Laurence of Salamis Island (+ 1707) The Monastery of the Mother of God on Salamis Island The worthy Father Laurence, founder of the monastery of the Mother of God "Phaneromenia", on the island of Salamis [...] saint completed the construction of the monastery in 1682, and passed away in peace on March 9, 1707, wearing the heavenly crown of the trusty servants of the Mother of God. [...] seeing apparitions of the Mother of God on three consecutive nights; the Blessed Virgin ordered him to build a church for her on the island of Salamis, but he remained undecided and full of doubt. The All
May 31 - Visitation of the Virgin Mary – Mary Mediatrix Mary’s perfect faith moves mountains As soon as Mary received the Word in her womb, she quickly went to see her cousin to be of service to her. Thus [...] the best sign of our receptivity to the Word of God. The Virgin of the Visitation gives us a sublime example of this truth. We can also interpret Mary’s speedy journey through the mountain of Judah in an [...] Messiah present in the womb of Mary, the mountains jump like rams, the hills leap like lambs (Psalm 114: 6). How lovely on the mountains are the feet of the one who carries in her the Good News! (see Isaiah
to the heart of Christ and was bound to Mary. He was bound to her because he received her at the very moment when Mary was next to Jesus and experienced the mystery of the Cross. Father Marie-Dominique Philippe [...] December 27 – Mary Mother of Saint John – First apparition in Paray-le-Monial (France) to Saint Margaret-Marie Alacoque (1673) Mary is Christian Tradition at its source If we admit that there is a deep [...] received Mary as a mother – this is also very important. The Word of God is indeed a living word, bound to "the good earth" and therefore to Tradition. The first moment of Tradition took place in Mary’s heart
clashes in the streets of the capital, Lomé, young Catholics, members of the Legion of Mary, decided to proclaim the Gospel and raise awareness of Christian values in the neighborhoods of the city. Thus, on [...] December 27 – Mary Mother of Saint John – The first apparition to St Margaret Mary in Paray-le-Monial With Mary, confronting political violence While Togo has just faced a tense political situation and [...] on the morning of Sunday, October 22, 2017, some 20 young Legionaries of Mary traveled the streets of Lomé to announce the Gospel and give support to the people they met by calling on everyone to be kind
martyr (Syracuse, Italy, 283–304) The Virgin Mary wept in Syracuse in 1953 The shrine of Our Lady of Tears in Syracuse is the most recent shrine in Sicily and one of the most visited, attracting international [...] plaster plaque representing the Virgin Mary and her Immaculate Heart crowned with thorns and ablaze (just like in Fatima) was hung on the wall at the head of the bed of a humble Italian couple, Antonina and [...] to Our Lady of Tears in a large church where they receive abundant graces. Adapted from: Domenico MARCUZZI, Santuari mariani d'Italia, edizioni Paoline, Roma 1982, p. 91 See also: Library of Marian writings
June 16 – The Most Holy Trinity – Our Lady of Sorrows (Pescara, Italy) - Canonization of Padre Pio (2002) Mary gives Padre Pio a spiritual daughter It was January 18, 1905, in Italy. Padre Pio remembers: [...] because one day I want to add her to my crown. She will seek you out, but first you will meet her in St Peter’s.” After this I found myself again in the choir. The rest of the story is equally amazing. Giovanna [...] upper-class home where a father was dying, and at the same time a child was born. The Most Blessed Virgin Mary appeared and said to me: ‘I entrust this creature to you. She is like a diamond in the rough, you
laid for a church that is now the jewel of all the churches of Brittany: Notre-Dame de Folgoët (Our Lady of the Madman of the Woods). The statue of Our Lady was crowned by the Church in 1888? [...] Queen of All Saints (608) Our Lady of Folgoët Salaün was such a simpleton that his contemporaries of the 15th century considered him a madman. He could only say two words: "Ave Maria" (Hail Mary) and he [...] One year on November 1, Salaün was found dead near a tree trunk, by the edge of the woods, at the far end of the parish of Guic-Elleau in France and the townspeople buried him immediately on the spot.
laid for a church that is now the jewel of all the churches of Brittany: Notre-Dame de Folgoët (Our Lady of the Madman of the Woods). The statue of Our Lady was crowned by the Church in 1888? [...] Queen of All Saints (608) Our Lady of Folgoët Salaün was such a simpleton that his contemporaries of the 15th century considered him a madman. He could only say two words: "Ave Maria" (Hail Mary) and he [...] One year on November 1, Salaün was found dead near a tree trunk, by the edge of the woods, at the far end of the parish of Guic-Elleau in France and the townspeople buried him immediately on the spot.
was celebrated on September 8th, Mary was 14 years old, and Saint Joseph was 33. Venerable Mary of Agreda (1602-1665) Excerpt from the Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Neiges [...] he had made at the age of twelve. The hearts of the two chaste spouses were filled with an incomparable joy and consolation when they saw the work of the Lord in the conformity of their sentiments. They [...] the hands of the holy spouse Saint Joseph to be disposed of according to his judgment. Saint Joseph had learned in his youth the trade of carpentry, as being a respectable and proper way of earning his
June 20 - Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary - Our Lady of Consolation, Patroness of Luxembourg Victory will come through Mary In 1983, Pope Saint John Paul II returned to Poland four years after his [...] perseverance of renewal, of justice, of peace. Mother of our hearts! Let the strength of forgiveness spring forth from these words everywhere, for without forgiveness we cannot escape the chains of hatred. [...] implore the Virgin Mary: "Mother! Speak to your Son! Speak to your Son about our difficult times! …In this difficult hour of history I entrust to you, O Mother, all Poles, because on each one of them depends
