Our Lady of the Holy Cross The Abbot Orsini wrote: “Our Lady of the Holy Cross, at Jerusalem, where is kept a part of Our Lady’s veil, given by Saint Helen.” The Roman Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, or Basilica de Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Italian, is one of the seven Pilgrim…
Re-establishment of the chapel of Our Lady, Boulogne-Sur-Mer, by Bishop Dormy Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne The Basilica of Our Lady of Boulogne, also known as the Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, is a minor basilica in Boulogne-Sur-Mer in northern France. The basilica is a prominent landmark of the city, and was…
Apparition of Our Lady to Saint Bonet (7th Century) The Abbot Orsini wrote: “Apparition of Our Lady to Saint Bonet, Bishop of Clermont, in Auvergne, whom she ordered to say Mass one night when he had remained in the church to pray. The saint, leaning against a pillar as if to hide himself, the stone…
Our Lady of Castelbruedo, Catalonia, Spain The Abbot Orsini wrote of this feast day: “It is related that every year, on the day of the Annunciation, three lights were seen of a blue color, which shone through the glass windows of this church at Olion in Catalonia, lighted the lamps and wax candles, when out…
Apparition of Our Lord to Our Lady, as soon as He was risen from the dead. “Christ our Savior, arisen and glorious, in the company of all the Saints and Patriarchs, made His appearance. The ever humble Queen prostrated herself upon the ground and adored her divine Son; and the Lord raised Her up and…
Our Lady of Soissons, France (1128), in the Abbey one of the shoes of Our Lady is believed to be preserved. In the year 1128, a plague afflicted the city of Soissons. For six consecutive days the victims went to the shrine of Our Lady and called out to her for help. The Blessed Virgin…
The Annunciation This feast was instituted by the apostles, and is the most ancient of all. Absorbed in profound contemplation, the humble Virgin of Nazareth, Spouse of Joseph, the Carpenter, was pondering the ills which afflict humanity, at the same time fostering in her heart the most ardent longing for the advent of the Messias…
Our Lady of the Flowering Thorn From the infancy of the Church, images of our Blessed Lady have been in use among the faithful to enkindle and keep alive in their hearts a tender devotion to the mother of God. When the barbarians overran the Roman Empire, the Christians, fearful of profanation, hid these statues of…
Our Lady of Victory of Lepanto The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place between the ships of the Catholic Holy League under Don Juan of Austria and the navy of the Ottoman Empire under Ali Pasha, supported by a large fleet of corsairs. The Ottoman Empire was far too powerful for…
Our Lady of Citeaux, France, built by Saint Robert (1098) The Abbot Orsini wrote: “On Palm Sunday, in the year 1098, Saint Robert, Abbot of Moleme, retired with twenty-one of his monks to the diocese of Chalops-sur-Saone, where he built, in honor of Our Lady, the celebrated monastery of Citeaux, the head house of the…