actually known about Mary's life. Of course, I believe that we must not say incredible or made-up ideas about her; for example, I would have never said that she went to the Temple at the age of three, "to offer [...] September 16 - Our Lady of La Lajas (Latin America) She is More a Mother than a Queen (I) If I could have given just one sermon about her as a priest, that would have been enough for me to get across my [...] offer herself to God, filled with intense feelings of love and great enthusiasm", when the truth is that perhaps she only went there to obey her parents... Why do we say about Simeon's prophetic words, that
Our Lady of Itati (Paraguay) A Large Veil Was Lifted (I) The Blessed Virgin pronounced these words, either about the secrets or rules, but at the time I was only able to guess at the meaning of the what [...] she pronounced these words. A wide panorama opened in front of me, I could now see these events and changes upon the earth through the eyes of the Eternal God in His glory as He watched the Blessed Virgin [...] Virgin lowering herself to speak with two shepherds (...) Some people have not approved of the fact the fact that Mary spoke to us in such length. It is such a pity that these people feel so miserly towards
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. If God allows us in, one of the pains of Purgatory will be [...] Apparition of Our Lord to Our Lady God’s Deep Respect I am very fond of this saying by the English mystic, Julian of Norwich: "See what deep respect God has for his creation". The Virgin Mary could have [...] 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 assent. God gives this same deep respect
Lady of the Highest Grace (Dominican Republic, 1506) O Sorrowful Mother "O sorrowful Mother, Saint Mary, tell me something of the Passion of your Son; you saw more than any other saint because of your [...] able than any of the others to explain what I saw. I saw in that extremely terrible vision, that the Mother of Sorrows, although she was plunged more deeply than any other saint in the horror of the Passion [...] your great love. You saw everything with the eyes of your body and with those of your soul. You saw so much, because you loved so much." Then my soul began to cry even harder. There must be another saint who
lacking. My Mother's name is Mary, God said. Her heart is absolutely pure and full of grace, She is a virgin and her body is inhabited by such a light that on earth I never got tired of looking at her, listening [...] August 6 - Transfiguration - Our Lady of Mercy (Italy) A Mother for All (I) God said His most beautiful creation was His Mother. I lacked having a Mother, so I created her. I created her before she created [...] her or admiring her beauty. My Mother is very beautiful, so beautiful that, aside from the splendors of Heaven, I never feel disoriented when I am near her. However, God said, I do know what it is like to
very exhilarating and even mind-boggling. First of all, the joy of being a priest of Jesus Christ; the joy of speaking about Jesus; of serving Him; and of celebrating the Eucharist every day. My joy is [...] morning Mass, and every evening before going to bed. I had plenty of opportunity to watch priests closely, and was always struck by their sense of service to everyone. During Mass, I was moved by their prayerful [...] at the altar, especially at the breaking of the Bread. This is why I decided to become a priest too. In 5 th grade, I confided to a nun in Europe, Sister Marie Pierre, my intention to become a priest.
rosary out of balloons and flew it over the roof of their church. As a local news outlet, Torre Marsicane, reports: From every part of the city of Avezzano, you can clearly see a giant rosary made of 70 colored [...] and the beads of the Our Father, for a total length of 23 yards … Sister Carla Venditti explains: “The people of the city, the people around us, had made us understand during these days of isolation that [...] everyone can hear it. In times of quarantine, mountains are out of the question, but not rooftops… “But the rosary on the rooftops of Avezzano isn’t just a sign or gesture of a simple request for help,” Sister
Virgin Mary said to Mariette: "I am the Mother of the Savior, Mother of God. Pray a lot. Farewell!" (Note that 1933 was the year when Hitler rose to power. It is easier to understand the message of the [...] Our Lady of Gimont (Toulouse, France) – 3rd apparition in Banneux (Belgium, 1933) In Banneaux, a miraculous spring reserved for all nations From January 15th to March 2, 1933, the Virgin Mary appeared [...] Banneux, Belgium. Mariette Béco was born on March 25, 1921, the oldest child of a modest and non-practicing Catholic family of seven children. She did not attend church or catechism. On Sunday, January 15
since then a door has been opened: I stopped living my faith only on Sundays, just out of habit. After the pain of the divorce, my faith became a very strong conviction." On the day his wife left him - [...] not stopped praying it," Rafael says. The Rosary and his devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe brought him closer to the Virgin Mary, and the Eucharist helped him to have a real encounter with Jesus. Since his [...] June 28 - Saint Irenaeus, bishop of Lyon and martyr (d. ca 202) On the day his wife left him, he received a rosary Rafael Garcìa Flores, 48, now lives in Detroit, USA, with his two young children. A few
life of Saint John Paul II (1981) National Rosary event in Australia On May 13th, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, Australia will hold their own big National Rosary around their country. A group of people [...] the patronage of Bishop David Cremin, have been busy organizing the event since November 2017. In October last year, on the feast of Our Lady of Victory, later to be known as Our Lady of the Rosary, well [...] for the protection of their country and to intercede for their young people. Ireland then followed with well over 30,000 lay people gathering at 53 venues around the country, many of them on the coastal
