combat, beginning with the inner struggle to give God a bigger place. (1) Rosary for the World is a service of the Marie de Nazareth Association. E.S., a reader of A Moment with Mary Personal testimony [...] Blessed Marie Rivier, Foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (d. 1838) The Rosary helps you give God a bigger place in your heart The Rosary (I write it with a capital [...] and filiality towards Mary. In my personal journey as a Catholic, there will be a before and after this discovery of the Rosary, associated with the request for concrete help from a brother or sister! I
the Visitation of Mary A son who seeks the tenderness of his Mother I did not really have any extraordinary personal encounter with Mary, but on reflection, I would say that she is a very unique person [...] re-assume my condition as a son, and answer the call and the mission He has entrusted to me! + Luiz Gonzaga Fechio Bishop of Amparo, SP (Brazil) Exclusive Interview for A Moment with Mary Interview by Thácio [...] me. As I look upon my condition as a sinner, I rely on her especially to first heal my feelings of "disappointment" with myself, because of my incoherence, like a son who seeks the tenderness of his loving
share my story to give Hope to all those who are suffering. Thank you Virgin Mary! Pascale, a French reader of A Moment with Mary , October 2020 [...] Basil and Saint Gregory of Nazianzus Mary answers a prayer and saves a life After experiencing severe pain in my heart, I was recently diagnosed with cardiac ischemia with coronary blockage causing the beginning [...] I placed myself in the hands of the Virgin Mary and I just said to her: "Mary, I put my life in your hands. I am ready to die, but thank you for staying with me... and if you can intervene on my behalf
Battling cancer with Mary Saint Zélie Martin (mother of Saint Therese of Lisieux, 1831-1877, canonized on October 18, 2015 by Pope Francis), frequently turned to Mary, "the Virgin with the Smile." She [...] entrust her with her health. Back at home, understanding that the fruitfulness of her life meant entering into an even more total oblation to the Father, Zélie experienced a real sense of happiness, a true joy [...] light of Heaven would take over the darkness. Saint Zélie can become a friend and a precious help in living close to Jesus and Mary. Translated from the French: Life éditions
man as with one Heart, I who suffered in my Heart and in my flesh, she with the pain and with the love of her Heart." (Revelationses extravagantes, ed. C. Durante, Romae 1606, c 3, p. 804) Mary also told [...] Co-Patroness of Europe (d. 1373) The Virgin Mary is closely associated with the Redeemer St. Bridget of Sweden heard from the mouth of the Mother of God: "I say with some boldness that his pain was my pain [...] sold the world for one fruit, my Son and I redeemed the world almost with one Heart. So, my daughter, imagine how I felt at the moment of my Son's death and then it will not seem heavy to you to abandon
stayed with me. The sense of Mary's presence in my life that began in that moment has stayed with me as well. As a child, I did not know or fully appreciate that Mary, the mother of Jesus, would be a steady [...] 1, 2011 – Mary, the Mother of God Mary Walks with Her Son’s Priests One of my earliest memories is of my mother teaching me the Hail Mary and explaining a picture of the Blessed Mother in a book of prayers [...] understood the communion sanctorum and Mary's privileged place in that great communion. I can clearly say that she has walked with me as my faith has unfolded. She has been a most extraordinary companion in the
true Peace, to the world" (May 31, 1954). (2) ______________________________________ (1) See A Moment With Mary of November 17, 2017 (2) The official recognition on May 31, 2002, by Bishop Punt (Bishop of [...] November 18 – Mary of Chinquinquira (Venezuela) 56 apparitions of Mary to invoke the Holy Spirit in a new way (II) The Lady of All Nations asked, during an apparition in Amsterdam on February 11, 1951 [...] time in history that the Virgin Mary asked for a dogma. She specified that she "brings no new doctrine" (April 4, 1954) and warned that this dogma will be the object of a "hard and painful fight" (October
February 2 - Purification of the Virgin Mary and Presentation of Jesus in the Temple Mary’s intimate dialogue with the Word of God Mary and Joseph take their Son to Jerusalem, to the Temple, to present [...] Law… Mary’s “yes” to God’s will, in the obedience of faith, is repeated throughout her life, until the most difficult moment, that of the Cross… How was Mary able to journey on beside her Son with such [...] such a strong faith, even in darkness, without losing her full trust in the action of God? Mary assumes a fundamental approach in facing what happens in her life. At the Annunciation, on hearing the Angel’s
by a direct and explicit regular missionary proclamation is the key of the Church's renewal and the conversion of the millions of Muslims who live in France. Moses Emran, a reader of A Moment with Mary [...] she gave me a rosary and an icon of the Holy Virgin. She had received the rosary from a Cistercian monk from the Abbey of Sénanque (France), where she had made two retreats. I too went on a 4-day retreat [...] Muslims. After hearing about the Living Rosary, we decided to form a prayer group with two other women who had attended the conference with us. I then read the confession made by the 15 000 demons coming
St Margaret Mary Alacoque (d. 1690) The long conversations St Margaret Mary Alacoque with Mary During her childhood, Margaret – the future visionary of the Sacred Heart – recovered from a serious illness [...] spoke to her as a child, with simplicity, to a good Mother, for whom I felt a tender love from then on. I entered the Visitation Convent because I was attracted by the very lovable name of Mary. I felt that [...] what I was looking for." As a nun, she fell ill, and it was again the Virgin Mary who cured her: she appeared to Margaret Mary, "gave her affectionate strokes," talked to her for a long time and said: " Take
