establishment of the reign of justice, love, and peace, than all the armies of all nations, the resources of science, and the efforts of politicians. This spiritual weapon operates with the power of God. No [...] eve of WWII, Cardinal Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira, Patriarch of Lisbon, Portugal, wrote from Fatima: “They can laugh, those proud spirits who believe only in the value of reason and the sole power of force [...] figures that would rattle the builders of our cathedrals: there are 4-5% of practicing Catholics left in France. In her apparitions of Akita, Japan, approved by the Vatican in June 1988, Our Lady seems to
May 14 – Our Lady Patroness of Bavaria (Germany) My relationship with the Virgin was renewed While he was serving as the pastor of the parish of Qaryatayn, near Palmyra, Syria, Father Mourad was abducted [...] through this masked Muslim. Thanks to prayer, I was able to regain my peace. It was May, the month of Mary. My cellmate and I began to recite the Rosary, which I did not pray much before. My whole relationship [...] Islam, whipped and subjected to a mock execution, Father Mourad’s detention conditions resemble a Way of the Cross. "The first week was the hardest," he says. On the eighth day, an individual dressed in black
Church knows that she is the recipient of a freely given love and that God has the heart of a mother. She has seen God on the doorstep, expecting the improbable return of his son; she has seen him embrace his [...] November 18 – Our Lady of Chiquinquira (Venezuela, 1749) Loving a Marian Church (I) The Marian Church follows Mary to the mountains and goes with her to meet the living. She visits women and men and, beyond [...] , she tends to his wounds. She is the safe and ever-open harbor, the refuge of sinners, mater misericordiae , the mother of mercy. François Marc, Marist Excerpt from Pour une Eglise mariale (For a Marian
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
conversion, she spent seventeen months in Lourdes, at the foot of Mary Immaculate, refuge of sinners. That elegant woman now wore the clothes of a simple boarder. That wealthy person would eventually get used [...] discovered twelve years earlier, after entering into religion as Sister Eve Mary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, following in the footsteps of Blessed Charles de Foucauld. [...] integral part of her life. She furnished her apartment with the expensive pieces of black and golden furniture, there was a swimming pool in her bathroom, she had a bedroom that seemed to come out of a fairytale
half of Mexican origin on her mother’s side, was devoted to Our Lady of Guadalupe, and how close she felt to Mary at that dramatic moment: I turned to Our Lady in 1994, after the disappearance of my daughter [...] Our Lady of Ajaccio (Corsica, France) Singer and actress found peace after her daughter’s disappearance by praying the Rosary In a recent issue of the Italian weekly magazine Maria con te (“Mary with You”) [...] and eventually divorced in 2012, spurred in part by the trauma of the mysterious disappearance of their first daughter Ylenia at the age of 23 in New Orleans in 1994. Her body has never been found. In relation
conversion, she spent seventeen months in Lourdes, at the foot of Mary Immaculate, refuge of sinners. That elegant woman now wore the clothes of a simple boarder. That wealthy person would eventually get used [...] discovered twelve years earlier, after entering into religion as Sister Eve Mary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, following in the footsteps of Blessed Charles de Foucauld. [...] integral part of her life. She furnished her apartment with the expensive pieces of black and golden furniture, there was a swimming pool in her bathroom, she had a bedroom that seemed to come out of a fairytale
recover, through your Divine Son, the health of my poor body for His glory. See the suffering of my parents; you know that they have only me to take care of them..." Our Lady appeared to Estelle and said [...] Our Lady of Pellevoisin (France) Your Letter Touched My Mother's Heart In the year 1875, in Pellevoisin, France, Estelle Faguette, suffering from an incurable disease, wrote a letter to Mary and deposited [...] September. What touched me the most was this sentence: 'See the suffering of my parents if I pass away. They are on the brink of begging in the street. Remember how much you suffered when Jesus, your Son
April 2 – Our Lady of the Way (Leon, Spain) It is good to know what She said “no” to (I) In our relationship with Mary and to better understand the value of her "yes," it is good to know what she said [...] said “no” to anything that wasn’t in line with the will of God or did not fit into His plan. Realizing that she had been chosen to be the mother of God, she did not ask for anything in return. She simply [...] mere servant of the Lord. She did not boast about her mission and her baby. She did not tell Joseph, not even to protect herself. She said “no” to egocentrism. When the angel spoke to her of Elizabeth, in
over the Eucharistic celebration for the staff and volunteers of the Archdiocese of Manila who held a launching activity to open the month of October as Holy Rosary Month. In his homily during the mass at [...] “the compendium of the Holy Bible as it narrates the life of Jesus Christ from His birth, death and resurrection.” For his part, Fr. Sanny De Claro, Episcopal Vicar for Lay Employees of the archdiocese [...] , cited the noble intentions of the activity which is being held for the first time with all the employees of the Archdiocese of Manila in attendance. “I am glad that we are able to hold this activity
