1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God We hail you, O Mary Mother of God! I see the assembly of the saints, all zealously gathered together, invited by the holy Mother of God, Mary, Ever-Virgin. I was feeling [...] the nations; through you the dead rise, sovereigns reign, and through you the Holy Trinity reigns. Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Homily IV preached at Ephesus Against Nestorius

the Apocalypse, because she is Queen of the twelve Apostles and of the Universality of Angels and Saints." 1 Mary wears a single crown, but her sovereignty is multiple. Her crown symbolizes her universal

Strasbourg, France, organized by the association SOS Babies (SOS Tout-Petits): During the weekend of All Saints’ Day, there were only 12 of us who participated in the Rosary for Life on November 3rd. But we were

(1) Story to be continued on November 19, 2018 According to the Biography of Saint Samaan the Shoemaker , published by Saint Samaan Church, in Mokattam, Cairo (Egypt) Excerpt from an article by Mohamed [...] Get up and go to the iron gate that gives access to the market. There you will find a one-eyed man (Saint Samaan, the tanner, well known among Copts of his time) carrying a jar of water. It is through him

yesterday’s A Moment with Mary - November 18, 2018 According to the Biography of Saint Samaan the Shoemaker , published by Saint Samaan Church, in Mokattam, Cairo (Egypt) Excerpt from an article by Mohamed [...] repeating to him what Mary had said, Amba Abram insisted: “It is the command of the Mother of Light!” Saint Samaan replied with humility: “If the Mother of Light has decided to entrust me with this mission

before God's tribunal, and could I let her fall into your hands to share your tortures?" Life of Saint Bridget , Volume II chapter XXXI

us as a powerful weapon to fight the darkness of our times and to pray for Peace in our world. The saints have called Our Lady the terror of the demons, and Jesus, Our Lord and Savior, has entrusted each

Louis-Marie Spick In Chaque jour avec Marie dans la sainte Espérance (Living in Holy Hope Every Day with Mary) , December 29, p. 94 Hermitage of Saint–Evroul Notre-Dame-du-Bois, France

Rite Catholic Abbey of Saint Mary in Grottaferrata, near Frascati, Italy, was founded in 1004 by a group of monks from Calabria, guided by Saint Nil of Rossano. The humble Saint Nil sought to flee honors [...] build a church there dedicated to her, from which she would dispense her graces. Saint Nil died shortly after, and Saint Bartholomew built a church which Pope John XIX solemnly consecrated. Inside the church [...] divine graces and has always attracted crowds of pilgrims, among them Popes Pius IX, Saint John XXIII, Paul VI and Saint John Paul II. Today, the monks of this abbey are still of Byzantine-Greek rite and

the altar the office for the dedication. Around him one could see Saint Peter, Saint Gregory, Saint Augustine, Saint Stephen and Saint Lawrence. In front of the altar, on a throne resplendent with light [...] daughter of Louis the German, asked Saint Meinrad (+861), monk and poet from Reichenau, to move there and consecrate a chapel to Our Lady of Einsiedeln. The saint was murdered on the site on January 21 [...] bishop of Metz, came to live there. In 947, Emperor Otto I confirmed this foundation in honor of Saint Maurice and Our Lady. On September 14, 948, Bishop Conrad of Constance, and Bishop Ulrich of Augsburg