(Amiens, France) Mary heals married couples Guillaume d'Alançon, director of the Institute for the Family in Europe ( l’Institut pour la Famille en Europe ), explains what the "Mary who heals married [...] married couples" sessions are: At a time when the family is constantly under attack, the "Mary who heals married couples" sessions are a great opportunity for spouses to strengthen their marriages, or to repair [...] and he gave her to us from the cross. It would be a mistake to deprive ourselves of such a gift! Mary is the most wonderful of mothers. Did she not worry about Jesus when he wandered off at the age of

December 19 – Our Lady of Remedies (Portugal) Mary amidst the Jewish Messianic expectation (II) "After he has suffered, he will see the light of life" (Is 53:11). The mystery of the Messiah who will renew [...] proclaims his trust, even beyond death: "You cannot let your friend see corruption" (Ps 16: 5-11). The Marie de Nazareth Team

. set off and sail to a new life. Don’t be afraid, I am and will be with you always.” Oh Mary! Incredible Mary, who uses the little moments of our lives to help us understand the most important things: [...] December 5 – Our Lady of the Annunciation (1470) Mary played a surprising joke on me! Each summer an important seaside pilgrimage takes place in Boulogne-sur-Mer (France). It begins with the blessing of [...] the sea. Devastated and overwhelmed by grief—I couldn’t even pray—but I accepted their offer. Then Mary played a surprising joke on me! Surrounded by a net and decorated with flowers, the statue was at

his episcopate "is under Mary’s protection." His remark came after the Mass in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his episcopal ordination: "I express my gratitude to Mary because I was consecrated [...] Nativity of Mary), I placed my episcopate under her protection on that same date, received an appointment to Arezzo on November 21st (feast of the Presentation at the Temple and the Purification of Mary), then [...] December 6 – Our Lady of the Vow (Siena, Italy) My episcopate is under Mary’s protection Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti, president of the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI), confided in an interview with Italian

of Montligeon (France) Why is Mary queen? The liturgical Feast of Christ the King honors the kingly dignity of Jesus Christ and was established in 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Mary's royal dignity is parallel, [...] although subordinate, and the Feast of the Queenship of Mary—now celebrated on August 22—as a festive prolongation of the Feast of Mary's Assumption, was instituted by Pope Pius XII and her queenship [...] October 11, 1954. The Blessed Virgin Mary is repeatedly referred to in the Catholic Church as “Queen,” and often called the “Queen of Heaven and Earth.” Why is that? Mary is called a queen because of an ancient

November 13 Our Lady of Siponto (Italy, 5th century) Adoring the Holy Trinity at the school of the Virgin Mary Sister Emmanuel, prioress general of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, shared with us some secrets [...] French pilgrims heard the call to a life of adoration of the Holy Trinity at the school of the Virgin Mary. What is the purpose of prayer? Nothing, we could say! The first point of prayer is not about usefulness [...] today our daily bread. Please give me at this time everything that I need for today. If the Virgin Mary in her apparitions exhorts her children to pray, it is because she knows that, in praying, every human

Virgin Mary, and in September 1942 Pope Pius XII declared Mary as the principal patroness of the nation. One of the oldest Marian feast days on the Catholic liturgical calendar, the Nativity of Mary commemorates [...] Nativity of Mary is now a national holiday in the Philippines On August 14th, the president of the Philippines signed a bill declaring the September 8th Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary a “national [...] commemorates Mary’s birth. Though scripture itself does not speak of Mary’s birth, the oldest account is believed to come from a 2nd century apocryphal text. It has been celebrated by Catholics as early as

Trinity (d. 1906) Mary is like a star that leads us to God “Mary is like a star that leads us to God,” Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi of Malta told those gathered at the Stella Maris Parish Church on [...] explained that ‘Stella Maris’ is an ancient title which was given to the Virgin Mary, adding that despite the fact that one finds no references in the gospel which associate Mary to the sea, once its meaning [...] the title fits Mary. ‘Stella Maris’ or Star of the Sea is composed of two words ‘star’ and ‘sea,’ Mgr Galea-Curmi explained. The Auxiliary Bishop allegorically explained the name as Mary guiding one to

(1950) Is the Virgin Mary a model we can really imitate? In an interview for the French magazine Famille Chrétienne , Father de Menthière (1) was asked this question: "Is the Virgin Mary a model we can really [...] about it. In her time, the sermons on the Virgin Mary described the privileges of the Queen of Heaven. They only showed how out of reach the Virgin Mary was, the Little Flower often complained. We should [...] mother." We can therefore become the mother of the Lord by doing the Father's will, just like Mary. In this, Mary is perfectly imitable. While Adam and Eve, who were immaculate creatures, sinned, the Holy

de Montfort gives me the answer: "But I say that to find this grace of God, you must find Mary." (1) Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort was a French Catholic priest (1673-1716), author of the Treatise on [...] November 7 – Our Lady of the Pond (Dijon, France) Why we must find Mary Saint Louis de Montfort (1) explains that there are many ways to use the grace that God gives us for each day to produce fruits of [...] on True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin and The Secret of the Rosary. Father Philippe Marie Mossu , Community of Saint John Notre Dame de France