who is the mother and queen of angels. Because she is also the mother and queen of men. Address the one who is infinitely joyful, because also she is infinitely sorrowful. Seventy and seven-times-seventy [...] the one who is all Greatness and all Faith, because she is all Charity too. To the one who is all Faith and all Charity, because she is all Hope too. Address the one who is Mary. Because she is full of grace [...] The days when the saints are not enough There are days when patrons and saints are not enough. When you have to muster up your courage and speak directly to the one who is above everything. Be brave. For

to heaven, and her face brightened as she offered the globe to Our Lord. Suddenly, her fingers were filled with rings and beautiful, precious stones... Glorious rays of light shone forth and reflected all [...] gown, on the right side of the chapel. I then saw the Blessed Virgin Mary near the painting of Saint Joseph. She was of average height and her face was so exquisite, that it would be impossible for me to describe [...] Walsingham (England, 1061) The Rue du Bac Apparitions (II) On November 27, 1830, which was one Saturday and a day before the first Sunday of Advent, at 5:30 pm, during silent meditation, I thought I heard a

At that moment, all the men realized that God and the Virgin Mary had protected them. When Grandfather came home that evening and told me the news, I trembled from head to foot. Since this occurrence, the [...] that time, there was no public transportation. It took him thirty minutes to get there and thirty minutes back. And he spent the time praying. One morning, a good while after leaving the house, he realized [...] detached walls inside the mine and blocked several galleries… If Grandfather had not been late that day, many workmen would have been killed in this catastrophic event. And perhaps he himself as well! At

Zulia State in Venezuela, and of the city of Caraz, Peru. In 2019, Colombia celebrated the centenary of the coronation of the Virgin of the Rosary of Chiquinquira, their Queen and patron saint. The Pope's [...] reconciliation and unity of the Colombian people," Bishop Urbina said. Pope Francis himself had visited this shrine on September 7, 2017, during his trip to Colombia. "I ask the Virgin Mary Immaculate to [...] to never stop guiding and caring for her Colombian children and to always look upon them with her merciful eyes," the Pope wrote. The image of the Virgin, sheltered under a glass protection, had been t

by John III Sobieski and Duke Charles of Lorraine attacked the Ottomans at dawn on September 11th. The women and children prayed in the churches, imploring the help of the Virgin Mary. That same evening [...] today’s Hungary), Vienna (Austria), then enter Italy and descend on Rome, "all the way to the altar of Saint Peter." In August 1683, an Italian Capuchin and great mystic, Fr. Marco d'Aviano (beatified by Saint [...] Vienna and managed to convince the King of Poland, John III Sobieski, to come to the rescue of the capital, with his small army of only 40,000 men. The capital had been under siege since July 14th and was

At that moment, all the men realized that God and the Virgin Mary had protected them. When Grandfather came home that evening and told me the news, I trembled from head to foot. Since this occurrence, [...] that time, there was no public transportation. It took him thirty minutes to get there and thirty minutes back. And he spent the time praying. One morning, a good while after leaving the house, he realized [...] detached walls inside the mine and blocked several galleries... If Grandfather had not been late that day, many workmen would have been killed in this catastrophic event. And perhaps he himself as well! At

serving the early Christian community in Rome as a physician, spiritual leader and writer. “He [Luke] mentioned the Virgin Mary more than any other writer,” reflected Caviezel on portraying the Gospel evangelist [...] it and blesses it in ways that I never thought possible.” The film is dedicated to the world’s persecuted Christians. “We were writing this script through those heavy intense times with ISIS and the problems [...] screen “Passion of the Christ” star Jim Caviezel told CNA that he relied on Scripture, daily Mass and the Rosary to portray holiness on the big screen in “Paul, the Apostle of Christ.” The film depicts

use of MAP for single people and lesbian couples. This is the first step in a serious revolution in the law of filiation that deliberately deprives the child of a father and calls into question the fundamental [...] large numbers to pray and peacefully protest. In the words of Hedwig Nicolas, the young mother behind the event, this was a "prayer offensive" to entrust France, the legislators, and the most fragile ones [...] through the intercession of the Virgin Mary. "The parliamentary calendar makes it urgent to invite Catholics to pray for their legislators, to come together and unite in prayer," she told Aleteia. This

came to Marian Hill near Levoča (Prešov Region), where one the biggest and oldest pilgrimages in Slovakia culminated on July 6th and 7th. The organizers estimate that as many as 400,000 people came over [...] Evangelization where the Virgin Mary plays a crucial role. She opens her heart to all those who suffer, who have lost their aim in life. The Madonna from Levoča lures many souls and you, dear pilgrims, are a [...] you, pilgrims from all over Slovakia, but also those coming from neighboring countries, like Hungary and Poland,” said Polish Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, who officiated the Holy Mass on July 7th. Marian Hill

started to pray on his side and I on mine. I suffered a lot from this situation because I found it difficult to pray alone. But since that trip to Medjugorje, we pray the Rosary and meditate on its mysteries [...] our house. We pray for about an hour in front of the Blessed Sacrament and again an hour in the evening. We fast on Wednesday and Friday, which was unthinkable a few weeks ago! We also talk about the readings [...] we received in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. We went there in 2004, for my part out of curiosity and for my husband somewhat reluctantly. We came back completely transformed. We had always prayed together