in chairs or on the concrete steps of the Piazza on campus to lift their prayers for the souls of the clergy… This Rosary is only one of many actions taken by members of the university family. This event [...] December 4 – The Immaculate Virgin of Sameiro (Portugal) In the United States, students lead a Rosary for the clergy On Friday, Sept. 7th, a dozen Franciscan University of Steubenville students gathered to [...] Mondays that would be led by the laity. This resonated with freshman Marie-Louise Hoffman, who said that the prayers for clergy and renewal of the Church need “to be led from the Church, from the people, so

1953, the episcopal conference of Sicily issued a unanimous statement in favor of the "undeniable" authenticity of the miracle of tears. Today, the tears of the Madonna of Syracuse are preserved in a precious [...] Sicily, in the house of a young couple, Angelo Iannuso and Antonina Giusto. The young wife was pregnant with their first child. For three days, the plaster sculpture of the Virgin Mary they had received as [...] precious reliquary, exposed in the crypt of the Basilica-Shrine of Our Lady of Tears, in Syracuse. Aleteia

September 20 – Our Lady of Itati (Argentina) Since Jesus refused, Saint Philip turned to his Mother In the year 1572, the Neapolitan scholar (Italy) Cesare Baronius, member of the Oratory, fell very seriously [...] Blessed Virgin. Philip prayed for the life of his dear disciple. Baronius immediately fell into a pleasant sleep. In a dream, he saw his superior at the feet of the Savior and his Blessed Mother, asking [...] he turned to his Mother. Mary interceded for him, so he knew at once that his prayer had been answered. At the same moment, Baronius awoke, knowing that he would not die of this illness. In fact, he recovered

not seem to be surprised by the quickness of this decree. The consecration of the kingdom of France to St Joseph, read by the king, took place on the morning of Saturday, March 19, 1661, in the Louvre Chapel [...] kingdom to Saint Joseph, husband of Mary, on March 19, 1661, is a lesser known fact. Three days after assuming power, on March 12th, Louis XIV decided to establish a solemn feast of Saint Joseph (in those days [...] The next day, March 13th, during the meeting of the High Council, the King prohibited all trade and work every March 19th, effective in 1661. Historians of the Grand Siècle have reported this fact, but

woke up again, finding his room full of light and seeing a new apparition that smiled on him. This time the Virgin was not sitting on the bed, but stood in a corner of the room. As he prepared to spit again [...] June 5 – Our Lady of Help (Italy, 1611) How this saint could tell true from false apparitions Philip Neri, an Italian saint (1515-1595) was often consulted by bishops to help discern authentic mystics [...] mystics. One day, one of his penitents shared that the Blessed Virgin came to see him at night in his room, which filled him with joy and light! The saint said to him: “Listen, the next time she comes, I want

Lady of the Rosary and the 100 th anniversary of the end of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. Bodasiński explains the purpose of this action: "In Fatima Mary called mankind to pray the Rosary. We want [...] Testament. The walls of Jericho fell by the onslaught of prayer. We believe that the faith-filled prayer of a large group of people for a place can transform it. So we want to surround all of Poland with prayer [...] Bodasiński, one of the organizers. This event, called "Rosary at the Borders," has the support of the Polish Bishops' Conference. This year the date of October 7th will coincide with both the feast of Our Lady

Will you be my true child?" Then Mary opened her mantle and covered Gemma with it. During the remainder of Gemma's life, several people, including eminent members of the Church, noticed that Gemma was [...] in great abundance. Like Saint Francis of Assisi and more recently Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, Saint Gemma too can say: "Let no man harm me, for I bear the marks of the Lord Jesus in my body." Gemma Galgani [...] April 11 - Our Lady of Montserrat (Spain) - Saint Gemma Galgani (d. 1903) I Will Be Your Mother (II) Although Gemma, now in perfect health, desired to be a consecrated nun, God had other plans for her

ty of same God and Father, who had taken pity on mankind out of His love for us and our fallen nature, came from His free movement, by the will of God who generated Him with the divine approval of the [...] our successive ways of coming and going. He acted by nature in a divine manner, penetrating into the brilliant virginal purity of Mary's womb; the holy and radiant Virgin, full of a divine wisdom, and [...] March 11 - Saint Sophronius of Jerusalem (+ 639) The Incarnation in the Virgin’s Womb Concerning the Incarnation, I believe that God the Word, the only Son of the Father, who was born before all centuries

Blessed Virgin Mary has appeared on several occasions in visible form, over a period of several days. Since April 2, 1968, up to the present day, the apparitions have lasted for various lengths of time, for [...] the top of the Coptic Church of Zeitoun, in Cairo, on Matarieh Road, where the Holy Family lived during her stay in Egypt, just as tradition relates. We hope that this blessing will be a sign of peace in [...] May 5 - Recognition by Kyrillos VI of the Apparitions in Zeitoun (Cairo, Egypt, 1968) Extraordinary Apparitions in Zeitoun, Egypt (I) As of May 5, 1968 the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Pope Kyrillos VI officially

was the prayer of Blessed Charles de Foucauld, who was a victim of violence but decided to devote his life in a monastery to dialogue with Islam.” These “weapons” sustained him for 84 days of captivity during [...] prison says it was the Rosary and the prayer of Blessed Charles Foucauld that sustained him. Speaking to Rome Reports , Fr. Jacques Mourad told the story of being kidnapped from his monastery in Qaryatyn [...] the capital of the IS caliphate, where he was held in prison for nearly three months. “There are two things that helped me during my captivity,” Fr. Mourad said. “First, praying the Rosary. Mary, Our Lady