November 4 – Our Lady of Pócs (Máriapócs) in Vienna and Hungary The Blessed Virgin shares the sorrows of her people In 1696, the village of Pócs (renamed Máriapócs ), Hungary, prayed for the release of 8-year-old [...] that the Mother of God shared the sorrows of her people. Prince Eugene of Savoy (d.1736), a great military leader who was then leading the Austrian armies, also came to ask the assistance of the Virgin against [...] his victories to Our Lady. The Church investigation in which more than fifty witnesses testified under oath, gives strong credence to this story. The village of Máriapócs received a copy of the original
September 15 – Our Lady of Sorrows The reasons of Mary’s unspeakable sorrows Today, as we celebrate the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, we contemplate Mary sharing her Son’s compassion for sinners. As [...] declares, the Mother of Christ entered into the Passion of her Son through her compassion (cf. Homily for Sunday in the Octave of the Assumption). At the foot of the Cross, the prophecy of Simeon is fulfilled: [...] 2:10), so as to make her capable of receiving the new spiritual mission that her Son entrusts to her immediately before “giving up his spirit” (cf. Jn 19:30): that of becoming the mother of Christ in his
June 3 – Our Lady of the Letter (Messina, Italy) – Solemnity of the Holy Trinity Kierkeegard, a Protestant, speaks of Mary’s sorrow “As Christ cries: My God, My God, why have you forsaken me - so must [...] suffer the human analogue of this. A sword will pierce through your soul - and make manifest the thoughts of the hearts - yours, too, concerning whether you still are humble enough to believe that you are truly [...] wrote these lines. If one of us had said it, it would have been considered excessive to declare that Mary on Calvary was pierced by a suffering which, humanly speaking, matched that of her Son. It is the truth
April 4 - Our Lady of Seven Sorrows (1897) - Francisco of Fatima (d. 1919) The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin 1. The prophecy of Simeon. (Lk 2: 34, 35) 2. The flight into Egypt. (Mt 2:13-14) 3. The [...] The loss of the Child Jesus in the temple. (Lk 3: 43-45) 4. The meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the Cross. 5. The Crucifixion. 6. The taking down of the Body of Jesus from the Cross. 7. The burial [...] burial of Jesus. "And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: 'Behold this child is set for the fall and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted; and thy
(1899) - Our Lady of Mantara (Lebanon) The Lebanese Shrine of Our Lady of Waiting Our Lady of Mantara, south of Sidon, in the Greek-Melkite-Catholic archdiocese of Saida and Deir-Al-Kamar in Lebanon, is [...] attributed to Our Lady of Mantara. Two booklets, written by a bishop of Saida in the 1910s, describe 16 miracles, including one in which a nun of St. Joseph recovered her sight. Nearly half of these miracles [...] - Feast of Corpus Christi (Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ) - Saint Barnabas, apostle - Leo XIII consecrates the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, "one" with the Heart of Mary (1899)
Fontane apparition of Our Lady of the Revelation to Bruno Cornacchiola and his three children (Rome, Italy, 1947 - approved in 1956) 1947: the Tre Fontane apparitions of Our Lady of the Revelation Bruno [...] the Virgin of the Revelation. You are persecuting me — enough of it now!” she told him. “Enter into the sheepfold, the holy court of heaven on earth.” Our Lady also gave a heavenly sign to Pope Pius XII [...] was a place of ‘sin’ because it was a place of illicit meetings and also where the remains of aborted children were found. Therefore, Our Lady said, ‘With this soil of sin, I will work great miracles for
January 3 - The bishop of Fatima asks Sister Lucia to write down the 3rd Secret of Fatima (1944) A miracle of Mary, "Our Lady of Brightness" (1) When Mylène, a young Frenchwoman living in Provence, was [...] dead. She eventually pulled through, to the astonishment of the medical profession. She has one clear memory of this period: "I saw a beautiful lady with a veil full of light, who looked at me with a smile [...] became painfully aware of her physical condition. One day, as she tried unsuccessfully to eat peas, she cried out a prayer to Heaven: "I can't stay like this, I'm 19. How am I going to recover? Lord, if you
January 13 - Our Lady of Victory (Prague, Czech Republic, 1620), home of the Infant of Prague The Infant of Prague Novena Prayer O Jesus, who has said, "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find [...] through the intercession of Mary, Your Most Holy Mother, I knock, I seek, and I ask that my prayer be granted. (Make your request) O Jesus, who has said, "All that you ask of the Father in My name, He [...] He will grant you," through the intercession of Mary Your Most Holy Mother, I humbly and urgently ask your Father in your name that my prayer be granted. (Make your request) O Jesus, who has said, "Heaven
February 16 - Our Lady of the Thorn (France, 19th C.) Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes Blessed, most pure Virgin, you chose to manifest yourself shining with life, sweetness and beauty, in the Grotto of Lourdes [...] Lourdes. To the child, Saint Bernadette, you revealed yourself, "I am the Immaculate Conception." And now, Immaculate Virgin, Mother of Mercy, Healer of the Sick, Comforter of the Afflicted, you know my wants [...] in your maternal intercession. Obtain for me, O loving Mother, this special request. Our Lady of Lourdes, Mother of Christ, pray for me. Obtain from your Divine Son my special request if it be God's will
February 5 - Dedication of the first church of Our Lady by Saint Peter (Tripoli) Prayer to Our Lady of Guadalupe Dear Mother, we love you. We thank you for your promise to help us in our need. We trust in your [...] your love that dries our tears and comforts us. Teach us to find our peace in your Son, Jesus, and bless us every day or our lives. Help us to build a shrine in our hearts. Make it as beautiful as the [...] look upon your face. Like Juan Diego, give us the courage to bring your message of hope to everyone. You are our Mother and our inspiration. Hear our prayers and answer us. Amen.
