For almost a week now, the only words I could pray, I will admit, have been those that the Immaculate addressed to her divine Son: ‘Why have you done this to us?’ (Lk 2:48). How close she is to us, our good [...] Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity - St. Charles Lwanga and Companions Mary herself dared to say: "Why have you done this to us?" Father Guillaume de Menthière, a priest of the Diocese of Paris, gave the following [...] our revolts! Blessed be the Blessed Virgin who canonizes for us the words of incomprehension: ‘Why have you done this to us?’ Blessed be the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph who sanctify our dazedness: ‘They

love for you. I have a special love in my heart for Our Lady of Lourdes because, in the few times that I’ve been there, you can really feel her love so present there. For all those who have been there, it’s [...] May 12 - Our Lady of the Forsaken (Manila, Philippines) "I have a special love for Our Lady of Lourdes" The auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles in the United States was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds

ce that "right now, the only thing that we have left is prayer." "It's good to fight for freedom, it's good to fight for all that, but as Catholics, we have something else," explains Louis-Pierre Laroche [...] December 6 - Our Lady of Sées (France) - Our Lady of the Vow (Siena, Italy) "Right now, the only thing we have left is prayer" Since January 2022, the "France Prays" (La France prie) project has been growing [...] Laroche in his video. "As Catholics, we have a weapon that is the rosary and that has proven to be very effective throughout history." The movement quickly took on a global dimension. In France, "if you look

Communions which are characterized by devotion to the Blessed Virgin that have ceased to adore her Eternal Son, but those very bodies which have renounced devotion to her'. (Essay on the Development of Christian [...] three centuries has confirmed their testimony, for Catholics who have honored the Mother, still worship the Son, while Protestants, who now have ceased to confess the Son, began then by scoffing at the Mother' [...] le (Byzantium), a city dedicated to the Mother of God St John Henry Newman: “Protestants, who now have ceased to confess the Son, began then by scoffing at the Mother” St John Henry Newman reflected on

explain what I experienced there, you have to go there to understand. I have never felt so much peace!" So I decided to go. I had nothing to lose and I certainly didn't have peace: why not try? I can't describe [...] June 6 - Saint Marcellin Champagnat (1789-1840), founder of the Little Brothers of Mary (Marists) "I have never felt so much peace as in this place" Does God exist? What is the point of living? Why make any [...] found the answers to all my questions and even more. I will never doubt the existence of God again. I have never felt so much peace as I did in that place. Life is beautiful and it has a meaning! Corinne,

virgin, Dominican tertiary, Doctor of the Church, patroness of Europe Saint Catherine of Siena: "Have recourse to Mary, while embracing the Cross" Faith in Providence flows from a complete faith in God [...] provided and will provide for you, and his providence will not fail you. Make sure that in everything you have recourse to Mary, while embracing the Cross." (letter 267)(1) Faith in Providence is not, therefore [...] finite), nor a mercenary love, but the love of God for his own sake (infinite)(2). This is why we must have recourse to Mary (letter 267), in order to arrive at a spiritual love, centered on God. F. Breynaert

Alcazar (Toledo, Spain) - Luxembourg takes Mary as its patron saint (1666) "I owe Mary all the graces I have received" After a reckless youth, a serious accident, and personal searches, I discovered the Catholic [...] and with whom I lived. God being merciful, He did not leave me in my confusion. He inspired me to have recourse to Mary with confidence. For several years I had been reciting my rosary daily and, faced

were suffering for their faith." She said: "I have already answered your prayers. From now on, all those who will come to pray to me in this place will have their wishes granted," she said. According to [...] of Preachers (d. 1221 ) – Our Lady of Laeken (Belgium) – Feast of Our Lady of La Vang (Vietnam) "I have already answered your prayers!" An oral tradition says that in 1798, 60 km from Hue in central Vietnam [...] to some, Mary appeared there several times, granting healings and conversions. Since then, people have come on pilgrimage and prayed there continually over two centuries. In 1886, a small chapel was built

Bonaventure, Doctor of the Church (d. 1274) - Maronite and Syriac Catholics: Feast of Mary Mediatrix You have to ask Mary! “This tender Mother is animated by such a desire to help everyone, that she is offended

Heart of Jesus, "one" with the Heart of Mary (1899) From the beginning, the Hearts of Jesus and Mary have been united Until our time, it was customary to practice the consecration to the two Hearts separately [...] image of his Mother's Heart. In the Church, devotion to the Heart of Mary and to the Sacred Heart have developed simultaneously. The feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is celebrated on the day after