Little Madonna (Italy, 1696) - St. Mary Rivier, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (d. 1838) "I did everything with the rosary" Saint Marie Rivier (1768 - February 3, 1838) [...] French nun, founder of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary. She was canonized on May 15, 2022, in Rome and her feast day is on February 3. She was only 16 months old when she fell out of her bunk bed and [...] the Temple, Marie Rivier and her first four companions consecrated themselves to God. Five years later, in 1801, with the approval of the bishop of Vienne, the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation
– The Little Madonna (Italy, 1696) – Blessed Anne-Marie Rivier, founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (d. 1838) Mary's tears in Civitavecchia In early February 1995, 5-year-old [...] Italy, noticed tears of blood on the face of a statue that had been bought at a store in the Medjugorje Shrine in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The statue wept 13 times in the presence of many people, who gave [...] internal devices. The tears were ruled to be of human male blood. On June 17, Bishop Grillo retrieved the statue and placed it in a display case in the church of St. Augustine. Although the Holy See hasn't
- Sts Philip and James, Apostles - Mary, Queen of Poland - Act of Consecration of Poland to Mary (1966) Mary is a living person My mother had promised the Virgin Mary that if my birth went safely she would [...] Yourself to me." On June 2, 1972, He answered me through Mary and a community of young people. During the evening prayer, I recited three Hail Marys with other young people; I was overwhelmed with joy and [...] would consecrate me to her. So I was baptized on December 8th, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Mary has a central place in my life. I have always prayed to her. At home, we prayed the Rosary as
Little Madonna (Italy, 1696) – Blessed Marie Rivier, foundress of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (d. 1838) Marie Rivier was cured by Mary’s intercession Marie Rivier was born December 19, 1768 in [...] feet of the Virgin Mary holding her dead Son in her arms, Marie meditated. This mystery of passionate love filled her heart. Finally, on September 8, 1774, Marie began to walk! These four years of "schooling" [...] Gospel. At a time when convents were being closed, Marie Rivier opened hers. On November 21, 1796, feast of the Presentation of Mary in the Temple, Marie and her four companions consecrated themselves to
village in the summer of 2020. Mass was celebrated there by the Archbishop of Rennes, Pierre d'Ornellas. 2020 also marks the 70th anniversary of the crowning of the statue of Our Lady of Eternal Aid as Pope [...] – Our Lady of La Treille (Lille, France) The “Little Lourdes” of Brittany In Brittany, the small town of Querrien draws throngs of pilgrims every summer on August 15th, the feast of Mary’s Assumption, [...] because of its Marian shrine called "Our Lady of Eternal Aid" (Notre-Dame-de-Toute-Aide). Querrien, the site of an annual religious festival, or “Pardon,” is the only authenticated site of an apparition
lethal injection of carbolic acid in his left arm. His remains were cremated on the next day, August 15, the feast day of the Assumption of Mary. Translated and adapted from: Library of Marian Writings [...] become of you?" This remark upset him. A major event followed, which he confided to his mother: "That night I asked the Mother of God what was to become of me. Then she came to me holding two crowns, one [...] in a train full of prisoners, the priest arrived at the concentration camp of Oswiecim (Auschwitz) and was assigned the number 16670. In July and August, in retaliation for the escape of a prisoner, a dozen
October 16 – Feast of the purity of Mary – Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (d. 1690) I devoted myself to her to be her slave forever Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), born in Verosvres (Burgundy, France) [...] her childhood, Margaret had been healed of a serious illness by the intercession of Mary. In gratitude, on the day of her confirmation, she added the name "Mary" to "Margaret": "I was going to her with [...] salutary graces necessary to withdraw them from the abyss of perdition; and I have chosen you as an abyss of unworthiness and ignorance for the fulfillment of this great purpose, that all things may be done by
race of Mary will crush the head of the ancient Serpent (Gen. 3:15). There is no doubt that the one who cultivates Mary the tree of life in his soul, will overcome the attacks (The Secret of Mary § 77) [...] August 22 – Queenship of the Virgin Mary – Immaculate Heart of Mary Overcoming the Antichrist with Mary "Together with the Holy Spirit Mary produced the greatest thing that ever was or ever will be: a [...] revelation of Mary, not in the sense of a greater abstract knowledge, but because she will be known in the display of her merciful action toward sinners, in her fight against the enemies of God and in
with a crossbar beneath it, and under the monogram of the name of Mary, the Holy Hearts of Jesus and of His Mother; the first surrounded by a crown of thorns and the second transpierced by a sword. I was [...] - Our Lady of Kibeho (1981) Mary appears at the Rue du Bac Convent in Paris (II) There now formed around the Blessed Virgin a frame rather oval in shape on which were written in letters of gold these words: [...] the protection of the Mother of God. Graces will be abundantly bestowed upon those who have confidence.” At the same instant, the oval frame seemed to turn around. Then I saw on the back of it the letter
second part, "Holy Mary, Mother of God," was only added in the 15th century. Each Hail Mary was intended to be a rose, which helped form a small crown ("rosary"). At first the number of Ave Marias (150) [...] (150) matched the number of psalms (150) in the Bible. A small string of beads helped keep track of the number of invocations recited. The rise in popularity of the Rosary is due to the Dominicans, especially [...] century, who had the idea of founding a brotherhood of the Rosary... Since the Dominicans are an order of preachers, they associated a "mystery" – a significant moment in the life of Christ – to each decade
