of the most famous Neapolitan writers of the 17th century. Christened Rosa ("rose", after the Virgin Mary), the little girl was intelligent and curious, and enjoyed taking part in the conversations of [...] 17. Probably because she was orphaned at an early age, she developed a deep and fervent devotion to Mary, the mother of God. She had a deep spiritual life and had mystical experiences such as ecstasies and [...] she was a model nun, so great were her virtues of obedience and humility. At the same time, God blessed her with extraordinary gifts, which she initially tried to conceal as best she could, asking the

Peter, Paul and John. The life of penance she led following this event (asceticism, fasting, vow of virginity, etc.) was particularly astonishing given her young age, and without the support of her parents [...] queens. All her letters begin with the formula: " In the name of Jesus crucified and of the gentle Mary. I, Catherine, servant... " This shows that Catherine wanted to act for Christ. The Dialogue of Divine [...] Her posterity was also to be found in other Dominican nuns: Saint Rose of Lima (16th century) and Blessed Agnes de Langeac (17th century). Summary: The socio-historical context The 14th century was a very

towards the statue of the Virgin, placed near me, and said: Holy Mary, please help me; how are these monks going to operate without anesthetics or sutures ? Then I realized that the Virgin's statue was standing [...] manual labor in the fields and vineyards. He adored the Blessed Sacrament and recited the rosary every day. Pope Paul VI proclaimed him blessed in 1965, then raised him to the altars in 1977. The biographical [...] left the blessed fields and took off in a different direction. There is topographical evidence of these miracles : on some occasions, the miracle is so remarkable that only the fields blessed by Charbel

wondered whether God himself was rejecting him. From then on, he entrusted himself even more to the Blessed Virgin, in whom he had complete confidence. On Christmas night 1942 - he was 12 years old - he understood [...] eyes and asked Mary to guide his hand to the right one . What a disappointment: he had picked St Therese of Lisieux' The Story of a Soul. Van was tempted to try again, but he had promised Mary that he would [...] of love". Guided by Mary, he joined the Redemptorists. Father Antonio Boucher, Van's spiritual father, asked him to write down his life and the conversations he had with Jesus, Mary and Therese. Father

than ever and deserves our attention. Lourdes is a place of blessings not just for the sick, but for all who go there on pilgrimage: the Virgin Mary, who knows our struggles and miseries, and what the world [...] Grotto of Massabielle, whose location was revealed to Bernadette on February 25, 1858, by the Virgin Mary, has been flowing ever since, and countless miracles and graces are attributed to it, contributing [...] million pilgrims every year. These miracles all consist of cures. It is interesting to note that the Virgin Mary never alluded to illness or healing during her exchanges with Bernadette, yet miraculous cures

working as a maid, first saw the apparition of what she called the " Sorrowful Virgin ". Over a period of twenty years, the Virgin and her divine Son imparted several messages, which Luz diligently wrote down [...] for saying that Mary of Nazareth was the " Mother of Jesus' divinity ". But this was undoubtedly a transcription error - probably from Luz Amparo herself, who had meant to say that Mary was in fact the [...] antagonism and even physical violence. Mosaïque de la chapelle de pèlerinage des sept Douleurs de Marie à Malsch (Wiesloch), Allemagne. /© CC BY-SA 4.0 / Roman Eisele Reasons to believe: Luz Amparo's entire

previously unknown. He was proclaimed "patron saint of Christian scientists" by Pius XII in 1941. The Virgin Mary appeared to him and predicted that he would some day lose his prodigious memory so that he could [...] philosophy. But as he grew older, his memory sometimes played tricks on him. A devotee of the Virgin Mary, he " constantly " prayed to her to come to his aid, to keep his heart in line with the faith [...] circumstances of Albert's religious vocation were miraculous: following a premonitory dream, he met Blessed Jordan of Saxony, Master of the Dominicans, who discerned in him, without Albert having said a word

Vatican gardens took place on the eve of the proclamation of the dogma of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (on November 1, 1950, with 800 bishops from all over the world in attendance). The description [...] three visionaries of Fatima, and agreed several times, at her request, to consecrate Russia to the Virgin Mary: on October 31, December 8, 1942, July 7, 1952, and October 11, 1954 (encyclical Ad caeli Regina [...] awaited him: the following day, he was to publicly proclaim the dogma of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. On October 31, he took the same route he had taken on his afternoon walk the day before. The miracle

, the communion of saints, Mary's role in the economy of salvation, etc. Anne-Marie's complete recovery happened on August 15, the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. This is a remarkable coincidence [...] given the important role played by the Virgin Mary during Anne-Marie's NDE. The fruits of this NDE are varied, numerous and unusual: from a nominal Catholic, Anne-Marie became the leader of a fervent and fruitful [...] where she was pronounced dead. Anne-Marie then had an incredibly powerful "near-death experience" (NDE), during which she saw Jesus on the cross and met the Virgin Mary. After this experience, her life was

were manifest . Closer to our time is Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán (1832 - 1869), an Ecuadorian virgin and Dominican tertiary, known as "the little lily of Ecuador". Narcisa was a humble girl, who chose [...] 2016) More information: A Short Account of the Life and Virtues of the Venerable and Religious Mother, Mary of the Holy Cross: Abbess of the English Poor Clares at Rouen : ... Sweet Odour of Sanctity, March [...] Sanctity, March 18, 1876 by Pierre Désiré Janvier, Legare Street Press (October 26, 2022) Life of Sister Mary of Jesus Crucified Who Died in the Odour of Sanctity in the Carmel of Bethlehem 1846-1878 by Peter