1st - Leo XIII declared October as the Month of the Holy Rosary (1883) Memory of Mary on Saturdays (I) The dedication of Saturdays to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the liturgy began during the Carolingian [...] completed the work of nature, just as God completed in Mary the work of grace. 3.Saturday is the day when God rested, after the work of creation (cf. Gn 22) but God’s true “rest” is in Mary to whom liturgy [...] most blessed of all women (cf. Lk 1:42). 2.Saturday is the day God sanctified. Since Mary is “full of grace” (cf. Lk 1:28), it is right to dedicate the holy day to the holy one. Saturday is the day when
9 - Our Lady of the Parish (Italy, 1829) Mary the Sign of Created Hope (I) In the meanwhile just as the Mother of Jesus, glorified in body and soul in heaven, is the image and beginning of the Church, which [...] world to come, so too does she shine forth on earth, until the day of the Lord comes, as a sign of sure hope and solace to the people of God during their sojourn on earth. It gives great joy and comfort [...] some who give due honor to the Mother of our Lord and Saviour, especially among the Orientals, who with devout mind and fervent sentiment give honor to the Mother of God, ever virgin.
10 - Our Lady of Graces (Cotignac, France, 1519) Mary the Sign of Created Hope (II) The entire body of the faithful brings forth instant supplications to the Mother of God and Mother of men that she, who [...] the beginnings of the Church by her prayers, may now, exalted as she is above all the angels and saints, intercede before her Son in the fellowship of all the saints, until all families of people, whether [...] honored with the title of Christian or whether they still do not know the Saviour, may be happily gathered together in peace and concord into one people of God, for the glory of the Most Holy and Undivided
Lady of Mount Carmel Mary is the Virgin of the New Heart Mary, overshadowed by the Spirit of God, is the Virgin of the new heart, who gave a human face to the Word made flesh. She is the Virgin of wise [...] the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God and archetype of the Church, the perfect image of all that they want and hope to be. For this reason, Carmelites have always thought of Mary as the Patron of the Order [...] express the loving closeness of Mary to the people of God; it is a sign of consecration to Mary, a means of uniting the faithful to the Order, and an effective and popular means of evangelization.
June 30 - Credo of the People of God by Paul VI (Rome, 1968) Mary Cooperatrix of Salvation We believe that the Blessed Mother of God, the New Eve, Mother of the Church, continues in heaven her maternal [...] maternal role with regard to Christ's members, cooperating with the birth and growth of divine life in the souls of the redeemed.
April 20 - Our Lady of Sorrows (Quito, Spain) The Sweet Fruitfulness of Mary’s Womb Let us linger on the association between the Blessed Virgin and honey that led Hildegard of Bingen to write, in a letter [...] letter to Bernard of Clairvaux, that the Father “sent the Word with sweet fruitfulness into the womb of the Virgin, from which He soaked up flesh, just like honey is surrounded by the honeycomb.”
The Georgia Bulletin, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. “It takes you out of your individual prayer, out of your parish, and makes you feel like you’re a part of the universal Church.” Jennifer [...] November 24 - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Bologna, Italy) Guardians of Mary’s Army Seventeen years ago, Greg and Jennifer Willits founded Rosary Army, not long after Greg made his first all-twine [...] to family and friends. “That’s why the idea of Rosary Army is so beautiful. I started to have this realization, after Saint John Paul II declared the Year of the Rosary and added the Luminous Mysteries
full of gentleness and humility On September 8, 2020, the Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin offered Mass for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Shrine of Torre [...] Christ, King of the Universe - Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr in Rome, 2nd century - Our Lady of Lavang (Vietnam, 1798) - Our Lady of Soufanieh (Syria, 1982) - Virgin of Quinche (Ecuador) Mary is a mother [...] "the Virgin Mary, making concrete our love for the Lord in our daily lives." Cardinal Parolin said that "the mission of the Son of God is realized through the generous availability of Mary, a humble creature
unseen presence of God himself, its Creator. It also sees him openly, working and making it holy. These great blessings spring from the blessed fruit of Mary’s womb. Through the fullness of the grace that [...] restoration of their shattered domain. Lady, full and overflowing with grace, all creation receives new life from your abundance. God, then, is the Father of the created world, and Mary the mother of the recreated [...] November 20 - Cardinal Spellman consecrated the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. (USA, 1959) Mary is the mother of the recreated world Blessed Lady! Sky and stars, earth and
January 25 - Translation of the Shroud and Tomb of Our Lady to Constantinople (455) Mary in the Mystery of Christ and the Church Taken up to heaven she did not lay aside this saving office but by her manifold [...] manifold intercession continues to bring us the gifts of eternal salvation. By her maternal charity, she cares for the brethren of her Son, who still journey on earth surrounded by dangers and difficulties [...] led into their blessed home. Therefore the Blessed Virgin is invoked in the Church under the titles of Advocate, Helper, Benefactress and Mediatrix.
