Lady of Damascus (Syria, 1203) Two Ladders It is told in the Franciscan Chronicles that Brother Leon one day saw two ladders: a red one, on which Jesus-Christ stood; the other a white one where Mary was [...] rungs, but then fell; they kept trying again and again, but they always ended up falling down. Then one of them tried to climb the white ladder, and Brother Leon saw that they went up swiftly, because the Blessed
September 29 - Dedication of Saint Michael the Archangel The earth has given forth its fruit The earth is Mary Most Holy, who comes from our earth, our lineage, from this clay, from this mud, from Adam
Cova da Iria to celebrate Mass at the Chapel of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima and to dedicate his priesthood to her. In declarations to the Press Office of the shrine, he said: “Fatima has always been [...] been blind since the age of 16 due to congenital glaucoma, was ordained to the priesthood at the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Sameiro in Braga, Portugal, on July 15, 2019. The 35-year-old is reportedly [...] experiences it now is different. “The sounds of the people, of the bell, and the occasional bird, transport me to this peaceful place, and the characteristic scent of the candles [carries me] to devotion and
January 16 - Our Lady, Refuge of Sinners Above All Other Created Souls (III) May the Blessed Virgin Mary, then, the most holy Mother of all the members of Christ, to whose Immaculate Heart we have trustfully [...] Him that copious streams of grace may flow from its exalted Head into all the members of the Mystical Body. May she throw about the Church today, as in times gone by, the mantle of her protection and obtain
young seers of Fatima are thrown in jail (Fatima, Portugal, 1917) "The Rosary puts me into harmony with God's action" As a teenager, I read the book Our Lady of Light : World-wide Message of Fatima (1950 [...] my life for the intentions Mary entrusted to the three children. I often manage to pray 5 decades, but the effects are more evident when I pray the whole Rosary: the pattern of my daily life is transformed
May 27 - Our Lady of Naples (Italy, 533) Everyone Should Have a Genuine Devotion to Her Perfect model of this apostolic spiritual life is the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Apostles. While on earth her [...] her life was like that of any other, filled with labours and the cares of the home; always, however, she remained intimately united to her Son and cooperated in an entirely unique way in the Savior's work [...] attentive to her Son's brothers still on pilgrimage amid the dangers and difficulties of life, until they arrive at the happiness of the fatherland." Everyone should have a genuine devotion to her and entrust his
Rosary in front of a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes brought back from France. I was truly touched by the great faith and love with which these people pray the Rosary. Talking with some of the nurses in this [...] February 8 – Our Lady of Casimir (Poland, 1411) Pediatric oncology department prays the Rosary in Malta It was certainly the Holy Spirit, through the intercession of Mary, our Mother, who inspired my Capuchin [...] During the stay-at-home order of March 2020, I began an impressive spiritual journey in this place of suffering, hope and healing. At this oncology center, I had the joy of visiting the pediatric and adolescent
monument of faith and love for the Mother of God spans more than 16 centuries of history. Every year, on the last Sunday of January, the Basilica hosts the celebration of the feast of the Translation of the [...] later restored and enlarged by Pope Sixtus III on the occasion of the Council of Ephesus (431), which defined the dogma of the Virgin Mary's divine motherhood. It is the only Roman papal basilica to retain [...] Lady of the People (Italy, 1771) - Saint Thomas Aquinas The most beloved and venerated Marian icon The Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome is the oldest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, not
who was obedient to the word of God, man was reanimated and came back to life (1). This reanimation is not limited to Mary's response to the Angel; it extends to the whole of humankind throughout history [...] December 5 - Our Lady of the Annunciation (Italy, 1470) A short meditation on the Immaculate Conception It was the Holy Spirit who made the Immaculate Conception possible, and Mary in a sense took His name [...] little like a woman takes the name of her husband upon marrying him. The great mystery that made the Incarnation possible is associated with the Holy Spirit, who in the bosom of the Trinity is the Love between
"Oh! She is so beautiful!" All of a sudden the children became sad and Mary's face was also imbued with profound sadness. A red cross appeared in front of her with the body of Jesus covered in blood. The [...] written in red at the top of the cross on a white horizontal bar. Mary took the crucifix in both hands and presented it to children while a small star lit the four candles of the oval. The bystanders prayed [...] instead of entering Laval. This unjustified change in tactics put a stop to the pursuit of annihilation. In fact von Schmidt said: "It's finished, we will not get any further. In the direction of Brittany
