called out to all creatures, saying: "My children, open up to me, give me a place in your hearts. I have come down from Heaven to Earth to form my life in each of you. My Mother is the center where I reside [...] only the Mother of Jesus, but also the Mother of all creatures. Moreover, I understood that I would have to live this motherhood under the double sign of suffering and of love. Luisa Picarreta, Italian mystic

consequences as those of the King of France (Editor's note: Louis XIV). It will never be too late to have recourse to Jesus and Mary." Later, Sister Lucia wrote to her confessor, Father Gonçalves: "By means [...] the king of France, they will repent, and they will accomplish it, but it will be late. Russia will have already spread her errors in the world, provoking wars and persecutions against the Church. The Holy

rapidly than any battle David won. Mary was certainly a discreet person, and her royal demeanor must not have gone unnoticed in Nazareth, but we can imagine that prejudice prevented many from guessing her greatness [...] queen and from a despised village, that he drew the essential traits of his person. The Virgin did not have to perform any feats to become the jewel of Creation: her mere walking in the streets of Nazareth

God has attached to it grace in this life and glory in the next. The saints have practiced it and the sovereign Pontiffs have approved it." Isabelle Rolland, Le Rosaire, présent du Ciel et chemin de sainteté

ordained a deacon! Was it just a coincidence? For many maybe yes but in my short years as a priest I have learned that we need to see things with eyes of faith, like Mary. This is why those called to the [...] special way. Now, three years later and a parish priest I would like to express the immense joy I have experienced as a priest. I would not change it for the world. May I be a priest of Jesus forever with

divine Son. Mary is very present in my prayer, with her appeal to Jesus at the Wedding in Cana: "They have no wine." Only He could turn water into wine, but she asked Him to do it for us. Mother of God, she

still happens,” the Pope reminded his listeners. “Miracles do happen… Prayer does wonders, but we have to believe.” Homily at Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City, May 20, 2013 CNA

see everything we did that was wrong, and this light freed me from my sins. I wish everyone could have the same experience. Caroline (France) Journal des grâces de Lourdes (Graces of Lourdes bulletin)

Valentine, he told me that seeing him praying the Rosary made his abductors confused… They started having a guilty conscience. It made them realize that, since he was wearing a cassock, they had not got

important to talk about Mary once again to Catholic women: "Mass is the heart of Christian activity. We have to refocus on the Eucharistic sacrifice as well as on Marian devotion," he said, adding that without