a large veil was lifted and my eyes and imagination rediscovered the events as she pronounced these words. A wide panorama opened in front of me, I could now see these events and changes upon the earth [...] that Mary spoke to us in such length. It is such a pity that these people feel so miserly towards a poor shepherdess who has no other hope with all her heart that the whole world could have seen and heard [...] heard all that she herself saw and heard during that half an hour, because everyone would have converted...

opened their doors and stood on the threshold of their cottages, looking up to the sky. Their efforts were in vain: nothing in the sky explained why they all felt such happiness. And then even animals that [...] roosters flapped their wings and went cock-a-doodle-doo for two hours. What was going on? Joan of Arc was born. She was the divine answer to the supplications that kings and the people had been making for [...] for a century. "I came to the King of France from the Blessed Virgin Mary," Joan said to her judges. Her childhood home is a rustic shrine outside Domrémy: Our Lady of Bermont.

for his creation”. The Virgin Mary could have said ‘no’, and the course of history would have been different. But God had known for all eternity that she would say ‘yes’, and would give her unconditional [...] not an error, you will not succumb to mortal sin and you will remain in a state of grace, but you will have deprived yourself of a marvellous adventure. And this sort of thing happens to us all the time.

Seat of Wisdom (I) Before the Annunciation, Mary had already given herself entirely to God. She is an offering, giving herself completely, she is poor, and she waits. But she is still unaware to what extent [...] God are entrusted. She seeks a Presence and she finds a Person, in whom all hope is contained. Her heart beats only in this call, "The young woman is with child and will give birth to a son" (Is 7:14). She [...] extent the words of the Song of Songs will be carried out: "I belong to my love, and his desire is for me” (Sg 7:11). She undoubtedly knew the Scriptures by heart; she understood their secret meaning,

Catherine Latapie, a farmer’s wife and mother of 4 children, felt a sudden urge to travel to Lourdes in search of healing. Two years prior, she had fallen from a tree and severely injured her right hand. [...] met Saint Bernadette at the grotto and simply dipped her hand in the little, muddy spring that had formed there. Immediately, the paralysis of her fingers was gone, and she could move them just as she could [...] could before her accident. She also joined her hands to thank the Virgin Mary for the miracle. On the same day she was cured, she gave birth to a boy who later became a priest. Her spectacular cure was

(Nagasaki, Japan) - Our Lady of Blaj (Romania) Joseph’s test (1) Since Joseph was just and unwilling to expose Mary, why had he a mind to put her away ? I give you on this point not my own opinion, but [...] I am a sinful man, O Lord”; and that of the centurion when he exclaimed, “I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof.” Joseph looked on himself as a sinner and as unworthy to entertain one [...] superhuman dignity. He beheld with awe in the Virgin-Mother a certain sign of the Divine Presence, and as he could not penetrate the mystery, he wished to put her away. Peter was struck with awe at the

exhortation of the council Fathers to pray to Mary, Mother of God: “The entire body of the faithful pours forth instant supplications to the Mother of God and Mother of men that she, who aided the beginnings [...] do not know the Savior, may be happily gathered together in peace and harmony into one people of God, for the glory of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity.” Vatican II, Lumen Gentium , § 69 [...] beginnings of the Church by her prayers, may now, exalted as she is above all the angels and saints, intercede before her Son in the fellowship of all the saints, until all families of people, whether they

chapel and the modern church built a short distance away are known for being conducive to meditation and prayer, helping people to encounter God. In 2016, some 500,000 pilgrims went there, and in 2017 [...] since a miracle occurred there on September 30, 1767: a girl who was deaf and dumb was cured following an apparition of the Virgin Mary there. The shrine differs from other basilicas in that it is very small

for his creation". The Virgin Mary could have said ‘no', and the course of history would have been different. But God had known for all eternity that she would say ‘yes', and would give her unconditional [...] not an error, you will not succumb to mortal sin and you will remain in a state of grace, but you will have deprived yourself of a marvellous adventure. And this sort of thing happens to us all the time.

Seat of Wisdom (I) Before the Annunciation, Mary had already given herself entirely to God. She is an offering, giving herself completely, she is poor, and she waits. But she is still unaware to what extent [...] God are entrusted. She seeks a Presence and she finds a Person, in whom all hope is contained. Her heart beats only in this call, "The young woman is with child and will give birth to a son" (Is 7:14). She [...] extent the words of the Song of Songs will be carried out: "I belong to my love, and his desire is for me" (Sg 7:11). She undoubtedly knew the Scriptures by heart; she understood their secret meaning,