especially true of Mary’s faith at that moment. Nowadays we are quick to talk about the risk of faith, and we generally mean the intellectual risk, but Mary faced a real risk! Mary is the only one to have [...] (France, 1858) – The Pellevoisin apparitions (France, 1876) Like Mary, make a free and personal act of faith At a first glance, Mary’s act of faith was easy and could even be taken for granted. She was [...] believing we therefore find ourselves in Mary’s wake, and we now want to look more deeply at what following in her wake really means. From reading what concerns Mary in the Bible, we can see that the Church
7 – Blessed Pius IX, Pope of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception (d. 1878) Mary, a most beloved mother The Virgin Mary is "the mother of the members of Christ . . . having cooperated by charity that
Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. Maher, author of the book “Betrothed” that explores artwork depicting the betrothal throughout Church tradition, said that we can better understand the mind of Mary by examining [...] Luke when an angel visits her. “The angel puts to Mary that she can conceive a child who would be great in the eyes of God, who would be the Messiah. Mary’s response is to say, ‘How can this be?’ as to say [...] virgin in the future. Maher explained that Mary lived in an institution in the Jerusalem Temple where girls could live and work before they got married, and Mary lived there until she grew to womanhood.
February 9 – Our Lady of the Castle (Italy, 1558) – Blessed Anne-Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824) Mary evokes the mysteries of life During her visions of Our Lord’s ministry Catherine Emmerich related the [...] conception of all men would have been as pure. I saw now the whole sequence of grace received by Mary’s parents just as I have always described it, from the appearance of the angel to Anna and Joachim
February 16 – Our Lady of the Pact of Mercy (Abyssinia) God wanted Mary pure and immaculate By her immaculate conception, the Virgin Mary was preserved from original sin in anticipation of her divine motherhood [...] immaculate. We also thank her for her actions on our behalf to protect us from the devil's snares. Mary's conduct was meritorious in the sense that her clear perceptiveness was coupled with her firm resolve [...] our veneration, and it is sheer justice to acknowledge her immense perseverance and suffering love. Mary was not conceived without sin for her own benefit, but so that she could give birth to us, along with
(Italy) – Death of French mystic Marthe Robin (d. 1981) Marthe Robin’s motto was: "All to Jesus through Mary" Marthe Robin (March 13, 1902 - February 6, 1981) was a French Catholic mystic, who lived in Chât [...] year in the Foyers de Charité . Marthe wrote on February 3, 1930: “My motto is: All to Jesus through Mary, mediatrix of all graces. My life is all in union with Our Lord through union with his Holy Mother [...] help me pick her up. Her arm was already cold. And I heard Marthe say to me: "He killed me." The Marie de Nazareth team
Virgin Mary said to her: "Your parents need you." In 1876, a French domestic servant named Estelle Faguette, dying of tuberculosis at age 33, in Pellevoisin (France), wrote a letter to the Virgin Mary and [...] your Son Jesus was laid on the Cross." I showed this letter to my Son. Your parents need you. The Marie de Nazareth team Pellevoisin (France): Our Lady of Mercy
Chrysostom (Eastern Churches) Five naval battles won with Mary’s help Catholics in the Philippines are profoundly devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. They find countless ways to honor her in their daily lives
– Our Lady of the People (Italy, 1771) - Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Mary asked and Jesus did it on the spot Regarding Mary the Mediatrix of all grace, saint Thomas Aquinas makes this comment about [...] yet come’ (Jn 2: 4), Jesus Christ shows that he would have delayed this miracle, if any other than Mary had asked him, but, because the request came from his mother, he did it on the spot." Saint Thomas
consecrate the parish to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In a great act of faith, the priest entrusted the pastoral success of his parish to the Virgin Mary, and created a spiritual organization in honor of [...] of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The purpose of this organization, he wrote, was to obtain the conversion of all sinners from the Divine Mercy, through the protection and prayers of Mary. From this time on, the [...] January 16 – Our Lady of Victories (Paris, France) Dedicate your parish to the Immaculate Heart of Mary One of the 16 churches in Paris to be designated as a Minor Basilica , Our Lady of Victories (Not
