“Have a medal made according to this model” Those who wear the Miraculous Medal will receive great graces The Miraculous Medal was created in response to a request from the Blessed Virgin Mary, who entrusted [...] was given to us directly from Our Lady herself! No wonder, then, that it offers such extraordinary graces to those who wear it and pray for Mary’s intercession and help. Our Lady manifested the medal to [...] spoke to Catherine: “Have a medal made according to this model. Those who wear it will receive great graces, especially if they wear it around the neck.” The vision then seemed to turn to show the reverse
the miracle of Theophilus, whom Mary reformed by the grace of forgiveness. But those above, innocent in grace, have in Mary the channel of that grace, by which they are kept from sin. Moved by pity and [...] November 15 - Our Lady of Piety (Byzantine Church) - Saint Albert the Great Mary is the Channel of Grace The Blessed Virgin is the hope of forgiveness for those who are sorry for their sins and expiate them [...] interceding for sinners, and, by the support of her merits, she restores the repentant to the level of grace they had lost.
September 27 - Our Lady of Alcazar (Toledo, Spain) The Saving Grace of the Rosary Grandfather was a slate worker. He went to work every morning, on foot, reciting his rosary. At that time, there was no
September 24 - Our Lady of Mercy (Haiti) All Graces From Heaven Pass through Mary’s Hands It would be impossible not to love Mary, if we reflected for a moment upon her affection for us, and the benefits [...] be, and on account of our sins, have fallen back into chaos.” The same saint tells us that all the graces which we obtain from heaven pass through Mary’s hands.
Adoration of the Magi / Finding of Jesus in the Temple / Resurrection / Ascension) An Immense Fountain of Grace Saint Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi joined the Discalced Carmelites at Santa Maria degli Angeli in Florence [...] fountain, spouting sprays of water, spreading them everywhere in the world and sending forth torrents of grace.” Saint Mary Magdalene is depicted in art as a Carmelite with the Instruments of the Passion kneeling
10 - Beginning of Novena to Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary The Smack of the Rosary was an Amazing Grace Father John Ogilvie was condemned as a traitor, but during a long imprisonment no tortures could force [...] Echesdoff who converted to Catholicism following this incident. The smack of the rosary was an amazing grace. The customary beheading and quartering were omitted in John’s case owing to undisguised popular sympathy
March 13 - Our Lady of the Rose (Italy, 1635) Our Lady’s Rosary and Abundant Grace The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. In the sobriety of its elements, [...] Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer.
December 3 – Saint Francis Xavier (d. 1552) Rosary graces produced by Covid-19 lockdown I am retired but still very active. With the lockdown at the start of the pandemic, my wife and I were shut in the [...] alone in the tabernacle and so that our church would be open to people who wanted to pray or ask for graces. Since then, we have prayed the Rosary as a group every day at 5:30 p.m. to the great joy of the
November 25 - Mary Consoler of the Afflicted (Rome, Italy) Graces abound when we pray the "Memorare" The name Memorare, meaning “remember,” is the first word in the Latin version of the prayer. There are
(1696 - 1787) Jesus is the mediator of justice and Mary obtains for us grace Jesus is the mediator of justice; Mary obtains for us grace; for, as St Bernard, St Bonaventure, St Bernardine of Sienna, St Germanus [...] and others say, it is the will of God to dispense through the hands of the Blessed Virgin whatever graces He is pleased to bestow upon us. With God, the prayers of the saints are the prayers of His friends [...] and to say: "O Mary, intercede for me with thy Son Jesus." The Blessed Virgin is very powerful by grace; she obtains whatever she asks for. It is impossible, says St Antoninus, that this mother should ask
