October 31 – Pius XII consecrates the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1942) In Lourdes, I was smacked by grace! I went on a day-pilgrimage to Lourdes for young people from the Jura (eastern France)

October 11 – Motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Pope Saint John XXIII (1881-1963) Mary can obtain everything from Her Son! This year is a very special anniversary for the Our Lady of Laus Shrine in [...] like 300 years ago, Mary invites us to make this act of faith, to this trusting abandonment that leaves her free to act. Remember that she can obtain everything from her Son. So trust Mary, and, like the first [...] visionary Benedicta (or Benoite) Rencurel (1647-1718), a shepherdess who received the visit of the Virgin Mary on a mountain slope for nearly 54 years; the 10th anniversary of the official approval of the apparitions

October 8 – Mary Mother of Hungary The Rosary contains within itself the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus When reciting the Rosary, the important and meaningful moments of salvation history [...] history are re-lived. The various steps of Christ's mission are traced. With Mary the heart is oriented towards the mystery of Jesus. Christ is put at the center of our life, of our time, of our city, through [...] healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the center of each "Hail Mary." Pope Benedict XVI Address made on May 3, 2008 Vatican.va

September 10 – Holy Mary of Life (Italy, 1613) Mary revealed “a sea of fire” This week marks the 100th anniversary of the most controversial apparition of Our Lady in Fatima, Portugal. What she did that [...] They learned that it was absolutely urgent that they console Jesus, convert sinners and commit to Mary… Every pope from Pius XII to Francis has said “the sin of the century is the loss of the sense of

October 10 - Consecration of Luxembourg to Mary, consoler of the Afflicted (1666) I always had Mary’s chain in my hands In 1948, in the "Wooden Bridge," a suburb of Tokyo, Japan, a thousand old men and [...] a day, without ever missing a single one, I prayed while doing my work. I always had the chain of Mary in my hands or in my pocket and I asked her every day that before I die, I could once again find a

October 1 – Byzantine rite liturgy: Saint Mary Protectress (Pokrova) - Saint Romanos the Melodist (6th century) Sing for me and I will not abandon you Born in Bulgaria and raised in Constantinople, Saint

Saint John Paul II dedicated a new basilica in Knock, Ireland, and gave a golden rose to the Virgin Mary (1979) I would like you to pray the Rosary every day As he greeted the Polish pilgrims in St Peter’s [...] Square at the general audience of October 4, 2017, Pope Francis evoked the message that the Virgin Mary gave in her six apparitions in Fatima, 100 years ago: “I would like you to pray the Rosary every day

September 27 – Our Lady of Alcazar (Toledo, Spain) - Luxembourg takes Mary for patroness (1666) The Scapular points to an effective synthesis of Marian spirituality The sign of the Scapular points to an [...] mercy. In this way the Scapular becomes a sign of the "covenant" and reciprocal communion between Mary and the faithful. Indeed, it concretely translates the gift of his Mother, which Jesus gave on the

September 25 - Mary, Mother of Orphans Now I come to take you—let us go to Paradise! Leonard the Dominican, as we read in the chronicles of his order, who was accustomed to recommend himself two hundred [...] day Leonard died, and we hope that he followed her to the kingdom of the blessed. In The Glories of Mary by Alphonsus of Liguori Archive.org

he built has been an important place of religious life and popular devotion to the Virgin Mary. Dedicated to “Mary Consoler of the Afflicted,” it was rebuilt several times over the 900 years of its existence [...] September 17 – Our Lady of the Virtues and Greatness of Mary The ancient Marian shrine of Verdelais in southwestern France The shrine of Our Lady of Verdelais, near Bordeaux, is dedicated to Our Lady Consoler [...] of it, he made a vow to heaven that if he came out alive, he would build an oratory to the Virgin Mary upon his return. And Jerusalem was reconquered. Inside the liberated city, Geraud found an icon of