Mary Vianney, Holy Curé of Ars (France, d. 1859) - Apparition of Our Lady to Natalino Scarpa (14 years old) in 1716 (Pellestrina, Italy) Saint Joan of Arc’s mission was a true kind of motherhood Catherine [...] motherhood, of a spiritual and virginal nature. Joan, who already carried in her heart the desire to free of the people of France, had to "give birth" to them by her actions and the pains of her passion as well [...] contemporary of Saint Joan of Arc, who had accommodated her for three weeks in her home, left us beautiful testimony about how Joan hastened to accomplish her mission. She used a comparison to characterize
June 4 – Our Lady of Graces (Italy, 1503) – Saint John Paul II’s first official visit to Poland, in Czestochowa (1979) Mary Queen of Peace, Patroness of Kazakhstan (II) In the 1980s, the faithful of the Almaty [...] the help of a benefactor who asked that it be dedicated to “Mary, Queen of Peace.” In 1995, the then-bishop of Kazakhstan and Central Asia consecrated the entire region to the Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace [...] Mary, Queen of Peace, is the Patroness of Kazakhstan. When Saint John Paul II came to the country in 2001, he spoke at the National Shrine of Oziorno … And so the National Shrine of Mary Queen of Peace was
12 – Apparition of Our Lady of the Revelation to Bruno Cornacchiola and his 3 children in Tre Fontane (Rome, Italy, 1947 – approved in 1956) The Icon of Mary Mother of God (I) According to tradition, in [...] in the 11 th or 12 th centuries, an icon of the Mother of God—or the Madonna and Child—floated straight to the shore of Mount Athos near the monastery of Iviron (Greece). It depicted the Virgin Mary holding [...] professor of art history in Montreal, went to Mount Athos to meet iconographers. Once there, he discovered the hermitage of the Nativity. As he was shown the workshop, he was left speechless in front of the
- Feast of Mary, Queen of Poland - Act of consecration of Poland to Mary (1966) - Apparition of Our Lady of Trois-Épis (France, 1491, approved in 1495) Mary, Queen of Poland at the request of the bishops [...] "Jasnogórskie Śluby Narodu" (the vows of the nation of Jasna Góra), in Jasna Góra on August 26, 1956, on the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of Częstochowa, in the presence of one million faithful. Ten years [...] elevated to the rank of a solemn feast after the liturgical reform of 1969. The date of May 3 also commemorates the date of the first Polish Constitution. On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the royal
22 - Our Lady of Narni (spoke to Blessed Lucy, Italy,15th C.) An Offering of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary O Jesus, only Son of God, only Son of Mary, I offer Thee the most loving Heart of Thy divine Mother [...] more precious and pleasing to Thee than all hearts. O Mary, Mother of Jesus, I offer Thee the most adorable Heart of Thy well-beloved Son, who is the life and love and joy of Thy Heart. Blessed be the Most [...] Most Loving Heart and Sweet Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the most glorious Virgin Mary, His Mother, in eternity and forever. Amen.
greatness of humanity when it is completely abandoned to grace. (1) John Paul II, Crossing the Threshold of Hope (1994) + Pierre-Antoine Bozo, Bishop of Limoges, February 11, 2021 – Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine [...] May 6 – Our Lady of St John (Italy, 1658) - Icon of the Life-giving Spring in Constantinople Authentic devotion to the Mother of God doesn’t take us away from her Son My relationship with Mary has somewhat [...] answer to all my questions and more broadly, the key to world history. This led me where I had not planned to go—to the seminary! Then I found myself exactly in this episode of the life of Pope Saint John
May 15 – Our Lady of Light (Mexico) The Virgin Mary calls the eldest Daughter of the Church to wake up! In this month of Mary, in the context of anti-Christian legislations promulgated by several Christian [...] especially on the soil of the "eldest Daughter of the Church" (i.e. France)! In that year, Mary appeared to Saint Catherine Labouré in her convent of the rue du Bac, to ask her to spread the Miraculous [...] again appeared in La Salette to two children, her face in tears; twelve years later she came to Lourdes, in 1858, to speak to Saint Bernadette Soubirous and to confirm the dogma of the Immaculate Conception;
March 16 - Our Lady of the Fountain (Constantinople, 460) - Benedicta of Saint Damian (Italy, 13th century), superior of the Poor Clares (after Saint Claire) Joseph, model of those consecrated to Jesus through [...] with the care of the Virgin Mary and becoming her chaste husband must have come as a big surprise to Joseph. According to the tradition and the liturgy of all Churches that trace their origin to the Apostles [...] respect her vow of virginity (see Luke 1:34). Joseph dedicated himself fully to serving Mary, whom he saw as a gift from God. He is the model of those who consecrate themselves to the Mother of God. This commitment
March 8 - Our Lady of Graces (Italy, 1487) - Saint John of God (1495-1550) Mary appears to Saint John of God on his death bed The Archbishop kindly came to celebrate Mass in the sick man’s room and administer [...] appeared to him, accompanied by the Archangel Raphael and Saint John the Evangelist. Brother John understood that Mary had arranged for all of this to take place, and struggled to find the words to thank [...] when I never fail to assist those who have entrusted themselves to my protection; and know also that I shall never fail to assist your poor.” (1) Saint John of God was a Spanish monk of Portuguese origin
November 14 – Our Lady of Olmetti (Turin, Italy, 1738) To contemplate the face of Christ with Mary is the “program” I would like to rekindle this Eucharistic “amazement” by the present Encyclical Letter [...] at the dawn of the third millennium, summoning her to put out into the deep on the sea of history with the enthusiasm of the new evangelization. To contemplate Christ involves being able to recognize him [...] heritage which I have left to the Church in the Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte and its Marian crowning, Rosarium Virginis Mariae . To contemplate the face of Christ, and to contemplate it with Mary
