figure was an inscription: “O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.” Then Mary spoke to Catherine: “Have a medal made according to this model. Those who wear it will receive great [...] November 27 – The Miraculous Medal (Paris, France, 1830) - 2nd apparition: “Have a medal made according to this model” Those who wear the Miraculous Medal will receive great graces The Miraculous Medal
January 13 – Baptism of the Lord – The Council of Trent declared Mary to have been exempt from original sin through a special grace (1547) - Saint Hilary The powerful Children’s Rosary for Peace Filipino [...] Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), more than 1,200 parishes and 700 Catholic schools from 41 dioceses have confirmed their participation in the One Million Children Praying the Rosary campaign organized by
Marienfried apparitions of the Great Mediatrix of Graces to Bärbel Ruess (Germany, 1946) All the saints have prayed the Rosary If one were to catalogue all the statements made by popes on the Rosary the content [...] bers of the Confraternity of the Rosary. Some of the more prominent papal champions of the Rosary have been: Pope John XXII (14th century); Pope Alexander VI (15th century); Pope Saint Pius V (16th century); [...] Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii, Italy. Saint John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis have all visited there. … The Servant of God Frank Duff —founder of the Legion of Mary—once wondered if
Catherine of Siena, virgin, Dominican tertiary, Doctor of the Church, patron saint of Europe Mary did not have another Virgin Mary to lean on! There are moments in life when one is weary, when one needs rest and [...] stopping! ... Yet Our Lord gave something to us that he did not grant to his own Mother: Mary did not have another Virgin Mary to lean on! Happy is the soul who knows how to find this shelter, this refuge
April 15 – Our Lady of Kiev (Ukraine) Mary gave me the strength I didn’t have alone I had just spent three years studying in Rome. In the car taking me back to my monastery in France, Father Abbot expressed [...] months. Everything else went smoothly in my life. The Blessed Virgin gave me the strength I didn't have alone and I passed it on, or rather, she helped me pass it on. Even today, the Rosary is for me an
February 20 – Saint Jacinta Marto, visionary of Fatima (d. 1920) Through Christ, we have become children of Mary The Blessed Virgin Mary is the only human actor in the history of Salvation. Mary saw it [...] the life of her child. Mary will do the same for us as her children by adoption. Through Christ, we have become children of Mary. While Jesus was hanging on the Cross, He saw the disciple whom He loved with
(Pontevedra, 1926) Have Compassion on the Heart of Your Most Holy Mother On February 15, 1926, returning from the garden after doing her chores, Sister Lucia saw the Child Jesus who asked her, "Have you showed [...] rested her hand on Lucia's shoulder, revealing a heart encircled by thorns. The Child Jesus said: "Have compassion on the heart of your most holy Mother, covered with thorns with which ungrateful men pierce
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows What Have I Not Done for France? She was as usual, with rain falling from her hands, and she spoke, “I will remember the efforts that you have made to stay calm. It’s not only [...] on me.” Then the Blessed Virgin said to me sadly, although she was not crying, “What have I not done for France? I have given so many warnings, and yet France refuses to listen to me! I cannot hold back
Lady told him. “I have always loved you and I am concerned about you always. But you must know that nobody is without pain in this world; neither me, nor my Son, nor any of these saints have lived without [...] as your weapons and prepare yourself for trials more difficult than those which you have experienced up to now. I have chosen you to fight like a brave man and a hero under the flag of Jesus Christ, not [...] September 9 - Feast of Our Lady of Covadonga and Aranzazu - Blessed Alain de la Roche (d. 1478) I Have Chosen You to Fight Under the Flag of Jesus Christ! (I) One day, in a Dominican church in Paris, during
September 10 - Saint Mary of Life (Italy, 1613) I Have Chosen You to Fight Under the Flag of Jesus Christ! (II) This is how Blessed Alain de la Roche described the apparition that sent him out into the
