October 21 - Our Lady of Europe The Rosary of the Virgin Mary (VII) The Rosary mystically transports us to Mary's side as she is busy watching over the human growth of Christ in the home of Nazareth. This [...] Now, since Mary is of all creatures the one most conformed to Jesus Christ, it follows that among all devotions that which most consecrates and conforms a soul to our Lord is devotion to Mary, his Holy [...] it be consecrated to Jesus Christ.” Never as in the Rosary do the lives of Jesus and Mary appear so deeply joined. Mary lives only in Christ and for Christ!
Lady of France Mary Comes to Her People (II) The final preparations took all night, but by morning they were ready to go. It is September 8, the date traditionally recognized as Mary’s birthday. The town [...] town is decorated in Mary’s colors; the Pilgrim Virgins take place in the processions, and the atmosphere is electric. Singing hymns and prayers the people accompany these images of Mary to the Cathedral. [...] Astonishing photos of different Marys, and crowds of admirers, adorn the steep hill leading to the Cathedral. The event is covered on TV, radio and print media all over France. During Holy Mass at the
Consecration of Portugal to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (1646) The Rosary of the Virgin Mary (VI) Even now, amid the joyful songs of the heavenly Jerusalem, the reasons for giving her thanksgiving [...] concern for the pilgrim Church, in which she continues to relate her personal account of the Gospel. Mary constantly sets before the faithful the “mysteries” of her Son, with the desire that the contemplation [...] the Rosary, the Christian community comes in contact with the memories and the contemplative gaze of Mary.
Ottawa (who began a 50-day pilgrimage in 7 Canadian dioceses (1947) The Rosary of the Virgin Mary (V) Mary lived with her eyes fixed on Christ, treasuring his every word: “She kept all these things, pondering
October 25 - Consecration of Toledo’s Cathedral to the Blessed Virgin (Spain, 1075) The Virgin Mary Stops the Invasion of Christendom On Saturday, October 25, 732, the first day of Ramadan, the Moslem [...] invasions north of the Pyrenees. Charles Martel attributed his victory to the intercession of the Virgin Mary.
October 14 - Our Lady of Larochette (near Geneva,Switzerland) Mary Comes to Her People (I) It all began in April 1984, when Edmond Fricoteaux, a French lawyer in his mid-fifties, visited Rome for the first [...] time. He had an astonishing conversion of heart during a confession he made in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. His thirst for the truth grew stronger and stronger, and he became an avid reader of spiritual [...] that he became convinced that God had given him a mission - to set up a giant statue of the Virgin Mary near an important highway not far from Paris. He managed this feat and on October 15, 1988 the statue
October 6 - Our Lady of All Help (1640) The Rosary of the Virgin Mary (IV) Thereafter Mary's gaze, ever filled with adoration and wonder, would never leave him. At times it would be a questioning look [...] especially beneath the Cross, where her vision would still be that of a mother giving birth, for Mary not only shared the passion and death of her Son, she also received the new son given to her in the
Byzantine Church, Our Lady of Prokov - Saint Romanos the Melodist (6th C.) The Cantor of the Virgin Mary The only authority for the life and date of this greatest of Greek hymn-writers is the account in [...] that he received the charisma of sacred poetry from the Blessed Virgin. One Christmas Eve, the Virgin Mary appeared to him in his sleep and gave him a piece of papyrus, saying, “Take it and eat it”. (cf Ezk
October 3 - Our Lady of the Place (Rome, 1250) The Rosary of the Virgin Mary (II) It would be impossible to name all the many saints who discovered in the Rosary a genuine path to growth in holiness. We
2 - Our Lady of the Assumption (Naples, Italy, 11th C.) The Rosary of the Virgin Mary (I) The Rosary of the Virgin Mary, which gradually took form in the second millennium under the guidance of the Spirit
