The devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows is nearly 1,000 years old and encourages the faithful to reflect on the Seven Sorrows of Mary, which begin with St. Simeon’s prophecy told to the Blessed ...

The Brown Scapular that was given to St. Simon Stock affirmed his mission to spread the Carmelite spirituality throughout the Church. It was the encouragement he needed. St. Simon Stock preached the ...

The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated by Catholics each year on Aug. 15. The day celebrates the assumption of Mary's body and soul into heaven.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 15, 2023 / 02:00 am. Catholics are invited to contemplate the seven sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a special way on Sept. 15, the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.

Our Lady of Guadalupe first introduced herself as the Mother of God and the Mother of all humanity when she appeared on the hill of Tepeyac in Mexico in 1531, according to Vatican News.

Our Mother promises us today, in that beautiful first reading: “Whoever obeys me will not be put to shame, whoever serves me ...

A Homily for the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. Readings: Numbers 6:22-27 Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:16-2 St. Irenaeus said—we only have him in the Latin, not the original ...

Inside the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, April 20, 2023. ... In 2010, Ricken declared the Blessed Virgin Mary’s apparitions to Brise in 1859 as worthy of belief.

The title of Queen of Peace, or Our Lady of Peace, dates back to the 16th century when Jean de Joyeuse presented a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary to his bride, Françoise e Voisins, on their ...