Feast of Saint Anne, Mother of Mary (Coptic Church) Mary and the reconstruction of Lebanon Sister Marie-Raymonde Alam, founder of the movement À toi Marie (For you, Mary) and former director of Hospitality [...] ‘I made a vow to the Blessed Virgin and she quickly answered me. So I told her that I would give you a car so that you could go to Mass every day.’ He gave me a Fiat, like Mary's ‘Fiat,’ with blue car [...] remains open to God's grace, by praying for Mary’s intercession. There is a unity of the Lebanese around the figure of Mary, as this story told by Sister Marie-Raymonde proves: "I have this Lebanese Muslim

Lady of Alcazar (Toledo, Spain) - Luxembourg takes Mary as its patron saint (1666) "I owe Mary all the graces I have received" After a reckless youth, a serious accident, and personal searches, I discovered [...] Savior and Mary our Mother known and loved! I am reminded of a saying of Saint Louis de Montfort: "Jesus is not known enough, because Mary is not known enough"! Theo Testimonial sent to Mary of Nazareth [...] went through a period of profound interior desolation, especially as I did not know how I had sinned and where my errors lay. On top of this, I was angry with those I had believed and with whom I lived

Densata (Conception of Mary) Mary is at the origin of Saint Ignatius’ conversion He was awake one night and clearly saw an image of the Madonna and Child; from this vision, which lasted for a considerable period [...] period of time, he received a very excessive consolation and he remained with such disgust for all his past life, and especially for the things of the flesh, that it seemed to him that all the images previously [...] near the Benedictine monastery of Montserrat (Spain, diocese of Barcelona), following a war wound. Autobiography : A Pilgrim's Journe Quoted in Dictionnaire des Apparitions de l’Abbé Laurentin, Fayard 2007

In 2017, a Catholic soldier was confirmed at Lourdes. He wanted to do it during this pilgrimage. -Why a military pilgrimage in the context of Lourdes? How do soldiers fit in? -Lourdes is a return to the [...] the source. This is what the Virgin Mary said to Bernadette. The soldiers must make this pilgrimage as a united corps, walk as one people. This really resonates with soldiers who have been in war situations [...] soldier lives a unique experience, in the entourage of the Successor of Peter. He is forced to reflect on his faith. And his shifts are often long, conducted in silence, without access to a phone or any

November 19 - Feast of Mary Seyom (Ethiopian Church) "I saw the souls fall in tight groups" In this month of November, a month dedicated to praying for the deceased, let us meditate on this message from [...] Menéndez (1890-1923) was a Spanish nun who lived in the convent of Les Feuillants in Poitiers, France. She had mystical visions that she recorded in the book Un Llamamiento al Amor (A Call to Love), one of [...] from the Virgin Mary to Sister Josefa Menendez. "My daughter, I come to tell you, in the name of Jesus, the glory that you have given today to his Heart.... Understand that whatever he allows you to see

October 2 - Mary, Queen of the Angels Regina Angelorum Reign, O Mother and Queen, by showing us the paths of holiness and by guiding and assisting us that we may never stray from it. In the heights of [...] Reign over the Church, which acknowledges and extols your gentle dominion and has recourse to you as a safe refuge amid the calamities of our day. Reign especially over that part of the Church which is [...] light to avoid falling into the snares of the enemy, firmness to resist overt attack, and at every moment unwavering faithfulness to your kingdom. Reign over our minds, that they may seek only what is true;

of all flesh, a new Eve. But she is also our daughter. The ancient world of sorrow, the world before the access of grace, cradled her to its heavy heart for many centuries, dimly awaiting a virgo genitrix [...] of sin, cherished the wondrous girl-child whose name even was unknown. A little girl, the queen of the Angels! And she’s still a little girl, remember! Our Lady knew neither triumph nor miracle. Her Son [...] simplicity, in such deep ignorance of her own dignity, a dignity crowning her above angels. For she was born without sin—in what amazing isolation! A pool so clear, so pure, that even her own image— created

gives it a place in his heart, just as "Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart" (Lk 2:19; cf. Lk 3:15). It is the moment when man abandons himself to the mystery, not with the resignation [...] THE WORD (Spain, 1514) Mary, the Faithful Virgin (II) The second dimension of faithfulness is called reception, acceptance. The "quomodo fiet?" is changed, on Mary's lips, to a "fiat." Let it be done, [...] I am ready, I accept: this is the crucial moment of faithfulness, the moment in which man perceives that he will never completely understand the "how"; that there are in God's plan more areas of mystery

mediatrix who intercedes with her Son on behalf of men, and who says to them: " Do whatever he tells you ." Her role is to be a loving mother. Jesus confirmed this a few moments before He died on the Cross [...] Foundation of the Legion of Mary in Dublin (Ireland, 1921) Geopolitical reasons for Marian apparitions Question: Eric Letty (1), in your long article on the Blessed Virgin published in a special issue of the [...] many international apparitions of Mary, while her Son tends to remain out of the spotlight in terms of apparitions. Are these Marian apparitions exceptional because Mary is mediatrix in our salvation? Eric

can, towards Mary. Also Mary, who always moves very quietly, now runs, as swift as a little deer, and reaches the foot of the staircase at the same time as Elizabeth. And She embraces with great affection [...] May 31 - Feast of the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth The Virgin Mary presses her cousin Elizabeth to her Heart In the visions of Maria Valtorta: “A fairly old woman appears at the top of the staircase [...] pregnant condition is a strange contradiction to her evident old age, notwithstanding her wide and loose dress. She looks down, shading her eyes with her hand. As soon as she recognizes Mary she raises her arms