beginning of the new Covenant, a man and a woman are called by God. Mary receives an announcement (Lk 1:26-38) and so does Joseph (Mt 1:18-25). After a short dialogue with the Angel, Mary gives her assent. Joseph [...] January 23 – Wedding of Mary and Joseph The “yes” of Joseph and the “yes” of Mary "When Joseph awoke, he did what the angel had commanded him and took his wife with him." (Mt 1:24) This phrase in the Gospel [...] Joseph first thinks of parting ways with Mary until the angel reveals to him the nature of his own mission. Saint John Paul II wrote this about Mary on August 15, 1988: "At the beginning of the New Covenant
Declaration of the Virgin Mary’s Miracles (Soissons, France) - Estelle Faguette of Pellevoisin (d. 1929) "Madame Saint Mary is holding me up by my feet ..." There once was a thief of great skill and repute [...] that if he happened to meet, after a fruitful operation, a poor man or an unfortunate woman, for the sake of Our Lady, he hastened to help them by despoiling himself of a portion of his newly-acquired riches [...] and he greeted them with these words: " Madame Saint Mary is holding me up by my feet and she has her hand on my throat." He was promptly detached, and on the same day he became a monk, devoting himself
France,"Kingdom of Mary" (1922) Messi’s promise to the Virgin Mary After Argentina’s victory at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a promise made by soccer superstar Lionel Messi to the Virgin Mary has resurfaced [...] Basilica of San Nicolás, a distance of about 24 miles, and shook hands with the journalist as a sign of commitment. During his career, Messi has shown devotion to God and to be a believer. After winning [...] players in the world, Messi has won 40 titles, 34 with Futbol Club Barcelona (FC) in Spain, two with Paris Saint Germain (PSG) in France, and four with the Argentine National Team. In his career, according
receiving a white veil from the Virgin Mary; being presented to or receiving a ring from Jesus; crowned with thorns and embracing a cross, with rays falling on her from a monstrance; or with flames issuing [...] forth torrents of grace.” Saint Mary Magdalene is depicted in art as a Carmelite with the Instruments of the Passion kneeling before the Holy Trinity. Christ crowns her with thorns, the Virgin gives her roses [...] the Seven Joys of Mary (Annunciation / Visitation / Nativity/ Adoration of the Magi / Finding of Jesus in the Temple / Resurrection / Ascension) An Immense Fountain of Grace Saint Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi
receiving a white veil from the Virgin Mary; being presented to or receiving a ring from Jesus; crowned with thorns and embracing a cross, with rays falling on her from a monstrance; or with flames issuing [...] forth torrents of grace." Saint Mary Magdalene is depicted in art as a Carmelite with the Instruments of the Passion kneeling before the Holy Trinity. Christ crowns her with thorns, the Virgin gives her roses [...] the Seven Joys of Mary (Annunciation / Visitation / Nativity/ Adoration of the Magi / Finding of Jesus in the Temple / Resurrection / Ascension) An Immense Fountain of Grace Saint Mary Magdalene de'Pazzi
1917: The consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for the reparation of sins As soon as Jacinta, Francisco and I had finished praying the Rosary, with a number of other people who were present, we saw [...] In front of the palm of Our Lady’s right hand was a heart encircled by thorns which pierced it. We understood that this was the Immaculate Heart of Mary, outraged by the sins of humanity, and seeking reparation [...] once more the flash reflecting the light which was approaching (which we called lightning). The next moment, Our Lady was there on the holmoak, exactly the same as in May. “What do you want of me?” I asked
August 25 – Mary Health of the Sick – Saint Louis King of France (d.1270) How Mary defended the city of Lwow, Ukraine A strange atmospheric phenomenon in Lwow, Ukraine, attested by numerous witnesses, [...] gave a military victory to King John Sobieski, who had come to deliver the city besieged in 1675 by a Turkish army of overwhelming superiority. With an unequal match of 300 000 Turkish soldiers against [...] that it would have been crushed if the sky had not suddenly darkened with thick clouds and a violent storm come down on the enemy with such power of thunder and lightning, rain and wind, that the Turks turned
Middle East and the entire world,” they said. The celebrations began on May 11th with a community prayer and a procession with the statue of the Virgin sent from Fatima. “Many of us cried because after six [...] through the streets of Aleppo without the fear of missiles. With emotion we welcome the Virgin of Fatima to Aleppo and with the hope that the Virgin Mary will pray for peace for all of Syria,” they said. On October [...] the Virgin Mary to Saint Catherine Labouré (Paris, France, July 19, 1830) The city of Aleppo consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima Still reeling from the Syrian civil war, the city of Aleppo saw a ray of hope
taught us the Hail Mary—the simplest of prayers, made up of two salutations to Mary: the first from the Archangel Gabriel and the second from Mary’s cousin Elizabeth, when she was pregnant with the baby who [...] as she was to her bed in a nursing home, we prayed the Rosary together whenever I visited her. I also prayed this prayer, so precious to us all, with Mary’s family as we sat with her the day before she passed [...] 23 – Proclamations of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s Miracles (Soissons, France) The Rosary, true source of comfort and joy when grieving A woman I know who became a member of the Catholic Church is puzzled
Seven Joys of Mary (Annunciation, Visitation, Christmas, Adoration of the Magi, Recovery in the Temple, Resurrection, Ascension) Devotion to the Seven Joys of Mary St. Francis of Assisi was a saint overflowing [...] Visitation, a joyful feast if ever there was one. The Franciscans, sons of St. Francis, were also the first to contemplate, meditate and spread the earthly joys of Mary, which they gathered in a devotional [...] children again. Are not little children the most joyful among us? Mary has gathered in herself all the conditions to be constantly filled with a holy joy, the joy that makes one happy, that is lasting, the
