Apparition of Our Lady to Blessed Angela de Foligno (1285) Blessed Angela of Foligno was born in 1248 of a prominent family in Foligno, three leagues from Assisi. As a young woman, and also as a wife and mother, she lived only for the world and its vain pleasures. But the grace of God intended…
Our Lady of the Rose History shows that the rose is the favorite flower of Our Lady herself, the Madonna of the Rose. In her apparition at Guadeloupe, she made use of roses as a sign of her presence and even arranged them with her own beautiful hands in the tilma of Juan Diego. At…
Our Lady of Chatillio Notre-Dame de Chatillon St Bernard is said to have had a great devotion to Our Lady of Chatillion-sur-Seine, because of a miracle which was wrought by the Blessed Virgin Mary in his favor. Bernard, the third of a family of seven children, was educated with particular care, because while yet unborn,…
Our Lady of SuccorIn 1613 the Spanish governor of Manila sent out a small fleet made up of two large galleys and several barques, to assist a neighboring settlement which was under siege by pirates. The two galleys were named for Our Lady of Guadalupe and Our Lady of Guidance. The chief gunner on the…
Our Lady of Life(Notre Dame de Vie) The town of Mougins is really an ancient village located in the south of France. Only a short drive from Cannes, it is completely surrounded by dense forests, and there are a variety of tall pines and other trees growing amidst the town’s buildings. Like so many other…
Our Lady of Long Fields(Our Lady of Atocha) For a long time part of Madrid was nothing but a field of matreeds (tules) particularly in the district of Atocha. Here is a shrine to Our Lady of Atocha, a Spanish contraction for “Theotokos”, meaning “Mother of God,” or a simplification of “Antiocha” which in the…
Our Lady’s Shroud & Tomb The translation of the winding sheet of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or Our Ladys Shroud, from her tomb in Palestine to Constantinople, occurred during the fifth century, and its translation is commemorated on January 25. In about the year 450, Marcion, the Eastern Roman Emperor, and the Empress Pulcheria, paid…
Our Lady of Peace In July, 1917, the three children of Fatima were granted a vision of hell. They gazed in horror and fear; then they raised their eyes in desperate appeal to Our Lady, who looked down upon them with somber tenderness saying: “You have seen hell, where the souls of poor sinners go.…
Our Lady’s Espousals According to tradition, when Mary was of marriageable age, numerous suitors sought her hand. All were rejected and the humble virgin was given in marriage to St Joseph, who seemed only a lowly artisan. St Joseph was already known as a just and God-fearing man; but he was not so bold as…
Our Lady of Bethlehem “Bethlehem, the city of David, is located about 5 miles south of the city of Jerusalem. According to tradition, Bethlehem is the place where David was born, and also where he was anointed king by the prophet Samuel.” “The place which the supreme King of kings and the Lord of lords…