January 15 - Our Lady of Banneux (Belgium, 1933) Prayer to Our Lady of the Poor Virgin of the Poor, You came a long time ago, To this wild and lonely place And since you have never stopped coming, You [...] lakes. Virgin of the Poor, we say thank you For coming time and again To relieve our loneliness And getting us back on the path, Dispelling our doubts and our anguish, And opening our hearts to the Beatitudes [...] Open our borders, Open our hearts To the pleas of our Father And the distress of our brethren.

The Holy Name of Mary Daily Prayer of Consecration to Our Lady As the Father has chosen you, Mary, to be His immaculate child, the wife of Joseph and the Mother of His beloved Son and of the whole Church [...] today as Mother and Queen of our whole family and we consecrate to you our souls and our bodies, all our activities and everything that belongs to us without reserve. Show each of us your most maternal kindness [...] Mary, grant each of us the grace to accomplish each day the will of the Father in the gift of ourselves, so that our whole family may bear witness in the midst of the world to the love of Jesus victorious

September 14 - The Exaltation of the Holy Cross - Our Lady of the Three Ears of Corn (France, 1491) A Moslem Prince Prays to Our Lady of Lourdes The visit of Moslems to Lourdes came about in a very gracious [...] Prince of Morocco. In a way, the event resembles an episode of a tale from the Arabian Nights-this child came, at the request of his father, the King of Morocco, to pray to the good and mysterious Lady of [...] Princesses’ request, he gave some images of Our Lady of Lourdes to them. On this occasion the Minister announced the King’s formal intention of wanting his children to visit Lourdes and pray for him, his family

June 18 - Apparition of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Garabandal, Spain, 1961 to 1965, investigation in process) The First International Route to Our Lady of Fatima On 18 June 1947, the Pilgrim Virgin statue [...] civil war of Spain, after journeying for more than a year through the Iberian peninsula. The police force had received the order not to let the fervent crowd cross the border. But, suddenly, thanks to the [...] enthusiasm of the Basques, the border gate was raised. With a “customs visa” (for merchandise) they allowed the statue as well as its thousands of followers to cross the border. A few days later, the border

Feast of Our Lady of the Angels of the Porziuncola From the Vatican to Our Lady of Africa, a common Rosary against Covid-19 “Devoted with one accord to prayer, together with Mary,” was the theme of the Rosary [...] connected live to this prayer of the Rosary with the Pope were the Shrine of Our Lady of Africa, Mother of All Grace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and the Shrine of Elele in Nigeria. The rector of the Abidjan [...] chosen us!" Due to restrictions to avoid contagion during this time of pandemic, the number of people who could take part in a liturgical celebration had to be limited. The Shrine of Our Lady of Africa, Mother

April 6 – Monday of Holy Week – Black Madonna of Mende (France, 1857) – Apparition to Father Jacok Rem (Ingolstadt, Germany, 1604) Keep an image of Our Lady on your person to protect yourself from the [...] image of Our Lady on your person and pray to her regularly. This advice comes from Saint John Bosco, who lived through a cholera epidemic in Turin in 1854. The Italian priest recommended this to the young [...] faith and entrust yourself to the Mother of God. Our Lady of Good Health, Pray for us! Adapted from : Aleteia

– 2nd Sunday of Advent New church in Russia dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima The first shrine officially dedicated by the Catholic Church to the Virgin of Fatima will soon see the light of day in Russia [...] Petersburg. To promote the devotion to Our Lady of Fatima to the Easterners, Fr. Burgos had an icon depicting the Virgin made with the quotation: “It is in you that unity is realized.” May the Virgin of Fatima [...] “the Orthodox confessions are not opposed to this project. Many Russians have a great devotion to Our Lady of Fatima, who interceded for the conversion of Russia during the Communist persecution,” as Fr

February 27 – Our Lady of the Road (Italy, 1617) – 10th apparition in Lourdes If you want to obtain the gift of perseverance, love and serve Our Lady! Saint Francis of Borgia, while asking his novices [...] lost the grace of their vocation. Saint Philip Neri used to say to penitents while hearing confession: “My child, if you want to obtain the gift of perseverance, love and serve Our Lady! For one only falls [...] novices some questions, noticed that some of them did not share his strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin. He alerted the novice master, urging him to keep a vigilant eye on those young men. Later, what the saint

1914) - Our Lady of Knock (Ireland, 1879) - Our Lady of the Golden Heart (Beauraing, Belgium, 1932-33) Devotion to the Madonna della Strada (Our Lady of the Journey) popular among pilgrims One of my favorite [...] del Cammino), usually translated as “Our Lady of the Way,” or “…of the Wayside,” or “…of the Streets,” or “…of the Good Road.” This feast of Mary is celebrated May 24, and interestingly has connections with [...] original image of the Madonna della Strada is today in Rome at the Church of the Gesú, the mother church of the Society of Jesus. Scientists and art historians have studied the painting of the mother and

Sapientiae, Our Lady Throne of Wisdom of Cologne (Germany, 1280) Afghanistan was consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima in 2017 The only Catholic church in Afghanistan was consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima in [...] do not belong to our flock, but they are our brothers and your sons; they too have been redeemed by the blood of your Son.” “May the consecration to the Immaculate Heart help us to live our time in a more [...] ty to the will of God", said the priest. During the 1917 apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal, Our Lady asked the young shepherds to pray the rosary every day without ceasing, and to offer