traditional Rosary prayer invokes the intercession of the Virgin Mary, asking her to beseech her son Jesus to come to the aid of those in need… In a video post, Bishop John Keenan of Paisley called for Catholic

particular case, we were dealing with the cleansing of a place, a workspace, a company. In the name of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary, I prayed for the health of the souls of those who worked there. I tried

least obtain for me the strength to overcome them until death. From you I implore a true love for Jesus Christ. Through you I hope to die a holy death. My dear Mother, by the love you bear to Almighty God

Tuy, Portugal, 1930) The May Magnificat (II) Mary, on her trip to visit Elizabeth with the Child Jesus maturing in her womb, was seen as mirrored by the budding flowers of the countryside through which

warning at the entrance of the bridge. The statue of Our Lady is one of great beauty. Holding the Child Jesus on her left arm, she holds a leafy branch in her right hand. Her head leans slightly toward the Child

a stable. The persecution of Herod drove her from Nazareth, but she returned and lived there with Jesus and Joseph, who worked to earn their daily bread. But what was the bread that nourished the faith

set, thought is given to one of the Mysteries of the Rosary, which recall events in the lives of Jesus and Mary. Five decades are recited per Rosary. The repetition in the Rosary is meant to lead one into

helped us to give our suffering to the Lord and to receive his forgiveness. She taught us how to love Jesus with a deep love. When we came back, we explained all this to our children who are now grown-up. Since

first point of prayer is not about usefulness, but about freely giving. Like love or beauty. But Jesus, who Himself often withdrew to pray to his Father, also tells us in the Gospel that prayer is effective

fashioned in gold and precious jewels" for the statue of Our Lady of Prompt Succor cradling the infant Jesus, the history reads. Since then, statues of the "quick help" iteration of Mary and her son have included