray and make sacrifices. Continue praying the Rosary. After the Rosary and the three
it, because it brings us closer to Jesus and Mary. We never have to ask whether or not we are loved by Jesus and Mary with each petal of prayer, bead by bead- the love of the Son and His Mother are palpable [...] experiences of life teach us how to be like Christ, through the intercession of Mary, leading us to celestial glory. As Sheen said, “It is the same sun that rises each morning, but it makes a new day.” [ [...] palpable as we transition through the Mysteries of the rosary, considering how every part of their lives was dedicated to loving us, saving souls. [...] Before I start praying the rosary, my mind may be cluttered
I am born to sorrow and to tears. Come all of you, to know the excess of my love! Give Me shelter in your hearts." And there was a coming and going of shepherds, who came to visit Him, and to all He gave [...] act of the Will of Our Celestial Father, which was also His. Moaning and sighing, He wailed, cried and called to everyone, saying in His loving moans: "Come all of you, children of mine; for love of you [...] own. He was the little King of all; therefore, they had the right to make of Him a sweet pledge of love. And I, in order to fulfill the Supreme Volition, deprived Myself of my innocent joys, beginning
turning to Our Lady of Trust brought her peace. Finally, on Friday, May 25th, Marie wrote to me: "I tested negative today, glory to God!" And indeed, the subsequent scan of her lungs showed no trace of COVID [...] bring flowers and prayers to Our Lady’s altars? Would people forget to pray the Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the month of May? So I made the decision to pray the Rosary every day at a fixed time—at [...] constantly invoked Mary, help of the sick and consoler of the afflicted, and Mary answered our prayers. Thank you Mary for that special month of May in lockdown! Judicaël K., a reader of A Moment with Mary Testimonial