Marian 
Stories or teachings about the Blessed Virgin Mary
Our Lady of Quito and a warning for our age
I was leafing through the current issue of The Flock, the newsletter of Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, (available here) when I came across an article by the redoubtable Mrs Daphne McLeod about Our Lady of Quito—otherwise known as Our Lady of Good Success—who appeared several times to Mother Mariana, Abbess of the convent of the Immaculate Conception… Read More ›
Fatima: Is Benedict the “Pope” Jacinta saw?
At Fatima was a quiet, largely unknown vision reported a while after the formal apparitions by the young girl, Blessed Jacinta Marto, who in her vision one day “saw” the Holy Father praying alone in a room while people outside “shouted ugly things and threw rocks through the window.” Another time, Jacinta saw a Pope… Read More ›
Our Lady, Help of Christians
The tradition of this advocation goes back to 1571, when the whole of Christendom was saved by Mary Help of Christians when Catholics throughout Europe prayed the Rosary. The great battle of Lepanto occurred on October 7th 1571. For this reason this date has been chosen as the feast of the Holy Rosary. In 1573… Read More ›
Fatima
When younger I was interested in Fatima, then I ‘outgrew’ it, well a foolish thought I know. Now I am looking at this again. I got this book from our store here titled: “Fatima for Today: The Urgent Marian Message of Hope”. The message is Gospel, and it brings out the importance of how connected with others when… Read More ›
Litany of Our Lady of Lourdes
Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy; Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy. Christ hear us; Christ graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven; Have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world; Have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit; Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity,… Read More ›
Ave Maris Stella
Hail thou star of the ocean, God’s own mother blest, Ever sinless Virgin, Gate of heavenly rest. Oh! by Gabriel’s Ave Uttered long ago, Eva’s name reversing, Establish peace below. Break the captive’s fetters, Light on blindness pour; All our ills expelling, Every bliss implore. Show thyself a Mother; May the Word divine, Born for… Read More ›
The Immaculate Conception, source of hope, more powerful than evil, Pope says
Vatican City (AsiaNews) – “The mystery of the Immaculate Conception is a source of inner light, hope and comfort. In the middle of life’s trials, especially the contradictions that man experiences in and around himself, Mary, the Mother of Christ, tells us that Grace is greater than sin, that God’s mercy is stronger than evil… Read More ›
On Fatima anniversary, Fr. Apostoli sees atheism overtaking the West
The author of an exhaustive study on the Virgin Mary’s 1917 appearances in Portugal says her words are being fulfilled by the rise of aggressive secularism and loss of religious freedom in the West. “Mary, as I see it, pointed out at Fatima that these things were going to happen,” said Fr. Andrew Apostoli, a… Read More ›
Fatima: October 13
During World War I Pope Benedict XV made repeated but forlorn pleas for peace, and finally, in May 1917, made a direct appeal to Mary to intercede for peace in the world. The response was Mary’s first appearance at Fatima just over a week later. At this time Fatima was just a small village about… Read More ›
From Mary through St. Faustina — A Warning!
635. March 25. In the morning, during meditation, God’s presence enveloped me in a special way, as I saw the immeasurable greatness of God and, at the same time, His condescension to His creatures. Then I saw the Mother of God, who said to me, Oh, how pleasing to God is the soul that follows… Read More ›