In 1233, the Order of the Servants of Mary, known as the Servites, instituted their rosary known as the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady. The form is used with a chaplet of seven decades. In 1422 [...] 1422, the Order of Friars Minor (the Franciscans) established the Rosary of the Seven Joys of Our Lady, also known as the Franciscan Crown. This rosary is said with seven decades of Hail Marys, book-ended [...] satisfying than the education of other men; it is the book of the aged, whose eyes close upon the shadow of this world, and open on the substance of the next. The power of the rosary is beyond description
Lady of the Place (Italy, 1250) Our Lady of Pontmain Pontmain is a shrine of Our Lady, invoked under the title of Our Lady of Hope. In the darkest hours of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), Mary appeared [...] robe, sprinkled with stars, a crown on her head over a dark blue veil, and in her hands a red crucifix. 1) At Pontmain, Mary was a sign of hope in the midst of war. She spoke of her Son and renewed our hope [...] parish around her, not only the two boys, but also the parish priest, the nuns and other inhabitants of the area. They said the evening prayer together and remained in prayer for over two hours. 3) The following
to stay. In time it became a famous place of pilgrimage for all of Costa Rica. The image of the black Madonna, gaily dressed with Jesus, was solemnly crowned in 1927. [...] August 2 - Our Lady of the Angels (Costa Rica) The Black Madonna of Mount Irazú In 1635 a young black girl found a small black stone statue of Our Lady and the Holy Child in the woods near Cartago. She
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
is a beacon of wisdom of the long uninterrupted tradition of the Church. True, all philosophy is not wisdom, nor is it love of Wisdom. Discerning the wheat from the chaff is also the work of the intelligence [...] we gestate this interior life, with Mary’s guidance. Michel Boyancé, professor of philosophy, former dean and director of the IPC (College of Comparative Philosophy of Paris). [...] devotion to Mary. The title of that encyclical may put off some, those who might think that philosophy is separated from Faith and reserved for intellectuals, while a relationship with Mary is a matter of the
24 – Our Lady of Lujan (Argentina) The miraculous origin of the Shrine of Lujan in Argentina Forty three miles (68 km) west of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, stands the city of Luján, famous for [...] province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina), wanted to erect a chapel in honor of the Virgin Mary, in order to invigorate the practice of Christianity in his region. He asked a friend, a resident of Brazil [...] Brazil, to send an image of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. For a better choice, his friend sent him two statues. When the statues of the Virgin arrived at the port of Buenos Aires they were placed in two
Virginal Marriage of Blessed Bartolo Longo to the Countess of Fusco (1885) May Your Immaculate Steps Open the Way of Purity and Peace! O Mary, Immaculate Mother of Jesus, my tender Mother, Queen of the Holy Rosary [...] words are those of life. Open your hands full of graces and help your unworthy servant who calls you and deliver him from the traps of his enemies. Hand me the soft chains of your crown with which you attract [...] who loves you and calls you “Mother of Mercy”! Listen to my complaints: may your immaculate steps open the way of purity and peace for me. How sweet is the softness of your voice in my ears, my sweet Lady
Virginal Marriage of Blessed Bartolo Longo to the Countess of Fusco (1885) May Your Immaculate Steps Open the Way of Purity and Peace! O Mary, Immaculate Mother of Jesus, my tender Mother, Queen of the Holy Rosary [...] words are those of life. Open your hands full of graces and help your unworthy servant who calls you and deliver him from the traps of his enemies. Hand me the soft chains of your crown with which you attract [...] who loves you and calls you "Mother of Mercy"! Listen to my complaints: may your immaculate steps open the way of purity and peace for me. How sweet is the softness of your voice in my ears, my sweet Lady
10 - Our Lady of the Star (Italy, 1491) The Virgin of the Rosary (II) On Friday December 26, 1586, the faded, damaged picture was strangely restored. It now looked brand new. The healing of the image continued [...] Lady of Chiquinquirá patroness of Colombia in 1829, and granted a special liturgy. In 1897 a thick glass plate was placed over it for protection against the weather and the excessive touching of the faithful [...] self-sealed. It still has traces of its former damage, and the figures seem brighter from a distance than up close. For another 300 years the painting hung unprotected. Thousands of objects were touched against
announced to the Virgin Mary that she was called to become the mother of Jesus, the Son of the Most High (Luke 1: 26-38). Indeed, the Virgin Mary needed "God’s strength" at the moment of the Incarnation, as [...] vocation of women, § 3: Hence Mary attains a union with God that exceeds all the expectations of the human spirit. It even exceeds the expectations of all Israel, in particular the daughters of this Chosen [...] angel Gabriel, "strength of God," supports the vocation of the protagonists of the new times: John the Baptist, the Virgin Mary, Jesus ... and us too when we invoke him! Marie de Nazareth
