the promotion of peace. The last part of the Compendium treats of the action of the Church and the engagement of the lay faithful. The Holy Family finds its natural place at the heart of this reflection [...] throne of the supreme pontificate, petitions of this sort had already been addressed by the thousands from every part of the world and from every class of people, from our beloved sons the Cardinals of the [...] all in the same confession of faith. » This confession of faith is based on the synthesis of foundational texts and is called a “profession of faith”, “creed”, or “symbol” of the faith. It is designed primarily

Virgin of the Candlestick » (Virgen de la Candelaria), also known as the « Virgin of the Tunnel » (Virgen del socavon) since the end of the 16 th century. Tradition tells the story of an apparition of the [...] during the Carnival. The procession is made up of several groups of faithful, who first march toward the church, then enter it. Dancers go in and out of the sanctuary without ever turning their backs to [...] representing Our Lady. Another kind of parade represents devils, led by Lucifer and the « China supay » who is the embodiment of female sensuality. There are also good angels who fight against them, marching

Mother of Graces of Altötting, by the Mother of all the faithful, towards the "hour" of Jesus. Let us ask him for the gift of a deeper knowledge and understanding of him. And may our reception of him not [...] the great hymn of praise which she raises after Elizabeth calls her blessed because of her faith. It is a prayer of thanksgiving, of joy in God, of blessing for his mighty works. The tenor of this song is [...] we see Mary, the Mother of the Lord, as a woman of prayer. In the Book of Acts we find her in the midst of the community of the Apostles gathered in the Upper Room, praying that the Lord, now ascended to

for the forces of evil. Again, Kolbe cannot be accused of anti-Semitism for being strongly morally opposed to what they were doing. For having discarded the possibility of the Messiah-hood of Jesus Christ [...] libel of the so-called Protocols of the Elders of Zion, so did almost the entire non-Jewish world at the time. When Kolbe was in Asia anti-Semitic writings were published in Kolbe's Knight of the Immaculata [...] acting editor of the Knight back in Poland). While head of the friary in Poland Kolbe fed, clothed and sheltered thousands of Jews who had nowhere else to turn—often at the expense of adequate resources

Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited. And they ran out of wine, since the wine provided for the feast had all been used, and the mother of Jesus said to him [...] president of the feast.' They did this; the president tasted the water, and it had turned into wine. Having no idea where it came from—though the servants who had drawn the water knew—the president of the feast [...] bridegroom and said, 'Everyone serves good wine first and the worse wine when the guests are well wined; but you have kept the best wine till now.' This was the first of Jesus' signs: it was at Cana in Galilee

after a good confession. Three years later, in the year 1288, she lost her mother, her husband and her children. She then focused on her spiritual life, and in 1291 was admitted to the Third Order of Saint [...] marked by a good general confession, followed by a conversion that gradually became more profound. She was a visionary who would often fall into a trance, being pulled into the presence of God and the [...] " his love [1]. In other words, at the end of her life, what she gave to God was really what God himself gave to her. In a word, "in the spiritual journey of Angela, the passage from conversion to mystical

Our Lady of Laghet Our Lady of Laghet is the name of the Virgin Mary associated to that of a small village near Nice, in the south of France (Alpes Maritimes). The first mention of this village is found [...] venerated there bore the marks of time and the harshness of the elements. Fr. Fighiera owned a beautiful statue of the Virgin, until then placed on an altar of the church of Eze. In order to crown his work [...] chapel of Laghet. On June 24, 1652, the White Penitents of Eze carried the statue in procession all the way to Laghet. Since then, each year on the same date, the parish of Eze renews this act of devotion

place, consists of two prostrations in the direction of Mecca and two others in the direction of the statue. You will find no blending of doctrines and religious practices, but a « strategy of resistance » [...] homily pronounced in the church of Bechwat in August 2005. In Bechwat, only the little chapel which houses the statue of Our Lady of Bechwat is there to welcome the faithful of different religions. In this [...] long stay in Rome, he quickly went to work to establish good relations with the Muslims of that region. He faced strong resistance from the part of the Dayr al-Ahmar families, but was able to impose himself

being an average Catholic to one more devout. Valentina is a Roman Catholic in good standing, who has the full support of her Spiritual director and parish priest, Father Valerian Jenko OFM. She wishes [...] to God’s blessings of peace. Many confirmations attest that lives are changed, hearts touched and people are encouraged to seek Gods grace through this witness. This is an example of the messages: Today [...] Slovenia after experiencing difficult times in her early years. In 1988 two years after the sudden death of her husband, Valentina began to receive visions and messages from our Lord Jesus and Mary our Blessed

Roman temple of the town became a Christian chapel. The chapel houses the wooden statue of the Black Madonna of Altoetting. Feast Day Our Lady of Altoetting is honored on Ash Wednesday and Good Saturday. [...] Our Lady of Altoetting This ancient shrine in the heart of Bavaria dates from the end of the Carolingian era (10th century) and has never been destroyed. Our Lady of Altoetting is a still a thriving Marian [...] Catholic faith, after the wars of religion. During the terrible period of Nazism , the shrine and its pilgrims were persecuted, but the number of pilgrims coming to Our Lady of Altoetting only doubled. In