forward and recite 10 Hail Marys." At the end of the Rosary the Lady herself repeated three times the beginning of the famous invocation of the Miraculous Medal "O Mary conceived without sin…" which the children [...] Saint John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church (d. 1591) - End of the Apparitions at Ile-Bouchard (France, 1947) "I will give happiness to families" From December 8th to 14th (1947), the Virgin Mary appeared [...] Heart. During the apparitions of December 8th-9th-10th and 12th of that year, Mary asked for prayers "for France."(1) On December 9th at 1:00 p.m., she said: "Kiss the cross of my rosary." Then the Blessed
August 2 - Feast of Our Lady of the Porziuncola, also known as Our Lady of the Angels (Italy) Let us not be “fair-weather disciples!” When the Angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary that God had chosen [...] word!” Because of Mary’s single-hearted openness to God’s plan, she conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and brought forth the world’s Savior, Jesus the Christ. In the rough and tumble of daily life, [...] “yes” to God. In the face of setbacks, anger and disappointment can get the better of us. Instead of opening our hearts to God’s will, we can dwell on ourselves. Even then, Mary is never far away from us
the month of Mary. My grandmother is a member of the Daughters of Mary and I was able to pray the rosary with her. We began by the Creed, then the Our Father, and when we got to the Hail Mary, I began to [...] almost left, but I resisted the temptation of fear that came from the devil and I continued my prayer by throwing myself into the Heart of Mary. Then, all of a sudden, my fear completely disappeared! This [...] August 31 – Orthodox Feast of the Placing of the Belt of the Virgin in Chalcoprateia (Constantinople) The devil trembles when we say the rosary I would like to share with you what happened to me in 2016
the holiday of the feast of the Assumption, Isabelle, Marie, Xavier and many other young people, and even a bishop, traveled for a total of 1,429 miles, from Lourdes to La Salette. Marie shared this [...] November 13 – Our Lady of Nanteuil (France) - Beatification of Charles de Foucauld "I had to make the journey from my head to my heart" An adventure called the Great "M" of Mary ( aime pronounced "M" in [...] Salette, we were fully aware of Mother Mary’s important role. ... It’s easier for me now to pray to Mary: I even find joy in praying the Rosary! It was a gift that the Virgin Mary gave me so that I could go
mothers. One day St. Alphonsus of Liguori, of the Society of Jesus, found himself before an image of Mary and, feeling his heart burning with love for the Blessed Virgin, could not help saying to her: "My [...] August 1 - St. Alphonsus of Liguori, founder of the Redemptorists, Doctor of the Church (d. 1787) "My love for you far surpasses the love you have for me!" The first reason why Mary has a great love for men [...] person of St. John when he said to her, "Woman, this is your son" (Jn 19:26). Moreover, we are children who are excessively dear to Mary, because we have cost her excessive pain. This is the nature of mothers
October 5 – Death of Bartolo Longo, founder of Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Pompeii (d. 1926) The Rosary helped her husband leave Purgatory for Heaven Marie Andrée, a wife and mother, used to lead [...] broker. This was until her husband of 20 years, Michael, died tragically. This traumatic event made her find the faith. She said: (1) “I learned that the Virgin Mary is particularly devoted to the Rosary [...] must pray for yourself.’ What great joy I felt! What a reward!” Today, Marie Andrée gives talks to bring glory to the Virgin Mary. ________________ (1) Saveurs divines, une athée raconte sa conversion
is in conformity with Scripture. Of course it was not Mary’s own doing! It was a gift of God. "The Mighty One has done great things for me," Mary proclaims in her song of praise, known as the ‘Magnificat’ [...] Bible where an angel of God greets a human being in this way. So did the Angel just mean to say that Mary was very lucky? Of course not! The Angel's words carry the full meaning of "filled with grace." [...] Adapted from an article by Hervé Marie Catta* 1,000 Questions *Hervé Marie Catta (b. 1939) is the husband of Martine Laffitte Catta, the co-founder with Pierre Goursat of the Emmanuel Community . He is a
President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, celebrated the inauguration of his ministry as Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of St Mary Major, on Thursday, February 2, 2017, on the Feast of the Presentation [...] homily. “In this time of multiple crises that threaten us, of wars that afflict us, of terrorism that takes so many innocent victims, Jesus Christ ‘Light of the world’ and Mary ‘mother of light’ are the two [...] April 8 – Our Lady of Basella (Italy, 1356) - Saint Julie Billiart, foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (d. 1816) The two reference points for “understanding who we are” Polish
fortune-teller of Galilee! You asked first if Mary knew in advance that she would be the mother of the Savior. Of course not! Saint Luke even says that she was "greatly troubled." She was chosen to be the [...] February 22 – Blessed Isabelle of France (d. 1270), foundress of a monastery dedicated to “the Humility of the Blessed Virgin” Did the Blessed Virgin know the future? Did the Blessed Virgin know the future [...] young reader of the weekly French Catholic magazine Famille Chrétienne , to the journalist Juliette Levivier. This is her answer: "Your question kind of surprised me! I can’t really imagine Mary as the fo
day as the feast of the Visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth! This convergence of dates is undoubtedly a grace and a sign from Heaven. As if Mary wanted us to receive the visit of the Holy Spirit [...] joy as Mary approached. Then Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, was inspired with the spirit of prophecy and recognized in Mary the Mother of her Lord. As for Mary, exulting under the action of the Holy [...] scene of the Visitation as another kind of Pentecost! In nine days' time, we will celebrate the visit of Mary, expecting Jesus, to her six-month-pregnant relative Elizabeth, the future mother of John the
