far as the Kidron and proceed along it, so that they are half-hidden by the wild bushes that grow near its hanks. Also the murmur of the water serves to conceal and confuse the noise of the sandals of
an oxen-pulled cart. After three days of travel, the cart halted overnight by the town of Zelaya, near the present city of Luján. But the next day the oxen were unable to move the cart. The oxen were changed
caused, he wished to make reparations. He learnt first-hand of the awful poverty of the tenant farmers near his hometown. It is said that at the sight of their destitution the words of Our Lady of the Rosary
with diamond settings.(...) § 220 - Mary is sitting with the Child in Her lap and Joseph is standing near Her. But She also gets up and bows when She sees the Magi entering. She is all dressed in white. She
a short time, the fire had lost its momentum and burned out, leaving the convent unharmed, while nearly 800 buildings in the city were destroyed. The second well-known intervention of Our Lady of Prompt
the eastern sanctuary. People believed that the veil was some type of a shirt. Pilgrims came to pray near the veil. Since it was thought to offer a type of divine protection, shirts of those going to war
Guide of Marian Shrines in France ( Guide des sanctuaires mariaux en France) , in which he lists nearly 2,900 "active" sites, meaning that at least one pilgrimage or procession takes place there every
later date, mentions that the sea became red from the blood. Theodore Syncellos writes that the sea near Blachernae was covered with dead bodies and empty boats floating aimlessly. The sources tell us that
As she prayed the Angelus, she saw a strange light and a figure dressed in white on the maple tree near the presbytery; the figure was seated on a gold, pearl-studded throne. A moment later the girl saw
the peace that would eventually help me to make liberating decisions. My companionship with Mary, nearly 20 years later, was enriched by the discovery of a powerful text by Father Doncoeur on the Virgin
