December 15 – Mary Mediatrix Three special rosaries in each WYD pilgrim’s pack Over one and a half million rosaries made in Bethlehem from olive wood are being produced in Bethlehem for the World Youth [...] through a project called AVE JMJ, headed by Monsignor Bürcher, which seeks to encourage young people to pray for peace. “We decided to call the project Ave JMJ, where ‘Ave’ represents the prayer to Mary, while [...] Day, but also the initials of the names of Jesus, Joseph, and Mary,” explains Monsignor Bürcher. The project involves 800 people, working with 81 million beads and 750 kilometers of elastic yarn to assemble

Virgin Mary, although she exceeds them ad infinitum by her excellence and her virtue. Why, I asked myself, have they told us nothing of her birth, her education, her habits, her daily life with her Son [...] Blessed Virgin, you will find contained in these few words: Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary. This is her story – it’s a very long and interesting story. Saint Thomas of Villanova (1488-1555) [...] September 22 – St. Thomas of Villanova (d. 1555) – Saint Mary of the Royal Court (Italy, 1575) She Exceeds All Thought and Intelligence I wondered why the Evangelists, after having spoken about John the

September 7 - Foundation of the Legion of Mary in Dublin (Ireland, 1921) The Legion of Mary Irishman Frank Duff founded the Legion of Mary, a lay apostolic organization at the service of the Roman Catholic [...] of spirituality and apostolate on the dynamic principle of union with Mary, on the truth of the intimate participation of the Virgin Mary in the plan of salvation. In other words you intend to render your [...] members and advancing the reign of Christ through Mary. “Yours is an eminently Marian spirituality, not only because the Legion glories in carrying Mary’s name as its unfurled banner, but above all because

September 7 - Foundation of the Legion of Mary in Dublin (Ireland, 1921) The Legion of Mary Irishman Frank Duff founded the Legion of Mary, a lay apostolic organization at the service of the Roman Catholic [...] of spirituality and apostolate on the dynamic principle of union with Mary, on the truth of the intimate participation of the Virgin Mary in the plan of salvation. In other words you intend to render your [...] members and advancing the reign of Christ through Mary. "Yours is an eminently Marian spirituality, not only because the Legion glories in carrying Mary's name as its unfurled banner, but above all because

of life. If Mary is indeed a member of the Mystical Body, she is an exceptional member, and in a sense, utterly apart. It is this mystery of the wonders of God that we sing this morning with the Church; [...] Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary, "the dawn before the day of Christ" Instinctively, like the apostles in the Upper Room, we place Mary at the heart of the Church. She is part of the [...] us, Mary is a redeemed person, but something unheard of distinguishes her: she was redeemed in advance, and sin never had the slightest influence on her, nor did she have the slightest affinity with it;

February 17 – The seven holy founders of the Friar Servants of Mary The Virgin Mary will be the focus of the next 3 WYD: Here are the themes chosen by Pope Francis for the next 3 World Youth Days: WYD [...] 2017: "The Almighty has done great things for me" (Lk 1:49) WYD 2018: "Be not afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God" (Lk 1:30) WYD 2019 (Panama): "Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done [...] Dicastery for the Laity explained, "is consistent with the reflection begun during the last three WYD (2014-16), centered on the Beatitudes" because "Mary is the one whom all generations will call blessed

Armenian Church: transfer of Mary’s Veil The Rosary is incredibly powerful! The power of the Rosary is amazing! I pray the Hail Mary when I drive. I have been in three car accidents with absolutely no injuries [...] the ER too, but since I was fine, I declined. While I was on the phone with my insurance agent who was giving me a lot of grief, a passer-by recognized me as I stood on the sidewalk, and drove me to my [...] it always works even when you don't ask God for anything special: the intercession of the Virgin Mary is unmatched! These were three accidents for which I was not responsible, and I didn’t get hurt or

for the Virgin Mary was given a fresh impetus after the Virgin Mary worked a miracle by restoring the sight of a young girl who was blind from birth, orphaned of her mother, daughter of a stone mason who [...] Francisco and Jacinta of Fatima, thus establishing a spiritual link with Our Lady of Fatima whose centenary was celebrated in 2016 and 2017. The Marie de Nazareth editorial team [...] of the Virgin Mary – The Kneeling Virgin (France, 1550) Every year, the French town of Marsanne commemorates an apparition of the Virgin Our Lady of Fresneau Shrine is located in Marsanne, a small French

that the beatification is “good news, a powerful proclamation that a youth of our times, someone like many of us, has been conquered by Christ and has become a radiant light for those who want to know [...] December 17 – The first church dedicated to Mary (Rome, Italy) Carlo Acutis, the first Millennial to be declared blessed! Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian teenager who died of leukaemia, used his passion [...] screens set up in the plazas of Assisi. Among those present were Carlo’s parents, who in procession with a relic of their son’s heart. Carlo was born in London on May 3, 1991, to Italian parents who moved

Hearts of Jesus and Mary, what is miraculous is the supernatural love to which the gift of the medal bears witness. It is a tradition that the month of Mary concludes in the Vatican with a torchlight procession [...] conclusion of the "month of Mary" in the Vatican Gardens, the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul, who serve the Vatican's St Martha House, presented the participants with a "Miraculous Medal" whose [...] participants at the end of the month of Mary is a way to look again at this great gift that the Blessed Virgin gave to St Catherine Labouré and to the whole community… It is a sign of God's great tenderness for