September 17 - Our Lady of the Virtues and Greatness of Mary (La Flèche, France) Mary welcomed my dying wife with open arms I am a 76-year-old Frenchman. I have had a trusting relationship towards the [...] wasn’t too hard. The love that I felt for my wife gave me wings and made me attentive and able to guess her slightest needs in order fulfil them and avoid her any extra discomfort. Of course, I do not pretend [...] meaning of the words. When my wife began to decline and started making a slow exit from this earthly life towards her "heavenly home," I asked Mary to come and take her on August 15th (Assumption) to bring her

Act of Consecration 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 [...] felt a soothing warmth. And within a week, she was pregnant! Our little Louis is now one month old, and he fills us with joy. We don’t have enough words to thank the Blessed Virgin and give glory to God for [...] readers of A Moment with Mary for two years now , and we attentively meditate on these short daily texts. On May 5, 2019, we discovered in the daily meditation the prayer of the novena by Father Stoffer, recommended

cross and the hour that God, in His revelations to Saint Faustina, asked for a special prayer and meditation on His Passion each afternoon. “… Immerse yourself completely in My mercy, adoring and glorifying [...] July 26 - Saint Anne and Saint Joachim, parents of the Virgin Mary The limits imposed by Covid-19 have transformed families While the continuing coronavirus pandemic has forced the public to spend much [...] to deepen his and his family’s faith. The 3 o’clock p.m. Holy Hour is considered important, because, as noted on the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary website , it is

French department to the Virgin Mary. This time of spiritual renewal will include special days of prayer and conferences on the Virgin Mary. Bishop Xavier Malle of Gap and Embrun announced that this Marian [...] the Sea (Aix-en-Provence, France) - St Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi, Carmelite nun and mystic The Diocese of Gap in southern France is to be consecrated to the Virgin Mary In September 2020, the diocese of Gap [...] Marian Year will open in September 2020 and end in September 2021, when the diocese and the department of Hautes-Alpes will be consecrated to the Virgin Mary. The government is not the only one that has made

Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna and martyr (d. 155) – Apparition of Mary the Immaculate Mother of Victory to Cäcilia Geyer (Wangen/Wigratzbad, Germany, 1938), approved The first miracle of Mary Who Unties Knots The [...] “Mother Thrice Admirable.” During their meetings, Wolfgang and Father Rem would pray together and venerate the Virgin Mary. On the day of their last visit together, 28 September 1615, Father Rem had been [...] priest who lived at the monastery and university of Ingolstadt, located seventy kilometers north of Augsburg. Over a period of 28 days, Wolfgang visited Father Rem four times and received advice from the holy

Memorial of Mary Panaghia Portaitissa (Holy Guardian of the Door) - Saints Basil and Gregory of Nazianzus Don’t go a day without saying the Rosary! At the tender age of twenty, the Rosary and the Consecration [...] any answers. I had attended a Catholic school and went to Mass every Sunday all my growing up years. I was involved in youth groups and church choirs. And yet I didn’t know about the True Presence until [...] also said… “IDOLATRY… you can’t pray to Mary”) but I persevered… And then I consecrated myself to Our Lady… (once again). I met hubby. We began our courtship and our marriage with the Rosary… daily. It

Lady of Consolation and of Providence (1749) - Fraternity of the Heart of Mary at Our Lady of Victories Church in Paris (France, 1836) In the UK, "A Day with Mary" "A Day with Mary" (DWM) is a lay-driven [...] Adoration and Benediction, processions of the Blessed Sacrament and of Our Lady, Act of Consecration, instruction in the Faith and on Our Lady in particular, hymns, a program on the story of Fatima and periods [...] Catholic churches and shrines, are free and open to everyone. You are welcome to join the event for a little while or for the whole day. The DWM emphasizes worship of the Blessed Sacrament and devotion to Our

17 – Our Lady of the Virtues and Grandeurs of Mary (17th century) - St Robert Bellarmine Mary called him to the Catholic faith Leo de Bondt was born in 1941 in Holland and raised in a Protestant family [...] syndrome. He became completely paralyzed and stayed in a hospital. Leo turned to Mary: "Mary, what do you want from me? If you really exist, give me a sign and heal this child." That evening, there was [...] asked him if he could pray and put flowers in front of a statue of Mary. He did it, but he still did not understand the special attachment Catholics have for Our Lady. Leo and Joanna had 2 children. The

the Missionary Work of Jesus and Mary Without Mary, you will not be able to love to the fullest "Do not be afraid to take Mary home"… as if we would ever have to fear that Mary could take us away from Jesus [...] discouraged, and stop. Without Mary, you will not, when following Jesus, be able to love to the fullest as he has shown us on the Cross: "Having loved his own, he loved them to the end" (Jn13:1). Mary is the [...] Jesus! In fact, it is quite the opposite: the more you take Mary into your home, the more you allow Jesus to draw you to Him and lead you along the path of holiness. If you think you could actually follow

actions and the attitude of Mary that we can imitate, and it is these things that Jesus wants to us to remember and make applicable universally. "Happy, happy all those who hear the word of God and keep it [...] ple (553) and Dormition of Saint Anne, mother of Mary Mary’s true happiness For once, the gospel tells us of a woman's reaction to Jesus' preaching. She raises her voice above the crowd and exclaims: "Blessed [...] "Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts that nursed you!” (Lk 11: 27-28). Mary gave birth to Jesus and breastfed him: we can’t really do the same or share her amazing joy in doing this. But