destruction from a fire by the power of a scapular. A whole row of houses had caught fire in Westboden, near Dusseldorf, Germany. The occupants of a house, who were two devout families, seeing the fire, immediately
Montis Regalis (Queen of Mount Royal), in the province of Cuneo, Italy, is a famous church of Piedmont, near the town of Mondovi. Its construction followed an event that occurred in 1596. It was built on the
"steep mountain" climbed by a bishop dressed in white—most probably the Pope—who died at its summit, near a cross made of rough wood. Other bishops, priests, religious men and women, and lay people also perished
December 6 – Our Lady of the Vow (Siena, Italy) When Mary transforms hearts Coming from near and far, regardless of their country of origin, numerous pilgrims to Medjugorje return home spiritually transformed
According to the reports published by Alfa y Omega, after the shipwreck, García was hospitalized for nearly a year, followed by five years of rehabilitation, alternating the use of crutches with a wheelchair
May 24 - Our Lady of China Our Lady of China In 1900 the village of Tong Lu near Peiping was attacked by about ten thousand rioters during the Boxer Rebellion. In their rage they started to shoot skyward
Mary) and he repeated those two words over and over. One year on November 1, Salaün was found dead near a tree trunk, by the edge of the woods, at the far end of the parish of Guic-Elleau in France and
covered with wounds, no longer of human likeness? The sight of Him cuts her to the quick: if she draws near to this altar, it is because she herself longs to be sacrificed. This is when she feels the blade
his farm, the boy saw the bird change into "a girl dressed in white, about six or seven years old," near a fountain (statement of July 21, 1686). In his second testimony (July 28, 1686 ), John said he first [...] women responsible for causing the public scandal had to do penance. She asked John to leave his spade near the fountain—when he would return for it, he would see a "sign" on the handle. John quickly went back
riddled with drug addiction, among others. Before such situations, I always understood the need to be near these people at such difficult times and did my very best to be there for them. But, having experienced [...] telling me: “We are here for you! We are here for you like Mary!” How lovely it is to be like Mary near her suffering son. Fr Martin Micallef – March 26, 2021 Adapted from: Times of Malta
