horseman. Father Wu, a Chinese priest, admitted having prayed to Mary for help. A church was built on the site, honoring a picture of Mary and the Christ Child which was placed over the main altar. During [...] treasured painting copied, and when the Chinese Communists destroyed the Tong Lu church the copy was burned. But the original picture known as Our Lady of China had been hidden and is now thought to be in
Virgin Mary communicated secrets to him: two were personal and ten concerned the future of the world. Like the Fatima messages, they establish a close correlation between the conversion of hearts and peace [...] peace between men: "[the Lord] expects justice and righteousness from his people, not bloodshed and the cries of the oppressed." Shortly afterwards, Mary asked for a chapel to be built in honor of her "Immaculate [...] it, to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and thus of parishes and all the dioceses of the world." Then, pointing to the olive branch: "Here is the sign of reconciliation and unity: it is for all men who, reconciled
mountainous, and very Marian country. The explorers and conquistadores liked to participate in popular demonstrations in honor of the Virgin Mary. At the time of territorial conflicts and popular insurrections [...] invoked to bring justice and peace. On March 25, 1875, President Gabriel Garcia Moreno consecrated the Republic of Ecuador to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to the Most Sacred Heart of Mary. The village of El [...] situated 50 km from Quito (the capital), in a mountainous region. Its church has a statue of the Madonna and Child dating from the 16th century, "Our Lady of the Presentation," also known as Our Lady of Quinche
message the Virgin Mary, Mother of God, gives to humanity again and again throughout the ages. Traditionally, the month of October is dedicated to the Rosary, or prayer through Mary. The month of May is [...] special Marian month during which we express our filial love, trust and veneration to Mary. But throughout October the Church honors Mary as the one who achieves victories for us in the most difficult situations [...] attributed to an intervention of Our Lady. And then there was the liberation of Austria from the threat of Communism in 1947... Thus, the Rosary is a heavenly and peaceful weapon, received by Saint Dominic
glory, and that we know, with a deep sense of peace, that we are loved, looked after, and can hear God calling us and know that he understands us. The Rosary is a chaplet of single moments where Mary, the [...] ss that leave us weak, without desires, and riddled with doubts. We are poor during days of happiness, because our hearts are then free and available to God and to others, as fresh clay in the creative [...] Mother of Jesus, offers her presence and her intercession, as in the beginning of the Christian faith, when the whole Church was gathered in the Upper room and Mary "was there," encouraging their prayer
series of "mysteries" of the life of Christ and the Virgin Mary: The Joyful mysteries of Jesus' childhood (Annunciation of Jesus' birth to Mary, Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth, Nativity, Presentation of Jesus [...] the full Rosary, and consists of just 5 mysteries. Those who pray 5 decades every day recite the joyful mysteries on Monday and Saturday, the sorrowful mysteries on Tuesday and Friday, and the glorious mysteries [...] have encouraged this devotion, and, thanks especially to Marian apparitions that have constantly urged its recitation, it has withstood the test of time, spanning centuries, and is enjoying renewed popularity
as simply as Mary, nor lived in such pure ignorance of her own dignity, a dignity which however placed her above the angels. She was of course born without sin, what amazing solitude! Mary is a source so [...] so pure - so limpid, so limpid and so pure that she could not even see her own reflection. She was made exclusively for the joy of the Father - and this makes her such sacred solitude! Demons of old well [...] well familiar to man, masters and servants united, the terrible patriarchs who guided the first steps of Adam to the threshold of the cursed world, treachery and pride, you can see them all watching this
apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary have been recorded throughout the ages. The most famous being Guadalupe (Mexico), La Salette, and Lourdes (France), Knock (Ireland) and Fatima (Portugal). But never in [...] Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina. This unprecedented series of apparitions to six youths (two boys and four girls), and later by inner locution to two more young girls, began in June 1981. It continues to this [...] one overriding objective: to bring the world back to God. The messages are poignant and elevated in urgency as Mary reveals that these will be her final apparitions on earth, because, as she adds, "It
as simply as Mary, nor lived in such pure ignorance of her own dignity, a dignity which however placed her above the angels. She was of course born without sin, what amazing solitude! Mary is a source so [...] so pure - so limpid, so limpid and so pure that she could not even see her own reflection. She was made exclusively for the joy of the Father - and this makes her such sacred solitude! Demons of old well [...] well familiar to man, masters and servants united, the terrible patriarchs who guided the first steps of Adam to the threshold of the cursed world, treachery and pride, you can see them all watching this
the site of a column supporting a statue of the Virgin and Child. One day, a distracted hunter had hit the statue of the Virgin with his arrow, and this caused the statue to miraculously bleed. Understandably [...] Understandably, the faithful started coming there to pray to the Virgin Mary. Later, a beautiful church was built, topped by one of the largest elliptical domes in the world, in honor of the famous Wounded Virgin [...] itself, an annual festival - "The Madonna Fair" - attracts many visitors to the site each year. The Marie de Nazareth Team See also: Library of Marian Writings
