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
December 19 - 4th Sunday of Advent – Virgin of Remedies (Portugal) Jeremiah’s prophecy: “A woman shall encompass a man” Let us now listen to Jeremiah, who foretells a new and unheard-of wonder, while he ardently [...] ardently desires, and confidently promises, the coming of Him Whose presence he might not behold. "God has created a new thing on the earth, a woman shall encompass a man." Who is this woman, and who is [...] child-bearing, yet even there, among the many new and wonderful mysteries that meet the consideration of the diligent inquirer, this which the Prophet here proposes will excite admiration. There is seen length
December 12 – 3rd Sunday of Advent – Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico, 1531) Rosary draws two strangers together on 9/11 Denise Donaldson was drawn back to her Catholic faith in part by praying the rosary [...] as she kept reflecting on the events of Sept. 11 and the inexplicable way she found herself praying with a stranger, Donaldson started reconnecting with the faith of her youth. She became a secular Franciscan [...] rosary with a stranger in New York during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Walking toward the twin smoking towers, Donaldson noticed a disoriented woman muttering to herself. The woman, who looked to
X-ray tests showed no sign of fracture, neither in the hand nor in the back, nor in the head. As a recipient of such a grace, how could I not give thanks: it was the Virgin Mary who moved my hand and protected [...] December 6 – Our Lady of Sées (France) – Our Lady of the Vow (Siena, Italy) "Fortunately, I protected you, my son!" In 2011, on a beautiful summer day, three friends and I were on a pilgrimage in Medjugorje [...] since our arrival in this blessed place. On the morning of the third day, we decided to meet at 10:00 a.m. in the Adoration Chapel for an hour of prayer. Before going there myself, I had to go to the parish
November 20 – Cardinal Spellman consecrates the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (U.S.A., 1959) Veterans find healing in Lourdes Veterans taking part in [...] Lourdes visitor, said he is a changed man since visiting the shrine, where Mary appeared to St Bernadette Soubirous in a series of visions in 1858. “The trip has been life-changing for my wife and me,” Haynes [...] Afghanistan and sustained injuries that have left him struggling to overcome the physical constraints of paralysis. It has been a difficult journey. He also seeks healing for wounds in his family life that
Francis a moment of the inner peace that reminded him briefly of his First Communion, but the true return of the "prodigal son" was going to take nine years of badgering by the Virgin of the Rosary. "How [...] writing one of my newspaper articles, I was surprised to find my hand in the pocket of my jacket touching the beads of my Rosary!" Actually, the words of the priest had established the contact of a mysterious [...] October 19 - Our Miraculous Lady of the Abbey of Vezzolano (Italy, 1226) Converted by the Family Rosary Louis Francis Budenz, one of the principal leaders of communism in the United States, was born in
people. Then Our Lady of the Rosary and Our Lady of Sorrows will come as well." Lucia asked what should be done with all the money that people left at the foot of the green oak of Cova da Iria. "I want [...] Aug 19 - 4th Apparition of Fatima: the Announcement of the Great Miracle (Portugal) So Many Souls Go to Hell Because No One Prays for Them On that bright Sunday of August 19, 1917, Lucia, Francisco and [...] will be for the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary." "I would like to ask you to cure some sick people," asked Lucia. "Yes, I will cure some this year." Then, with a sad expression, Mary added, "Pray, pray very
“a temple where he found the Blessed Virgin Mary, surrounded by the patriarchs, the apostles and the other troops of the celestial fatherland”. The Mother of God said to him: “You can be certain Bertram [...] July 4 - Our Lady Refuge of Sinners You Can Be Certain Bertram! A Cistercian Chronicle reports that in the 12th century, Blessed Bertram, an Italian monk, from the Cerredo Abbey in Lombardy, “was charmed
"a temple where he found the Blessed Virgin Mary, surrounded by the patriarchs, the apostles and the other troops of the celestial fatherland". The Mother of God said to him: "You can be certain Bertram [...] July 4 - Our Lady Refuge of Sinners You Can Be Certain Bertram! A Cistercian Chronicle reports that in the 12th century, Blessed Bertram, an Italian monk, from the Cerredo Abbey in Lombardy, "was charmed
"in wisdom, in stature and in grace, under the eyes of God and of men" (Lk 2:52), at the school of the Holy Family. Father Joseph-Marie Verlinde Member of the Famille Saint-Joseph Adapted from: Aleteia [...] life" (Jn 14:6) from the first moment of His conception, and not only during the three years of his missionary life. By remaining under the authority of Joseph and Mary in this way, our Lord invites us to [...] covered the name and power of the Venerable Joseph during the early Christian ages is an extension of the silence in which he cloaked his mortal life. It is the continuation of this hidden life whose splendors
