Rocamadour's importance lies in the Shrine of Our Lady of Rocamadour, a complex of religious structures centered around a miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary and the tomb of a saint from long ago. Tourists come [...] Apparition of the Virgin of the Miraculous Medal to Joseph Ratisbonne (Rome, Italy, 1842) – 4th apparition in Banneux (Belgium) Rocamadour, the medieval Lourdes Rocamadour, about 100 miles north of Toulouse [...] ce, beautiful architecture, and most of all, for the spectacular views. According to legend, Rocamadour was the home of an early Christian hermit named Zaccheus of Jericho. It is believed that he died
Apparition of Our Lady of Knock (Ireland, 1879) - Saint Pius X A conversion obtained by a mother who recited the Rosary daily I was raised in a Catholic family in Portugal, but at the age of fifteen, I [...] a breath of wind but my candle kept going out. No one else was having this problem! After relighting it for the fourth time, I felt a surge of anger, as it occurred to me that the Virgin Mary did not want [...] he invited to me to go with him on a pilgrimage to Fatima. I didn’t dare to say no, and with a sense of shame inside, I signed up for the pilgrimage. So we went. Among other things, I took part in a candlelight
with Mary - which is what the Rosary is all about - each of the mysteries of Jesus' life. His fellow friars would also see him in the sacristy, meditating and praying at the foot of a picture of Our Lady [...] no longer have a mother on earth, but one, full of pity, in Heaven... Poor little Mama, how she loves me! I felt it again at the beginning of this month (of May). She accompanied me to the altar this morning [...] September 23 - Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio, 1887-1968) - Our Lady of Valvanera (Spain) "Let us strive to be always behind this blessed Mother" Padre Pio's devotion to the Blessed Virgin, the same
one of my many little miracles, as I like to call them... and a beautiful lesson I received from my heavenly Mother who always provides for those who ask her. Mickaëlle S Testimonial sent to Mary of Nazareth [...] November 4 - Saint Charles Borromeo, cardinal, bishop of Milan (d. 1584) - Our Lady of Pötsch (Mariapocs, Hungary) Blessed Mother, what else can I say except “Thank you!” Blessed Mother, what else can [...] in 2020 - I was one of those lukewarm people who practice their religion at the bare minimum. I have received nothing but happiness after happiness from you, like the concert of Glorious in Reunion Island
centuries, an icon of the Virgin was carried on the waves to the shores of Mount Athos in Greece, near the monastery of Iviron. This icon was of the "Hodigitria" type, representing the Mother of God carrying [...] women” embalmed the body of Christ before his Resurrection, so too the Mother of God embalms the Russian people today in preparation for the spiritual resurrection of Russia. The Marie de Nazareth Team [...] called “Hermitage of the Nativity” opened an icon-making shop. The first icon that was painted there was a replica of the "Portaitissa." Around the same time, a Chilean professor of Art History in Montreal
July 24 - Our Lady of Cambron (France) As the Sun Shines through a Transparent Windowpane I am the Creator of Heaven and earth, one divinity with the Father and the Holy Spirit; I spoke to the patriarchs [...] , in the womb of the Blessed Virgin just as the sun shines through a transparent windowpane. Indeed, as the sun does not break the windowpane while shining through, in the same way Mary's virginity was
“Looking to Mary, I do not want to conclude without asking all of us to think of the mothers and grandmothers of this nation; they are a true driving force for the life and the families of Peru. What would [...] beginning of his pontificate, the pope has called for a renewed “theology of women.” A certain “male chauvinist” mentality still persists, the pontiff laments, which turns women into objects of abuse, t [...] and profit. The place of women sometimes is reduced to roles of “servitude” rather than “true service.” For example, when the pope was in Peru in January, he spoke about the role of women and the violence
Joseph and Mary to understand more clearly the importance of their act of offering: in the temple of Jerusalem they present the One who, being the glory of his people, is also the salvation of all mankind [...] February 2 - Presentation of Jesus in the Temple By divine will, the Mother gives Jesus to mankind In the episode of the Presentation we can glimpse the meeting of Israel's hope with the Messiah. We can [...] my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved of Israel; I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth" (Is 49:6). In his canticle
she was pointing at two problems that many of us have experienced—boredom and distractions. So I wondered if an expanded version of the Rosary might help some of us to reduce these difficulties. I used this [...] basis. So I developed this method of praying the Rosary for easily distracted souls like myself. Reading or remembering a verse of Sacred Scripture before each Hail Mary does not completely eliminate my [...] give us five reminders of the continuing work of the Lord today. Some verses were selected to help married couples; others were selected to encourage vocations. While I know most of the verses by memory
call of my Son, but it is nevertheless your only vocation. Remember your love of old, and follow your vocation." These words were like a beam of light that penetrated the young man to the depths of his [...] man entered the first church he saw and walked straight over to the altar of the Virgin Mary, who was expecting this child of hers. She gave him this inspiration: "Recite the Rosary before leaving it on [...] October 23 - Our Lady of Consolation (near Honfleur, France) A Mother's Rosary (I) One day a student, who had lost the enthusiasm of his childhood and no longer prayed regularly, saw a rosary lying on
