March 17 – Second Sunday of Lent – Virgin of the French (Nagasaki, Japan) - Saint Patrick (Ireland, d. 461) After a vision of the Virgin Mary Blessed Alix Le Clerc, a French religious sister from Lorraine [...] Saint Peter Fourier, priest of Mattaincourt (Vosges, France), she had the idea of founding a new house devoted to the education of young girls, especially the daughters of the poor. With several companions [...] the fall of 1598. This first foundation of a free school was mentioned by Jules Ferry, French Minister of Public Education in 1882, who was also from the Vosges region, when he evoked "the birth of primary
Lady of Graces (Italy, 1487) - Saint John of God (1495-1550) At the foot of all our crosses, stands Mary, our Mother The Virgin Mary is the patron saint of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God [...] about the constant protection of the Virgin on the Order: "Since the time of Saint John of God, our founder, the Order has constantly experienced her presence and protection. Mary has always guided and accompanied [...] mission of the brothers and their collaborators wherever they are on the five continents ... She learned from the merciful Christ the mercy and consolation of God and made them her own. Mother of the faithful
apparitions of Pellevoisin continue (France, 1876) I called to Mary from the depths of my despair The Virgin had asked Estelle Faguette, the seer of Pellevoisin (France), to have a keepsake of her miraculous [...] in front of her. Estelle asked: “My good Mother, where should it be placed? In the church of Our Lady of Victories in Paris, or at Pellevoi ...?” Mary did not let her finish: “At Our Lady of Victories [...] in the middle there was a burning heart of gold with a wreath of roses pierced with a sword. And there was this inscription: I called to Mary from the depths of my despair. She pleaded with her Son for
under the patronage of Mary. In 1218 Peter also formed a congregation of religious men that today, 800 years later, is known as The Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. The title is summed up in one [...] St. Peter Nolasco discovered that Mary was the foundation of freedom and mercy, so much so that the order founded by him is called the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. From that point forward all [...] September 24 - Our Lady of Mercy - Our Lady of Walsingham (England) Mary is the foundation of freedom and mercy Peter Nolasco was born in Castelnaudary (located in southern France) in 1189. His well-to-do
ss both of piety and of the intelligence of the faith, and of intelligence in general. To understand why, we need to read Fr. Louis Bouyer (1913-2004), one of the finest French theologians of the twentieth [...] August 16 - Saint Stephen of Hungary (d. 1038), who consecrated his country to the Mother of God - Feast of Saint Joachimo Mary is the prototype of humanity as God our Father wants it to be It is evident [...] literary executor. He is part of the Oasis Scientific Committee and of the Observatory for Faith and Culture of the Episcopal Conference of France, and directs the Catholic Academy of France. www.fr.aleteia.org
devil most fears the Most Holy Name of Mary. When we speak of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Lucifer, we speak of two creatures, that is, created by God: one human and the other angelic. And yet, their existence [...] July 30 - Our Lady Promoter of Peace (Le Puy, France) - Saint Peter Chrysologus, Doctor of the Church (d. ca 451) The reasons why Satan flees before the Holy Name of Mary Among all sacred things, the devil [...] Star. She (Mary) turned out to be the Morning Star of Redemption, that is, the star that in the firmament announces the new age of the Messiah. 3) The devil fell from the angelic firmament. Mary was the star
thousands of postcards of the image printed, which he sent to Buenos Aires, Argentina and the whole of southern Latin America. The devotion to Mary Undoer of Knots was based on the ancient invocation of Maria [...] Auxilium Christianorum (Mary Help of Christians) already present in the Litany of Loreto since the pontificate of St. Pius V, which recognizes the singular role of the Virgin in the life of the Christian as [...] Apparitions of Myriam, Immaculate Mother of Jesus, to Sebastian Fausto de Faria (Natividade, Brazil, 1968, approved) Prayers to Mary, Undoer of Knots, started in the 17th century The tradition of sacred statuary
July 20 - Canonization of Saint Louis de Montfort (1947) St. Louis de Montfort: Mary will help Christians at the end of time St. Louis de Montfort relates that towards the end of time, “the devil, knowing [...] the faithful servants and true children of Mary, whom he finds much more difficult to defeat than the others.” However, in the midst of tribulation, “the humble Mary will always triumph over that proud man [...] zeal; and so strongly supported in divine help, that with the humility of their heel and united to Mary, they will crush the head of the devil and make Jesus Christ triumph.” Andres Jaromezuk - May 5, 2023
July 4 - Our Lady Refuge of Sinners Mary Immaculate is the refuge of sinners The Immaculate is the refuge of sinners, the place where even the worst of sinners, who are mired in their sin, those who feel [...] the "Mother of Mercy," the All-Holy One. We give ourselves over to her now, in the Today of our lives. And our trust broadens further, already at the present moment, to surrender "the hour of our death" [...] taste absolute purity and find their way back to it. Mary is our Mother: this is not an honorary title, but a reality as concrete as the maternity of all earthly mothers. The difference is that our maternal
fighting for the possession of the Duchy of Aquitaine, Our Lady of Déols(1) intervened. She would later be known as Our Lady of Miracles of Déols. The king of France, having vainly sought peace, took "the decision [...] June 24 - The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Mary reconciles the English and the French on the verge of war On June 24, 1187, while Philip Augustus, King of France, and the King of England were fighting [...] decisive action. The inhabitants of Déols, frightened by the fierce battle that was about to begin, went to pray before the image of Mary and begged her to prevent the shedding of blood. While they were praying
