Rosary, which was at first named Feast of Our Lady of Victory. Pope Gregory XIII changed its name to the Feast of the Holy Rosary, and later Pope Pius X gave it its present name: Feast of Our Lady of the

shepherd by the name of Gil. Our Lady's very special statue was enshrined in a nearby Franciscan friary next to Wolf River. The Muslims, during their Spanish occupation, had given the river its name: the Arabic [...] wolf). Hence, the famous Catholic image in Spain has been known since the 14th century, by the Arabic name of "Our Lady of Guadalupe". During her apparition in Mexico on December 9, 1531, it is believed that

Lady of Champion. One pilgrim named Mariusz is responsible for bussing groups of Polish pilgrims (most of whom don’t speak English) to the walk every year. Another pilgrim named Matthew and his wife had difficulty [...] months after completing the walk, they welcomed a baby boy into the world. His middle name is Mary. Another named Maria has been inviting people from her Hispanic parish to the walk for years, and this

protectress of kingdoms, provinces, dioceses, and towns. Many cathedrals are consecrated to God in her name. There is no church without an altar dedicated to her, no land or region without at least one of her [...] the confraternities and congregations honoring her as their patron! Many are the orders under her name and protection! Many are the members of sodalities and religious of all congregations who voice her

God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David, and the virgin's name was Mary (Lk 1:26). "Rejoice, full of grace! The Lord is with you!" (Lk

landed, in April 1500, on the coast of a still unknown land that was first named "Island of Vera Cruz", before giving it its current name, "Brazil" (from the word "pau-brasil" or "wood in embers" evoking the [...] the early 1500s to discover distant lands beyond the Atlantic. And it was the Virgin Mary, under the name of Our Lady of Hope, who was the first to set foot on Brazilian soil, thanks to Pedro Alvares Cabral [...] the shrine of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, probably the first dedicated to Mary under this name in the region. But the greatest witness in Brazil of the devotion to Mary, in her Immaculate Conception

nothing to any other illustrious women. So grace (the meaning of the name Anne), gave birth to the sovereign (the meaning of the name Mary). Indeed, Mary was truly made the sovereign of all creatures, she

n from my childhood. I prayed to know His name, to know what religion to follow to serve and worship Him properly. I remember praying, "Let me know your name - I don't mind if you are Buddha, and I have [...] question in my mind without already being shown the answer, with one, all-important exception - the name of this God who was revealing Himself to me as the meaning and purpose of my life. I did not think [...] result, although this God Who revealed Himself to me on the beach had heard my prayer to know His name, He also heard, and respected, my refusal to know it, too, and so gave no answer at the time to the

Banneux gathered in the church and solemnly promised to dedicate their village to Mary and add the name of Our Lady (Notre Dame) to Banneux if they were spared. And in fact, the Germans bypassed the village [...] for the remainder of the war. At the end of the war, the village obtained the right to use the new name of Banneux Notre Dame. Here, as in Lourdes, Mary is truly “at home.” Vittorio Messori, L'enigma di

Eleventh Apparition at Lourdes (France, 1858) Our Lady’s Messenger (I) Why does the evangelist specify names in such detail at the Annunciation? Undoubtedly, it is because he wants us to pay the same amount [...] the Virgin to whom it is sent and the Virgin’s fiancé, using precise details by stating the family name, the city and the country of origin. Why does he say all this? Does he speak without reason? Heaven