the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the line of the magisterium in his Message of 11 June 1999 for the Centenary of the Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus: "The value of what took place [...] - Pope Leo XIII's Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Rome, 1899) Let Us Make Reparation (I) Pope John Paul II made a confirmation of his role of continuing to promote the devotion [...] to deepen the awareness of the intimate relationship between the Two Hearts and the value for our own day of authentic devotion and consecration to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary." (John Paul II - Nov 23
the prayer to the God of the Covenant through the use of the Psalms, and to the history of the people of Israel centered on the exodus from Egypt. Saint John Paul II, Audience of December 4, 1996 [...] the growth of Jesus from childhood to adulthood (see Lk 2:40) required the educational action of his parents. The Gospel of Luke relates that at Nazareth Jesus was subject to Joseph and Mary (Lk 2:51). [...] work of his mother and Joseph, who exercised their duty also by virtue of the docility which Jesus showed constantly. It was Mary, with Joseph, who introduced Jesus to the rites and prescriptions of Moses
the supreme masterpiece of Almighty God and he has reserved the knowledge and possession of her for himself. She is the glorious Mother of God the Son who chose to humble and conceal her during her lifetime [...] loved her above all men and angels. Mary is the sealed fountain and the faithful spouse of the Holy Spirit where only he may enter. She is the sanctuary and resting-place of the Blessed Trinity where God dwells [...] though Mary was his faithful spouse, God the Holy Spirit willed that his apostles and evangelists should say very little about her and then only as much as was necessary to make Jesus known. Mary is the
Patroness of Mexico, and of all the Continental Americas and the Philippine Islands. The devotion of the Mexican people to the Blessed Virgin dates back to the beginning of the Spanish Conquest of the Americas [...] - Our Lady of Mercy – The first Marian shrine in Mexico (Cozumel, 1518) Why is Mexico so Catholic? Mexico is home to the most visited Marian shrine in the world: the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, [...] to the Miraculous Medal. Today, the love of Mary is so strong in Mexico that each diocese and important city has at least one church dedicated to the Mother of God. The Blessed Virgin is venerated in Mexico
the next phase landed in Rome in the year of the centenary of the apparitions of Fatima in 1917, and in the wake of the Jubilee of Mercy. French bishop Albert-Marie de Monléon explains, in an interview given [...] – Our Lady of Rosa (Italy, 1655) Fatima: a call to mercy The diocesan process for the beatification of Sister Lucia, one of the three seers of Fatima (Portugal), ended on the anniversary of her "birth [...] the message of Mary and the Angels in Fatima as a call to mercy. At the second apparition of the angel to the little shepherds, he said to them: ‘Pray at great deal! The Hearts of Jesus and Mary have merciful
the Immaculate Heart surmounted by flames, and, in the other, a piece of green cloth. On one side of the scapular was the image of Mary and on the reverse side “a Heart all ablaze with rays more dazzling [...] inscription: "Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death." Sister Justine understood that this new scapular would contribute to the conversion of those who do not have the faith [...] January 28 – Our Lady of the People (Italy, 1771) Conversions increased On January 28, 1840, the Blessed Virgin appeared to a novice of the Daughters of Charity, who was making her first retreat at the
April 3 – Our Lady of the Cross (Italy, 1490) It is good to know what She said “no” to (II) To better understand the value of her "yes," it is good to know what Mary said “no” to. She said “no” to the [...] have begged God to change the course of events, but instead she accepted them. She said “no” to the feeling of repulsion she probably felt about becoming the mother of us all. From the cross, Jesus entrusted [...] to praying for us. She lives in the kingdom of Heaven, attentive to what is happening on Earth, remaining forever the best of mothers. Let us ask our Holy Mary to give us the strength to say “no,” as well
attached to chastity, Prince Casimir (now Saint Casimir, patron of Lithuania) tamed his passions by leading a life of austere mortification. He died of pulmonary tuberculosis in Grodno, Poland, on March 4, 1484 [...] that she may deliver you from the burden of your sins; invoke her so you won’t be carried away by the torrent of your passions. Yes, it is true, no one can honor Mary as she rightly deserves. But foolish are [...] March 4 – Our Lady of Sorrows (Italy, 1603) - Saint Casimir (1458-1484) – 15th apparition in Lourdes He held in his hands a hymn to the Blessed Virgin Deeply devoted to the Blessed Virgin and inviolably
Lady of Lourdes and the first day of the apparitions of the Virgin to the young Bernadette Soubirous. For the past two years, because of Covid, pilgrims had to view the grotto of the sanctuary of Lourdes [...] Lady of Penha (Brazil) Lourdes reopens to visitors After two years of closure due to the pandemic, the grotto of Lourdes (southern France) reopened to pilgrims on February 11, 2022, the feast of Our Lady [...] Now visitors can again approach the grotto, and "pass through the hollow of the Rock of Massabielle, underneath the Virgin Mary, the Immaculate Conception, touch the rock, and get close to the spring,"
June 28 - Saint Irenaeus of Lyons A new Marian shrine in Yaoundé, Cameroon The opening ceremony of a new diocesan Mary Mediatrix of Etoudi Shrine (named after a district of the city) took place on April [...] Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, in the presence of Paul Atanga Nji, the president’s personal representative and minister of Territorial Administration. The Metropolitan Archbishop of Yaoundé, Mgr Jean Mbarga [...] Mbarga, presided the ritual blessing. The shrine has a 10-meter statue of the Virgin Mary with a fountain flowing at her feet. The wish of the community’s forefathers to see their parish transformed into a
