discovered that year under the debris of a burned house, by a ten year old girl, to whom the Virgin Mary had appeared several times, giving her instructions to search in that particular place. This Madonna

Eastern Church sings the majestic "Akathist Hymn" in honor of the Mother of God and most pure Virgin Mary. During Matins service of this Saturday the entire Akathistos (Akathist Hymn) of the Annunciation

coming could be found in the last book of the Old Testament, Daniel, which, by the time of the Virgin Mary, had already been put together and read in that form for two centuries. In Chapter 2, the book recounts

flowers of the region of Colombia, and his canvas was a rough cloth woven by Indians. The image of Mary is about a meter high. She has a small, sweet smile, both her face and the Christ Child's are light

believed to have used a tabletop from a table built by Jesus. While Luke was painting the portrait of Mary, she told him about the events in Jesus' life that he eventually incorporated in his Gospel. The painting

guided by spiritual advisors, I returned to the Eucharist, I began to study the life of the Virgin Mary, and I began to love the Rosary, a faithful companion in my professional life.” Adapted from: Aleteia

confidence in those who pray and brings them to bear a gentle compulsion on the motherly Heart of Mary… Therefore, we do not hesitate to affirm again publicly that we put great confidence in the Holy Rosary

Mother of God. Ever since 1981, when six local children reported that they had seen the Blessed Virgin Mary, Irish people have been amongst the first visitors to the town. Devotion to the Mother of God as Our

myself: "What am I doing here with this crazy bunch of religious lunatics?" But to my complete surprise, Mary spoke to me on the hill of apparitions, and told me that she and Jesus loved me just as I was, and

icon was saved. In 1819 what remained of the Irish Augustinian community moved to the church of St. Mary in Posterula in Rome, near the Tiber River. Since Our Lady of Grace was already venerated there, the