Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, doctor of the Church (d. 373) The "marital miracle" of the Langenmantel couple Father Jakob Rem, a priest known for his fervor and gift of spiritual discernment, was much loved [...] an aristocrat, who had married Sophia Rentz. Their marriage was in trouble in the year 1612: the couple constantly quarreled, and the situation became so unbearable that they seriously considered divorcing [...] thought of asking Father Rem for advice. He walked to the monastery in Ingolstadt where he lived. The two men prayed long and fervently before the painting of Mater Ter Admirabilis. Father Rem asked Wolfgang
intercession of Our Lady of El Pilar, Miguel Juan Pellicer, an amputee, wakes up with his two legs (Calenda, Spain, 1640) Two years later, Dorothy Marie was born In January 2014, a young American woman called [...] life, they still wanted to have the family they had always dreamed of. Following this event, the couple continued to pray to God to ask for the grace that Liz could walk again. Brian no longer thought [...] her face. Liz was soon able to walk a little, enough for her to walk to the altar to marry Brian. Two years later, they had a little girl whom they called Dorothy Marie: Marie in honor of the Blessed Virgin
Paul Chong Hasang and Companions Two mountain guides climb the seven peaks of Mont-Blanc topped with statues of Virgin Mary In an unprecedented succession of ascents, two French guides, Guillaume Pierrel [...] small bell tower of the Portalet by a guide who accompanied the rope of the two Frenchmen in the ascent of the latter. The two climbers had planned a rigorous route to connect the affected peaks on foot [...] house," he explains. After performing this technical sequence, which earned them two openings of ways of the season, the two friends should release a film. In their words, it will be a way to "highlight the
by Bishop Dominic Rey of Fréjus-Toulon, during Palm Sunday Mass. It comprises two oratories specially designed for couples hoping to conceive and parents grieving over the death of a child, so that they [...] divine help and peace. For Solange and Antoine, a married couple trying to conceive for the past four years: "This is good news for all couples who may feel outcast, unwelcome or different, and who do not [...] not have a special ministry in their parish for couples trying to conceive." The shrine is already planning future pilgrimages tailored for such couples. Another visitor, Charlotte, says that the new shrine
particular plaque of Our Lady of Tears was purchased for a wedding gift for a couple who wed on March 21st, 1953. The couple, Angelo and Antonian Iannuso, would later admit that they were not devout, but [...] the plaque and placed it on the wall over their bed. Antonian soon became pregnant, but the happy couple soon learned that the pregnancy caused Antonian to suffer from toxemia that caused frequent convulsions [...] and the threat posed to Eastern Europe by openly atheistic Communism. Mary's tears are signs: they testify to the presence of the Mother in the Church and in the world. A mother cries when she sees her sons
words to thank the Blessed Virgin My wife Laetitia and I have been readers of A Moment with Mary for two years now , and we attentively meditate on these short daily texts. On May 5, 2019, we discovered in [...] in the daily meditation the prayer of the novena by Father Stoffer, recommended especially for couples trying to conceive. This had actually been our case since we were married in September 2017. We i [...] beautiful prayer on a piece of paper and put it in our prayer corner where we pray together as a couple every morning. Less than a month later, we happened to participate—in a totally unexpected way—in
as St Ignatius of Antioch testifies. Concerning Mary's perpetual virginity, there is the question of the Gospel's episodes which speak of "Jesus' brothers." While in Greek two words are used to designate
Claire de Penfentenyo can attest to the fact that the Virgin Mary touches people's hearts. This French couple are the organizers of the "Troménie (1) de Marie", a unique 72-day long pilgrimage set to depart [...] the new 3-month long pilgrimage of "The M of Mary (2)" which took place in the summer of 2020, the couple decided to create something similar for their region. " More than a pilgrimage, the “Troménie” is [...] atonement (Pardon) consisting of a long procession between Marian sanctuaries. (2) During the "M of Mary", two carriages carrying a statue of the Virgin Mary, crossed France from June to September 2021, to trace
daily prayer. It is also helpful to know that the Shrine is praying for us. We have since invited two couples of parishioners whom we did not really know. We have set up a small makeshift prayer corner in [...] been married for 13 years and are the happy parents of 5 children. As a mixed atheist and catholic couple, we have managed to live together as best we could, respecting each other, and making sure that the
was expecting Jesus, there was also a unique expectation among the pagans: Tacitus and Suetonius testify to a belief that a "Ruler of the world" would come from Judea. Tacitus wrote in his Historiae : "Most [...] was written in the destiny of the world that from Judea would come the rulers of the world." These two historians wrote at the end of the first century and at the beginning of the second, unable to know