we imagine as being part of the life of the Holy Family only took place in our imagination; they never happened. There was a deeper silence there than in the loneliness of our tears or in Chartreux Abbey
built for her in the enclosure of the monastery, to share the life and prayer of the sisters, but she never made a religious profession. In 1263, she obtained from Pope Urban IV an updated version of the rule
wants for me. But I feel so small before the greatness of all these graces to ask, that I fear I will never succeed. As if he heard my fear, Saint Louis de Montfort replied: "It is all about finding an easy
Basilica in Rome one afternoon in the year 1922, and went to confession to a Capuchin monk she had never met and who advised her to go to San Giovanni Rotondo. She went there and was quite surprised to recognize
morning prayers at the mosque, Charbel heard a voice from the sky, words which he had previously never heard before: “Glory be to Jesus, the only Son of God. And glory to the Virgin Mary, the Mother of
The famous line in the famous prayer, the Memorare, has that wonderful reference to Mary’s love: “Never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection or sought thine intercession, was left unaided
contrary! She is only more human, more present, more free: sin does not hinder her love for us; it never distorts or alters it. As a good teacher, Mary does not act in our place, but she teaches us to do
16th century by St. Vincent de Paul, to both evangelize and help the poorest. The pilgrimages had never ceased, but they began experiencing a great revival, and a convent was built on the site. The French
and to his Passion. Finally, in keeping with political, economic and Church events, the popes have never ceased to encourage the prayer of the Rosary, because of the fruits it can bear for both individuals
charge of finding readers for the mass. I had invited a young woman from the congregation, whom I had never seen before, to be our reader. We were near the altar, standing at the pulpit, when I inexplicably
