October 16 - Our Lady of Purity - Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (d. 1690) O Our Sweet Hope O our sweet hope let us feel your power over the loveable Heart of Jesus, and use your credit so as to make a place
October 8 - Mary, Mother of Hungary The Messenger of the Mother of God (I) In the suburbs of Paris, there lived a well known doctor named Louis Granpas. He was known for his great medical skills and his
September 8 - Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Our Lady of the Kneeler (France, 1550) Our Lady of the Kneeler One Sunday, September 8th in around 1550, Louise Estivalle was on her way to mass in
September 12 - 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 [...] Jesus, respecting each other, and each day, accepting one another in a simpler and more divine love. Mary, grant each of us the grace to accomplish each day the will of the Father in the gift of ourselves
September 7 - Foundation of the Legion of Mary in Dublin (Ireland, 1921) The Legion of Mary Irishman Frank Duff founded the Legion of Mary, a lay apostolic organization at the service of the Roman Catholic [...] members and advancing the reign of Christ through Mary. "Yours is an eminently Marian spirituality, not only because the Legion glories in carrying Mary's name as its unfurled banner, but above all because [...] spirituality and apostolate on the dynamic principle of union with Mary, on the truth of the intimate participation of the Virgin Mary in the plan of salvation. In other words you intend to render your
September 10 - Saint Mary of Life (Italy, 1613) I Have Chosen You to Fight Under the Flag of Jesus Christ! (II) This is how Blessed Alain de la Roche described the apparition that sent him out into the
Germany to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1954) - Saint Gregory I “the Great” Mount Ephraim Mount Ephraim can designate Mary, the blessed and always virgin, Mother of God. Mary is a high mountain peak, and by [...] prophesy of Mary's special dignity when he said, "It will happen in the final days that the mountain of Yahweh's house will rise higher than the mountains and tower above the heights" (Is 2:2). Yes, Mary is a [...] by the dignity of her election, she is so great that she exceeds any elected creature. Has Mary not been raised to the heights, like a high mountain, above all the choirs of Angels, to the throne of the
August 11 - Mary Refuge of Sinners - Saint Claire (d. 1253) - John Henry Cardinal Newman (d. 1890) Prayer to the Blessed Virgin It is the time for your Visitation. Arise Mary, and go forth in your strength
Lady of Safe Hiding (Overloon, Holland) - Birth of Saint Marguerite Mary Alacoque (1647) I Spoke to Her Like a Child I always ran to Mary in all my needs. I had the habit of giving the small crown of the [...] kneeling on the floor on my bare knees, genuflecting or kissing the floor as many times as I said a ‘Hail Mary.' She has always been a mother to me and has never refused to help me. I ran to her with so much trust [...] trust that it seemed like I had nothing to fear under her maternal protection. I consecrated myself to Mary as her slave forever, begging her not to refuse my vow. I spoke to her like a child, with simplicity
the Seven Joys of Mary (Annunciation / Visitation / Nativity/ Adoration of the Magi / Finding of Jesus in the Temple / Resurrection / Ascension) An Immense Fountain of Grace Saint Mary Magdalene de'Pazzi [...] Jesus was the Blessed Virgin's purity. Mary looked so beautiful that my words cannot explain her to you." (...) "I saw two fountains spouting forth from the Virgin Mary's womb, one of milk and the other of [...] sprays of water, spreading them everywhere in the world and sending forth torrents of grace." Saint Mary Magdalene is depicted in art as a Carmelite with the Instruments of the Passion kneeling before the
