consecrates France to Mary (1638) France was consecrated to Mary by a royal edict recorded by the Parliament In 1636, the Blessed Virgin asked through Mother Anne-Marie of Jesus Crucified, a French nun stigmatist [...] for the birth to know if the child would be a boy or a girl, Louis XIII published a royal edict on February 10, 1638, which solemnly consecrated France to Mary. Louis XIII made sure that this edict was recorded [...] Kingdom to Mary, and with the Queen, Anne of Austria, he multiplied prayers and pilgrimages to obtain the heir they had awaited for 22 years. The Mother of God responded by appearing to Brother Fiacre, a religious

July 22 - Saint Mary Magdalene - Our Lady of Kaloja (Russia Russia's great thirst for a return to Jesus and Mary In Russia, a country evangelized since the 10th century, the 20th century was marked by [...] martyrdom, they were often for non-Christians a sign, a reference point and foundation of the Resistance movement. The workers' resistance, the movement based on Mary, a vast conversion movement, the hunger for [...] Vologda, Novgorod and Pochaiov. Pilgrimages range from a few days to several months. There is a great hunger for religion among Russians, both Catholic (a minority) and Orthodox. Adapted and translated from:

declared Mary "Mother of the Church" (1964) He was a Man of God (II) After his conversion, Edmond Fricoteaux conceived the idea of showing his gratitude to the Blessed Virgin. He felt that God had a project [...] of the Servants of Jesus and Mary (Serviteurs de Jésus et de Marie) founded by Father Lamy at Ourscamps in the Oise. All he needed now was the statue! Edmond imagined a statue like the one at the Rue [...] must not be disappear into oblivion. It should be erected on a hill near Paris as a counterpart to the Sacred Heart (Sacré-Coeur) of Montmartre." A subscription was immediately launched, but then stopped by

Trinity (d. 1906) Mary is like a star that leads us to God “Mary is like a star that leads us to God,” Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi of Malta told those gathered at the Stella Maris Parish Church on [...] explained that ‘Stella Maris’ is an ancient title which was given to the Virgin Mary, adding that despite the fact that one finds no references in the gospel which associate Mary to the sea, once its meaning [...] meaning is understood, one can then come to a conclusion why the title fits Mary. ‘Stella Maris’ or Star of the Sea is composed of two words ‘star’ and ‘sea,’ Mgr Galea-Curmi explained. The Auxiliary Bishop

(Latin America) Mary, the Mother who has never let me down! My experience with Mary started right at my mother’s breast! Mary, the Immaculate Conception, has always accompanied me and has been a light on my [...] Manuel Parrado Carral, Bishop of São Miguel Paulista Exclusive interview by Thácio Siqueira for A Moment With Mary [...] that He tells you." Today the Virgin Mary is ever-present in my episcopal ministry. I can testify that she has never let me down, especially at the three keys moments of my life: when I had to leave my father's

back where misunderstanding and distance reigned for a very long time. Thank you to Mary Who Unties Knots ! Amen! K. H., a reader of A Moment with Mary . Personal testimony sent in November 2020 [...] husband and his mother have suffered a lot because of this situation. One day, I asked my husband to pray the Novena to Mary Who Unties Knots with me, in Spanish, and ask Mary to unravel all those knots. The [...] reconnected with his mother and they are talking again. Unfortunately, the other brothers still cling to their resentment, and they are sticking to their positions. Nevertheless, I am so grateful to Mary for this

Mother of God. As a matter of fact, he often said that he had learned a great deal about the Blessed Virgin from the writings of Saint Louis de Montfort. Adapted for A Moment with Mary from Pourquoi devenir [...] Schuman (1963) Robert Schuman had a deep veneration for the Mother of God Robert Schuman (1886-1963) was a French statesman who served as Finance Minister in 1946, during a difficult period of economic recovery [...] and the building of a united Europe were laid." After his funeral mass in the Metz Cathedral, his coffin was set down in front of a statue of the Madonna and Child, because Schuman had a profound devotion

marked me and helped me to receive Mary as my Mother. Orani João Tempesta, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro Exclusive Interview by Thácio Siqueira for A Moment with Mary [...] monastery was named after Mary” Marian devotion has been very present throughout my entire life, from the time that I was an altar server as a child, until now as an adult. When I became a monk, what caught my [...] great silence of the night. It is a very beautiful tradition in monastic life. I also love the image of Our Lady, Mother of the Cistercians, represented in Heaven with a very large cloak sheltering the religious

True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin was “at the moment of the Revolution, in 1793, hidden in a chest which was in an underground cavern, in the middle of a field of brambles, and was thus free from the fire [...] he wrote to a friend: “After having read several pages, I took it, hoping to use it to write a sermon on the Blessed Virgin. I happened upon the spot where it speaks of the Company of Mary. Then I recognized [...] just one, is imbued with De Montfort's "Marian way". Cardinal Wyszynski, one of the many "slaves of Mary" who left their mark on Poland, urged him "not to refuse the See of Peter for Mary". The influence of

arne, France, 1400) “I have been happy to pray the Rosary for a long time” I was moved by today's testimony in A Moment with Mary, where a lady explains how she came to pray the Rosary because of the September [...] on the Virgin Mary for help. But once the danger had passed and my prayers were heard, I stopped praying... One day on television, they were talking about a disaster in India. A local told a journalist: [...] news gave me a great motivation to pray in union with other Christians worldwide in distressing situations. But after a few months I stopped praying again. Then one day I read the testimony of a person who