August 14 - Vigil of the Assumption of Our Lady - Saint Maximilian Kolbe (d. 1941) The Holy Spirit’s Spouse The Virgin Mary can justifiably be called "the Holy Spirit's Spouse". This well-known name in
August 11 - Mary Refuge of Sinners - Saint Claire (d. 1253) - John Henry Cardinal Newman (d. 1890) Prayer to the Blessed Virgin It is the time for your Visitation. Arise Mary, and go forth in your strength
July 23 - Saint Bridget of Sweden (d. 1373) His Heart was Her Heart The following is a fragment of the Virgin's words to Saint Bridget, explaining her own sorrow at the Passion of Christ, and about how
July 22 - Our Lady of Safe Hiding (Overloon, Holland) - Birth of Saint Marguerite Mary Alacoque (1647) I Spoke to Her Like a Child I always ran to Mary in all my needs. I had the habit of giving the small
July 30 - Our Lady of Gray (France, 1602) - Saint Peter Chrysologus (d. 450) Celestial Food Christ is the bread sown in the Blessed Virgin's womb, leavened in the flesh, formed in His Passion, baked in
July 3 - Saint Thomas the Apostle The Only True Child Mark my words, child: the Blessed Virgin made neither triumph, nor miracles. Her Son did not allow human glory to touch her, not even with the thinnest
June 6 - Saint Marcellin Champagnat, Priest and Founder of the Marist Brothers The Memorare in the Snow Saint Marcellin Champagnat, founder of the Marist Brothers, had great confidence in the Blessed Virgin
June 10 - Our Lady of Saint Luke (Italy, 1857) The Key Which Opens the Doors O my holy Lady, Mother of God, full with grace, you, the Glory of our nature, the Channel of all goods, the Queen of all things
June 13 - Saint Anthony of Padua (d.1231) The Virgin and the Allegory of the Bee Our Lady, Blessed Mary, gave birth to the Son of God without corruption, because the Holy Spirit came upon her, and the
May 20 - Saint Bernardino of Siena (1340-1444) - Our Lady of Graces (Cuneo, Italy, 1537) Mary’s Greatness and Holiness Saint Bernardino of Siena was a popular preacher, attentive and sensitive to the mentality [...] Calvary and her Assumption into Heaven make Mary the human being nearest Christ and most like Him. The saint speaks of the Virgin's holiness with unbounded admiration. From her birth, he holds, the Lord gave
