brought an explosion of violence, and social peace was maintained. I invoked the Holy Spirit by the name of Mary and, thanks to her, the peril of a bloody riot was avoided. For the greater glory of God! Long [...] greatest experience with the Virgin Mary I had my greatest experience in regard to the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje. I visited the church the very afternoon of my arrival, and during the celebration of the Mass [...] distinct voice say to me: "Here is your Mother", and then: "Here is your son!" Since that day, all my questions about the role of Mary in the history of salvation, and in my own salvation, have found an answer
s into three series. Then a 3-week break, before the 14th and last apparition during Lent, the one in which the Virgin Mary gave her name and pronounced the key phrase of her visits to Lourdes: "I am the [...] apparitions, the first ones in Lent, that Mary asked to pray for sinners, called for their conversion and insisted on penance. This penance concerns both the body and the spirit. In the 7th apparition, which [...] - Our Lady of the Road (Italy, 1617) - 10th apparition in Lourdes (France, 1858) - Blessed Mary of Jesus (Marie Deluil-Martiny), foundress of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Heart of Jesus (d.
(Vesoul, France, 1854) Ask Mary for help to bear your heavy burdens In the Gospel according to St. Luke, a man named Simeon saw the Virgin Mary bring her son, Jesus, to the Temple and prophesied what would [...] would happen to him and his mother. Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts [...] burdens and sorrows. She is a loving mother, one who spiritually protects her children and helps them find the peace and joy they desire. Here is a short prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, asking
. Oh, how the holy names of Jesus and Mary healed all the painful wounds of my heart; they were an invincible strength for me in the fight against the enemy! How lovely these names are to me! For all eternity [...] be able to cause the fall of the poor and weak child that I was? But he had no idea that he would have to back down and give way before the power of the Hail Marys that came out of that child's mouth. Satan [...] (Italy, 1559) Venerable Marcel Van: the power of the Hail Mary “By depriving me of Communion, the devil thought that he would discourage me and draw me into his camp. But, honestly, he is much less intelligent
because I was attracted to the very lovable name of Mary. I felt that was what I was looking for." In the convent, Margaret fell ill, and again the Virgin Mary healed her, saying: "Take courage, my dear [...] October 16 – Feast of the purity of Mary – Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (d. 1690) I devoted myself to her to be her slave forever Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), born in Verosvres (Burgundy, France) [...] it must spread them by your means, and manifest itself to people, to enrich them with its precious treasures which I reveal to you, and which contain the sanctifying and salutary graces necessary to withdraw
Immaculate Conception. Many schools and towns are named after the different titles accorded the Virgin Mary. And girls are named after Mary, too. Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary lists 55 countries consecrated [...] “Mothers of individual and peoples, you know all their sufferings and hopes. … Embrace with the love of a mother and handmaid this human world of ours. … In a special way, we entrust and consecrate to you those [...] said: “Hold our life in your arms. Bless and strengthen every desire for good, revive and nourish faith; sustain and enlighten hope; awaken and animate charity; guide all of us along the path of holiness…
JMJ, where ‘Ave’ represents the prayer to Mary, while JMJ is the Spanish acronym of World Youth Day, but also the initials of the names of Jesus, Joseph, and Mary,” explains Monsignor Bürcher. The project [...] December 15 – Mary Mediatrix Three special rosaries in each WYD pilgrim’s pack Over one and a half million rosaries made in Bethlehem from olive wood are being produced in Bethlehem for the World Youth [...] working with 81 million beads and 750 kilometers of elastic yarn to assemble the rosaries. “We have 11 workshops already involved in the project. Some specialize in rosary beads and others in crosses. Working
her 15 times from February 14 th onwards and healed her. She said to Estelle: I am all Merciful and mistress of my Son. These few good deeds and fervent prayers, and the letter that you wrote to me in September [...] Virgin Mary said to her: "Your parents need you." In 1876, a French domestic servant named Estelle Faguette, dying of tuberculosis at age 33, in Pellevoisin (France), wrote a letter to the Virgin Mary and [...] prostrate at your feet. You cannot refuse to hear me. You cannot have forgotten that I am your daughter and that I love you. Grant me therefore from your divine Son, the health of my poor body for His glory
church and vowed to consider their territory as "Mary’s land" and add the name of “Notre-Dame” to that of Banneux if it was spared from destruction. The Germans rapidly by-passed their village and headed [...] for the rest of the war. When it was over, the village asked and obtained to change its name to Banneux-Notre-Dame. Now it is truly Mary’s home. Vittorio Messori, L'enigma di Banneux - in Ipotesi su Maria [...] Poor in Banneux (Belgium, 1933) Now this village is truly Mary’s home Long before the apparitions of Lourdes, someone ventured to say that if Mary ever wished to appear somewhere, Lourdes was among the most
"Most Holy Name of Jesus". The image of Our Lady of the Road has always been held in great veneration by the Jesuits, who made her their patron saint and often invoke her when traveling. Adapted and translated [...] – Our Lady of the Road (Italy, 1617) – 10th apparition at Lourdes (France, 1858) – Blessed Mary of Jesus (Marie Deluil-Martiny), founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Heart of Jesus (d. 1884) [...] of the Jesuits Our Lady of the Road (in Italian 'Madonna della Strada') is a fresco of the Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus visible in the Church of the Gesù in Rome, venerated since the early 15th century
