important place of prayer, and now it will become an important formation center for married couples as well. This new place of prayer for marital spirituality is intended to support the novena to "Mary who restores [...] couples could seek the help of Our Lady when times are hard, and thank her for her protection. Such is the project initiated by the Institute for the Family in Europe (IFE). To this end, the IFE has commissioned [...] December 1 – Holy Mary of Graces (Italy, 1923) A new Marian shrine dedicated to married couples The Church was lacking a shrine dedicated exclusively to marriage, with all its ups and downs; a special
February 4 – Our Lady of Fire (Italy, 1428) – St. Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1505), founder of the Order of the Sisters of the Annunciation of Mary (Annunciades) where the nuns live to imitate Mary [...] mosques of Abu Dhabi to the sweet name of Mary, Mother of Jesus? Being a monogamous Muslim, father of nine, is something amazing. I attribute it to the Living Rosary whose purpose is to extend the Reign [...] (issue # 3757) of “Point de Vue" magazine. How can we not see in it the conversion of [the name of a high dignitary in the Middle East], for having had the courage to change the name of one of the main mosques
Sunday of the Passion of the Lord – Our Lady of Fatima crowned Queen of Korea (1953) Mary fully shared her Son’s journey to Jerusalem Following the events in her Son’s life, Mary shared in his drama of ex [...] supporting the Person of the Son, she teaches us to listen to the Savior with trust, to discover in him the Divine Word that transforms and renews our life. Her experience also encourages us to accept the trials [...] rejection from some of the chosen people. This rejection first appeared during his visit to Nazareth and became more and more obvious in the words and attitudes of the leaders of the people. In this way
child to be baptized In Bollezeele (France), the Shrine of Our Lady of the Visitation has a long history, going back to an apparition of the Virgin Mary on the bank of the Yser River, in the form of a stone [...] turned to Our Lady of Bollezeele in prayer, and obtained an end to the plague. In the 17 th century, Queen Mary Modena, the wife of James II, King of England, having learned that a large number of sterile [...] July 2 – Our Lady of the Visitation (Bollezeele, France) - The Placing of the Venerable Robe (maphorion) of the Most Holy Mother of God at Blachernae (Constantinople, 473) When Mary asked for a dead child
Memory of the Faithful Departed – Our Lady of Deliverance of Montligeon (France) – Coptic Church: Memorial of the Holy Family in Egypt From Aparecida, the largest Marian shrine in the world, to the Vatican [...] catch. Our Lady of Aparecida is the patron saint of the country, and Brazil will celebrate the three hundredth anniversary of her apparition in 2017. Pope Francis has shown a strong devotion to the "Queen [...] Vatican Gardens A statue of Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil) was inaugurated on Saturday, September 3, 2016 in the Vatican gardens in Rome, in the presence of Pope Francis. This is a joint initiative promoted
Consecration of Portugal to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Portugal, 1646) – Cardinal Pierre de Bérulle (d. 1629), founder of the French school of spirituality Mary’s life passed from silence to silence [...] silence Our Lady's lot is to be silent and to listen. This is her state, this is her way, this is her life. Hers is a life of silence adoring the eternal Word. Seeing with her eyes, on her bosom, in her arms [...] is her Son, her God, her only Love. And so her life passes from silence to silence, From silence of adoration to silence of transformation. Cardinal Pierre de Berulle (1575-1629)
Apostle - Dedication of the church of Our Lady of Benoîte Vaux (Site of apparitions in France, 1138) “The Virgin Mary is always near patients to fight for them.” A Maltese man fighting to recover from a serious [...] for months. As he continues his journey to recover, he asked the public for their dedicated prayers while turning to the famous Virgin Mary of ta’ Pinu in Gozo to give him further strength. “I ask that [...] start to get better,” Nicotra said on social media alongside a current image of himself. “Madonna, keep your watch over me and anyone going through a similar illness and may you bring courage to those
into the body of Christ, the Blessed Virgin herself said that she chose it to be THE city of the Blessed Sacrament (message of March 20, 1953)! Our Lady knows what she is doing and she takes her time with [...] miracle, that of Lanciano (8th century, Italy), was recognized by a team of scientists from the United Nations. As for Amsterdam, a Protestant stronghold hostile to any idea of the transformation of bread into [...] with us who are so slow of understanding. On March 15, 1345—600 years before the apparitions of Our Lady of All Nations in Amsterdam—another Eucharistic miracle had occurred in the same city! Ysbrand Dommer
Redeemer, our Mother, whom the visionaries call Gospa (Our Lady in Croatian). In Medjugorje, Mary calls herself the Queen of Peace. This name reveals an aspect of her identity as Mother of the Prince of Peace [...] Yugoslavia on the verge of collapse, six children claimed to have seen a Lady on the hill of Podbordo, near their home. This first silent apparition was to be followed by a large number of encounters with Heaven [...] Queen of Peace." (Message of December 25, 1988) The Virgin Mary comes to teach us peace and reconciliation, by teaching us to return to Jesus Christ who gives us peace ... After a pastoral visit of several
January 13 – The Council of Trent declares Mary to be free of all sin (1547) – Our Lady of Cambrai (France) They knew how to obey Let us discover one of the crucial sources of unity in Mary and Joseph’s [...] lived the obedience of the faith which opened for them broader perspectives and helped them consent to a destiny that gave a new orientation to their lives. Maybe it forced them to redefine their roles [...] this union was the common exercise of the mission. After finding Jesus in the temple, they went down to Nazareth, where Jesus "was subject to them." Until the age of majority, he lived under an authority
