March 16 - Our Lady of the Fountain (Constantinople, 460); St Benedicta of Assisi (Succeeded Clare of Assisi as abbess of St. Damian at Assisi, 13th century) Our Lady speaks little, listens a lot, and [...] ”. And the old lady replied, “She always points to Jesus”. This is beautiful: Our Lady takes nothing for herself, she points to Jesus. Do whatever Jesus tells you: that is what Our Lady is like. Mary knows [...] theology, she was very simple. And she said to me, “Do you know what Our Lady always does?” I don’t know, she embraces you, she calls you… “No, the gesture Our Lady does is this” [points with his finger].
15 - Our Lady of Lepanto ( Italy) - Melanie Calvat, visionary of La Salette (d. 1904) - Mary Mediatrix Venerable Edel Quinn: “How could we not trust Our Lady!” Edel Quinn was born on the feast of the [...] fulfilling her role, which was to bring Catholics of all ethnic backgrounds to work together through Our Lady. Within five months, Edel had founded the first Curia (a governing council of the Legion for guiding [...] spiritual side of her life was becoming more dominant. She joined the Legion of Mary in Dublin. Edel’s destiny was to be linked to the Legion perhaps more than she knew. In 1932 when about to join the poor
January 1 - Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God “I saw Our Lady visiting the souls in purgatory” In purgatory, the soul is in a process of passive purification. In addition to the help of saints and angels [...] presence of all, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Purgatory: “I saw my guardian angel, who ordered me to follow him. In a moment I was in a misty place full of fire in which there was a great crowd of suffering [...] “I saw Our Lady visiting the souls in purgatory. The souls call her ‘The Star of the Sea.’ She brings them refreshment. I wanted to talk with them some more, but my guardian angel beckoned me to leave.
June 20 – The Virgin Consoler of the Afflicted (Turin, Italy, 1104) - Saint Silverius - Milo of Saint-Amand (d. 871) Our Lady saved me from despair Our Lady saved me from despair, which was the gravest [...] mechanism of salvation, the Hail Mary is the last resort. With it, one cannot be lost. " Charles Péguy French poet, essayist, and editor Excerpt from a letter to his friend Lotte, during the illness of his young [...] say the "Our Father ... Thy will be done!" I couldn’t say it, because I could not accept His will. I was scared. We shouldn’t say empty prayers. We should really mean what we say. So I turned to Mary. Prayers
March 1st - Our Lady of Della Croce (Italy, 1873) Our Lady’s Messenger (II) (The evangelist) says: "The angel Gabriel was sent by God". His name is not without meaning to the message with which he is charged [...] courage to the Virgin’s fiancé, this man of a humble and timorous conscience, although our evangelist does not specify this. Indeed, Gabriel says to him: "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary [...] by the news of the miracle about to be achieved in her womb. Indeed, he says to her, "Rejoice, you who enjoy God’s favor! The Lord is with you.” It is also possible to imagine that he came to give force
March 1st - Our Lady of Della Croce (Italy, 1873) Our Lady’s Messenger (II) (The evangelist) says: "The angel Gabriel was sent by God". His name is not without meaning to the message with which he is charged [...] courage to the Virgin's fiancé, this man of a humble and timorous conscience, although our evangelist does not specify this. Indeed, Gabriel says to him: "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary [...] by the news of the miracle about to be achieved in her womb. Indeed, he says to her, "Rejoice, you who enjoy God's favor! The Lord is with you." It is also possible to imagine that he came to give force
in the morning of August 13, 1917, around 9:00 a.m., several men arrived at the Marto residence to ask to see the children. Among them was the tinsmith, who falsely claimed to want to see the miracle [...] next day at the tinsmith's office, but to no avail. Then they were put in the town jail, to pressure them to publicly admit to having lied. But the children refused to talk. Soon the people demanded that [...] authorities decided to release them. On August 15, the administrator admitted defeat and drove the children home. Nevertheless, on August 13, the day of the children’s arrest, Our Lady did come to the Cova da
Feast of Mary Seyom (Ethiopian Church) The Rosary: The prayer that Our Lady recommended most often In a letter to a nephew priest, dated April 4, 1970, Sister Lucia, one of the seers of Our Lady at Fatima [...] Fatima, Portugal, sent this piece of advice to help his ministry: "We have to recite the Rosary every day. It is the prayer that Our Lady recommended most often! The devil knows that we will be saved through [...] waging a battle against it to ruin us. Recite the Rosary daily. Do not be afraid to expose the Blessed Sacrament and to say the Rosary in the Lord’s presence. It is not true to say that it is not liturgical
December 22 - Our Lady of the Milk (Italy) Let Our Lady guide you! "A few months ago, a close friend told me about a pilgrimage he made to Medjugorje (Bosnia-Herzegovina). I found his story interesting [...] me to go on a trip to Medjugorje. Deep inside, I was actually eager to go, if only out of curiosity, and I thought, why not ?, maybe I'll receive a small grace. And like Saint Thomas, I wanted to see [...] Medjugorje were true. I wanted to find out for myself. I won’t bore you with the whole trip. Our accompanying priest prepared us for this pilgrimage during the first, sightseeing part of the trip and this was very
Orleans under the title of Our Lady of Prompt Succor." Since the end of December 1810, when Mother St Michel, her companions and the statue arrived in New Orleans, devotion to Our Lady of Prompt Succor has grown [...] have learned about many of the favors granted through the intercession of Our Lady in response to pleas for quick and favorable help. Among them, two interventions of Our Lady in particular come from New [...] solemn crowning of the statue. From conversations, letters, contributions, requests for Masses of thanksgiving and similar sources, generations of Ursulines and friends of Our Lady of Prompt Succor have
