reinforced. Indeed, at the foot of the Cross Mary was entrusted with a new motherhood, which concerned Jesus’ disciples. It was precisely this mission that demanded a renewed gift of the Spirit. The Blessed [...] prayer in the Upper Room, in an attitude of deep communion with the Apostles, with some women and with Jesus’ “brethren,” the Mother of the Lord prays for the gift of the Spirit for herself and for the community [...] Jesus’ promise, she waits for Pentecost and implores a multiplicity of gifts for everyone, in accordance with each one's personality and mission. Mary’s prayer has particular significance in the Christian

take place through the Rosary. I am a slow learner. I am glad that God is very, very patient. He has given us a very special gift. Don’t take it for granted and don’t go a day without saying it! Adapted from [...] Then something happened. I went to a few classes on St Louis de Montfort’s True Devotion to Mary. I didn’t like them but I stepped out in faith and began by saying a decade of the Rosary each day (while [...] you can’t pray to Mary”) but I persevered… And then I consecrated myself to Our Lady… (once again). I met hubby. We began our courtship and our marriage with the Rosary… daily. It was a commitment. We had

the parish of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. "What we are doing today is not a fashionable thing. We are not just meeting to consecrate Bassam to the Virgin Mary in a superficial way. We must live in truth [...] November 14 – Our Lady of Pasenika, or Mary’s Victory (Constantinople) A second city in Ivory Coast consecrated to Mary The town of Grand-Bassam, in the southeastern part of Ivory Coast, was consecrated [...] consecration took place in a particularly tense social context, as the country was preparing for political elections. For Father Bonzo Kouassi, this consecration to Mary "calls for a deeper personal commitment

This is proof that a little can go a long way. Margherita Bassi, a dapted from Borgen Magazine *The Marist Brothers were founded in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, a young French priest. He founded the [...] the United Nations have caused. The conflict destroyed factories, the wealthy Syrians have fled and the U.S. and the U.N. have blocked foreign investments. Les Maristes Bleus remains a symbol of hope for [...] the Visitation of Mary - Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Jesuit novice (d. 1591) Les Maristes Bleus*, a symbol of hope for the Syrians Dr. Nabil Antaki founded Les Maristes Bleus in 1986 with his wife Leyla Antaki

also has a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, who occupies an eminent place in his faith. Sarah composed a magnificent prayer to her that he recites regularly: "Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of [...] seminary. He made me a priest, a bishop and today I am in Rome..." This is how Cardinal Robert Sarah answers when asked about his vocation. Robert Sarah was born on June 5, 1945, into a family of small animist [...] penance and reconciliation with God and with their brothers and sisters. Then we will be able to sing together and with one heart, the triumph of your maternal mercy.” The Mary of Nazareth team

trout" by constantly having to swim upstream. When our children were born, we had them baptized, and we consecrated them to Mary. God chose three of them to serve Him: one became a priest, the other two are [...] one of simplicity, obedience to the Church and charity in the image of Mary. We have experienced these fruits: two of our children have been healed by their competent care, by their loving attention and by [...] relationship with her has even deepened, in God's Love. We have often experienced the active presence of the community in both good times and bad. When my oldest daughter became paralyzed after a car accident

Yousef Ne’mat, a priest of the Latin Patriarchate, who built the first sanctuary in memory of the passing of Lord Jesus Christ in this place. Fr. Ne’mat brought a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary from Jerusalem [...] spread, and the local bishop issued a request to have the tears analyzed at a hospital in Irbid. It was confirmed that the tears were of human blood, according to a plaque that stands at the back of the [...] July 25 - Saint James the Apostle - Our Lady of the Castle (Dalmatia) A Jordanian pilgrimage site where a statue of Mary wept tears of blood in 2010 On Friday, June 18, 2021, the Catholic Church in Jordan

become Catholic. A few months later, having overcome his prejudices against priests, he attended Mass numerous times. On August 8, in Germany for a concert, he attended Sunday Mass in a little church. At [...] could not contain a flood of tears. When he left this church, he was already a Christian in his heart. He returned to Paris where he was put in contact with Father Theodore Ratisbonne, a convert from Judaism [...] November 11 - Paul VI declared Mary "Mother of the Church" (1964) A Son of Israel Converts (I) Hermann Cohen was born in Hamburg on November 10, 1821. His family held a distinguished rank among the twenty

Consecration of Germany to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1954) A strong devotion to the Virgin Mary is stamped on each Maronite soul Fr Godard SJ, a nineteenth century missionary to Lebanon, wrote, “Lebanon [...] saints, Mary was at the centre of their spirituality. St Charbel, the angelic hermit and priest, loved Our Lady deeply. As a child, he would go missing for hours, being found deep in prayer in a nearby [...] Rafqa. Losing her mother at a young age, Our Lady became Rafqa’s mother and guide in all things. She imitated Mary’s obedience and sacrifice in her life. Like Mary, she was a handmaid of the Lord, dedicated

health care available on the ground; some larger towns have several thousand inhabitants and a hospital, while others have a population of only a few hundred and just one overburdened local doctor. The [...] Lukas, a priest and doctor who operated in Krasnoyarsk during WWII. St Lukas survived the Bolshevik Revolution and Stalin’s gulags, and was beatified in the year 2000 by the Orthodox Church. He had a strong [...] July 9 – Our Lady of Prodigies (France) This surgeon never failed to pray to Mary before operating on a patient The Saint Lukas is one of five government-funded medical trains that travel to remote towns