words. And yet, this prayer is a gold mine! Saint Bernard and many other saints insisted that Mary never refuses to hear the prayers of her children. Why do we ever refuse the love and consolation that [...] January 12 – Our Lady of Vetrana (Italy) - Saint Aelred of Rielvaulx This prayer is a gold mine! Millions of Catholics recite the Hail Mary every day, sometimes in a hurry, without thinking about the words
January 4 – Our Lady of Roses (Italy, 1418) – Saint Angela of Foligno The Blessed Virgin healed the monk with her milk There was, in the 12 th century, a monk from the region of Soissons (France), who [...] known for his devotion to the Virgin Mary In The Miracles of Our Lady (Les plus beaux miracles de la Sainte Vierge)
December 31 – Saint Mary Odigitria (Italy) – Death of St Catherine Labouré (1876) Entering the new year with Our Lady (I) "Tomorrow, January 1st, the Church celebrates the solemnity of Mary, Mother of [...] born of faith in God. It knows that God is with us and guides us if we entrust our life to him. As Saint Paul says: "All things work for the good of those who love God" (Rom 8:28). Trust is abandoning ourselves
September 3 - Consecration of Germany to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1954) - Saint Gregory the Great (d. 604) A statue of Mary pulled to the top of a mountain “La Cordée Pierre et Charles” (French for
August 20 - Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Doctor of the Church (d. 1152) The sign of Mary’s inherent goodness Mary was reserved, the gospels testify to it: she was never seen as talkative or presumptuous [...] answering him, and yet, without being disconcerted, she commanded the servants to do what her Son said. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Sermon for the Octave of the Assumption § 10 The 12 prerogatives of the Blessed
July 23 – Saint Bridget of Sweden (d. 1373) How a medal of Mary saved a soldier during WWII It was on the night of November 10, 1939. I had been sent to reconnoiter the position of the German troops, and
December 27 – Mary Mother of Saint John – The first apparition to St Margaret Mary in Paray-le-Monial With Mary, confronting political violence While Togo has just faced a tense political situation and
July 30 – Our Lady who Promotes Peace (Le Puy, France) - Saint Peter Chrysologus (d. 451) The Virgin is the point of reference for all my reflections My first experience with Our Lady, especially Our Lady
December 26 – Mary mourns for Saint Stephen (Jerusalem) - Synaxes of the Mother of God (Byzantine Church) "Mary has been the daily companion of my life" Our Lady, the Mother of Jesus and our Mother, has [...] I was 12, my aunt, who was a nun, gave me the "Treaty on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin" by Saint Louis de Montfort. From that day on, I renewed my consecration to Our Lady every day, by saying, "I
December 21 – Our Lady of Saint Acheul (Amiens, France) In Benin City like in Fatima A miraculous solar phenomenon reportedly occurred on October 13, 2017, in Benin City, southern Nigeria, on the National
