Rosary (d. 1926) The Rosary of the Virgin Mary (III) The contemplation of Christ has an incomparable model in Mary. In a unique way the face of the Son belongs to Mary. It was in her womb that Christ was formed [...] closeness. No one has ever devoted himself to the contemplation of the face of Christ as faithfully as Mary. The eyes of her heart already turned to him at the Annunciation, when she conceived him by the power

(Germany, 1441) Memory of Mary on Saturdays (II) Humbertus de Romanis, Master General of the Order, gave three more reasons for choosing to dedicate Saturdays to the Blessed Virgin Mary: 5.Just as Saturday is [...] going from sorrow to glory. Mary is therefore placed between us creatures living in this land of exile and Jesus Christ already in His heavenly glory. We can discover Mary’s role as Mediatrix in this awareness [...] 20:19), so the faith of the Church was concentrated in its entirety on Mary. Therefore, each Saturday is the memory of the Virgin Mary who believes and who awaits the resurrection of her Son. 7. The Mother

The Passion of the Christ, Mary is portrayed as the one who goes on in the worst of circumstances; it is a most powerful image. Many Protestants are more interested in Mary than they have been for centuries [...] September 29 - Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel, and Saint Raphael - Archangels - Feast Day Mary Gives Us the Courage to Go On We may well ask how the Blessed Virgin helps us. She certainly prays for us, and

September 28 - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Issoudun, 1854) The Salutation to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Hail, Heart most holy, Hail, Heart most meek, Hail, Heart most humble, Hail, Heart most pure, Hail [...] faithful, Hail, Heart most blessed, Hail, Heart most merciful, Hail, most loving Heart of Jesus and Mary; Thee we adore, Thee we praise, Thee we glorify, To Thee do we give thanks Thee we love, With all

September 24 - Our Lady of Mercy (Haiti) All Graces From Heaven Pass through Mary’s Hands It would be impossible not to love Mary, if we reflected for a moment upon her affection for us, and the benefits [...] ” exclaims Saint Bernard, that great servant of Mary, “how blind and miserable are we that do not love so kind and good a Mother! The world without Mary’s prayers would long ago have ceased to be, and on [...] into chaos.” The same saint tells us that all the graces which we obtain from heaven pass through Mary’s hands.

declared October as the Month of the Holy Rosary (1883) Memory of Mary on Saturdays (I) The dedication of Saturdays to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the liturgy began during the Carolingian era, with Alcuin (d [...] days; God blessed the seventh day (cf. Gn 2: 3) and Mary is the most blessed of all women (cf. Lk 1:42). 2.Saturday is the day God sanctified. Since Mary is “full of grace” (cf. Lk 1:28), it is right to dedicate [...] nature, just as God completed in Mary the work of grace. 3.Saturday is the day when God rested, after the work of creation (cf. Gn 22) but God’s true “rest” is in Mary to whom liturgy applies Si 24: 8

Knock (Ireland, 1879) Mary’s Silent Apparitions at Knock On Thursday, August 21, 1879, as evening arrived in the village of Cnoc Mhuire (County of Mayo, Ireland), forty-five year old Mary McLoughlin and twenty-nine

August 17 - Our Lady of Squares (1664, Crozant, France) Mary’s Heavenly Abode The Mother, whose virginity was preserved without a stain during childbirth, must accordingly be entitled to having her body

August 18 - Coronation of Our Lady Mary’s Crowning in Heaven Although no canonical text directly evokes the crowning of the Virgin Mary in Heaven, the Church has always recognized in the "clothed with [...] with the sun and crowned with stars" from the Revelation of John 12:1, the Holy Mother herself. Mary's crowning in Heaven has been particularly celebrated by the Church for centuries in the meditation of the [...] Rosary. Thus, the tradition of the Church affirms that after her Assumption to Heaven, the Virgin Mary was welcomed with majestic happiness by the Holy Trinity as the Queen of Heaven and Earth, as well

Our Lady of Trapani (Sicily) Love Alone Caused Mary’s Death It is the common opinion of the Doctors and the Fathers of the Church that love alone caused Mary’s death. Saint Ildephonsus once said that she