September 10 – Saint Mary of Life (Italy, 1613) "I would pray my rosary while polishing the floor" The famous French journalist and essayist André Frossard (1915-1995), a former communist convert, published
October 1 - Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897) "Why I love you, O Mary" From Easter 1896 until her death a year and a half later, Therese lived through a night of faith in which she felt alienated from
October 4 - Saint Francis of Assisi (d. 1226) Three attitudes a Christian should adopt To prepare for the WYD in August 2023, the young people of Var (a department in Southeastern France) visited the shrine
September 30 - Saint Jerome, Doctor of the Church (d. 420) "I never got tired of repeating those 'Hail Marys'" In 1976, the great French writer and communist convert André Frossard published a book entitled
September 26 - Our Lady of Graces (Ancona, Italy, 1836) - Saint Therese Couderc, co-founder of the Sisters of the Cenacle (France, d. 1885) Jesus at San Nicolás de los Arroyos: "Souls will come to me through
Paul, priest (d. 1660) - Our Lady of Alcazar (Toledo, Spain - Luxembourg adopts Mary as its patron saint (1666) "There can be no doubt about the eminent place given to Marian devotion by Vatican II" After
25 septembre - Marie, protectrice des orphelins – Italie : NotreDame de Saint Pierre (1751) - Argentine : Apparitions de San Nicolas en 1990 à Gladys Quiroga Jesus in San Nicolás de los Arroyos: "Souls
September 13 - Our Lady of Quinche (Ecuador) - Saint John Chrysostom, Doctor of the Church A Muslim Prince in Lourdes The presence of Muslims at Lourdes was beautifully illustrated by an 8-year-old child
September 3 - Saint Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor of the Church (d. 604) - Consecration of Germany to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1954) A strong devotion to the Virgin Mary is stamped on each Maronite [...] does this devotion come from, and why is it so embedded in our spirituality? For all the Maronite saints, Mary was at the centre of their spirituality. St Charbel, the angelic hermit and priest, loved Our
September 5 - Our Lady of Pedancino (Italy) - Charles Péguy (d. 1914) - Saint Teresa of Calcutta (d.1997) The wonderful world of Marian devotions In the seventies, France's parishes, youth ministries and
