5 – Our Lady of Good Counsel (Bergamo, Italy) The first Rwandan cardinal has a strong devotion to Mary My name is Father Alexandre Kabera. In the year 2002, I was very blessed to be part of a group of [...] spirituality of the Ugandan Martyrs, which emphasizes love of the Eucharist, devotion to the Virgin Mary and the courage to be a witness to our faith in Jesus Christ. Monsignor Kambanda was created Cardinal [...] is a small village in southern Rwanda. Between November 28, 1981 and November 28, 1989, the Virgin Mary appeared there to three Rwandan schoolgirls. She introduced herself as the Mother of the Word, "Nyina

France on behalf of the Blessed Virgin Mary," Joan would tell her judges. As a child, Saint Joan loved to visit a rustic church near her home dedicated to the Virgin Mary called Our Lady of Bermont. Marquis [...] Marquis de la Franquerie, La Vierge Marie dans l’Histoire de France (The Virgin Mary in the History of France) [...] Birth date of Saint Joan of Arc (c. 1412) Saint Joan’s mission was on behalf of the Blessed Virgin Mary On January 6, 1412, wrote Bishop Debout, the inhabitants of Domrémy returned home after attending

through the Virgin Mary's eyes I am convinced that when the shepherds arrived at the grotto of Bethlehem, they did not immediately go to the baby Jesus: they first looked at the Virgin Mary, talked to her [...] mysteries of the Gospel through Mary’s eyes. After meditating on Christ's death on the Cross, if we think that we have exhausted its depths, we should ask ourselves: "How did Mary see her Son while He was dying [...] dying on the Cross?" And we should say to Mary: "Help me to understand this mystery a little better, as you understood it." If you do this, the Virgin Mary will no longer be for you just an object of veneration

Feast of Christ the King – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Bologna, Italy) Prayer vigils with Mary around the world For more than a decade now, prayer vigils for the revival of the culture of Life [...] September 8, 2019, the cardinal blessed the organizers of the Vigils, saying: "I entrust you to the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Life, Our Lady of the Church. Keep up the good fight!" If you want to organize a Vigil [...] vigil (2). In 2018, Philippine Archbishop Palma of Cebu, who led a very successful March for Life with Mary, decried the endemic violence in his country, saying: "No man has the right to end another person’s

November 14 – Our Lady of Olmetti (Turin, Italy, 1738) To contemplate the face of Christ with Mary is the “program” I would like to rekindle this Eucharistic “amazement” by the present Encyclical Letter [...] crowning, Rosarium Virginis Mariae . To contemplate the face of Christ, and to contemplate it with Mary, is the “program” which I have set before the Church at the dawn of the third millennium, summoning

of Cluny, fifth abbot of Cluny (d. 1049) Assured of the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic churches in Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau reopened their doors to in-person [...] the God of all mercy and protection, and assured of the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Rosary, Queen of all Saints, are in favor of gradually resuming religious services

December 22 - Our Lady of the Milk (Italy) Like Mary, with one “yes” you can know the true joy of Christmas We must never underestimate the power of one “yes.” For example, in September 1946, Saint Teresa

great gratitude: Mama Mary, you are truly a Mother! And this is not the only time in my life that Mama Mary has interceded for me! Floribert Lumpungu, a reader of A Moment with Mary – September 2020 [...] Oak (Italy) Mama Mary, you are truly a Mother! My name is Floribert Lumpungu. I am 68 years old and I live in Lubumbashi, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Blessed Virgin Mary is truly a Mother [...] about 3 am that night. I was exhausted and dehydrated. Then I thought of praying to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and told her: "Holy Mother, I can't take it anymore! Can you, for the few hours left until the morning

December 16 – Our Lady of Good Deliverance Mary in the heart of Israel’s longing for the Messiah The longing for the Messiah in Mary’s prayer was the longing of all nations as the prophet Isaiah strongly [...] all nations serve him… May the tribes of the earth give blessings with his name" (Ps 72:8-17). The Marie de Nazareth editorial team

Folgoët (France) Mary awaited the Savior in the midst of turmoil A case unique in history, Israel was expecting the coming of a Savior Messiah after so many prophecies! As a small girl, Mary awaited the coming [...] but by a long series of prophets that kept completing each other’s prophecies over the centuries. Mary awaited the Savior, in the heart of a small nation tossed about by historical events, which had survived