the son of David and a carpenter, would give him a name in the royal line of David. Faced with Mary's pregnancy, Joseph responded with the greatest respect for her person and with the most docile obedience [...] uncertainty, he chose the solution that was most respectful of Mary. This is the mark of a good man with a big heart. He had too much respect for Mary to condemn her to the reprobation of the whole village, and [...] March 19– Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity) Joseph understood Mary's silence A shadow crept into Joseph's happiness. Mary was now lost to him: he would be alone, and she too would

Brothers of Mary "I began to recite the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary every day" When he was still a bishop, Pope Francis joined a group that prayed the Rosary with St. John Paul II: "I prayed with the faithful [...] following a path that had been destined for him since he was a child. That’s when I understood the importance of Mary in the life of the Pope. The Blessed Mother was present at his side at every moment, and [...] recite the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary every day." The Rosary brings us together around Jesus and Mary and also unites us to all the faithful in the world, as if we were only one great army led by the

October 8 – Mary Mother of Hungary The Rosary contains within itself the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus When reciting the Rosary, the important and meaningful moments of salvation history [...] history are re-lived. The various steps of Christ's mission are traced. With Mary the heart is oriented towards the mystery of Jesus. Christ is put at the center of our life, of our time, of our city, through [...] contains within itself the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the center of each "Hail Mary." Pope Benedict XVI Address made on May 3, 2008 Vatican.va

July 22 - St Mary Magdalene - Our Lady of Kaloja (Russia) Elvis once sang about the Rosary Elvis Presley was not a Catholic — he came from the Pentecostal background — but he was a devout Christian. Indeed [...] for the whole world to understand Hail Mary full of grace The Lord is with Thee Blessed are thou among women And blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus Oh Holy Mary dear Mother of God Please pray for us [...] black gospel, country gospel, and church hymns such as How Great Thou Art . With one of them, Crying In The Chapel (previously a hit for The Orioles), he had an international bestseller. The most unusual

I would like our country (France) to look at Mary as a mother, as a river looks at its source, to find inspiration and momentum. Mary expresses the heart of her vocation from the first words she utters: [...] the Blessed Virgin Mary – National holiday in France since 1638 (King Louis XIII’s vow) France, what if it were the time of your awakening? Indeed, the feast of the Assumption is a source of great hope [...] the good of man, to the covenant with eternal wisdom? I would like to extend this quote today by asking: France, what if it were the time of your awakening? When I hear Mary singing, His mercy is from age

usually fell on a date when the Church is concerned with the sorrows of the Passion of Christ. They decreed that from that moment onwards, the Church of Spain would celebrate a solemn feast, with octave, in [...] solemnity of the Nativity. At a later date the Church of Spain felt the need to return to the practice of the Roman Catholic Church, which solemnizes on March 25th, as a forever sacred day, the Annunciation [...] Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Incarnation of the Son of God. However, popular devotion was still so strong for the feast on December 18th that a vestige was retained allowing the faithful to

elect. Filled from the first moment with the radiant and vivifying clarity of the Word, fully awakened in her ardent faith, her loving and pure virgin soul entered with a gaze infinitely deeper and more [...] August 22 – Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary How French Mystic Marthe Robin saw the Virgin Mary "By her justice and her love, she is the Queen of all the saints. By her immaculate purity, she is the [...] most loving and beloved soul of the Father after Jesus - and therefore the most magnificently filled with divine favors." Marthe Robin Quoted in : Raymond Peyret, Prends ma vie, Seigneur, La longue messe

patron saint of Europe Mary did not have another Virgin Mary to lean on! There are moments in life when one is weary, when one needs rest and shelter. In these moments we can turn to Mary, to her Immaculate [...] Immaculate Heart, to her image that is a place of sweet refuge... Yes indeed! See how she went through fatigue and trials! How she walked up the path to Calvary with her Son, never pausing or stopping! ... Yet [...] Yet Our Lord gave something to us that he did not grant to his own Mother: Mary did not have another Virgin Mary to lean on! Happy is the soul who knows how to find this shelter, this refuge! All troubles

predestined souls. Filled from the first moment with the radiant and vivifying light of the Word, awakened by her ardent faith, her loving and pure virgin soul entered into a vision—infinitely deeper and more [...] August 22 – Queenship of Mary The Queen chosen by God Himself She is, by her immaculate purity, the Queen chosen by God himself, the beloved Queen of Angels, who, from the heights of Heaven, reigns over [...] most loving and beloved soul of the Father after Jesus—and therefore the most magnificently filled with divine favors. Next to her, all the angels and all the saints together represent almost nothing—so

last public apparitions of Mary at Le Laus (France, 1664) The Veil of Mary still visible in France today The Veil of Mary ( Sancta Camisa ) is an oblong piece of silk that Mary is reported to have worn during [...] immediate help and intercession of the Blessed Virgin. The Veil of Mary was placed with other relics in a reliquary around the year 1,000. This was a sealed wooden trunk that was gold plated. It was usually on [...] enclosed in a 19 th century reliquary, can be seen in a chapel on the north side of the choir ambulatory. A smaller piece is on display in the crypt. While relics were not something I grew up with, and while