the prayer of Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemptive Incarnation which began in her virginal womb. With the Rosary, the Christian people sit at the school of Mary and are led to c [...] March 13 - Our Lady of the Rose (Italy, 1635) Our Lady’s Rosary and Abundant Grace The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. In the sobriety of its elements, [...] contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer

has witnessed countless physical and spiritual healings For 54 years, from 1664 to 1718, between the beginning of the reign of Louis XIV and the Regency, the Virgin Mary appeared to Benoîte Rencurel, a [...] He revealed to her the infinite love he has for sinners and invited her to share in his sufferings to save them. Benoîte was comforted by Mary and the angels during the great difficulties she experienced: [...] a shepherdess from the Avance Valley (Hautes-Alpes, France). Mary said to her messenger: "I have asked my Son for Le Laus and he has granted it to me. I ask that a church be built here, where many sinners

Christ, and forms a whole with it. In Fatima 1917-2017, La dévotion au cœur immaculé de Marie, de 1917 à la Venue glorieuse du Christ (Fatima 1917-2017, The Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, from [...] the Third Secret of Fatima (2000) Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and the Third Secret The interpretation of the third secret given by the Virgin Mary to the young seers of Fatima, Portugal, in 1917, was made [...] purpose of all apparitions is to bring about an increase in faith, hope and charity. - The future is not immutably determined, and the vision seen by the children is not a film of anticipation of the future

February 16 - Our Lady of the Thorn (Châlons, France) Our Lady and the Burning Bush According to tradition, the discovery of a statue of the Virgin Mary took place on the eve of the Feast of the Annunciation in [...] shining in the thorn bushes. When they approached, they found a stone polychrome statue of the Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus in the midst of the flames. In 1406, on the very same site of the miracle, c [...] continued the work at night after the laborers had gone home. The church was elevated to a minor basilica and the beautiful shrine is a worthy place to venerate the Blessed Virgin, where Christian souls can adore

November 10 - Our Lady of Loreto (1552) She is a Sign of Sure Hope and Comfort (II) You, Mary, who at Pentecost, together with the Apostles in prayer, called upon the gift of the Holy Spirit for the newborn [...] following of Christ. To you, a "sign of sure hope and comfort," we trustfully turn our gaze "until the day of the Lord shall come" (Lumen Gentium, #68). You, Mary, are invoked with the insistent prayer of the [...] do not know the Savior, may be happily gathered together in peace and harmony into one People of God, for the glory of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity" (ibid., n. 69). Amen.

is like. Mary knows that the Lord speaks to the heart of each person, and asks for these words to be translated into actions and choices. She knew how to do this more than any other person, and indeed she [...] century) Our Lady speaks little, listens a lot, and cherishes in her heart The Virgin Mary is a great teacher of discernment: she speaks little, listens a lot, and ponders in her heart (cf. Lk 2:19). The three [...] little, listens a lot, and cherishes in her heart. And the few times she speaks, she leaves a mark. For example, in the Gospel of John there is a very short phrase uttered by Mary which is a mandate for

covered with a white mantle sewn with gold and precious stones. Mary has been venerated there since the early 17th century under the title of "Our Lady of Peace and Good Journey" after she saved some sailors [...] May 11 - Our Lady of Peace (Antipolo, Philippines) Philippes: Our Lady of Peace and Safe Journey in Antipolo City Antipolo City is located on a hill, 28 km from Manila, in the Philippines. It is home to [...] intact. The latest was in 1942, when the church was destroyed by Japanese bombing. During the month of Mary (May), 40,000 to 50,000 people attend Mass in the Shrine. Attilio Galli, In Madre della Chiesa dei

presenting some little-known facts. According to the four visionaries—Conchita, Mari Loli, Mari Cruz and Jacinta—Saint Michael and Our Lady of Mount Carmel appeared to them from June 18, 1961, to November 13 [...] two messages that the Virgin Mary asked to be made public, where she mainly requested to make sacrifices and to convert, and where she deplored the loss of many priests and bishops. Lastly, the sudden [...] Cantabria (Spain), who claimed to have had several visions of the Archangel Saint Michael and the Virgin Mary between 1961 and 1965. The Church has never officially approved these apparitions, but it is hard to

between Russia, Prussia and Austria. Between June 27, 1877, and September 16, 1877, the Virgin appeared to two children, Justyna Szafrynska and Barbara Samulowska. On June 27, Justyna and her mother had just [...] persecuted by the local authorities. A theological and medical committee examined the girls and the content of the message, and everything was found to be normal and in line with the faith. In 1945, the shrine [...] back to1352, and the Gothic church to 1500. In 1568, the latter was dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. The high point in the history of Gietrzwald is an apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1877, after

Padre Pio: "Love Our Lady and make her loved" At the beatification of Padre Pio on May 2, 1999(1), Pope John Paul II did not fail to note the "tender and constant devotion" to Mary of the new Blessed: "His [...] his thoughts, as he had done all his life, to the Blessed Virgin Mary: "Love Our Lady and make her loved; always recite the Rosary and recite it as often as possible." Pope John Paul II Excerpt from his [...] "His devotion to Our Lady was evident in every manifestation of his life: in his words and writings, in his teaching and in the advice he gave to his many spiritual sons. A true son of Francis of Assisi, the