(Forli, Italy, 1548) Vanquished by the name of Mary alone As the wax melts before the fire, so the demons lose their strength against the souls who often remember the name of Mary, who invoke it with devotion [...] demons tremble on simply hearing the name of Mary , says St. Bernard. As men are overcome with fear when thunder strikes beside them, so the demons are crushed by the name of Mary alone. Thomas a Kempis From
King Charles VII meets with Saint Joan of Arc in Chinon "My name is Mary" I was born in a small village in Judea more than 2,000 years ago. My name would have been forgotten long ago if, one night, I did not [...] all men, until the end of time. My name is Mary. Here is my story. It is also the story of my Son. The Virgin Mary Excerpt from the novel Je m’appelle Marie (My name is Mary), written by Elisabeth Bourgois
attention was that all the Cistercian abbeys, from the beginning, bore the name of Our Lady. I was touched that my monastery was named after Mary! During my novitiate, I was very impressed that we sang the [...] December 20 – Our Lady of Folgoët (France) “I was touched that my monastery was named after Mary” Marian devotion has been very present throughout my entire life, from the time that I was an altar server
(Hodegon Monastery, Constantinople) - Saint Alphonsus Liguori (d. 1787) When tempted, pronounce the names of Jesus and Mary Of all devotions, none is so pleasing to our mother, as appealing frequently to [...] to thy patronage: "Sub tuum presidium," etc, or with a "Hail Mary," or only invoking the most holy name of Mary, which has particular power against demons. The blessed St Francis, in a temptation against [...] And it should be known that Benedict XIII granted fifty days’ indulgence to those who pronounce the name of Jesus and Mary. Saint Alphonsus Liguori, The Glories of Mary , Devotion IX: Of Frequent Recourse
October 30 - Our Lady of Mondevi (Italy, 1540) With the Name of Mary on Their Lips As a missionary, Father Louis Marie de Montfort found himself in a boat going up the River Seine packed with at least [...] obscenities he had made a Marian shrine. On lips accustomed to saying blasphemies, he had brought back the name of Mary.
Michael, Gabriel and Raphael The Very Sweet Name of Mary The Song of Songs allows us to believe that at the Assumption of the Virgin the angels inquired about her name at least thrice. The first time, they cried [...] would the angels insist so much upon the name of their Queen? It may be," Richard de Saint Laurent replied, "that they just wanted to hear the very sweet name of Mary."
August 31 - Our Lady of the Founders (Constantinople) My Name is Lady Mary (III) In September 1665, an investigation into the apparitions in The Laus was undertaken by the vicar-general of Embrun, Father
August 30 - Our Lady of Carquere (Portugal) My Name is Lady Mary (II) Finally, one morning at the end of September, the shepherdess, who had left her sheep and goats to graze on a river bank, saw Lady
of Charity (Rumilly, France) - Feast of Saint John the Baptist (Maronite and Byzantine rites) The name of the Magi's star was "Messiah" (I) In these excerpts from Maria Valtorta's The Gospel as Revealed
appear in the sky. The maps of the sky had never shown or mentioned such a star. Its name was unknown because it had no name. Born out of the bosom of God, it had flourished to tell men a blessed truth, a secret [...] calculation of the hours passed and of the astronomic combinations had told them the name and the secret of the star. Its name: «Messiah». Its secret: «The Messiah had come to our world». And they had set out [...] January 8 - Baptism of the Lord - Our Lady of Prompt Succour (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 1809) The name of the Magi's star was "Messiah" (II) In these excerpts from Maria Valtorta's The Gospel as Revealed
