December 23 - The Betrothal of the Virgin Mary The Miraculous Birth of Christ You have undoubtedly read about St Bridget's revelation of the birth of this divine Savior (Revelations, Book VII, c.21). She [...] Our Lady had a great abstraction, and all of a sudden she saw him laid upon the ground, naked. Then Mary quickly took Jesus in her arms and wrapped him in swaddling clothes.

December 8 - Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary A Newly Converted Saul is Confounded by the Greatness of Mary (II) It was then that a sad coldness spread over the faces of his guests

December 11 - Consecration of Our Lady of Victories to the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary (France, 1836) I am the Mother of Ipalnemohuani (III) On Sunday, December 10th, after attending mass, Juan Diego

(1749) - Fraternity of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at Notre Dame of Victories Church (Paris, 1836) Consecrate Your Parish to the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary (I) The parish of Notre Dame of Victories [...] spoken to me in a clear and solemn way, "Consecrate your parish to the Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary."

November 21 - 1964: Mary Proclaimed "Mother of the Church" by Paul VI during the Vatican II Council Mary, "Mother of the Church" (I) When he proclaimed the Dogmatic Constitution "Lumen Gentium" at the [...] Virgin in the Holy Church. "Therefore, for the glory of the Virgin Mary and for Our own consolation, We proclaim the Most Blessed Mary Mother of the Church, that is to say of all the people of God, of the [...] the Second Vatican Council on November 21, 1964, Pope Paul VI declared the Virgin Mary "Mother of the Church." Here is the official text of the pontifical declaration during the Council: "By the promulgation

November 25 - Mary Comforter of the Afflicted (Rome, Italy) - St Seraphim of Sarov Terror of Demons Despite the fact that Satan seduced Eve and lured Adam into the same sin, God not only gave us a Redeemer [...] Redeemer who by dying defeated death, but in the person of the Woman, the Mother of God, Mary ever-Virgin, who crushed in herself and the whole human race the head of the serpent, he lent us an indefatigable

October 31 - Pius XII Consecrated the World to Mary's Immaculate Heart (1942) The Dogma of the Assumption In 1946, Pius XII sent a letter to all the bishops of the world to ask if he should proceed toward

October 16 - The Purity of the Blessed Virgin Mary - John Paul II becomes Pope (1978) The Rosary Beats the Time of Life The Rosary is my favorite prayer. A marvelous prayer! Marvelous in its simplicity [...] simplicity and in its depth. In this prayer we repeat many times the words that the Virgin Mary heard from the Archangel, and from her kinswoman Elizabeth. The whole Church joins in these words. (...) In fact,

October 17 - Dedication of the Saint Mary Basilica at Chartres (France) In the Silence of God The Prince of this world was ignorant of Mary's virginity and of her giving birth, and even of the death of

October 8 - Act of Entrustment to Mary by Pope John Paul II We Entrust to You the New Millennium Today we wish to entrust to you the future that awaits us, and we ask you to be with us on our way. We are