October 6 - Our Lady of the People (Italy) Why is this simple prayer so dear to the Dominicans? It may seem odd that a prayer as simple as the Rosary should be particularly associated with the Dominicans [...] Dominicans are rarely thought of as simple people. We have a reputation for writing long, complex works of theology. Yet we have fought to preserve the Rosary. It is our holy heritage. But why is this [...] this simple prayer so dear to Dominicans? Perhaps because at the heart of our theological tradition lies an aspiration to simplicity. Saint Thomas Aquinas said that we cannot understand God because God is

gave her the novena called “Going Through Cancer with Zélie Martin and the Virgin of the Smile” (Life Editions). In her distress, she turned to Heaven and prayed this novena. At the beginning of October, the [...] Letter to France (1922) Upon examination, the cancer was gone! Here is some amazing news that reached us via a parish priest of the diocese of Lyon. The priest in question is the spiritual director of a lady [...] appointment with the oncologist to set up the treatment protocol. It was then that upon examination, incredibly, there was no trace of the tumor. The cancer was gone. The lady alerted her priest who, after

November 22 - Christ, King of the Universe - Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr in Rome, 2nd century - Our Lady of Lavang (Vietnam, 1798) - Our Lady of Soufanieh (Syria, 1982) - Virgin of Quinche (Ecuador) Mary [...] us to imitate "the Virgin Mary, making concrete our love for the Lord in our daily lives." Cardinal Parolin said that "the mission of the Son of God is realized through the generous availability of Mary [...] and pride. Christ, meek and humble of heart, wanted to come from a mother full of gentleness and humility, because He had to offer Himself to all as an example of these virtues." Translated and adapted

first military achievements. Mary asked for three novenas: one to Our Lady of Cotignac in Provence, another to Our Lady of Paris, and a last one to Our Lady of Victories. The apparition was recognized as authentic [...] lowered himself to us, and to his Son raised up to him by his mother; in whose protection we place in particular our person, State, crown and all our subjects, to obtain thereby the protection of the Holy Trinity [...] from the edict of consecration of France to Mary, promulgated by King Louis XIII: “So many evident graces have been received that … we felt compelled to consecrate ourselves to the greatness of God through

many popes have urged us to pray it. Recently, Pope Francis recommended the novena to Our Lady, Undoer of Knots, along with the recitation of the Rosary. These repeated invitations are a good thing and are [...] du Parvis), a how-to-pray-it booklet that describes the scene of each mystery, gives the fruit of that mystery to meditate on, and resolutions to take so that the prayer, instead of being a passive activity [...] Hereafter. The truth is that our life hangs by a thread and all our hair is counted. The Rosary is the lifeline that Mary tosses to us so we can climb up to Jesus and our Father while she intercedes for

missing. Standing next to a statue of Our Lady of Belen, he also explained why the rosary was the chosen vehicle for such prayers. As Catholics, we place so much of our hope and fears, our sadness and anger [...] families and alumni of Christopher Columbus High School. “And in turning to our Mother, we turn to Jesus.” About 2,000 people tapped into Columbus’ virtual rosary, coordinated by a group of instructors and [...] hands of the Mother of Jesus,” he said. “She experienced his joy and his sadness. She experienced his fear, anger and sorrow. She experienced his death. It is only natural that in times of such sorrow and

people make three novenas to the Blessed Virgin, and a son would be granted to her. The first novena was to be to Our Lady of Graces in Provence, the second to Notre-Dame of Paris (patroness of the cathedral) [...] November 6 - Our Lady of Valfleury (Lyons, France) The Miraculous Birth of King Louis XIV "God-Given" (I) Married very young in 1615, Louis XIII and Anne of Austria remained barren for many years. The [...] said that a miracle was in need. The miracle actually happened after 22 years of marriage, by the intercession of Our Lady of Graces. On 27th October 1637, while he was in prayer with his brothers in his

Jesus. 3. Mother of Sorrows, who gave her unconditional fiat and remained steadfast all the way to the foot of the cross. 4. Star of New Evangelization: she is the Star of our mission of evangelization, which [...] I travel alone, by car, I like to pray the Rosary. To keep track of the Hail Marys without having to hold my rosary beads, I have picked ten titles of Our Lady, and taking them in alphabetical order, I [...] Mother of God, Our Lady of Aparecida, pray for us, sinners. I am praying in union with all the Brazilian people who invoke their patroness. 2. Mary of Cana, who presents our needs and supplications to Jesus

and image of one missionary so that we should know to perform charitable work in our daily life and to proclaim the name of Jesus Christ to all people in our time." Hanoi is called a city of peace. That [...] and Companions, Korean martyrs – Our Lady of Itati (Argentina) Vietnamese Catholics celebrate Mary, “Mother of Hanoi” Catholics in Vietnam’s capital have been urged to follow Mother Mary's examples in [...] said to follow Mary’s faith means to accept God’s presence in our life, and we must live out the lively faith via carrying out God’s teaching. "The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a sign of charity

have to pray for them. We could say that society has completely forgotten the centuries-old and universal wisdom of the ars moriendi [the art of dying]. At the foot of the cross stood Mary, Our Lady of [...] the hour of his death, "his hour"? The hour of Jesus' Passion is also the hour of the Virgin's compassion. So let us pray for our own hour, that it may also be the hour of Mary, consoler of the afflicted [...] is not in a nostalgic regression to an infantile age that we pray to Our Lady. On the contrary, our prayer is like a projection towards a future where we know that our Mother precedes us and awaits us