become an old boy’s club and incapable of love, Pope Francis said. The Church must “remain female” and “have this attitude of a wife and mother” who nurtures her children, the pope said in his homily May 21st [...] the Monday after Pentecost. According to the decree, the pope approved the Marian feast day after “having attentively considered how greatly the promotion of this devotion might encourage the growth of the

virgins living in the world testify that virginity is not about having no affections, even though it implies that one has giving up having a family in the flesh and physical relations with a man. What it

Immaculate Conception. Many conversions have been and are still achieved through the miraculous medal and its invocation: "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.” The famous convert

Mary, Virgin and Queen, came to the temple with her Son.” My soul listened with great love, and, having listened, she was delighted; and in her delight she saw the Queen enter, and she went to meet her [...] ineffable majesty, and he said to me: "He who has not seen me small will not see me great.” He added, "I have come to you, and I offer myself to you, so you will offer yourself to me.” Saint Angela of Foligno

to end a long day of work with this prayer, entrusting all the people and difficult situations we have encountered during the day to Mary's intercession. We sleep so much better when we fall asleep holding [...] holding Mary's hand! So, we should always carry our rosary in our pocket and pray it whenever we have a chance, and finish it in the evening! Xavier Malle , Bishop of Gap and Embrun (France) October 2017

husband. His wife tried in vain to restrain him. In anger, she uttered these imprudent words: "If I have a child, I’ll give it to the devil." The Evil One heard it. A son was born, handsome in body, soul [...] ardently prayed to the heavenly Mother. He also went to see a saintly hermit, who restored his hope: "Have faith: before the Lady of Heaven, the chains of hell cannot stand!" The hermit traced the sign of

of Saint Vincent de Paul, to Saint Catherine Laboure, then a novice. Our Lady asked St Catherine to have a medal struck after a certain model and she promised abundant graces to all those who would wear [...] medal with confidence. The medal bears these words: "O Mary Conceived Without Sin, Pray for Us Who Have Recourse to Thee."

in death, having "died in the Lord." Mary herself testifies that this is only the beginning: "For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed" (Lk 1:48) - a statement that would have seemed unduly

Seat of Christ, He will say to me in His Mercy: "I heard My Mother speak of you." During my life I have made about thirty pilgrimages to the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes and about ten to her shrine in [...] he had any money, but he was a typical university student too--no money. I said to him: "Well, if I have faith enough to go to Lourdes to celebrate the fifth anniversary of my Ordination, it is up to the

would be called "Lord", seated at the right hand of God: "Take your seat at my right hand, till I have made your enemies your footstool. The Lord will stretch out the scepter of your power; from Zion you [...] true son of God: "I shall be a father to him and he a son to me" (2 Sam 7:14). "You are my son, today have I fathered you" (Ps 2:7). A man raised to the level of God: "I saw in the night visions, and, behold