December 31 - Saint Odilon, 5th Abbot of Cluny (d. 1049) Listen at least to the voice of your heavenly Mother! On this night, while the greater part of my children spend the last hours of the year in amusement
November 28 – Thanksgiving Day (USA) - The Crowned Virgin (Italy, 1640) – Saint Catherine Labouré A powerful novena to solve interpersonal problems Prayer isn’t ultimately about changing God’s will — it’s [...] who resides at Benedictine College in Atchinson, Kansas (USA). He recently published The Rosary of Saint John Paul II
December 27 - Saint John the Evangelist The Mother of All Asia In the Philippines, the soon-to-be tallest statue of the Virgin Mary in the world is about to be ready. Almost 100m (315ft) high, the statue [...] countries in South Asia. With a floor area of around 130,000 square ft, the monument will house a Saint John Paul II shrine, 12 Marian chapels on the third floor, a food hall on the fourth, mini theaters
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception – First apparition of Our Lady in Guadalupe (Mexico, 1531) – Saint Juan Diego, patron of the Indigenous people (d. 1548) “Full of grace” is the new name that God gave [...] contaminated by evil. Each of us, looking within ourselves, sees some dark sides. Even the greatest saints were sinners and everything in reality, even the most beautiful things, are corroded by evil—everything
December 21 – Our Lady of Saint-Acheul (Amiens, France) Mary heals married couples Guillaume d'Alançon, director of the Institute for the Family in Europe ( l’Institut pour la Famille en Europe ), explains
November 11 – Virgin Mary of Barbana Island (6th century) - Saint Theodore the Studite The great international Marian pilgrimage of Benin From August 16-18, 2019, about seven thousand faithful, bishops
might repulse any evil of heresy. Apparition of Mary and John the Evangelist to Saint Gregory the Wonderworker, As told by Saint Gregory of Nyssa (d. 394) [...] November 17 – Mary, Gate of Dawn (Lithuania) - Saint Gregory the Wonder- Worker (213-270) He heard Mary conversing with the apostle John At night Gregory beheld the foundation of the faith. Various thoughts
November 9 – Feast of the Mater Domini Icon (Italy, 1060) – Saint Elizabeth of the 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 [...] assail the frail vessel of your soul, look at the star, call upon Mary,” Mgr Galea-Curmi said quoting Saint Bernard. The Auxiliary Bishop added that Mary as the guiding star is not only needed in an individual’s
November 1 – Queen of All Saints – Pius XII proclaims the dogma of the Assumption (1950) Is the Virgin Mary a model we can really imitate? In an interview for the French magazine Famille Chrétienne , Father [...] been easy for her to do God’s will!" This was Father de Menthière's response: "Let us recall how Saint Therese of Lisieux felt about it. In her time, the sermons on the Virgin Mary described the privileges [...] that she had to live by faith, like us. On this point, as on many others, Vatican II learned from Saint Therese. It described the Virgin Mary’s pilgrimage of faith. Didn’t Jesus say: "He who does the will
October 18 – Our Lady of Peace (Italy, 1482) - Saint Luke Camille's forgiveness, an aborted child On the eve of the World Day of the Sick in Lourdes on February 11, 2004, I received this testimony: "The
