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FEAST DAYS OF BLESSED MOTHER MARY

MARY, GENTLE WOMAN

Mary, a Mother worthy of all praise.
She is the morning star,
the comforter of the afflicted
and the refuge of sinners.



THE MANY FACES OF MARY
OUR BLESSED MOTHER

Dedicated to our Blessed Mother Mary,
who has over the centuries appeared to people all over the world to tell them to
PRAY, PRAY, PRAY.

Mary is the Mother of the Church.
We celebrate many feast days for her.
They reflect what we believe about Mary and the role she plays in our Church.
On the bottom you will find Links to many Marian Sites,
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DEVOTIONS & FEAST DAYS.

October 7,
LADY OF THE ROSARY
AUGUST 15,
THE ASSUMPTION
September 15,
LADY Of SORROWS


November 21,
PRESENTATION OF MARY


MARIAN DEVOTIONS

OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS
This devotion to Mary may well be the oldest of the Marian devotions. It began in Rome on Esquiline Hill in 352. It is said that an elderly couple had an apparition of Mary one hot night in August where she requested that a shrine be built on one of the city's famous hills. The next morning the city found Esquiline Hill covered with snow. The "Saint Mary Major", "Church of Saint Mary of the Snows" stands on this site and is the one of largest and most important churches dedicated to the Blessed Mother. Pligrims in the United States can visit Our Lady Of The Snows Shrine in Belleville, Illinois. The Shrine has meditative and devotional area and is ope year-round. A novena is celebrated for nine nights surrounding August 5th, the Feast of Our Lady of the Snows.
Out of Catholic Source Book (1970)

More information at their Site OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS


Feast Days Of Mary

January 1,
The SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD.
This title is Mary's highest honor.
She was the Mother of Jesus and therefore the Mother of GOD.

February 11,
OUR LADY Of LOURDES
The Blessed Mother appeared 18 times to Bernadette at Lourdes, France.
The 1st time was February 11, 1858

March 25,
THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD
The Archangel Gabriel announced to the Blessed Virgin that she was to be the Mother of CHRIST, the promised Redeemer.The beginning of the "HAIL MARY" prayer is taken from this part of the Bible. The Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and coming to her said "Hail favored one ! The Lord is with you." (Luke,1:28)

May 31,
VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.
Mary goes to visit her cousin Saint Elizabeth who is with child. Another Part of the "HAIL MARY " prayer is taken from here when Elizabeth saw Mary and cried out in a loud voice saying "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb" (Luke,1:42)

August 15,
ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN.
When Mary's life was over on earth she was taken up into Heaven body and soul.
Pope Pius X named Our Lady of the Assumption the patroness of the Acadian people and her feast day is celebrated on August 15, by the Acadians. The Ave Marie Stella was adopted as the national hymn of the Acadian people.

September 8,
BIRTH OF MARY.
Saint Ann and Saint Joachim are Mary's parents
and the earthly Grandparents of JESUS.

September 15,
OUR LADY Of SORROWS
This Feast reminds us of the spiritual sufferings Mary went through
by watching her Son have physical sufferings and die on the cross.

October 7
OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY
The Rosary was revealed by the Blessed Virgin to Saint Dominic in Prouille, France (1208) Domingo de Guzman was a Spanish preacher who went to southern France to oppose the Albegesian heresy which was spreading rapidly. In 1208, while he was praying at a chapel in Prouille, Mary appeared to him and gave him the Rosary and urged him to preach the Rosary to all people as a remedy against heresy and sin. Domingo (Dominic) founded an order of preaching friars and establish monasteries all over the world. The order is commonly referred to as the Dominicans.

November 21,
PRESENTATION OF MARY
Mary was 3 years old when her parents took her to the temple
and presented her to God, promising to dedicate her life to God.

December 8,
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
This Feast honors the preservation of the Blessed Virgin from Original Sin at the moment of conception. God would not let the mother of His Son be born with sin.

December 12,
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE.
In December of 1531 the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to an Indian convert, Juan Diego. She left him a picture of herself impressed upon his cloak. A Shrine was built near Mexico City where many miracles have taken place.


BLESSED MOTHER MARY SITES

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
Best of "Mary" sites I have seen

OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS

MEDJUGORJE MESSAGES
Monthly message of Our Lady

BLUE ARMY OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
Founder in 1947

MARIAN LAND

THE HOLY ROSARY SITE
How to say the Rosary

MARY FLOWER GARDENS
Virgin Mary flower gardens

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

THE LIBRARY OF MARY
All about Our Blessed Mother



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