expectation of the Messiah was especially high at the beginning of our era, at the time of the Virgin Mary, as evidenced by the Gospel and several Jewish and pagan writings, because some prophecies explicitly

assured her that he would come back again tomorrow for her. But the merciful and ever-virgin Saint Mary replied, "Listen and understand, my humblest and dearest son: what has troubled you, what has afflicted

in order to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the consecration of France to the Blessed Virgin Mary by King Louis XIII.

would be in danger and therefore sought the help of God through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Pope Saint Pius V asked the Christians to pray the rosary for the fleet. The Pope was in Rome taking

Christians. For this reason, the Church suggested that the illiterate replace the 150 psalms by 150 Hail Marys divided in fifteen decades. This abbreviated form was called the Psalter of the Blessed Virgin.

little old church was no longer used, and Fr. Desilets kept his promise by dedicating it to the Virgin Mary.

beyond measure and wishes to give you a grace. I will be your mother. Will you be my true child?" Then Mary opened her mantle and covered Gemma with it. During the remainder of Gemma's life, several people

where the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer is now located. On board was found a luminous statue of the Virgin Mary. A St Jerome version, manuscript Bible was found next to the statue. From the 13th to the 16th century

Italy) At Notre-Dame des Victoires During her pilgrimage to Rome, St Therese of Lisieux experienced Mary's faithful tenderness, through Notre-Dame des Victoires (Our Lady of Victories): "The graces that

and going. He acted by nature in a divine manner, penetrating into the brilliant virginal purity of Mary's womb; the holy and radiant Virgin, full of a divine wisdom, and free from any stain of the body