So that Jesus would grow in wisdom, age and grace We look to Joseph as the model educator, who watches over and accompanies Jesus as he grows “in wisdom, age and grace,” as the Gospel says. Let us begin [...] begin with age , which is the most natural dimension, physical and psychological growth. Joseph together with Mary, cared for Jesus above all from this point of view, that is he “raised” him, taking care that [...] work, and Jesus learned to be a carpenter with his father Joseph. Thus Joseph raised Jesus. Let us move to the second dimension of his education: “ wisdom. ” Joseph was for Jesus the example and the teacher

miraculous healings and apparitions of the Virgin Mary. For millions, however, Lourdes will indisputably continue to be an important faith symbol of comfort and care, and a byword for healing and hope. P. Dorian [...] 2006 and things you may not know (2) Psychologically, being in the company of large crowds of fellow believers strengthens social faith identity, as does seeing sick pilgrims treated with dignity and honor [...] for the sick affects people spiritually. I have visited Lourdes several times, both as helper and chaplain and heard many confessions there. I know that many of those who volunteer their time as helpers

She said to John: "I am the Virgin Mary. Go and tell the clergy and the consuls of Cotignac to build me a church here, under the name of 'Our Lady of Graces', and tell them to come in procession to receive [...] Since then, the shrine has been the source of many graces and miracles, and is credited for the birth of King Louis XIV of France. The Mary of Nazareth team [...] he got up, a cloud appeared, revealing the Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus, surrounded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint Catherine the Martyr, and the Archangel Saint Michael. Our Lady was standing

firmament, we saw, next to the sun, Saint Joseph with the Child Jesus and Our Lady, dressed in white with a blue mantle. Saint Joseph and the Child Jesus seemed to bless the world, with the gestures they made [...] saw Our Lord and Our Lady in a form which gave me the idea that it was Our Lady of Sorrows. Our Lord seemed to bless the world in the same way as Saint Joseph. This apparition disappeared and it seemed to [...] May 19 - Our Lady of the Sick (Italy, 1630) The scapular protects from spiritual and bodily dangers (I) The wearing of the scapular is a discreet request from Our Lady during the last apparition, on October

Pompei (d. 1926) Some good news about Lebanon, a biblical and Marian land The Vatican has decided that Lebanon, which has given three major saints and a blessed to the Church, will return to the list of official [...] has many Christian monasteries (including the Qadisha, in the “Valley of Saints”) and shrines dedicated to the Virgin Mary, including Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, above Jounieh, 20 km north of Beirut [...] of Jordanian nationality, Mohammad al Hawadi, in 2004. Now Christians and Muslims come to pray in this little church. Between 2004 and 2006, one million pilgrims visited the site. Lebanon is dear to the

title of “Theotokos” (553) I was close to dying and turned to Our Lady A successful general sales manager at Microsoft Corporation, Édouard Montier, married and the father of three, decided to give up his [...] her: If you give me more time to live, I will never forget these nuns and poor people; I will devote my life to them. I survived and retired from professional life to devote myself entirely to the Entrepreneurs [...] manager, but the engine of my (volunteer) work is no longer some kind of intellectual satisfaction and the management of billions of dollars, but the joy of seeing Christ in all these people in the world

Notre-Dame du Puy, which was only 5 miles away from his home, and take oil from the lamp that burns in front of the statue of Our Lady and rub it on his eyes. As soon as he had done that, he could see [...] that she would like for the glory of Our Lord, for her own honor and for the salvation of souls. He only thought about becoming a priest and to busy himself, by the exercise of sacerdotal zeal, to realize [...] June 9 - Our Lady, Virgin Mother of Grace I Supported the Early Church and I Will Support the Church until the End of Time (II) At 10 years of age, John Claude Courveille suffered from small pox, which

gifts from her family, but her daughter still witnessed the stigmata and was greatly impacted by it. Evans died in 1957 and her writing and example continue to inspire many people around the world. Philip [...] mystical vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary, though at the time she didn’t fully understand it. For the remainder of her childhood she lived according to the Mormon religion and eventually married her husband [...] have doubts about the Mormon faith and began a long road of investigation. In 1934, while lying sick in bed, she heard a radio program called The Catholic Hour, and afterward contacted a local Catholic

ship ran into a terrific storm and soon it appeared that the ship and all on board were doomed. But the knight did not despair–he prayed fervently to the Blessed Mother and solemnly promised her, if they [...] place—and no other—had been chosen by the Virgin Mary. The statue is still there today, in the church of Santissima Annunziata in Trapani, where she spreads her blessings over the city, the island and its [...] in Skiemoniai (Lithuania, 1962, devotion encouraged by Bishop Preikas) The Madonna and Child of Trapani The Madonna and Child of Trapani is venerated in a chapel of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Annunciation

the 30 th anniversary of the installation of the monumental statue of the Madonna and Child, and the consecration of the new chapel. The Tamil faithful accounted for two thirds of the crowd. The French town [...] the consecration of the chapel was the highlight of the day, brimming with sunshine and vivid colors worn by Indian and Sri Lankan attendees, the largest local communities. "The representation of all the [...] of a true national gathering for these transplanted Catholics. "Miracles and healings happen here," said Lourdes. "The Virgin Mary is very important." Adapted from Famille Chrétienne magazine