The truth of an apparition of the Virgin Mary does not affect the dogma of faith by which the faithful are bound. Everyone knows that the Mother of God can appear and help her children. The practical question [...] the judgment of the Church in such matters is not concerned with the divinely revealed faith. It is rather a pastoral pronouncement, for the good of the faithful, with a varying degree of certainty. The [...] number of sites whose status is less clear. Among them are quite a few ancient shrines where popular devotion has established its uncontested grounds, without incurring the official judgment of the Church

Sermon of the Twelve Stars, § 10 [2] Saint Bridget, Revelationes, II, 23 ________________________________________ St Alphonsus of Liguori, Discourse on the Virtues of Mary, in "The Glories of Mary" (Ed [...] others The first act of humility in one's heart is to hold oneself in low esteem. For her part, the Holy Virgin always had such a low opinion of herself that, even while being more full of grace than all men [...] lowliness of his servant. Mary loved to serve others Furthermore, let's say that proper of humility finds pleasure in serving others. That is why the Virgin hastened to visit her cousin Elizabeth to be of service

and the statue of Our Lady of Walsingham, present here, lifts our minds to meditate on our Mother. She obeyed the will of God fearlessly and gave birth to the Son of God by the power of the Holy Spirit [...] noblewoman, married to the Lord of the Manor of Walsingham Parva. He died leaving her a young widow with a son, Geoffroy. In 1061, Richeldis was rewarded by her life of prayer and good works. She was taken in [...] Lady to build a replica, in Norfolk, of the Holy House of the Annunciation. This was done. And the Holy House attracted large gatherings of pilgrims, in an atmosphere of holiness and prayer. Geoffroy built

Having this evangelical sense of justice before our eyes, we must consider it at the same time a fundamental dimension of man's life on earth: the life of man, of society, of humanity. This is the ethical [...] principle of the existence and the coexistence of men, as well as of human communities, societies and peoples. International and social relations Furthermore, justice is the principle of the existence of the [...] the Church, as the People of God, and the principle of coexistence of the Church and the various social structures; in particular of the state, as well as of international organizations. In this wide and

action that would make him one of the major Marian figures of the Church of the 20th century. The Life of Frank Duff Born in Dublin on June 7, 1889, Frank Duff was the eldest of seven children to John Duff [...] Witness and teacher of Marian spirituality, Frank Duff was the founder of a lay apostolic organization at the service of the Church, now spread over five continents: the Legion of Mary. Witness and teacher [...] exposed to the real poverty of Dublin of that time. Many who lived in tenement squalor were forced to attend soup kitchens for sustenance and some of the natural consequences of abject poverty, alcoholism

prayer!) Pay attention to the signs of the times: for example, the Pope launched a year of the Rosary, a year of Saint Paul, a year for priests, etc. Pray for the intentions of Mary, and, by welcoming them in [...] little for them! It is not a matter of what we say, but of experiencing an encounter: Pray the Rosary. Pray the Liturgy of the Hours, pray the psalms as the Holy Family of Nazareth did. But try to banish [...] the best of friends. Pray like the sons and daughters of the King that you are! _________________________________________________________________________________ Bishop Jean Ntagwarara, Bishop of Bubanza

Evangelization at the dawn of the 21 st century! As for miracles, visits and other appearances of the Virgin Mary in Africa, no one can keep track of them all anymore! Remember Our Lady of Kibeho : just before [...] continent? Africa is also Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro with her splendor and majestic radiance , in the Ivory Coast. Or, on the Algerian coast of the Maghreb, Our Lady of Africa, who watches over Algiers [...] first disciples of Christ to share the Good News. Such was their work that in the 5 th century, in St. Augustine’s time (Augustine, a Berber from north Africa, was a Father and Doctor of the Church), the

become "Prophet of the Most High" (Lk 1:76). Mary is told that Jesus would "be called Son of the Most High" (Lk 1:32), "Son of God" (Lk 1:35). John the Baptist's mission is to "bring back many of the Israelites [...] Lord their God. 17 With the spirit and power of Elijah, he will go before him to reconcile fathers to their children and the disobedient to the good sense of the upright, preparing for the Lord a people [...] is the fruit of the meeting of Zechariah and Elizabeth (Lk 1:23-24). Mary is told that Jesus will be conceived by the Holy Spirit: "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will

and so is called ‘Mother of mercy'. She is merciful to those in misery, the hope of the hopeless. In Canticles 2 the Bridegroom says: I am the flower of the field, and the lily of the valleys. [Cant 2:1] [...] The ‘flower which sprang from the root of Jesse' [cf. Is 11:1] loves a flowery homeland. The food of blessed Mary was her Son, the honey of the angels and sweetness of all the saints. She lived from the one [...] blessed Mary, gave birth to the Son of God without defilement, because The Holy Ghost came upon her, and the power of the Most High overshadowed her [cf. Lk 1:35]. This good bee was ‘small' in her humility

Virgin. This opened the way to a general acceptance of the truths of the Catholic faith"[1]. As of 2019, Roman Catholics represent 86% of the population. This is why the Rosary is an important prayer in the [...] it individually during the battle. At the height of the battle, they pronounced the "vow of La Naval" pledging to celebrate a feast in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary if they were victorious… and they obtained [...] streets with the statue of Mary, sang and prayed the Rosary, offering food and flowers to the soldiers. The power of the people was the power of Mary, and the victory was the victory of Mary” [4]. Filipinos