Ecclesiae" - "We declare Mary the Most Holy Mother of the Church", the Fathers spontaneously rose at once and paid homage to the Mother of God, to our Mother, to the Mother of the Church, with a standing [...] November 23 - Our Lady of the Assumption (Italy, 1624) Mary, "Mother of the Church" (III) Indelibly printed in my memory is the moment when, hearing his words: "Mariam Sanctissimam declaramus Matrem Ecclesiae"
October 30 - Our Lady of Mondevi (Italy, 1540) With the Name of Mary on Their Lips As a missionary, Father Louis Marie de Montfort found himself in a boat going up the River Seine packed with at least [...] moments in the company of these shady horse dealers and fishmongers, when Father de Montfort adjusted his crucifix to the end of his walking stick. He then prostrated himself on the floor of the boat and exclaimed [...] calmed down as the prayers began. After the invocation "Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners" had been repeated several times, the face of Father de Montfort was transfigured. When the next Rosary
October 28 - Our Lady of the Treille (Lille, France) Veneration of Mary True Marian devotion never obscures or diminishes faith and love for Jesus Christ Our Savior, the one Mediator between God and humankind [...] entrustment to Our Lady is a privileged path, tested by numerous Saints, for a more faithful following of the Lord. Consequently, let us entrust ourselves to her with filial abandonment!
October 5 - Our Lady of Zapopan (Mexico) Mary Patroness of Madagascar In 1971 Madagascar celebrated the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Catholic priest in Fianarantsoa. Archbishop Gilbert [...] under the sign of the sanctification of the family by proposing the Holy Family as a model. In an interview given to the Catholic newspaper Lumière, the archbishop recalled the salient events of the first hundred [...] evangelization of Fianarantsoa had begun. Father Finaz succeeded in thwarting the hostility of Protestants and rented a modest cabin, where he set up an oratory with an altar surmounted by a statue of the Blessed
Archangels Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael The Very Sweet Name of Mary The Song of Songs allows us to believe that at the Assumption of the Virgin the angels inquired about her name at least thrice. The [...] the angels insist so much upon the name of their Queen? It may be," Richard de Saint Laurent replied, "that they just wanted to hear the very sweet name of Mary."
September 10 - Our Lady of Life (Italy, 1613) We Believe that the Virgin Mary is the Mother of God We believe that Mary is the Mother, ever-Virgin, of the Incarnate Word, our God and Savior Jesus Christ [...] by reason of this singular election, she was, in consideration of the merits of her Son, redeemed in a more eminent manner, preserved from all stain of original sin and filled with the gift of grace more [...] Mysteries of the Incarnation and Redemption, the Blessed Virgin, the Immaculate, was at the end of her earthly life raised body and soul to heavenly glory and likened to her risen Son in anticipation of the
Sept 3 - Our Lady of the Divine Shepherd (France) The Many Titles of Mary Love gave her a thousand names.
Aug 28 - Our Lady of Kiev (Russia, 1240) - Saint Augustine Mary is Free of Sin We must not refer to the Blessed Virgin, for Christ's sake, when we are speaking about sins. We know indeed that an immense
better the advice of Saint Paul to the Christians of Ephesus, "You were in darkness once, but now you are in the light of the Lord; behave like children of the light, for the effects of the light are seen [...] wants of you; take no part in futile works of darkness" (Eph 5: 8-10). The message of the Apostle is clear: it means that we must live according to the grace of our baptism. It is also the message of the [...] - Our Lady of the Parish (Italy, 1829) The Message of the Immaculate Virgin Mary at Lourdes Faith is like sight, it can be sharp and clear but it can also be short-sided and deficient. One of the graces
- Our Lady of Buglose (France, 1634) Mary, Mother of the Living Carry me on the wings of your prayers, O you who are called the Mother of the living, so that on my exit from this valley of tears I may [...] torment to the dwelling of life that has been prepared for us to lighten the end of a life burdened by my iniquity. (...) Be solicitous for me for I am miserable, O Tabernacle of the Most High. Hold out [...] Glorify your Son in you: may he be pleased to operate Divinely in me the miracle of forgiveness and mercy. Servant and Mother of God, may your honor be exalted by me, and may my salvation be manifested through
