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Ave gratia plena

[portraitsofsaints]

Happy Feast Day

Our Lady of Banneux

(Our Lady of the Poor)

Feast Day: January 15th

From January 15 to March 2, 1933, in Banneux, Belgium, the Virgin Mary appeared 8 times to 11-year-old Mariette Beco, in a garden behind the Beco family's cottage. Calling herself the "Virgin of the Poor," Mary promised to intercede for the poor, the sick, and the suffering. Almost immediately, miracles occurred. In 1947 Bishop Kerkhofs of the Diocese of Liège approved the Marian apparition.

“I am the Mother of the Saviour, Mother of God. Pray a lot.”

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase. (website)

[blackmadonnaheart-blog]

This week's The Black Madonna Speaks features the beloved Romanian Dălhăuți Mother of God Icon, wherever u get ur podcasts

[monasteryicons]

May is the month of motherhood - Mother's Day, the season of the beginning of new life, and the month traditionally dedicated to the Blessed Virgin - and the perfect time to reflect upon the many ways that the Virgin Mary is our Mother. Find out how the Virgin Mary is Our Mother here:

    If you ever feel distressed during your day -- call upon our Lady -- just say this simple prayer: 'Mary, Mother of Jesus

[crestles]

I changed the lettering and like it much better now. :)

[carmelitesaet]

Lectio Divina for May is now available to download from our website in PDF, ePub and Mobi formats: https://carmelites.org.au/lectiodivina

Proclaim his salvation day after day, declare his glory among the nations, his marvels to every people! (Ps 96: 2-3)

The practice of Lectio Divina as a way of praying the Scriptures has been a fruitful source of growing in relationship with Christ for many centuries and in our own day is being rediscovered by many individuals and groups. The Word of God is alive and active and will transform each of us if we open ourselves to receive what God wants to give us.

Join our Lectio Online group

We meet every Friday at 10am (Australian Eastern Standard Time) [You are welcome to join from other time zones, eg. Perth/Singapore/Philippines: 8am; Timor-Leste/Tokyo: 9am; New Zealand: 12pm; Los Angeles: Thursday 5pm; New York/Toronto: Thursday 8pm] to prayerfully reflect on the Gospel of the coming Sunday.

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[russianicons]

Did you know that the original icon of Our Lady of Kazan was brought to Russia from Constantinople? It happened in the 13th century, and in the 15th century, when the Khanate of Kazan was established, the image of the Virgin Mary with Jesus disappeared for more than a hundred years. It is also believed that the original piece was stolen and possibly destroyed in 1904. The thieves of the holy icon declared that it was cut to pieces and burnt, as what they coveted was actually the icon’s gold frame.