and carry me to hell?" Then he cried: "My brothers, invoke for me the help of Mary; I trust in her that she will give me the victory." They immediately began to recite the Litany of Our Lady, and at the [...] effort to rise, but not being able to follow her with the body, gently expiring, he followed her with his soul, as we hope, to the blessed kingdom of glory. Saint Alphonsus Liguori, The Glories of Mary, [...] Being at the point of death, he received the sacraments, and calling his religious to him, begged them not to leave him at the last moment. Scarcely had he said this, when he began to tremble violently

Heaven?’” Faithful to this twofold recommendation, the young man decided to pray to Our Lady of Mercy, Life and Hope, and he meditated on death every day. With God's grace, he was able to fight against t [...] founder of the Congregation of the Oratory (d. 1595 in Rome) Recite the Salve Regina daily and meditate on death "Father, I would like to change my ways, but the temptations are too much for me to cope with [...] death. Try to imagine your body in a hole in the ground—decomposing—both your eyes cavities having been eaten out by worms. And say to yourself: ‘Is this why I'm chasing after the pleasures of the flesh

were fervent followers of Mary, but Portuguese sailors also brought images of the Our Lady during their voyages. The devotion to Our Lady of Navigators, also known as Our Lady of Seafarers, Nossa Senhora [...] invoking the help of Mary. The church of Our Lady of Health was built in Velankanni to fulfill the vow made by the sailors. Our Lady of the Conception became the patron saint of the kingdom of Portugal in 1640 [...] churches in Brazil are dedicated to Our Lady of Navigators. The most important sanctuary dedicated to Mary in South India is that of Our Lady of Health in Velankanni. According to the legend, a Portuguese ship

King Louis XIII of France who had renamed the church of the Discalced Augustinians "Our Lady of Victories" ( Notre-Dame des Victoires ) in thanksgiving to Mary for the capture of the city of La Rochelle (1628) [...] (France), the Virgin Mary also appeared under the title of "Refuge of Sinners" to Benedicta Rencurel from 1664 to 1718. The site is known as Our Lady of Laus Shrine . Adapted from: Paris Catholique [...] was appointed the new pastor of Our Lady of Victories Basilica, another church in Paris dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Father Desgenettes soon felt discouraged by the lack of faith in his parishioners, who

that if he happened to meet, after a fruitful operation, a poor man or an unfortunate woman, for the sake of Our Lady, he hastened to help them by despoiling himself of a portion of his newly-acquired riches [...] he was caught in the act and sentenced to be hanged. We can imagine that he did not fail at this supreme hour to pray to the one whom he loved so much. And Our Lady, who never abandons her children, heard [...] on the same day he became a monk, devoting himself to Our Lady. Gautier de Coincy Les plus beaux miracles de la Vierge (The most beautiful miracles of the Virgin), F. Lanore Editor, Paris

with the 75th anniversary of the consecration of Haiti to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Once again, the Church has entrusted the country to God and reiterated its call for change, to fight against unpunished [...] possession of the country. Cardinal Chibli Langlois, Bishop of Les Cayes, President of the Episcopal Conference of Haiti, blessed ten icons of Our Lady of Perpetual Help which will be installed in all ten [...] asked Him to look down with mercy on Haiti. For this special ceremony, countless "Salve Reginas" were sung. Prayers sprang up asking Our Lady of Perpetual Help, the patron saint of Haiti, to take possession

Heaven, the Rosary is the sure way to obtain divine assistance through the intercession of Our Lady. Our rosaries should be right at our fingertips. What is the use of lamenting, if we neglect the only [...] army arrayed in battle, will listen to the prayers of her children, in this simplest of prayers, within the reach of the simplest people—that of the Rosary. A weapon of massive reconstruction, a line that [...] Militia of the Immaculate in Rome (1917) - Saint Andrew of Crete (d. 761) The Virgin Mary’s promise in Fatima The Virgin Mary promised in Fatima that in the end, her Immaculate Heart would triumph. Our Lady

then secretary of the Roman Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Sister Lucia, the visionary of Fatima, Portugal. Here is an excerpt: "I feel safe under the protection of Our Lady, who tenderly [...] detail to the account of the famous prophetic vision of July 13, 1917: "During the vision, Our Lady, all resplendent, held in her right hand a Heart, and in her left hand the Rosary." The heart in Our Lady's [...] those whom the Lord has entrusted to her. Her Heart is a safe refuge. Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is the means of salvation in difficult times for the Church and for the world.” Cardinal Ratzinger's

scapular manifests, on the part of the one who wears it, his belonging to Mary and, on the part of Our Lady, the commitment to help him on every occasion, especially at the hour of death. Wearing the scapular [...] daily recitation of the Rosary for example. This is unfortunate since the grace of final perseverance is attached to the wearing of the scapular. In the 13th century, Our Lady appeared to Saint Simon Stock [...] devotion (of the Immaculate Heart of Mary), I promise Salvation; these souls will be cherished by God, like flowers placed by me to adorn His throne.” (1) Our Lady’s Blue Army, or the Blue Army of Our Lady

the patronage of Bishop David Cremin, have been busy organizing the event since November 2017. In October last year, on the feast of Our Lady of Victory, later to be known as Our Lady of the Rosary, well [...] life of Saint John Paul II (1981) National Rosary event in Australia On May 13th, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, Australia will hold their own big National Rosary around their country. A group of people [...] over one million lay people gathered in Poland along the Polish borders to pray the Rosary for the protection of their country and to intercede for their young people. Ireland then followed with well over