could not do so because the door was closed. Instead they began their prayers facing the windows having grilles, it was then that they saw a noble figure of a lady, dressed in black and with a very white [...] in her hands. Naturally, the two girls spoke to their families. Several people, at different times, have seen the same beautiful woman praying, once on her knees and then in midair, or that she immediately
since her womb was sterile and unfruitful, and therefore in this respect dead, how could her womb have produced the works of the living without the presence of the divine Spirit, "who gives life to the [...] should give birth is also a singular and extraordinary thing, a work of the sole power of God. Then, having come into existence in such a new way, this treasure and gift worthy of God, chosen before the ages
friends came to visit his elderly mother and brought her a bouquet of flowers. "Since that day, I have understood Marian devotion better. When we turn to Mary, we can make Jesus very happy; it is a way [...] we come to Jesus and we want to offer him the bouquet of our life, we are like little children who have picked flowers in a meadow: their gesture is generous, but their bouquet is often poorly composed
very concrete things: places of pilgrimage, liturgical celebrations, events, or images. Personally, I have learned a lot from looking at stained glass windows that represent her. I remember seeing a stunning [...] stunning, but not very well-known, stained-glass window in Vendôme (France), one the most beautiful I have ever seen, representing the Trinity. In it the Virgin Mary is truly majestic, but not in an intimidating
many had fled, all had been afraid. For this reason we all love her as Mother. We are not orphans: we have a Mother in heaven who is the Holy Mother of God. Because she teaches us the virtue of waiting, even [...] everything seems to lack meaning: she is ever confident in the mystery of God, even when he seems to have eclipsed himself due to the evil of the world. In the most difficult moments, may Mary, the Mother
away. The Lord is king of Israel among you, Israel; you have nothing more to fear. When the day comes, the message for Jerusalem will be: Zion, have no fear, do not let your hand hang limp. The Lord your
as if they were prostrating themselves in front of it. From that day, many doves have been released and many more have come to take refuge at the foot of the statue. They would stay for days, both day
sun-ripened vineyards, its rich meadows and its lush, thick woods, which have acted as a protective shelter for the shrine. Many pilgrims have been to this shrine dedicated to the Blessed Virgin without asking
It's my driving force! In my practice, I have a missionary icon of Our Lady of Brightness (Notre Dame de Clarté), from the Dominican Sisters of Salernes (2), who have a ministry of compassion. During the day
account of their great influence on the lives of Christians and the authoritative recognition they have received from the Church, the apparitions of Lourdes and of Fatima; these shrines continue to be visited
