Christian Instruction of Nevers in Lourdes. Miraculous cures abounded, but Bernadette said that: "...only faith and prayer obtain miracles." In 1866 she entered the noviciate in Nevers. She remained in Nevers for [...] to call this water miraculous or that the cures be attributed to herself personally. For her, only faith and prayer obtain miracles. Since 1858, 66 cures have been declared miraculous, after complex procedures
happen to me as you have said." (Lc 1, 38) Conference of Belgian Bishops [Excerpt from the Book of Faith (Livre de Foi), published by the Bishops of Belgium]
beauty, this most tender side of Christianity, has accompanied the passage from the Inca religion to faith in Christ. It also shows that Marian devotion stimulates the zeal to serve the poor. The Shrine of
filled with all tenderness, Daughter of the most high King, Lady of the Angels, Mother of all the faithful, On this day and all the days of my life, I entrust to your merciful heart my body and my soul,
first years, the Church suffered an important persecution. Our Lady became the silent bulwark of the faith (notably in Camaguey). Our Lady of Charity (El Cobre) is the first place where the slaves won their
was built in 1990. The day of the dedication of the statue, so many people came to express their faith that one was reminded of the time of St Vladimir. They walked the 13 km procession on foot, carrying
the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, shows real doctrinal progress. The stress placed on Mary's faith and a more systematic concern to base Marian doctrine on Scripture are significant and useful elements [...] precautions did not prevent a very rich and positive presentation of basic doctrine, an expression of faith and love for her whom the Church acknowledges as Mother and Model. On the other hand, the Fathers' [...] to be providential, because, on the basis of their harmonious relationship, they have afforded the faith and devotion of the Christian people a more complete and balanced presentation of the marvelous identity
Lord and for our neighbors. The world in which we live is a challenging place that challenges the Faith—this is why God measures out his assistance according to our needs, and more importantly, gives us [...] Truly "God will give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" (Luke 11:13) It is first a matter of Faith—when we pray for the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, or as others would say, for the "Outpouring of the [...] ask him?” To put it succinctly, we believe in the effectiveness of this prayer. It is really about Faith! As Father Raniero Cantalamessa eloquently puts it, there is in the pastoral approach of the Charismatic
earthquake, the other sufferings (related to the two successive popular uprisings), the martyrs of the faith (during the Marxist propaganda), the risk of a world war (in the context of the Cold War), and finally [...] not just ask for peace without making it. I am being asked for things that do not matter. Ask for faith, to have the strength to carry your own cross. The sufferings of this world cannot be taken away from [...] of Juigalpa, sensitive to Bernardo’s honesty and the messages concerning the social duties of the faithful, accepted the publication of the story of the apparitions, with his approval, without taking a position
Our Lady of Victories Shrine, to obtain the cure of his poor little Queen. How touching were his faith and love! How much I longed to get up and tell him I was cured! Alas! my wishes could not work a miracle [...] begs the life of her child and will not be refused. Léonie and Céline joined her, and that cry of faith forced the gates of Heaven. I too, finding no help on earth and nearly dead with pain, turned to my
