May 31 - Visitation of the Virgin Mary When Mary visits Elizabeth After announcing to Mary the mystery of the Incarnation, the Archangel Gabriel told her that her cousin Elizabeth, older and so far unable [...] time, by another intervention of God. Mary was soon on her way to congratulate the happy mother. This trip did not have a human motive. Having Jesus in her womb, Mary possessed all the riches and all the [...] was inscribed in the providential designs. So Mary made haste, she exposed herself to the fatigues of a long trip, and reached her destination. When Mary and Elizabeth met, Elizabeth's baby leaped in her
Virgin Mary: “If I love Mary, I am sure of my perseverance and I will obtain from God all that I want.” That is why this holy young man kept repeating: “I want to love Mary, I want to love Mary!” The [...] May 24 – Mary Auxiliatrix, Help of Christians (1815) How to ensure our final perseverance? As Saint John Bosco was dying, some asked him: “What would you like to leave to these poor children that you have [...] raised so carefully and are about to leave?” The holy man answered without hesitation: “Devotion to Mary and frequent communion,” (feeling certain that those two means would be enough to ensure their final
the Church must be inspired by the motherhood of Mary, because in order to know what she must be and what she is, the Church looks to Mary. The Virgin Mary is the model, the Mother of the Church, and it [...] May 21 – Memory of Mary Mother of the Church (Pentecost Monday) – Our Lady of Ergotism Sufferers (Arras, France, 1105) Happy Mother's Day, Mother of the Church! The Vatican just added to its official [...] Pentecost becomes the day when the universal Church will celebrate the memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in her title of Mother of the Church. It is significant that this celebration coincides with Pentecost
French settlement of Ville-Marie (today’s Montreal, Canada) founded in 1642 by Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve (d. 1676) "If you want to obtain the gift of perseverance, love Mary" As the Spanish Jesuit Saint [...] penitents in confession: “My children, if you want to obtain the gift of perseverance, love Mary, serve Mary! Because we fall and we get lost only when we neglect to call on her for help.” From Le Rosaire
May 4 – Pius XII establishes the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1944) Catholic skater Yuna Kim and the Rosary Catholic Olympic gold-medalist Yuna Kim lit the torch at the Opening Ceremony for the [...] Catholic – who was treating her for knee injuries. At her baptism, Kim took the name “Stella” after Mary, Star of the Sea. Courtney Grogan with Addie Mena Seoul, South Korea, February 9, 2018 Catholic News
was celebrated on September 8th, Mary was 14 years old, and Saint Joseph was 33. Venerable Mary of Agreda (1602-1665) Excerpt from the Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Neiges [...] January 23 - Marriage of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph Their hearts were filled with joy The very pure Virgin ... disclosed to her husband the vow she had made of perpetual chastity, asking
January 20 – Apparition of the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal to Marie Alphonse Ratisbonne (1842) – Fourth apparition in Banneux (Belgium) She didn’t speak to me, but I understood everything “She didn’t [...] Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, on January 20, 1842. Today is the anniversary of his meeting with the Virgin Mary that profoundly changed his life. This is what he said about the encounter: "I was scarcely in the [...] altar was a living figure, tall, majestic, beautiful and full of mercy. It was the most holy Virgin Mary, resembling her figure on the Miraculous Medal. She made a sign for me to kneel down, and I felt pushed
first coming—with Mary and through Mary—in the company of Angels like in Bethlehem. In these future times, the visible representatives of the invisible Angels will be what Saint Louis-Marie called the great [...] January 27 – Holy Mary of the Angels (Aix-en-Provence, France) Those times are not too far off Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort and Marthe Robin have both stressed the increasingly important role that the [...] cross of love... According to Saint Faustina (1905-1938), these times when the angelic kingdom of Mary will be felt more and more—and where history will accelerate—are probably not so far off. Sister Lucia
The Council of Trent declares Mary to be free of all sin (1547) – Our Lady of Cambrai (France) They knew how to obey Let us discover one of the crucial sources of unity in Mary and Joseph’s marriage: both [...] Living a just life before God is a source of unity. Later, when the Child stayed behind in Jerusalem, Mary and Joseph, who were terribly worried, did not fall for the common temptation of couples, of blaming [...] no solution and oftentimes create new problems.) They sought Jesus and suffered together: "My son," Mary said to Jesus, "why did you do this to us? See how your father and I were anxiously looking for you
therefore evident that Joseph had one heart with Mary, and we can say that Mary had one heart with Jesus; Joseph, therefore, shared one heart with Jesus and Mary. As in the adorable Trinity of the Father, the [...] March 19 – Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Husband of the Virgin Mary Jesus, Mary, and Joseph: Three United Hearts After God, Saint Joseph was the first object of the love of his most holy Bride, and he had [...] one heart, with Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, there are three united hearts. Excerpt from: Joseph Modèle de vie pour notre temps , (Joseph, Model of Life for Our Times) - Editions Marie de Nazareth, Paris, 2020
