who would become the Savior of the World! Thus, surrounded by the loving care of Mary and Joseph for the first thirty years of His life on earth (his ‘hidden life’), the Word of God made flesh grew in up [...] picture of this Holy Family’s life. In the same way, several historians from the time of Christ make reference to the existence of Jesus the Nazarene in the Palestine of Tiberius, the Roman emperor of the [...] December 7 – Vigil of the Immaculate Conception He was hidden in the simple and imitable Nazareth is the name of this earthly spot unique in History: where God became flesh in the womb of a virgin. This is
June 7 – Apparition of Saint Joseph in Cotignac (France, 1660) Saint Joseph and the Miraculous Spring Compared to the numerous apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary, there are relatively few approved [...] location. The spring of St Joseph in Cotignac has been a pilgrimage site ever since, and a nearby shrine was eventually combined with a separate apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Joseph that occurred [...] approved private revelations of Saint Joseph. But there are some. One of them took place in Cotignac, France, on June 7, 1660. On an extremely hot summer day, a humble shepherd called Gaspard Ricard was parched
audience was ended. My experience of the event, and my memory of it, are as of something which took place in full wakefulness. I remember all the details, including of course the questions and the answers [...] Blessed Virgin Mary. She agreed to answer any questions I might ask her; I clearly remember standing there, weighing a number of possible questions in my mind, and asking her four or five of them. She answered [...] answers, but all pales beside by far the greatest aspect of the experience: the ecstasy of simply being in her presence, in the purity and intensity of her love.
April 3 - Apparition of Our Lord to Our Lady & the Apostles in the upper room. I Love You with an Infinite Love After describing Christ’s sufferings, Mary said to Saint Bridget, “This is what my Son endured [...] Jesus’ voice from the cross say to her, “I love you with an infinite love. Rather than be deprived of your soul, I would endure My death and My Passion for you alone.”
December 20 - Our Lady of Molen (France) Christmas Anticipation Prayer Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, [...] my prayer and grant my desires, (State your intention(s) here...) through the merits of Our Savior Jesus Christ, and of his blessed Mother. Amen.
April 3 - Apparition of Our Lord to Our Lady & the Apostles in the upper room. I Love You with an Infinite Love After describing Christ's sufferings, Mary said to Saint Bridget, "This is what my Son endured [...] Jesus' voice from the cross say to her, "I love you with an infinite love. Rather than be deprived of your soul, I would endure My death and My Passion for you alone."
December 29 – Our Lay of Flowers (Bra, Italy, 1336) Men need to pray, lead and love the Rosary With St. Joseph as God’s chosen spouse of the Mother of God and the pillar of families, his example as our [...] perhaps gives us a glimpse of St. Joseph’s love for Jesus and the Blessed Mother, as protector of Christ and chaste guardian of the virgin. Striving to exhibit that kind of love is an important reason [...] many “things” of love, “it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things” (1 Cor 13:7). One of the most popular readings chosen by couples in the sacrament of matrimony, this
January 21 - Our Lady of Consolation (Rome, 1471) The Memorare Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your [...] Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your
toss up to Heaven with great hope. What a marvelous miracle! Each Hail Mary will soon fall at the feet Of the Queen of the Heavens And my prayers in blossom will go gently Towards the Blessed Virgin with [...] October 24 - Our Lady of Hermits (Switzerland) Reciting the Rosary (II) O Mother, please intercede for me. In the palm of my hand, I see my rosary, And, to me, its black beads are like seeds That I toss
Aug 31 - Our Lady of Founders (Constantinople) The Memorare Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine in [...] Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in
