without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.’ (Our Lady originally presented this prayer to St Catherine Labouré.) When I went to sleep that night,” Schoeman continued, “I knew virtually nothing
man was who spoke to her, and who bore a strong resemblance to Christ as described in a passage from St John's Book of Revelation (4:4). "He whom all these elders had been waiting for finally arrived and
coronation of Our Lady of Aparecida in 2004, Brazil is the largest Catholic country in the world. Pope St. Pius X solemnly crowned the Virgin Mary as "Queen of Brazil" in 1904. But the history of the Marian
October 22 - Our Lady of Kazan (Russia) The 15 promises of the Rosary The benefits of what Pope St. John Paul II called “an exquisitely contemplative prayer” were enumerated in a special way by a 15th
Communist era. The greatest number of feasts of icons of the Virgin Mary are found in Moscow (23), St. Petersburg (5, including the feast of the Jasna Góra icon on March 6) and Kiev (5). Other important
without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.’ (Our Lady originally presented this prayer to St. Catherine Labouré.) When I went to sleep that night,” Schoeman continued, “I knew virtually nothing
30, 1877, the apparition said, in Polish: "I would like you to say the Rosary every day." On July 1st, she declared: "I am the Most Blessed Mary Immaculate." Many people joined the girls in the following
universal Church. A week later, on the following Sunday, the Nativity of Mary was celebrated. Later, Pope St. Pius X moved the Holy Name of Mary to September 12, to commemorate the first Thanksgiving Mass said
was coming from her. After Mass on Saturday morning, after the rosary, I prayed a "flying novena" (as St. Teresa of Calcutta often did: 9 Memorares in petition plus 1 to thank Mary, trusting that our prayer
feeling almost indifferent to the event, a few words of Cardinal Gantin's sermon at the Basilica of St Mary Major pierced his heart - and he rushed to the confessional - of which he came out "thirsty for
