with Mary article adapted from the Catholic French newspaper La Croix , titled "Loreto, one of the most important shrines in the world," we implied that the walls of the house of the Virgin Mary at Loreto [...] June 8 - The Immaculate Heart of Mary – Crowning of Our Lady of Le Puy (France, 1856 – this pilgrimage goes back to 5th century) Research concurs with Catholic tradition Christians honor the Loreto Shrine [...] angels to Loreto, Italy in December 1294. For a century pilots and travelers have prayed to the Virgin Mary to keep them safe while in the air. Marking this milestone anniversary of the declaration of Our Lady

December 30 – Holy Mary of Saint Celsus (Italy, 1485) Praying the Rosary can influence history Praying the Rosary unites us to God when we pray it alone. It also brings Christians together, as secular [...] secular societies like the Rosary Teams or the Legion of Mary testify. As a First Communion or Confirmation gift, why not offer a beautiful rosary to children that will stay with them for the rest of their life [...] continents, have seen the graces that meditating on the life of Jesus with His Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, can bring. Fr. Manuel Rivero, O.P. Saint-Denis/ Reunion Island, October 1, 2020 Adapted from: Zenit

understanding of Mary’s role in the mystery of Salvation, after reading the Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This led him to offer himself to Christ, through Mary’s hands. "Thanks [...] December 2 – Founding of the Fraternity of the Heart of Mary at the Church of Our Lady of Victories (Paris, France, 1836) Saint John Paul II, Missionary of Mary From the Marian devotion of his childhood, the young [...] sublime lesson of the Gospel of Mary: the Virgin is a Mother, the Virgin is our Model." Bishop Guy de Kerimel, Bishop of Grenoble-Vienne (France) In Jean-Paul II et Marie , March 23, 2011

Name of Mary (following the liberation of Vienna from the Turks in 1683) The Holy Name of Mary, a powerful weapon against terrorism! Saint John Paul II asked Catholics to pray to the Virgin Mary, especially [...] September, he mentioned the Virgin Mary, recalling that her Nativity had just been celebrated and that on September 12th the Church celebrates the Holy Name of Mary. On Saturday, September 11, 2004, he [...] 2001, Pope John Paul II presided over a prayer for peace, after he entrusted the world to the Virgin Mary. September 11, 2002, fell on a Wednesday, when the pope usually holds his general audience. The pope

Feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (654) established at the Council of Toledo in 656 "Someone is waiting for me in Lourdes" I love the Virgin Mary. I appreciate her and I pray to her. She consoles [...] know that someone is waiting for you. The Virgin Mary, Mother of the poor, will welcome you and she will never abandon you. S.M. Testimony sent to Marie de Nazareth , following the Mission Conference in [...] from love, because I suddenly realized that God mattered! A few years went by… I forgot all about Mary, and Christ didn't appeal to me much anymore. Until one day, in an airport, during a time in my life

December 17 – The first church dedicated to Mary (Rome, Italy) Carlo Acutis, the first Millennial to be declared blessed! Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager who died of leukaemia, used his passion

December 15 - Our Lady of Lepanto (Rome, Italy) - Mary Mediatrix of All Graces The statue of the Madonna and Child of Lepanto was discovered The statue of the Madonna and Child that was on board the royal

December 19 – Holy Mary of Remedies (Portugal) The Primate of All Ireland launched a Rosary Crusade Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, called for a Family Rosary [...] hashtags please feel free to share a picture or a short sound clip of your family saying a ‘Hail Mary,’ ‘Our Father’ or ‘Glory Be’ on social media." Archbishop Eamon’s inspiration for the Rosary Crusade

December 8 – Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Precious Mother of God Precious Mary, Mother of God, I see you standing at the foot of the Cross. Not collapsed, not kneeling, not prostrate [...] Precious Mary, Mother of God, please help and guide me this day to be small so that I can be found standing at the foot of the cross. Composed by Matthew Dhillon, a reader of A Moment with Mary , 2020

Heart of Mary. He then created the Fraternity of the Heart of Mary, essentially a prayer group centered on Mary’s intercession. This new addition produced a wave of conversions. It seemed as if Mary, the All-Pure [...] December 2 - Founding of the Fraternity of the Heart of Mary at OL of Victories Basilica (Paris, France, 1836) Mary reveals herself as a refuge for sinners In the same year that Archbishop de Quelen of [...] Notre-Dame des Victoires ) in thanksgiving to Mary for the capture of the city of La Rochelle (1628). But after the numerous conversions obtained by the Heart of Mary from the prayers of the fraternity members