Benedict of the Cross (Edith Stein) - Our Lady of the Parish (Italy, 1829) Worldwide prayer marathon to Mary, Undoer of Knots in 2021 was the first of its kind The pope led the recitation of the Rosary [...] rediscovery of the value of community life, relief from unemployment, an end to domestic violence, recovery from illness, and the resumption of daily pastoral ministry. After the recitation of the Litany of Loreto [...] Vatican Gardens, including the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne in Nanterre, France, Our Lady of Sorrows in Kibeho, Rwanda, and the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes at Carfin, Scotland. The intentions
25 - Saint James, Apostle - Our Lady of the Castle (Dalmatia) After the "M" of Mary Pilgrimage, a Great March of Saint Joseph After the success of the "M" of Mary pilgrimage in France last year, a new [...] June 7 is the day of St. Joseph’s apparition in the woods of Bessillon, a natural site in Cotignac (Var department), and August 15 is the feast day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, celebrated each [...] place this summer, called "The Great March of Saint Joseph". On June 7, 2021, pilgrims began to travel the roads of France from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre in Paris and will conclude their
July 8 – Our Lady of Kazan (Russia) The miraculous icon of Mary "Liberatrix of Russia" The miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Kazan has the sad look of the Russian Virgins, who tenderly press the [...] 2004, on the feast of the Dormition of the Virgin, during a long ceremony in which the rich Orthodox liturgy unfolded in the grandiose setting of the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Kremlin. On this [...] history is known since the great fire that destroyed part of the city of Kazan in 1579. The icon was discovered that year under the rubble of a burned house by a 10-year-old girl, to whom the Virgin appeared
Bishop Ito in 1984) The message of Mary at Akita concerns all of us today On this anniversary of the beginning of the lacrimations of the Virgin Mary in the convent of Akita, Japan, let us remember the [...] given by the Blessed Virgin to Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa, a nun of the convent of Akita, in 1973. Here is an excerpt from the message of October 13, 1973: " As I have told you, if men do not repent and [...] gravity, there will be no question of forgiveness for them. Speak courageously to your superior, he will know how to encourage each one of you to pray and do works of reparation." We know that prophecies
“Focolari” as a spiritual and fraternal movement, under its official name of “The Work of Mary.” Collection of Marian Stories 1975 Marie de Nazareth [...] February 9 – Our Lady of the Castle (Italy, 1558) Have you heard of "The Work of Mary"? It all started in 1943, in Trento, Italy, during WWII’s heavy bombings. During the long stays in the bomb shelters [...] shelters, some young women of Catholic Action began to read the Gospel together, in order to live it out in service of the poor, once the alert had passed. The leader of the group was a 23-year-old philosophy
October 27 – Our Lady of Charity (Cuba) The Assumption of Mary confirms the unity of the human person The wondrous reality of the Assumption of Mary reveals and confirms the unity of the human person and [...] be the action of slaves; to serve him with the soul alone would be counter to our human nature. Around the year 220, a great Father of the Church, Saint Irenaeus, stated that “the glory of God is a living [...] sisters, then on the day of the resurrection our fate will be like that of our heavenly Mother. We must therefore fully dedicate ourselves to accomplishing the exhortation of the Apostle Paul: “glorify
26 – Our Lady of Tichwin (Russia) - Publication of Fatima’s Third Secret (2000) A fragment of the Holy Veil of Mary preserved in Aveyron, France For at least 500 years, Coupiac, a commune of Aveyron, France [...] has kept a piece of a veil considered to have belonged to the Blessed Virgin. The annual feast in honor of Our Lady of the Holy Veil takes place on the second Sunday after Easter. A half of a mile to the [...] the north of Coupiac is the chapel of Our Lady of Massiliergues, where the Holy Veil had been buried the ground during the wars of religion in the 16th century. Thus the holy relic escaped the destructive
March 4 – Our Lady of Sorrows (Italy, 1603) - Saint Casimir – 15th apparition in Lourdes The presence of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary In this month of Saint Joseph, which began on March 1st [...] holy husband of Mary has been present throughout the history of the Church. Following are a few important dates: Saint Joseph appeared in Cotignac, France in 1660. He revealed the location of a spring hidden [...] beginning of the 21 st century, the reported apparitions of Itapiranga in Brazil recommended the devotion to St Joseph's very chaste heart, on the Wednesday following the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Pellevoisin (France, 1876) Consecration of the Diocese of Quebec to the Virgin Mary The fact that we have consecrated ourselves to Mary is truly a special and effective way of living our ecclesial and personal [...] groups, movements, institutes of consecrated life and various institutions that bear the name of the Virgin Mary. The humble Virgin of Nazareth is undeniably an integral part of our Christian heritage and [...] Through this consecration of the diocese of Quebec to the Virgin Mary, today, Sunday, July 2, 2017, let us pray together... that our people will be better prepared to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ’s Gospel
December 24 - Our Lady of Bethlehem Son of Mary and Son of the Most High "The time came for Mary to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid [...] care of us, when he would step outside his concealment, when the world would be saved and God would renew all things. We can imagine the kind of interior preparation, the kind of love with which Mary approached [...] does not belong to the geography of space, but to the geography of the heart. And the heart of God, during the Holy Night, stooped down to the stable: the humility of God is Heaven. And if we approach
