July 30 – Our Lady Promoter of Peace (Le Puy, France) – Saint Peter Chrysologus, Doctor of the Church (d. 451) Let us offer our day to Jesus, through Mary’s Immaculate Heart When I was a child, my family [...] Sacred Heart of Jesus, we prayed the “Sacred Heart Rosary.” This version substitutes, “Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine,” for the Lord’s Prayer, and “Sweet Heart of Jesus, Be [...] While we otherwise concluded the Marian Rosary with the Litany of Loreto, during June, we recited the Litany of the Sacred Heart. Devotion to the Sacred Heart and the Apostleship Prayer were instilled in
September 5 - Our Lady of Pedancino (Italy) – French poet Charles Péguy (d. 1914) - Saint Teresa of Calcutta (d. 1997) "We can’t learn to love the Virgin Mary by staying on our knees" This is how Mother [...] with simplicity, to teach us how to pray as she taught Jesus, during all the time he was with her in Nazareth." "Joy is our strength: let us imitate the Virgin Mary, she who knew how to look at people with [...] with clear and limpid eyes like those of her Son Jesus; she who knew how to meet people as her Son met them, not to possess them but to give them the true and happy life, the one that gives men joy." "Mary
Jesus as Savior and Mary to be our best Companion. (1) Le Chemin Neuf Community (2) The purpose of the CANA sessions is to take time to talk and pray together, to experience a stage of forgiveness and healing [...] May 8 – Our Lady of the Rosary (Pompei, Italy, 1875) God gave us Mary to be our best companion At the Jesuit novitiate, I loved the litanies of the Blessed Virgin and all her titles in Latin that express [...] As I would climb the steep hill of Chemin Neuf (or “new way” in English), I always marveled at the magnificent view of the city of Lyons (France) below. At the dawn of our new community’s journey—called
October 6 – Our Lady of the People (Italy) In our time, the Blessed Virgin gave a new effectiveness to the Rosary Saint Louis de Montfort and Marthe Robin (France) emphasized the increasingly important [...] spirit, obedient to the motions of the Holy Spirit and strong as an army drawn up in battle (Sg 6:4). They will be the last crusaders, the last bearers of the cross of love. According to Saint Faustina [...] kingdom of Mary will be felt more and more, and where history will accelerate, should no longer be too far from us. Sister Lucia of Fatima seemed to share this conviction. In 1957, she confided to Father
present our bodies to Jesus so that he can continue to dwell in our midst. Let us offer him our hands to caress the little ones and the poor, our feet to draw near to our brothers and sisters, our arms to [...] to shore up the weak and to work in the Lord’s vineyard, our minds to think and plan in the light of the Gospel, and above all, our hearts to love and make decisions in accordance with God’s will. In this [...] us, pressing us to her Immaculate Heart, as she did with Lucia, Blessed Francisco and Blessed Jacinta. Homily of Cardinal Pietro Parolin Vigil Mass , Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima, May 12
Canonization of Louis de Montfort (1947) I want to consecrate our diocese to the Virgin Mary "After praying about it, I have decided to consecrate our diocese of Séez (northwestern France) to the Virgin [...] 13th, the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima, after a short procession from the basilica to the cathedral of the diocese, the consecration took place in the presence of all the faithful of the Orne department [...] she will help us to make the Church a home for many, a mother for all peoples, and make possible the birth of a new world." To prepare for this consecration to Mary, since the beginning of the Easter season
April 20 – Our Lady of Sorrows (Peru, 1906) Mary, Queen of Angels, assist us during this terrible battle! On February 11-12-13, 2022, the Temple of Satan chose Scottsdale, USA, in the Diocese of Phoenix, [...] Arizona, to gather in a large conference of 500 people to offer America to the cult of Satan! Hundreds of believers, Catholics and Christians alike, have joined together, through prayer, the rosary, images [...] doors of Heaven for us. The heavenly angels are waiting for our prayers to come and fight with and for us. Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Angels, help us during this terrible battle where the fate of men
Rosary Esplanade, to the Grotto, to Masses, to Confession, to the healing baths, etc. Both the sick and the so-called "healthy" gather together at the Grotto, at the feet of Our Lady of Lourdes, where they [...] March 4 - Our Lady of Sorrows (Italy, 1603) - 15th apparition in Lourdes (France, 1858) Lourdes, the city of joy where the sick are kings! The most striking thing about Lourdes is the abundance of sick and [...] feels like a haven of peace and joy. For everyone, Lourdes is the city of miraculous healing. The first miracles in Lourdes took place during the apparitions to Saint Bernadette of Our Lady in 1858. (There
September 18 – Our Lady of Pity or Seven Sorrows (diocese of Montauban, France) In praying the Rosary, aim for the quality of prayer The quality of the prayer is more important than the quantity of prayer. One [...] wants you to take away from this moment with Him can often be more fruitful than one quickly prayed decade that you tried to get through just to check it off your list. So focus on the quality of each prayer [...] I found one of those small little rosary pamphlets that you can pretty much find at any church you walk into, and began to read daily each of the daily rosary mysteries. (If you need one of these rosary
Sept 1 - Month of Our Lady of Sorrows The Prophecy of Simeon And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: 'Behold this child is set for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel, and for a sign [...] impious men were to offer to the Redeemer of the world. But an even sharper sword pierced her soul. It was the thought of men's ingratitude to her beloved Son. Now consider that because of our sins we are unhappily [...] out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed' (Lk 2: 34-35). Meditation: How great the shock these sorrowful words must have been to Our Lady's heart. Simeon foretold the bitter Passion and death of her
