meantime, millions of people make pilgrimages to this remote mountain village, where the messages of Mary continue to give hope and comfort to those who are needy, suffering or searching. A perceived supernatural

the Mount of Olives, in Bethlehem, and also a church in Nazareth, on top of the Holy House of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The walls of this house are now in Loreto, Italy. *In hoc signo vinces

does not specify this. Indeed, Gabriel says to him: "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife." Therefore the choice of Gabriel for the messenger is totally relevant for the

praying before a statue of the Blessed Mother, Mother St Michel was inspired to say, "O most holy Virgin Mary, if you obtain a prompt and favorable answer to my letter, I promise to have you honored in New Orleans [...] the city of New Orleans from British control. During the night, the Ursuline Superior, Mother St Marie Olivier de Vezin, promised Our Lady that if Jackson and his men were victorious, a Mass of thanksgiving

Akathist Hymn is a profound, devotional poem, which sings the praises of the Holy Mother and Ever-Virgin Mary. It is one of the most beloved services in the Orthodox Church. It was composed in the imperial city [...] was nonetheless a man of immense faith and courage. Every day he would parade the icon of the Virgin Mary around the walls of the city and proclaim that God was on the side of the defenders Throughout July

you. I never knew if I was supposed to be coming up with some brilliant new insight into the life of Mary, or finding some kind of spiritual comfort in the familiarity of the lack of brilliant new insight [...] insight, or what. And darn it, I always lose track and end up saying either nine or eleven Hail Marys. But more and more often, dealing with the problems that naturally come with full lives, we found ourselves

is an example of perseverance and faith through prayer and supplication. It is also a sign of what Mary does: she prays for us and obtains our healing. A Spiritual Center for the diocese of Le Mans was

Virgin was on earth, all Israel was awaiting "the One to come" When she was a little child, the Virgin Mary waited, in the midst of her people Israel, for the coming of the Messiah, who had been heralded not

apparitions of the Al-Maghti monastery were well known in Ethiopia, thanks to the Book of the Miracles of Mary and they are even mentioned in the Ethiopian Synaxair, dated the 21st of Genbot or the 21st of Bachnas

saint, “did not come from down below as you may suppose, but from above. It was the Blessed Virgin Mary.” And then, he told her about his accident, and admitted to her that he had come back home earlier