(Italy, 1872) Our Lady is with us and can change us The young Chilean Khristian Briones became addicted to drugs in prison, before being saved by the Rosary (see A Moment with Mary of January 20th). Sadly [...] explains. Briones shares his message of hope with inmates through "a Rosary workshop about four times a week that includes catechesis and Mass." He also plans to start a rehabilitation and reintegration program [...] that God exists, that Our Lady is with us, and that she can change us. The Virgin prevented me from dying, she helped me to go forward ... God works on me so that I become a better Christian," he explains
Silvonei José Director of Vatican Radio in Brazil Exclusive Interview by Thácio Siqueira for A Moment With Mary [...] my birth I had health problems so my parents, who had a strong devotion to the Virgin Mary, consecrated me to Our Lady of Aparecida. They prayed for a long time, asking the Virgin to heal and protect me [...] point of reference for all my reflections My first experience with Our Lady, especially Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil), happened when I was a boy, before my conscience was fully formed. From the day of my
declared October to be the Month of the Rosary (1883) A radiant Lady reassured a frightened girl in a forest My grandmother was Polish. In the 1910s, as a young girl of between 10 and 15, she lived in the [...] grandmother to be very close to me, and the Blessed Virgin not too far either! Eric Sent to A Moment with Mary by one of our readers on June 1, 2020 To share your personal stories, you can write to us at: [...] region, near a vast and deep forest that she had to cross to fetch water every day for her family's needs. The forest was so thick that it was very dark and she was always gripped with fear because there
prayer on a piece of paper and put it in our prayer corner where we pray together as a couple every morning. Less than a month later, we happened to participate—in a totally unexpected way—in a prayer vigil [...] vigil in Paris with Father Suarez, a Filipino priest known worldwide for his gift of healing. When he touched Laetitia's tummy, she felt a soothing warmth. And within a week, she was pregnant! Our little [...] to Mary inspired by Saint Peter Damien and approved by the Archbishop of Cambrai (1626) We don't have enough words to thank the Blessed Virgin My wife Laetitia and I have been readers of A Moment with
Sacred Heart of Jesus (Bologna, Italy) Mary has always been present in my life Mary, the mother of Jesus and our Mother, has always been present in my life since I was a child. I must have been six or seven [...] remember seeing a large gathering of faithful one day in Aparecida, Brazil, that showed their devotion to her, before the image of the Virgin, with tenderness and affection. Another important moment was during [...] me to pray the Rosary and meditate its mysteries. This had a great impact on me, for the rest of my life. I also experienced intense moments that deeply marked me, during ceremonies honoring Our Lady where
D.B, archbishop emeritus of Campo Grande, Brazil Exclusive interview by Thácio Siqueira for A Moment with Mary [...] of Mary, I found God Saint Bernard said that we can never talk too much about Mary. I have learned to love Our Lady since my childhood, through the recitation of the Holy Rosary every evening as a family [...] right direction. Today I am happy that the Blessed Virgin Mary has led me with her maternal hand to the Heart of her divine Son. At the school of Mary, I found God, and I love him and serve him joyfully. Bishop
September 25 - Mary, protectress of orphans Encircling Poland with a human Rosary chain (II) The Polish project "Rosary at the Borders" (see A Moment With Mary of 09/24) has 22 dioceses, located in the [...] overlooked, whether it is a mountain peak or a body of water: "At sea the fishermen will line up the fishing boats on the Bug River. Kayakers will leave the church-station, to go create a line of canoes on the [...] Czech and Slovak border we invite the Czechs and the Slovaks to pray with us." The Polish community of the "Pilgrims of Mercy," a group of former prisoners, decided to do their own pilgrimage along the
presence of Mary in my life. I feel that she accompanies me and blesses my ministry. Messias dos Reis Silveira, Bishop of Uruaçu GO (Brazil) Exclusive interview by Thácio Siqueira for A Moment With Mary [...] started praying the Rosary with the neighbors during the novenas that were made in the area. When I entered the seminary, I continued this devotion and later, as a priest and as a bishop, I kept praying it [...] book I was born into a family that gathered every evening before going to bed, to pray the Rosary. My father was the one who led the meditation of the mysteries and we, the children with our mother, followed
Virgin Mary, Health of the Sick - Saint Louis, King of France (d. 1270) Mary became the Godmother of my vocation My greatest experience with the Virgin Mary took place at home within my family, at a time [...] Luziano da Silva, Bishop of Catanduva - SP - Brazil Exclusive Interview by Thácio Siqueira for A Moment With Mary [...] of the Mother of Jesus. Mary became the Godmother of my vocation. I can say that it was at the feet of Our Lady that I discovered God’s call to the priestly life. At many moments of my life, especially
the Visitation of Mary A son who seeks the tenderness of his Mother I did not really have any extraordinary personal encounter with Mary, but on reflection, I would say that she is a very unique person [...] re-assume my condition as a son, and answer the call and the mission He has entrusted to me! + Luiz Gonzaga Fechio Bishop of Amparo, SP (Brazil) Exclusive Interview for A Moment with Mary Interview by Thácio [...] me. As I look upon my condition as a sinner, I rely on her especially to first heal my feelings of "disappointment" with myself, because of my incoherence, like a son who seeks the tenderness of his loving
