March 28 – Beginning of the pilgrimage of Our Lady of Boulogne (France, 1943) The Miracle of the Santa Casa of Loreto It was in the house of Nazareth where the Virgin received the visit of the Archangel Gabriel [...] Miracle of the Santa Casa of Loreto,” published in 2018. The book presents the conclusions of a study by Professor Andrea Nicolotti of the University of Turin proving that “the falsified nature of the Byzantine [...] Annunciation, that the mystery of the Incarnation was accomplished, and where, after the return from Egypt, the Savior lived with Mary and Joseph. In A Moment with Mary of January 9, 2020, we published
March 27 – Madonna del Piratello (Italy, 1483) - Saint Abibus of Edessa (d. 322) One of the pains of Purgatory An English mystic, Saint Julian of Norwich (1342 – c. 1416), said something that I like very much: [...] will remain in a state of grace, but you will deprive yourself of an adventure that could have been wonderful. This is what happens to us constantly. It will be one of the pains of Purgatory if one day God [...] so many of these invitations of divine grace, sweet as the breeze that Elijah heard on the mountain announcing God’s visit. Cardinal Charles Journet Entretiens sur Marie – (Interview on Marie) Éditions
names of his entire parish. Don Bosco said Mass at the altar of Our Lady of Victories, where he was told in a vision, “This sanctuary is a house of blessings and graces.” The first gatherings of the Nocturnal [...] December 3 – Saint Francis Xavier (d. 1552) The request of Our Lady of Victories in Paris during anticlerical days (II) (continued from A Moment with Mary of December 2) On his knees after Mass, Fr. Desgenettes [...] sprang into his mind: that of forming a pious association to pray for the conversion of sinners through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart. Unable to get the idea out of his head, he yielded. At High
Lady Refuge of Sinners Our Lady of Knock: the life of prayer is fundamental In a video message released on the occasion of the elevation of the Irish shrine of Our Lady of Knock to the rank of international [...] prayer of the Rosary with the image of Our Lady of Knock at its centre! The arms of the Virgin Mary in a praying position still show how fundamental the life of prayer is, which comes as a message of hope [...] assisted by the mystery of the love of Jesus who offered himself for all of us, as the Lamb sacrificed for the salvation of humanity. It is silence before the great mystery of love, which finds no possible
– Credo of the People of God, proclaimed by Paul VI on June 30, 1968 Our Lady of Walsingham to begin her tour of England Our Lady of Walsingham statue will begin touring from June, as part of the preparation [...] preparation for the re-dedication of England as the “Dowry of Mary.” England was dedicated as the Dowry of Mary by Cardinal Bernard Griffin in 1948 and according to the tour organizers’ website, the re-dedication [...] the phrase “Dowry of Mary” is understood to mean that England has been “set apart” for Mary. It goes back to the time of St Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), but the first recording of the description can
February 28 – Our Lady of Tears (Italy, 1522) - 11th apparition in Lourdes "Of her we do not speak, of her we sing" Of her we do not speak, of her we sing. Of her we do not think, but we call upon her [...] is not the subject of study, but of poetry. The greatest geniuses of the world have put brush and pen at her service. If Jesus incarnates the Word, the Logos, the Light, Reason, Mary personifies Art, Beauty [...] Beauty, Love. Masterpiece of the Creator, Mary, on whom the Holy Spirit delighted to bestow all he invented, and poured out so many of his inspirations. Beautiful Mary! About her we can never say enough
29 – End of the public apparitions at Laus in 1664 - approved in 1665 (Le Laus, France) At the foot of the Madonna of Penhors My grandmother, a native of Brittany, France, and an oral witness of this story [...] is both simple and striking. Just above the beach of Penhors in Finistère, is a granite statue of the Madonna that looks at the sea and makes a gesture of blessing the waves. For centuries, a “pardon” procession [...] Lady and invoked her protection. During the war of 1939-45, Brittany was invaded by the Germans. One day a detachment of the Wehrmacht had cut off the head of the statue and thrown it into the sea. The next
Mayo, Ireland, Mary McLoughlin, 45, and Mary Byrne, 29, saw "luminous figures" on the gable wall of the parish church. Surprised, the two women took a closer look—it was an apparition of Our Lady. There [...] August 21 – Our Lady of Knock (Ireland, 1879) – The Virgin of the Golden Heart (Beauraing, Belgium) The apparitions of Our Lady at Knock On Thursday, August 21, 1879, at about 8 pm, at Knock in Co. Mayo [...] new commission of inquiry that reiterated the positive conclusions of 1880. Knock, the "Irish Lourdes," has continued to attract crowds. In 1979, Saint John Paul II came to Knock on one of his first trips
memory of Father de Montfort is not ready to die out. The Treatise, one of his major works, is one of those brilliant treasures of the faith which won to their saintly author the crown of Doctor of the Church [...] "Marian way". Cardinal Wyszynski, one of the many "slaves of Mary" who left their mark on Poland, urged him "not to refuse the See of Peter for Mary". The influence of the Treatise on the Second Vatican Council [...] was “at the moment of the Revolution, in 1793, hidden in a chest which was in an underground cavern, in the middle of a field of brambles, and was thus free from the fire and pillage of the revolutionists
peaceful withdrawal of the Syrian occupation troops. In addition to the parallel of historical circumstances, the statue of Our Lady of Beshwet is a replica of the statue of the Virgin of Pontmain. This is [...] village of Beshwet wanted a special statue of the Virgin, and a Jesuit priest obtained a copy of Our Lady of Pontmain for them. Our Lady of Beshwet wears a gold crown and a blue star-spangled robe. She [...] January 17 – Our Lady of Pontmain (France, 1871) Our Lady of Pontmain (France) in Lebanon Pontmain is a small French village where the Virgin Mary appeared to some children with a message of prayer and repentance
