(Châlons-sur-Marne, France, 1400) - Saint Catherine of Sweden (d. 1381) Being a woman is not second best Mary is given as an example of the perfect accomplishment of femininity. Through her, God shows women the

Lady of the Way (Leon, Spain) It is good to know what She said “no” to (I) In our relationship with Mary and to better understand the value of her "yes," it is good to know what she said “no” to. She said

… to find out what they had to say about Jesus. This is how I discovered that the Blessed Virgin Mary had appeared at Laus " for the conversion of sinners. " I told my wife that we should go visit the

become over time the object of a great veneration: that of the "Virgin of the Apocalypse." It shows Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, at the end of time. She is dressed in blue and her head is crowned with

activity for the first time with all the employees of the archdiocese praying the Holy Rosary. Only Mary can gather all of us together. At times like these, we really need our devotion to the Holy Rosary

Miraculous Medal (Paris, France, 1830) Advent: a period of expectation unprecedented in history (I) When Mary was a little girl, she, along with all of Israel, was waiting for the coming of the Messiah, who had

me. I’d always had misgivings about it, not understanding that praying to the saints and the Virgin Mary doesn't offend God, quite the contrary: there's no jealousy in Heaven; everyone loves each other in

will get better”, Don Bosco promised her mother in tears. "Every day, recite an Our Father, a Hail Mary and a Glory Be, and then a Salve Regina, and Our Lady Help of Christians will grant your wish. Pray

France. Devotion to Our Lady of Alet began in the 12th century following an apparition of the Virgin Mary to a farmer named Raymond. The first chapel was visited by Saint Dominic, the famous founder of the

Greeks to revolt and raised the flag of the revolution, a banner depicting the Assumption of Virgin Mary that was on the gate of the Temple of Agia Lavra. The Greek chieftains took a small cannon from the