September 30 to November 5, for a congress organized by the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary, centered on the message of Fatima and entitled "Do not be afraid, my Immaculate Heart will be your [...] the pandemic. The Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima number 8 will be in southern Italy in May, the month of Mary, in the parish of Santa Maria la Nova, in the diocese of Aversa, then at the church of San Giuseppe

mori, a reminder of death. In the Rosary, we go through the four last things again and again, asking Mary to “pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death” and placing ourselves in the presence of [...] Aquinas put it, “As sailors are guided by a star to the port, so are Christians guided to heaven by Mary.” Tom Hoopes, published on November 15, 2021 (Adapted) Aleteïa

few sermons for the feast of the Nativity, St. Augustine highlights the fact that God willed that Mary would remain a virgin through and after childbirth: “Let us rejoice, my brethren, let the nations [...] so that, as man is soul and body, Christ might be God and Man. (Sermon 186) "(The angel answered Mary:) You will remain a virgin; only believe the truth, preserve your virginity, even receive what will

Bernadette Soubirous (d. 1879) Even before Our Lady chose her It was not her meeting with the Virgin Mary that made young Bernadette a saint—the little shepherdess was already a saint before the apparitions [...] assertions of her biographer, supported by strong evidence. One is that Bernadette is to Lourdes what Mary is to the Church. Laurentin’s research is convincing—even before Our Lady chose her, "this poor girl"

paralyzed from the knees down. His tutor, the knight Egas de Monis, prayed fervently to the Virgin Mary, asking for the healing of the four-year-old prince’s legs. And behold, one night in the year 1109 [...] the altar of the church, found in the middle of the ruins, and the prince was healed, as the Virgin Marie had promised. The old chapel of Carquere became famous throughout Portugal. Today, traces of the altar

Holy Trinity for the Redemption of the Captives (Mercedarians) and the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Mercy (Trinitarians). These two orders still exist. In 1194, the Provençal Jean de Mata, born [...] from the Pope for the occasion. The Pope invited the religious to follow the example of the Virgin Mary, emphasizing the relationship between "the humility and simplicity of a hidden life, completely c

Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico, 1531) I am the Mother of Ipalnemohuani (I) In 1531, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared four times to a poor but respectful Indian of Mexico, Juan Diego, from Saturday, December [...] him, "Understand and know for certain, my dearest and humblest son, that I am the ever-virgin Saint Mary, Mother of God, The One Great God of Truth, Ipalnemohuani (The One Who Gives Life), the Creator of

off and said to himself, "How can I return this to the person who lost it? Since all rosaries are in Mary's honor, I'll give it back to her; I'll leave it on her altar in the first church that I happen to [...] The young man entered the first church he saw and walked straight over to the altar of the Virgin Mary, who was expecting this child of hers. She gave him this inspiration: "Recite the Rosary before leaving

Estelle Faguette, who suffered from tuberculoses, received a series of apparitions of the Virgin Mary, which we can be divided in three parts. The first was to cure Estelle. The second was to coach Estelle [...] piece of cloth, without knowing what it was, because, hitherto, it had seemed all white. However, as Mary lifted the cloth, she saw that it had a red heart on it. Estelle thought it was a Sacred Heart scapular

He was holding this prayer to the Virgin in his hands: Every day, O my soul, pay your respects to Mary, Make her feasts solemn and celebrate her brilliant virtues; Contemplate and admire her elevation; [...] Everyone should exalt and love her in a special way, And never cease to cherish and pray to her; O Mary, the honor and glory of all women, You who God has raised above all creatures; O Virgin of Mercy,