January 1, 2011 – Mary, the Mother of God Mary Walks with Her Son’s Priests One of my earliest memories is of my mother teaching me the Hail Mary and explaining a picture of the Blessed Mother in a book [...] with me as my faith has unfolded. She has been a most extraordinary companion in the course of my priestly ministry and life. (...) The words of Father Gerard Manley Hopkins in his poem, "The Blessed Virgin

founder of the shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii (d. 1926) - Saint Faustina From Satanist priest to a beatified, through the extraordinary assistance of the Blessed Virgin Mary Perhaps one of the [...] conversions in the history of the Church was that of Bartholomew Longo, who went from being a Satanist priest to a beatified, through the extraordinary assistance of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Born in 1841 to [...] his position. This was the beginning of his road to sainthood. He then was referred to a Dominican priest named Father Albert who directed his deprogramming and finally guided him back into communion with

June 6 - Saint Marcellin Champagnat, Priest and Founder of the Marist Brothers The Memorare in the Snow Saint Marcellin Champagnat, founder of the Marist Brothers, had great confidence in the Blessed Virgin [...] person through a snowstorm that made all the paths disappear. The night was pitch black, and the poor priest, accompanied by a brother, had been walking for two hours. Their faces burnt by the north wind and [...] short while, the brother became so exhausted that Father Champagnat was obliged to hold him up. The priest himself, stiffened by the cold and almost suffocating under the snow, felt so weak that he had to

September 27 - Saint Vincent de Paul, priest (d. 1660) – Our Lady of Alcazar (Toledo, Spain) – Mary becomes the official patroness of Luxembourg (1666) The Philippines: 21 days of prayer for “national [...] Mount Carmel, to August 5th, the dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. In a letter to the priests of the archdiocese, Archbishop Villegas stressed the sense of “powerlessness and discouragement” [...] a solemn Mass was celebrated in the Basilica of Our Lady of Manaoag, attended only by diocesan priests and religious because of the limits imposed by the pandemic. However, the Mass was streamed and the

May 26 - Saint Philip Neri, Italian priest, founder of the Congregation of the Oratory (d. 1595 in Rome) Recite the Salve Regina daily and meditate on death "Father, I would like to change my ways, but

May 26 - Saint Philip Neri, priest, founder of the Oratorian Fathers (d. 1595 in Rome) "It has been granted to me to save Christians from imminent and deserved punishments" The Shrine of Santa Maria del

September 27 - St Vincent de Paul, priest (d. 1660) - Our Lady of Alcazar (Toledo, Spain - Luxembourg adopts Mary as its patron saint (1666) "There can be no doubt about the eminent place given to Marian

September 27 - St. Vincent de Paul, priest (d. 1660) - Our Lady of Alcazar (Toledo, Spain) - Luxembourg takes Mary as its patron saint (1666) "I owe Mary all the graces I have received" After a reckless

September 27 - St. Vincent de Paul, priest (d. 1660) - Our Lady of Alcazar (Toledo, Spain) - Luxembourg takes Mary as patroness (1666) Jesus wants us to love Mary as he loves her Jesus wants us to love

June 13 - St Anthony of Padua, priest and Doctor - Feast of the Ascension in the Byzantine Church (Julian calendar) - 2nd apparition at Fatima Saint Anthony praised Mary in song Saint Anthony of Padua