April 28 - Saint Louis de Montfort The secret of Mary and its conditions 1. Here is a secret, chosen soul, which the most High God taught me and which I have not found in any book, ancient or modern. Inspired [...] the "Come, Holy Spirit", to ask God to help you understand and appreciate this secret given by him Saint Louis de Montfort, The Secret of Mary §1-2 www.catholicbible101.com
April 9 - Easter Sunday; the Resurrection of the Lord - Byzantine Church: Saint Mary of the Source - Holy Virgin Empress (Russia) Mary, "the first person to whom the risen Jesus appeared" The Easter season
March 20 - Saint Joseph, Spouse of Mary - Our Lady of Abundance (Italy, 1603) Joseph understood Mary's silence A shadow has crept into Joseph's happiness. Mary is now lost to him: he will be alone, and
February 10 - Saint Scholastica - King Louis XIII consecrates France to Mary (1638) France was consecrated to Mary by a royal edict recorded by the Parliament In 1636, the Blessed Virgin asked through
January 13 - The Council of Trent declares Mary to be free of any sin by a special grace (1547) - Saint Hilary of Poitiers In Mary, God "dwelt on earth and made his imprint on it" Michael Psellos (1018-1078
December 27 - Mary Mother of Saint John - First apparition at Paray-le-Monial The Virgin Mary was there at Stephen's burial (II) The following excerpts from Maria Valtorta's The Gospel as Revealed to Me
December 30 - Saint Mary of San Celso (Milan, Italy, 1485) These cloistered Dominican nuns pray the “Adoring Rosary” The Eucharist is placed at the center of our chapel, and the chapel, in turn, is located
December 13 - Saint Lucy, virgin and martyr (Syracuse, Italy, 1st century) "From the moment of her immaculate conception, Mary knew that she was to become our Mother" In the following excerpt from Luisa
December 14 - Saint John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church (d. 1591) - Last apparition at Ile-Bouchard (France, 1947) The last apparition at Ile-Bouchard in 1947 Sunday, December 14, 1947, was the last
December 7 - Saint Ambrose, Doctor of the Church (d. 397) - Vigil of the Immaculate Conception When we pray the Rosary, we receive the gift of strength In the car on the way back from Rome, where I had [...] extraordinary source of peace in my current role. Father Guillaume Marie, Father Abbot of the Abbey of Saint Mary of the Mont des Cats - Godewaersvelde, France. Testimony collected in 2006.
