May 30 – Ascension of the Lord – Our Lady of Europe (Gibraltar) – Saint Joan of Arc (d. 1431) Why did Mary stay on earth after the Ascension? This delay was a great consolation for Christ’s disciples.
May 20 – Our of Graces (Cuneo, Italy, 1537) - Saint Germanus of Constantinople (d. 733) "Help me to mourn" (II) The Blessed Virgin continued: "Now go to the hut, otherwise you will get wet. Remember the [...] despite the rain. Her mother took her story seriously and brought Veronica to see the priest of Saint-Nicholas-of-Bari, in Sorano. A few days later, while reciting the prayers requested by the Virgin
June 1 – Our Lady of Holy Languor (France) – Saint John Paul II celebrated mass at Le Bourget Airport (Official visit to France, 1980) Saturday, the day consecrated to Mary Among the many spiritual privileges
May 16 - Saint Simon Stock and the Brown Scapular Our Lady appeared to him, holding a scapular in her hand On July 16, 1251, in Cambridge, England, the Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Simon Stock, an early
May 24 – Mary Auxiliatrix, Help of Christians (1815) – Beginning of Saint Teresa of Calcutta’s novitiate (1929) Mary was the first Missionary of Charity The Missionaries of Charity are called to recognize [...] received. Do not blush to do the humblest chores, and do not delay in accomplishing them. Mother Teresa (Saint Teresa of Calcutta) Excerpt from Dans le silence du cœur (In the Silence of the Heart)
May 6 – Our Lady of Saint John (Italy, 1658) Spend more time with the Mother of Jesus! At the beginning of May 2015, Pope Francis exhorted the baptized to trust in the intercession of the Virgin Mary, [...] Mother of God, during the general audience of Wednesday, May 6, in Saint Peter's Square. His exhortation is more relevant than ever in early May 2017! The Pope invites pilgrims to "renew" their "love
May 2 – Our Lady of Sorrows (Italy, 1895) - Saint Athanasius of Alexandria (d. 373) The great power of the scapular In May 1957, a Carmelite priest in Germany published a striking story, of how a house
May 6 – Our Lady of Saint John (Italy, 1658) "I have inhabited this place for a long time" The Virgin Mary appeared several times in Constantinople (today’s Istanbul, Turkey), particularly at the still [...] still popular Church of Saint Mary of the Spring, west of the city. Many miracles were reported in that city for over more than 15 centuries through the intercession of the "Life-giving" Virgin Mary. It was
May 1 – Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker – Our Lady of Laus (France, 1664) He was enraptured by his love for Jesus and Mary When Jesus returned to his village at the age of 30, he surprised everyone by [...] yesterday, it is hard for us to speak about God with people who think they know everything about him. Saint John Chrysostom said: "The people of Nazareth admired him, but instead of inspiring faith, this admiration
April 29 – Our Lady of la Ghiara (Italy, 1596) – Saint Catherine of Siena, mystic and doctor of the Church When Mary said YES, she made a commitment on behalf of all of us In you, O Mary, our human strength [...] into and sealed that it will never be dissolved, any more than it has be broken up to now. Amen. Saint Catherine of Siena, written on the feast day of the Annunciation, in 1379. Marie de Nazareth
