for a few moments afterwards; one corner of the sanctuary was extravagantly decorated in a colorful scene depicting the miraculous appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe to the Mexican Indian peasant , [...] vast expanse he traverses to draw near us, to pitch his tent among us. Mary, full of grace, exhibits a restoration of the imago Dei, the divine image etched upon the human creature. Abigail Rine Favale [...] am the soul who magnifies the Lord” (I) This was December 8, 2015, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. It is a holy day of obligation for Catholics, when attendance at Mass is required, so I made sure
after 18 months of siege, the Muslims who occupied Valencia, Spain, capitulated to King James I of Aragon, known as "the Conqueror." On October 9th, the king ordered the re-dedication of the former great [...] cathedral, which was thus returned to the Catholic cult and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It is in memory of this day of October 9th that every year the "Valencian glories" take place (las Glorias valencianas) [...] that for three years city officials have not attended for reasons of political secularism. For his part, in 2017, the archbishop of Valencia, Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, presided over the ceremony, stating
Conception would guide my life. It is because of the Virgin Mary that I am, at age 61, the most useless doctor in the world! As President of the Lourdes Office of Medical observations in Lourdes, I constantly [...] the age of 17, I caught an incurable disease called ‘lourditis’! This highly contagious virus is transmitted by contact with the sick and disabled. The epicenter of the infection is the grotto of Lourdes [...] apparition in Lourdes - Saint Peter Damian The most useless doctor in the world The President of the Lourdes Office of Medical Observations, or the Bureau des Constatations Medicales, Dr. Alessandro de Franciscis
will go home late, due to an investigation into the Blessed Virgin. A handful of children wait on a bench, which hundreds of other clothed bottoms have varnished to a shine. They appear as witnesses, u [...] brighter than the sun, clearer than a crystal glass, full of water, transpierced by the sun. Her black eyes seem to quiver and shake when she spoke about Mary. [...] slattern, her arms are too long, her face looks slightly crabby. We are listening to you. The sight of the Blessed Virgin was true paradise. She had in her own self all that could satisfy, and the earth
will go home late, due to an investigation into the Blessed Virgin. A handful of children wait on a bench, which hundreds of other clothed bottoms have varnished to a shine. They appear as witnesses, u [...] brighter than the sun, clearer than a crystal glass, full of water, transpierced by the sun. Her black eyes seem to quiver and shake when she spoke about Mary. [...] slattern, her arms are too long, her face looks slightly crabby. We are listening to you. The sight of the Blessed Virgin was true paradise. She had in her own self all that could satisfy, and the earth
contemplation of Christ, the Prince of Peace, the one who is our peace (Eph 2:14). Anyone who assimilates the mystery of Christ – and this is clearly the goal of the Rosary – learns the secret of peace and [...] and makes it his life's project. Moreover, by virtue of its meditative character, with the tranquil succession of Hail Marys, the Rosary has a peaceful effect on those who pray it, disposing them to receive [...] has a peaceful effect on those who pray it Praying the joyful mysteries of the Rosary … can help us find the peace that’s part of the Christmas Spirit. Praying them can help us to accept the peace that
demon. And do you know why he did not invite you to dance? It is because of the scapular that you wore and that by devotion to Mary, you had kept as a safeguard." From Le Chapelet des Enfants (The Children’s [...] Preikas) The scapular as a safeguard Before entering the convent, a young girl went to see the Curé of Ars in France, to make a general confession. During confession, the holy priest said to her: "Do you [...] remember a certain ball that you attended a little while ago? At this ball, you met a charming young man, of distinguished manners, unknown to everyone and with whom all the girls were fighting over to dance
feel her gaze She is our Mother, the mother of all flesh, a new Eve. But she is also our daughter. The ancient world of sorrow, the world before the access of grace, cradled her to its very heart for many [...] though a Mother by grace, mother of all graces, our little youngest sister. Georges Bernanos Journal d'un curé de campagne (Diary of a Country Priest), Plon, 1936 Marie de Nazareth [...] centuries and centuries those ancient hands, so full of sin, cherished the wondrous girl-child whose name even was unknown. A little girl, the queen of the angels! And she's still a little girl, remember
man of God. The Blessed Virgin still needs you in this world, for the construction of her church. - I would gladly help you! But see, there's not a shadow of hope. - And what would you do if Mary Help [...] benefactor alive through their prayers In Italy, an old friend of Don Bosco's, Commander Cotta, a senator, was slowly dying at the age of eighty-three in Turin. "Ah, it's all over, Father," he whispered [...] Help of Christians gave you back your health? - For six months straight I would give two thousand liras to your project. - Well, I'm going back to the children. I will ask them to pray and we will wring out
fidelity to Rome of the Catholic Church. The bishop of the Marpingen diocese was imprisoned, then exiled, and had just died at the time of the apparitions. The announcement of these apparitions, of the arrival [...] arrival of pilgrims at the site, and even of "miraculous healings", provoked the anger of the government, which banned the gatherings, brought in the troops, and brought the offenders to trial. The violent [...] and I cannot yet say. The new time of which I speak will come much, much later, because in Heaven time is not measured as it is on Earth. There will now be a period of time when - after my apparitions,
