July 9 - Our Lady of Itati (Argentina) The Dazzling Face of Our Lady of Itati In 1615, two Spanish missionaries (Brother Alonso de Buenaventura and Luis de Bolanos) arrived at Itati, a small village on [...] ransacked by hostile Indians and the statue of Mary disappeared. According to tradition, a few days later two Guaranis Indian children - who happened to be canoeing down the river - saw the statue of Mary standing [...] first transformation took place on Holy Saturday in 1624. Father Gamarra, who officiated this day, testified that while he sang the “Regina Coeli” the face of the Virgin became of a splendor never seen in

July 9 - Our Lady of Itati (Argentina) The Dazzling Face of Our Lady of Itati In 1615, two Spanish missionaries (Brother Alonso de Buenaventura and Luis de Bolanos) arrived at Itati, a small village on [...] ransacked by hostile Indians and the statue of Mary disappeared. According to tradition, a few days later two Guaranis Indian children - who happened to be canoeing down the river - saw the statue of Mary standing [...] first transformation took place on Holy Saturday in 1624. Father Gamarra, who officiated this day, testified that while he sang the "Regina Coeli" the face of the Virgin became of a splendor never seen in

and conversation. Because so many families participate, couples on other streets in the neighborhood have begun leading their own Rosary groups. Two factors, explained the Punswicks, have helped make it

also brings Christians together, as secular societies like the Rosary Teams or the Legion of Mary testify. As a First Communion or Confirmation gift, why not offer a beautiful rosary to children that will [...] Japan, Christian communities were able to keep their faith intact despite the absence of priests for two centuries, thanks in part to the Rosary. In 1614, the Dominican missionaries to Japan were martyred

and happy both as a married couple and as an artistic duo, and four children were born from the marriage: Ylenia, Yari, Cristel and Romina. Although for decades the couple were admired for their harmony [...] devotion to Our Lady. Romina Power—famous singer, actress and TV personality, and the daughter of two great Hollywood stars, Tyrone Power and Linda Christian—turned 70 this past October. She came to the

fall! The Brazilian parents of the boy whose miraculous healing led to Saturday’s canonization of two of the Fatima children spoke recently of what happened. João Batista and his wife Lucila Yurie spoke [...] amidst tears at the Fatima Shrine during a press conference held in advance of the pope’s arrival. The two Fatima visionaries, Jacinta and Francisco, were canonized by Pope Francis on Saturday, the 100th a [...] Lucas was in a deep coma. His heart stopped twice, and they performed an emergency operation.” The couple said it was right then that “we began to pray to Jesus and Our Lady of Fatima, to whom we have a

(1568-1637). He had been married to the noblewoman Sophie Imoff for some years, but in the year 1612 the couple was on the verge of a divorce. To save their marriage, Wolfgang decided to pay a visit to Father [...] monastery before an image of the Virgin Mary under the title of “Our Lady of the Snows.” When the two men met, Wolfgang gave his wedding ribbon to Father Rem. (In the marriage ceremony of that time and

confused about the difference between God and herself. My second reaction was that she was pointing at two problems that many of us have experienced—boredom and distractions. So I wondered if an expanded version [...] five reminders of the continuing work of the Lord today. Some verses were selected to help married couples; others were selected to encourage vocations. While I know most of the verses by memory, I still

happy, but man paid no heed. Then, Mary appeared to the couple's daughter and asked her to have the icon placed in a church located between the two major basilicas of St Mary Major and St John Lateran. Following

World Day of the Sick in Lourdes on February 11, 2004, I received this testimony: "The Lord gave me two sons, one born in 1974 (deceased in 1994), the other in 1977. At the age of 33, I was pregnant with [...] forgiven me for aborting him! Thank you Lord, thank you Mary! What an enormous grace! I want to testify today that a child exists from the time he is conceived, that an abortion is the murder of a child