and in the world (Saint John Paul II). The tears of Mary reveal the sadness of the heart of God who is not loved: These are tears of sorrow for all those who refuse God’s love (Saint John Paul II). Tears [...] November 8 – Our Lady of the Pond (France, 1531) – Saint Elisabeth of the Trinity Mary’s tears are the sign of the Mother’s presence Mary’s tears signal the presence of the Mother—they reveal the face
November 10 – Our Lady of Almudena (Madrid, Spain) - Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church (d. 461) Born of the Virgin for our regeneration Consider here not the condition of her that bare [...] which in others cannot be retained in child-bearing, might be attained by them at their second birth. Saint Leo the Great Sermon 22, On the Feast of the Nativity II New Advent
October 11 – Motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Pope Saint John XXIII (1881-1963) Mary can obtain everything from Her Son! This year is a very special anniversary for the Our Lady of Laus Shrine in
October 1 – The Holy Protection of the Mother of God (Eastern Orthodox Slavic calendar) - Saint Romanos the Melodist (6th century) A sovereign remedy in this month of October The month of October is the
October 4 – Our Lady of Loreto (Port Lesney, France) - Saint Francis of Assisi (d. 1226) Where did we get the Angelus? Originally, during the first crusade, Pope Urban II had ordered to pray the Virgin [...] spread everywhere in France and to other countries. But some attribute the creation of the Angelus to Saint Francis of Assisi, who during his trip to the Middle East had the idea of starting a call to prayer
September 29 – Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels The name of the Archangel of the Annunciation, Gabriel, means "God's strength" The name Gabriel means "God's strength" or "God is [...] 26-38). Indeed, the Virgin Mary needed "God’s strength" at the moment of the Incarnation, as Pope Saint John Paul II eloquently put it in his apostolic letter Mulieris dignitatem on the dignity and vocation
September 30 – Saint John Paul II dedicated a new basilica in Knock, Ireland, and gave a golden rose to the Virgin Mary (1979) I would like you to pray the Rosary every day As he greeted the Polish pilgrims
September 23 – Our Lady of Valvanera (Spain) - Saint Padre Pio (d. 1968) Padre Pio: “Follow this blessed Mother” In a letter dated 1912, Padre Pio wrote: “How many times have I confided to this mother
(1954) - Saint Gregory the Great (d. 604) Haiti and Our Lady of Perpetual Help On June 27, 2018, Haiti celebrated the 75 th anniversary of its consecration to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, patron saint of the
August 28 – Our Lady of Tears (Syracuse, Italy, 1953) - Saint Augustine, Doctor of the Church (d. 430) Twins consecrated to Our Lady as infants Twins Monica and Cristian Moya, who were born in January [...] Sister Monica took her final vow and officially became a part of the Congregation of the Daughters of Saint Mary of Providence in Chile. She revealed to the Catholic News Agency that it is no coincidence that
