August 11 - Mary Refuge of Sinners - Saint Claire (d. 1253) - John Henry Cardinal Newman (d. 1890) Prayer to the Blessed Virgin It is the time for your Visitation. Arise Mary, and go forth in your strength [...] country, which once was your own, and take possession of a land which knows you not. Arise, Mother of God, and with your thrilling voice, speak to those who labor with child, and are in pain, till the babe of
August 11 - Mary Refuge of Sinners - Saint Claire (d. 1253) - John Henry Cardinal Newman (d. 1890) Prayer to the Blessed Virgin It is the time for your Visitation. Arise Mary, and go forth in your strength [...] country, which once was your own, and take possession of a land which knows you not. Arise, Mother of God, and with your thrilling voice, speak to those who labor with child, and are in pain, till the babe of
vault above her; yet she was protected: Mary, the Miraculously Saved! She also protected the firemen and first responders: Mary, the Miracle Worker! Today, Mary gives me hope. I know that she will not [...] Madonna and Child on the pillar, I was struck by her look of tenderness. Sixty years later, I find myself as rector of the Cathedral at her feet again, and my heart is filled with gratitude. Mary has indeed [...] May 29 – Apparition of Mary to Sister Lucia of Fatima at the Tui Convent (Spain, 1930) – Saint Paul VI Mary, the Miraculously Saved! After making my first communion, I went to Notre Dame of Paris Cathedral
always embraced the divine maternity of Mary. Their Marian offices, recorded sermons, and collections of stories of miracles attest to this fact. In invoking Mary as Theotokos (Mother of God), the Copts [...] the word: Mother of Christ the man, Mother of Christ as God, and Mother of the mystic Christ, which is the Church and every faithful. Mary’s perpetual virginity represents the gold jewelry case of all Coptic [...] privilege of virginity is also one of Mary’s causes of glory: on earth she resembled the angels and in heaven she received a glory superior to theirs. The Copts speak of Mary in the "superlative" degree: she
Council of Trent declares Mary to be free of all sin (1547) – Our Lady of Cambrai (France) They knew how to obey Let us discover one of the crucial sources of unity in Mary and Joseph’s marriage: both lived [...] in Jerusalem, Mary and Joseph, who were terribly worried, did not fall for the common temptation of couples, of blaming the other for their problems. (Recriminations bring no solution and oftentimes create [...] create new problems.) They sought Jesus and suffered together: "My son," Mary said to Jesus, "why did you do this to us? See how your father and I were anxiously looking for you!"(Lk 2:48) Both shared an
October 2 – Mary Queen of Angels What made the angel say “Hail Mary”? The classic opposition of angels and men was an important matter in the past. It was always seen as a point of honor to revere the [...] to angels and bowed down to them. But that an angel would bow before a human being was unheard of, until the angel Gabriel greeted the Blessed Virgin at the Annunciation, saying: "Hail Mary!" There are [...] It was not proper for a spiritual and incorruptible creature to show reverence to a corruptible creature (man). 2. Angels live in the presence of the Most High, and act as his assistants. The prophet
century, and today it also has a most unique basilica: Our Lady of Altagracia (Our Lady of High Grace), built by two French architects between 1954 and 1971, replacing the very first shrine, and made of [...] of Higuey, with its mostly light, haphazard structures, and this concrete edifice, highlighted in blue and a banner of red mosaics, is striking to say the least. Designed to accommodate three thousand people [...] August 4 – Our Lady of Dordrecht (The Netherlands) - Saint John Mary Vianney, Holy Curé of Ars Our Lady of Altagracia: A Basilica for the New World The Dominican Republic is a Catholic island in the heart
transferred to Loreto (Italy, 1295) – Founding of the Legion of Mary (Dublin, Ireland, 1921) Before Mary, the chains of hell cannot stand A man and his wife, after their children had grown up, resolved to live [...] Virgin Mary, begging her. The Mother of the King of Glory did not ignore his pleas—the child was returned and received communion—Our Lady had delivered him! As soon as they had seen her, the Devil and his [...] it. A son was born, handsome in body, soul and spirit. Full of remorse, his mother was constantly lamenting. Twelve years later, Satan appeared to the mother and said, "I will come back soon to make you
was through the Hail Marys that he and I, a year and a half ago, began to become acquainted with God. And seeing how my father entered into Life just as you were singing the Hail Mary, I too want to become [...] July 10 - Aachen pilgrimage: Mary's dress on display every 7 years When a Jewish father sings the Hail Mary (II) Days and months went by, and from time to time, the son would stop by the Eau-Vive to place [...] statue of Mary and to ask for prayers for his father, whose cancer was progressing. One day, he arrived very distraught and said: "My father is dying. I came to ask you to pray for him." And as he laid
Motta, married to a mechanic and the mother of two, received the visit of the Virgin Mary for the first time on September 25, 1983. Mary was carrying the Child Jesus, and she resembled the statue venerated [...] from the Virgin Mary and indications of Bible passages to meditate on. At the invitation of the Virgin, she began to fast without ever being bothered by it. She was also able to touch Mary and feel the warmth [...] daily apparitions and messages, and then these stopped. She received and transcribed many messages which were published in 1987. The messages concern peace, reconciliation, penance, prayer and God's desire
