June 1 - Mary, Mother of the Church – Miraculous image of Kevelaer crowned (Germany, 1672) Mary's great gift to her afflicted children On the occasion of the Feast of the Visitation, May 31, 2017, and [...] side of the medal indicates by the two Hearts of Jesus and Mary, what is miraculous is the supernatural love to which the gift of the medal bears witness. It is a tradition that the month of Mary concludes [...] and the conclusion of the "month of Mary" in the Vatican Gardens, the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, who serve the Vatican's St Martha House, presented the participants with a "Miraculous Medal"

Immaculate Heart of Mary – Crowning of Our Lady of Le Puy, 5th century pilgrimage (France, 1856) Le Puy, an ancient marian shrine and departure point for the Camino The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Annunciation [...] the ancient city of Ephesus, in Turkey. In 1998, UNESCO added Le Puy to its list of World Heritage Sites because of its prime importance in the Pilgrimage of St James of Compostela (one of the first known [...] maternity of Mary by the council of Ephesus (431). Large groups of pilgrims continue to climb this hill seeking healing of the body and the soul, especially on August 15th. Growing numbers of people (in the

Sunday of the Passion of the Lord – Our Lady of Fatima crowned Queen of Korea (1953) Mary fully shared her Son’s journey to Jerusalem Following the events in her Son’s life, Mary shared in his drama of ex [...] rejection from some of the chosen people. This rejection first appeared during his visit to Nazareth and became more and more obvious in the words and attitudes of the leaders of the people. In this way [...] the disbelief of relatives and acquaintances who would try to use Jesus (cf. Jn 7:2-5) or stop his mission (Mk 3:21). Through this suffering borne with great dignity and discretion, Mary shared her Son’s

April 5 – Our Lady of Fatima crowned Queen of Korea (1953) Do God and Mary hear the silent prayers we say in our heart? Q. I am an 88-year-old Korean War veteran with a question that is not earth-shattering [...] be at peace. The Lord (and Mary, too) hears all our prayers, including the silent ones. In fact, the Bible speaks directly to that. The Letter to the Hebrews says: “The word of God is living and effective [...] and thoughts of the heart” (4:12). Even when we are burdened and find prayer difficult, the Lord is there to help us. Paul’s Letter to the Romans says that the Spirit “comes to the aid of our weakness;

words, the servant of Mary, relieved of so a great weight, drove away his terrors and died happily, in peace. So we too, with a great sentiment of peace, trust that at the hour of death, Mary will assist us [...] June 1 – Crowning of the miraculous image of Kevelaer (Germany, 1672) - Saint Justin Martyr Mary will assist us Having left the world to become a Franciscan monk, Rodolphe, count of Alsace (France, 13 [...] devotion to the Mother of God. At the end of his life, the memory of the life he had formerly led in the world and the thought of judgment coming to his mind, he began to doubt the salvation of his soul and to

October 19 – Crowning of a pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima by the archbishop of Ottawa, projected to visit 7 dioceses in 50 days (Canada, 1947) An 8th sword piercing Mary’s heart A certain youth practiced [...] practiced the devotion of visiting every day an image of the sorrowful Mary, in which she was represented with seven swords piercing her heart. One night the unhappy youth fell into mortal sin. Going next [...] in the heart of the blessed Virgin not only seven, but eight swords. As he stood gazing at this, he heard a voice saying to him, that this sin had added the eighth sword to the heart of Mary. This softened

October 19 - The Archbishop of Ottawa crowns a pilgrim statue of Fatima set to accomplish a 50-day visit to 7 dioceses (Canada, 1947) Ask Mary to strengthen your hope Today is Wednesday, the day in which [...] before the Face of his Father, not only because he is the Son of God, equal to the Father, but also to exercise this right on our behalf. Indeed, the Ascension is one of the essential mysteries of salvation [...] seated at the right hand of God; delight in the things which are above" (Col 3:1-2). By the grace of our baptism, may we truly dwell in heaven in spirit! A Benedictine monk of Fontgombault Abbey

October 19 – Crowning of a statue of Our Lady of Fatima by the Archbishop of Ottawa at the start of a 50-day pilgrimage to 7 dioceses (Canada, 1947) The essence of Our Lady’s message at Fatima Sister Lucia [...] Lucia, one of the three visionaries of the Virgin Mary at Fatima in Portugal, repeatedly said that prayers and sacrifices offered for the conversion of sinners form the core of the devotion to the Immaculate [...] Immaculate Heart of Mary. Father Thomas McGlynn, an American Dominican priest who wanted to carve a statue of Our Lady of Fatima, asked Sister Lucia what Our Lady’s main message was. She replied: "The conversion

for the release of people held captive by the Barbaresques: the Order of the Most Holy Trinity for the Redemption of the Captives (Mercedarians) and the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Mercy (Tr [...] June 8 – Solemnity of the Sacred Heart – Crowning of Our Lady of Le Puy in 1856 (France, a 5th-century pilgrimage site) These religious offered themselves as hostages for the release of Christian prisoners [...] prisoners The gesture of Colonel Arnaud Beltrame who gave his life on March 23, 2018, for the release of the hostage of an Islamist, renewed with the tradition of two “redeemer” religious orders founded by two

April 5 – Our Lady of Fatima crowned Queen of Korea (1953) Our Lady of Fatima reigns over Korea On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War (1950-1953), which resulted in [...] Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Archbishop of Seoul, capital of South Korea and Apostolic Administrator of Pyongyang, consecrated the Diocese of Pyongyang to Our Lady of Fatima. On June 25, 2020 in Myeongdong [...] desire to consecrate the diocese of Pyongyang to Our Lady of Fatima, wished to encourage the Korean faithful to a spiritual awakening and to engage in the new evangelization of the Korean peninsula. Adapted