Our Blessed Mother Mary

At the time of the Fatima apparitions, no water sprung from the ground, as it did in Lourdes, France. Nevertheless, the lack of water in and around Fatima was a very real problem and a difficult one to solve.

Among the many miraculous images of the Mother of God through which she deigns to grant her favors, there is one in the monastery church of the Carmelites in Vienna, entitled the Mother of Grace, or Our Lady of Grace, also known as Our Lady of the Bowed Head.

Human vocabulary is not sufficient to express the holiness of Our Lady. In the natural order, the saints and doctors of the Church compare her to the sun. But if there were any star inconceivably brighter and more glorious than the sun, that is the one to which they would compare her.

The book by Pie Régamey, Les plus beaux textes sur la Vierge, contains a testimony by Mélanie Calvat, the girl who had the vision of Our Lady of La Salette, here is some of the text of this book and comments from Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira.

Mary’s role as Mother of the Church was not fully realized until after Jesus' death, resurrection and ascension. At the Cross, she was given a new identity that transcended her earthly motherhood. She became the spiritual mother of all the faithful. This role is essential to understanding her participation in the work of our salvation.

Many Catholics are well-acquainted with the Seven Sorrows of Mary. But, a much lesser-known devotion to the Mother of Our Redeemer is her Seven Joys.

Feast of Our Lady of Ransom (also known as Our Lady of Mercy) is September 24th and also commemorates the foundation of the Mercedarians.

Chronicles tell of an amazing miracle that took place in Madrid during the eleventh century.

Devotion to Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Snows is one of the oldest devotions to Mary.