wrongdoer In Chartres (France), there lived a proud and wicked clerk who never tried to resist his temptations and sinned at every turn, forgetful of both Easter and Christmas! This unhappy man, however, had one [...] the priest did not understand, Mary revealed to him the devotion of the deceased, his attitude towards her, and expressly demanded that he should be unearthed the next day and moved to an honorable place [...] Our Lady. As soon as he saw one of her images, he would stop, kneel down and beat his chest, weeping, filled with tender feelings and repentance. The Devil, however, managed to bring about this sinner’s death
of praying the Holy Rosary to strengthen one’s faith and spiritual life. His Eminence presided over the Eucharistic celebration for the staff and volunteers of the Archdiocese of Manila who held a launching [...] as “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 [...] activity for the first time with all the employees of the archdiocese praying the Holy Rosary. Only Mary can gather all of us together. At times like these, we really need our devotion to the Holy Rosary
in the Brown Scapular of the Carmelites and who perpetually wear it. True devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary consists in three things: veneration, confidence, and love. By simply wearing the Scapular, we [...] appeared to Saint Simon Stock, a Carmelite. She handed him a brown wool scapular and said, “This shall be a privilege for you and all Carmelites, that anyone dying in this habit shall not suffer eternal fire [...] The Blessed Virgin appeared to him and, speaking of those who wear the Brown Scapular, said, “I, the Mother of Grace, shall descend on the Saturday after their death and whomsoever I shall find in purgatory
were overcome by fatigue and fell into a deep sleep. With a start Melanie awoke and, not seeing the cows, called to Maximin. They quickly climbed the hill in front of them and were relieved to see the [...] parted and revealed a woman seated on the rocks, her elbows on her knees and her face buried in her hands. They realized at once that she was weeping. They were frightened but the Lady rose and reassured [...] obscure hamlet lost in one of those giant crevices of the French Alps. The Virgin Mary appeared to Maximin Giraud, age 11, and Melanie Calvat, age 14. The two children had first met the day before while tending
to his homeland and to soccer, but less well known is that he was a man who kept his promises... even those furthest removed from his reputation as a "bad boy." A child with fast feet and a head filled with [...] athlete and knew his worth. Every Sunday, the whole city would fill the stadium to see him play. But on March 26, 1989, "El Pibe de Oro" (the golden boy) left his host country for a few days and traveled [...] thank the Virgin Mary for the birth of their daughter, Dalma-Lourdes. When he arrived in Lourdes, a crowd closed in on him, preventing him from getting to the grotto. Only his pregnant wife and daughter managed
confession and communion. During the Easter season, I sometimes gathered some courage to speak to him, but he would react by saying harsh words verging on blasphemy. I made no more remarks and for thirty [...] not now, tomorrow morning ... And I don’t want to see the parish priest but his vicar." Then I had an inspiration and told him: "Father, I think the vicar is still at the nearby tavern. Do you want me to [...] there. "If your father asks for me, it must be serious!" he exclaimed and he hurried over at around 11 pm. He ministered to my father and, at 4 am, the dying man passed away. The next day would have been too
other clerics and associations. Organizers have called on the faithful In Scotland, England and Wales to gather along Britain’s coasts on April 29th to pray the Rosary for “faith, life and peace in the [...] Britain has gained the support of key prelates, following on similar initiatives in Poland, Ireland and Italy. The campaign, which now has 60 confirmed locations along the British coast, has garnered the [...] the British Isles.” The traditional Rosary prayer invokes the intercession of the Virgin Mary, asking her to beseech her son Jesus to come to the aid of those in need… In a video post, Bishop John Keenan
Turkish invasion. The battle of Lepanto was a perilous and decisive moment in European and world history. Troops of the Turkish Ottoman Empire had invaded and occupied the Byzantine Empire by 1453. For the next [...] Turks expanded their empire westward. In 1571, three Catholic powers on the continent–Genoa, Spain, and the Papal States—formed an alliance called the Holy League, to defend their Christian civilization [...] October 7, 1571. Pope Saint Pius V attributed the victory to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was invoked on the day of the battle through a campaign to pray the Rosary throughout Europe
will grant victory over Satan, "murderer from the beginning," "liar and father of lies," and his cohorts who want to destroy the Church and all humanity. Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke - Archbishop of Saint Louis [...] Rosary for the restoration of the right order in society and in the Church, in accordance with the Divine Law. Let us imitate our brothers and sisters in the Faith who, in 1571, before the threat of an [...] Holy Rosary on the advice of the Holy Pope Pius V. Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on October 7 of that same year, God granted Christendom the miraculous victory at the Battle of Lepanto
mother of our misfortune, not in you! But in the blessed Virgin Mary! She is indeed this valley of Hebron, because of her humility and because of her strength. She is strong because of her participation [...] ion in the strength of whom it is written: "The Lord is strong and mighty." She is the strong woman that Solomon called for: "A strong woman, who will find her?" Eve, though created in paradise, without [...] sanctify her; the Son has found her to dwell in her; the Holy Spirit has found her to illuminate her; and the angel has found her to greet her thus: "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee!" Here she is
