November 10 – Our Lady of Almudena (Madrid, Spain) - Saint Leo the Great, Pope (d. 461) Two candles were still burning near a painting of Mary 300 years later! A very old tradition holds that when the [...] darkness of her face. Since November 9, 1085, the Virgin of Almudena has been considered the patron saint of Madrid. Adapted from paris.catholique.fr

June 28 - Saint Irenaeus of Lyons The importance of Mary when I share my joy as a Christian Raymond Fau, born in 1936, is a French songwriter who has composed many church songs and performed concerts in

June 24 – Our Lady of Miracles (Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France) – Nativity of St John the Baptist Mary, show me your Son As you are about to recite the Rosary, holding it in your hands, go ahead and tell

February 27 - Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (d. 1862) The memory of Mary did not leave him, even during his sleep Brother Gabriele dell'Addolorata (St Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows) was the name

February 18 – Saint Bernadette Soubirous (d. 1879) At Lourdes, Mary prayed her Rosary In the life of Saint Bernadette, the Rosary is a consistent thread between the different periods: Just before the

January 31 - Saint John Bosco Apparitions are akin to the gift of prophecy At the 22nd International Mariological and Marian Congress held in Lourdes in September 2008, Bishop Charles Scicluna, Promoter

December 31 - Saint Catherine Laboure (d. 1876) The Madonna dei Fiori of Bra (III) Of course, as often happens in such circumstances, certain coincidences have been observed that, when considered through

December 30 - Our Lady of the Miracles of Saint Celso (Milan, Italy, 1485) The Madonna dei Fiori of Bra (II) The "Madonna dei Fiori" of Bra, repeatedly flowering out of season as it has done for 650 years

November 28 - Saint Catherine Laboure, Virgin (1806-76) - Our Lady of Walsingham (England, 1061) The Rue du Bac Apparitions (II) On November 27, 1830, which was one Saturday and a day before the first [...] silk gown, on the right side of the chapel. I then saw the Blessed Virgin Mary near the painting of Saint Joseph. She was of average height and her face was so exquisite, that it would be impossible for me

November 11 - Our Lady of the Portuguese (1546) - Saint Theodore the Studite (d. 826) Mary is the New World (II) Mary is the earth that was not accursed like the first, which was covered in thorns and