moments of salvation history are relived. The various steps of Christ's mission are traced. With Mary the heart is oriented toward the mystery of Jesus. Christ is put at the center of our life, of our time [...] time, of our city, through the contemplation and meditation of his holy mysteries of joy, light, sorrow and glory. May Mary help us to welcome within ourselves the grace emanating from these mysteries, so [...] February 8 – Our Lady of Casimir (Poland, 1411) “The Holy Rosary is not a pious practice belonging to the past” Today, together we confirm that the Holy Rosary is not a pious practice banished to the past
If sinners do not convert, my Son will have to allow the end of the world. Would you prefer to live three or four months more, or to live until the end of the world?" "I would rather die!" Veronica exclaimed [...] May 19 – Our Lady of the Infirm (Italy, 1630) "Help me to mourn" (I) On May 19, 1853, in Cerreto, Italy (Tuscany), at a place known as "La Casetta," a 12-year-old shepherdess called Veronica Nucci was [...] apparition asked Veronica to pray every day 7 Our Father’s, Hail Mary’s and Glory Be’s for the bloodshed, then 5 Our Father’s, Hail Mary’s, and Glory Be’s for the Five Wounds; 7 Our Father’s, Hail Mary’s and
memory of Father de Montfort is not ready to die out. The Treatise, one of his major works, is one of those brilliant treasures of the faith which won to their saintly author the crown of Doctor of the Church [...] later—when Our Lady was to crush once again the serpent’s head, this time with the “heel” of Montfort’s powerful spiritual synthesis of Christian doctrine. The time was now ripe for Divine Providence to reveal [...] The influence of the Treatise on the Second Vatican Council also deserves to be underlined: in the evening of his life, Bishop Philips, author of a section of Lumen Gentium (1) devoted to Mary, confided:
– Corpus Christi (Feast of the Blessed Sacrament) - Madonna del Ardesio (Italy, 1607) Mary, the original root cause of the Eucharist We invoke Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, [...] us, by her example, to attend Mass, to receive Holy Communion properly, and to visit the Blessed Sacrament often and with great devotion. We should adore Our Lord in the company of the Blessed Virgin! [...] (1811-1868), missionary of the Most Holy Eucharist Mary is the original root cause of the Eucharist. Our love is satisfied, for when we receive the body of Jesus, we receive the substance of Mary, who is its
September 13 - Our Lady of Quinche (Ecuador) - Saint John Chrysostom, Doctor of the Church I chose you to fight under Jesus Christ’s banner! During the octave of All Saints' Day of 1465, Blessed Alan de [...] reciting the Rosary. Our Lady appeared to him, accompanied by several holy virgins. She said to him: "Do not flee, my son! If you have any doubt about me or about my companions, trace the sign of the cross upon [...] wanted to put you through this trial. Bear it as a sorrow and as a punishment for your former faults; and also receive it as a means of making progress in patience and in view of the salvation of the living
Rosary is all about - each of the mysteries of Jesus' life. His fellow friars would also see him in the sacristy, meditating and praying at the foot of a picture of Our Lady of Sorrows. In a letter from 1912 [...] beginning of this month (of May). She accompanied me to the altar this morning with such loving care! I wish that I had a stronger voice, to invite sinners all over the world to go to Our Lady." He goes [...] September 23 - Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio, 1887-1968) - Our Lady of Valvanera (Spain) "Let us strive to be always behind this blessed Mother" Padre Pio's devotion to the Blessed Virgin, the same
I always place fresh flowers before the picture of their son to express my gratitude to him, since our Mother of Heaven sent him to me, to take me to his parents. Story told by Franz Schrönghauer-Heimdal [...] July 1 – Our Lady of Good Deliverance (Paris, France) – Our Lady of Mariazell (Austria) The guide that our Heavenly Mother sent me In 1918, I was looking for a job cleaning houses in Augsburg (Bavaria) [...] here!" The lady was very surprised: "This is our only son, who died in the war ... So it was our beloved son who brought you to our home!" We were both deeply moved by this event ... The lady hired me.
sword of sorrows, so that we could all enter into her Heart and be formed in the image of Jesus. In our consecration to Mary, let us ask her to direct our desires, thoughts, words, and actions to the Sacred [...] light to enlighten the nations and the glory of your people." Mary helps us to keep "our eyes fixed on Jesus", so that our strength is to rejoice in him, since his Eucharistic love consumes all our miseries [...] 1660) - Our Lady of Alcazar (Toledo, Spain) - Luxembourg takes Mary as patroness (1666) Jesus wants us to love Mary as he loves her Jesus wants us to love Mary as he loves her, because she is our Mother
wanted to clear his soul, to walk "the stony path of grace," and to offer to God his baggage of sorrows, he would turn to Our Lady. He made three pilgrimages to Chartres on foot, once to ask Mary to heal [...] he had to do was to say those prayers to enter into communion with God; to whisper them, to kneel down at the feet of she who is the advocate of lost causes; to recite them, to understand and to examine [...] September 5 - Our Lady of Pedancino (Italy) - Charles Péguy (French poet, essayist, and editor, d. 1914) - Saint Teresa of Calcutta (d. 1997) Charles Péguy spent the night bringing flowers to Mary On August
Death of Benedicta Rencurel, visionary of Our Lady of Laus (France, 1647) Let Mary to pull you through! The Rosary simultaneously manages to be one of the easiest and the most difficult prayers of the Catholic [...] hand, the Rosary, for us to latch on and allow her to guide us in our time of need, fear or sorrow. Instead of trying to come up with all the answers ourselves, we can allow Mary to pull us through. Father [...] feel like we have nowhere to go, no idea what to do. We in the younger generation will jump on YouTube, Pinterest or Facebook to find the best advice capable of resolving our problems. All the time, there
