sanctified as a continuation of the Incarnation. Mary and Joseph also received the redeeming effects of the Incarnation; but God initially intended them to be related to Him, each one in his or her own manner [...] manner, for the very realization of the Incarnation. Of course, we all owe God for Jesus, but after God, we owe Mary and Joseph. [...] creatures whose holiness is of an order completely apart, having completely different bonds with the Holy Trinity: the first one is the Mother of God, and next to her, Saint Joseph. All creatures are sanctified

February 22 - The Chair of Saint Peter, Apostle - Blessed Isabella of France (d. 1270), founder of a convent dedicated to the "Humility of Our Lady" The Rosary is a weapon against our common enemy In an [...] professor of theology at the Bernardins College in Paris (France), answered questions about the Rosary. Here is an excerpt from the interview: La Croix: "What is the use of the repetitive prayer of the Rosary [...] Rosary? And first of all, when did it begin?" Father William: "Tradition says that it was given to Saint Dominic by the Virgin Mary herself, in the 12th century. It gradually acquired its present form in

visionary of Fatima (d. 1920) Did you reveal what the Heavenly Mother asked you? The Virgin Mary had asked Sister Lucia of Fatima to make known to the world the devotion of the first 5 Saturdays of the month [...] months, of receiving Holy Communion, reciting the Rosary, meditating for 15 minutes on the Mysteries of Rosary in a spirit of reparation, and confessing our sins within 8 days, with the intention of making [...] making reparation to the Heart of Mary. Our Blessed Mother promised to those who observed it, her assistance at the time of death, with all the graces necessary for the salvation of their souls. On February

Charity. This visit of Mary gave rise to the devotion of the Miraculous Medal. The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is located in the middle of the city of Paris. From July to December 1830, Sister [...] Lady of the Miraculous Medal (Paris, 1830) The Rue du Bac Apparitions (I) The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in 1830 to Saint Catherine Laboure (1806-76), a young French novice of the Daughters of Charity [...] Sister Catherine received the extraordinary favor of conversing on three occasions with the Virgin Mary. The following text was told by Saint Catherine herself. "It would be impossible for me to describe what

Light, OL of Peace, OL of Joy, or OL of Hope. Pilgrims implore the intercession of Our Lady of Virtues, OL of Miracle, and OL of Victories. All of this is a wonderful litany of unceasing invocations that [...] Lady of Mercy, OL of All Help, and OL of Prompt Succor. Elsewhere the pilgrim seeks refuge near Our Lady of Watchfulness, OL of Pity, or OL of Consolation. Pilgrims’ prayers also rise to Our Lady of Light [...] display of energy, leaving traces of permanent homage of their devotion to Mary far and wide. In the cities and the countryside, on the hilltops and overlooking the sea, shrines consecrated to Mary—whether

exorcist was invoking the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the devil spoke of the thorns that are embedded in it [they represent the sins of humanity] and of those who make reparation for offenses [...] on me; her cursed veil strangles me every time; none of us can resist." At these words, the exorcist exclaimed, "Thank you Mary, thank you Immaculate Heart!" The devil immediately replied, "Leave that Heart [...] die; she took other sons!" In another exorcism, while the priest was praising the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the devil said, "Her Heart is our pain; the more we pierced her Heart, the more it was alive; the

Lady of Roses (Italy, 1418) - Blessed Angela of Foligno (1248-1309) Humility is a Prerequisite for Peace Verily, verily, the Savior of the world has raised meekness and humility to the foundation of all [...] himself the task of telling us to be humble. And because humility is the universal guardian, the Virgin Mary, as if she overlooked all the other virtues of her soul and body, admired only one of her own qualities [...] qualities, and gave only one reason for the Incarnation of the Son of God in her: "Because He looked upon the humility of his servant..." For this, and no other reason, all generations have called her blessed

leaves no doubt as to the authenticity of the facts: the available records of the operation, the "burial" of the leg, the police reports and the conclusions of the court officially acknowledging the miracle [...] November 20 – Cardinal Spellman dedicates the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington (United States, 1959) This unthinkable miracle did happen! “I will believe in miracles [...] unthinkable miracle actually did happen in Spain, on March 29, 1640, through the intercession of Our Lady of Pilar. On that day, a young farmer recovered his right leg amputated two years before, which

that Mary, more than anyone else, carried in her heart and in her prayer to the Holy of Holies. It was accomplished for her and for all Christians in the coming of the Savior, in the fullness of the appointed [...] crushing disappointment, the doctors of Israel ended up reinterpreting the expectation of the Messiah. Meanwhile, "the times (of Daniel) are fulfilled, and the reign of God has come near." (Mk 1:14) lafo [...] Lady of Sorrows (Pescara, Italy, 1672) – Our Lady of Saint-Acheul (Amiens, France) Did they miss the appointed time? It is a historically proven fact—as inexplicable as it seems—that the attention of the

June 16 - Our Lady of Sorrows (Italy, 1892) - Canonization of Padre Pio (2002) Humanity is fundamentally feminine Mary’s very feminine "Here I am" – Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done [...] or Ambassador of universal femininity: she is its privileged "spokesperson," and this vocation of every woman is then perfectly fulfilled—how much so—in Mary’s "Here I am," in the name of all fundamental [...] d that she is called to it—the religious consecration of her whole person is a privileged enhancement of her deepest being, of what she is, and of what she represents in the Church and in the world. Holiness