October 10 - Consecration of Luxembourg to Mary, consoler of the Afflicted (1666) I always had Mary’s chain in my hands In 1948, in the "Wooden Bridge," a suburb of Tokyo, Japan, a thousand old men and [...] years, and she became a Catholic at the age of 17. "I received the Holy Water and the Bread of God," she told me. But then she obeyed the family’s choice of a husband, and married a Buddhist monk who owned [...] I always had the chain of Mary in my hands or in my pocket and I asked her every day that before I die, I could once again find a Catholic priest who might give me the Bread of God.” Father Gereon Goldmann

hope that he followed her to the kingdom of the blessed. In The Glories of Mary by Alphonsus of Liguori Archive.org [...] September 25 - Mary, Mother of Orphans Now I come to take you—let us go to Paradise! Leonard the Dominican, as we read in the chronicles of his order, who was accustomed to recommend himself two hundred [...] hundred times a day to this mother of mercy, when he was on his death-bed, saw one beautiful as a queen by his side, who said to him: "Leonard, do you wish to die and come to my Son and me?" "Who are you?"

August 31 – Orthodox feast of the Placing of the Virgin Mary’s belt in a church of Constantinople’s district of Chalcoprateia "Go to confession," said the Virgin Mary A certain man in Germany had committed [...] felt greater satisfaction than if he had gained all the gold in the world. Excerpt from The Glories of Mary by Saint Alphonsus Liguori Taken from Le Chapelet des Enfants (The Children's Rosary) [...] the remorse that he felt, and went to cast himself into the river; but just as he was on the point of doing so, he stopped, and bursting into tears, prayed God to pardon him without confession. One night

Ethiopian Church: Feast of the Densata (Mary’s Conception) - Saint Ignatius of Loyola More and more Swiss soldiers go to Lourdes each year In Switzerland, Bishop Alain de Raemy is the head of the military chaplaincy [...] Serving as the auxiliary bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Friborg (LGF), he used to be chaplain of the Swiss Guard in Rome. Interviewed by the German-speaking edition of Vatican News, he talked about the [...] distraction. There, he really goes through a sort of self-discovery, in silence, before God. The soldiers of the Swiss army do not have the same kind of experience. They go home on weekends and the pastoral

thanks. The name of this journey is littleness and no one finds it unless he or she leaves the tortuous paths of self-sufficiency. We cannot enter into the Heart of Mary—in her mystery of grace—if we do [...] December 19 – Holy Mary of Remedies (Portugal) Truly little? To enter into the marvelous atmosphere of Advent and fully taste the characteristic grace of this liturgical period, we are invited to follow [...] the path that leads to the Heart of the Mother of Jesus, the One who was expected, is coming, has already come, and remains with us forever—"Emmanuel"—God with us. With Mary we go to Nazareth, and from Nazareth

May 25 – Our Lady of the Sea (Aix-en-Provence, France) The wonders of Our Lady of Bargemon In 1635, Elisabeth Caille, a resident of the village of Bargemon (diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, southern France) had [...] cured of her illness! The miracle was attested by doctors and by the local bishop. It was the first of a multitude of miracles for all those who have since come to honor and pray to Our Lady of Bargemon [...] accompanied by a retraction of the nerves, which made her prone to accidents. She fell about five or six times a day, and all medical treatments were useless. On the evening of March 17, 1635, a beautiful

June 7 - Feast of Our Lady of Marienthal (Germany, 13th C.) The Queen Mother of the Church The Lord allowed me to see that if we look in the Bible we have Mother Mary as a perfect example. The Lord exalted [...] peace even unto the moment of His death. Now, as I pray the Rosary, I believe the peace I feel is due to the presence of Mother Mary. Who else could be such a perfect Mother as Mary? Testimony by Donna Jones [...] He allowed me to see that she was truly the Queen Mother of the Church. In Revelation, just as in Jewish custom, she was the one who was crowned. She was assumed into heaven to sit on the throne next to

Bernard of Clairvaux - Doctor of the Church (d. 1153) Full of Heavenly Dew Now, O Mother of Mercy, the moon, humbly prostrate at your feet, devoutly implores you, her Mediatrix with the Sun of justice [...] glory (cf. Sir 6:31) and placing a crown of beauty on your head (cf. Ezek 16:12). You are full of graces (cf. Lk 1:28), full of heavenly dew, resting upon your beloved’s shoulder, sated with delight (cf. [...] feeling of her heart that in your light she might see light and merit the grace of your Son by your procuring. For he truly loves you more than all others and has adorned you, dressing you in a robe of glory

Bernard of Clairvaux - Doctor of the Church (d. 1153) Full of Heavenly Dew Now, O Mother of Mercy, the moon, humbly prostrate at your feet, devoutly implores you, her Mediatrix with the Sun of justice [...] glory (cf. Sir 6:31) and placing a crown of beauty on your head (cf. Ezek 16:12). You are full of graces (cf. Lk 1:28), full of heavenly dew, resting upon your beloved's shoulder, sated with delight (cf. [...] feeling of her heart that in your light she might see light and merit the grace of your Son by your procuring. For he truly loves you more than all others and has adorned you, dressing you in a robe of glory

OUR LADY OF THE CONQUEST (Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1692) - Saint Aelred of Rievaulx (d. 1167) Don Diego’s Statue of the Madonna and Child In the North Chapel of the beautiful cathedral of city of Santa Fe [...] Pueblo Indians, which she did. The Shrine of Our Lady of the Conquest symbolizes a spirit of deep-rooted faith and devotion that characterized the Conquistadores of this territory. The conquest is commemorated [...] Fe (USA) stands a small statue of the Madonna and Child. The Virgin Mary is clad in a richly embroidered dress, topped by a jewelled crown. Her regal countenance wears a serene, detached expression that