The Immaculate Heart of Mary in Brief
The Immaculate Heart of Mary refers to the interior life of the Blessed Virgin Mary — her joys and sorrows, her virtues and hidden perfections, and, above all, her virginal love for God the...
Category: Our Lady
Salve Regina Prayer
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, Hail our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, Poor banished children of Eve; To thee do we send up our sighs, Mourning and...
Why Reparation To The Immaculate Heart of Mary?
The Church has dedicated the month of August 2019 to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Prof Michael Ogunu suggests various ways in which to make the devotion meaningful. A major theme in the message of...
Pope: Assumption Feast Invites People to Look to Heaven with Hope
By Carol Glatz – Mary’s assumption into heaven calls people to put aside all those insignificant, mundane and petty concerns competing for their attention and instead be drawn to God and his greatness, Pope Francis...
Gauteng Fatima Pilgrimage Joined by 2 000 Participants!
The annual Fatima pilgrimage in Gauteng saw a significant turnout, with coordinator Manny de Freitas saying more than 2000 pilgrims participated. The pilgrimage started from the church of the Blessed Sacrament in Malvern East,...
The Five Saturdays Devotion Explained
The Five Saturdays devotion has been adopted in many parishes in South Africa. PAUL DE MARCO explains the background of this personal devotion. We’ve all heard of Fatima and know something about the apparitions that occurred there...
Last Chance for Fatima Statues
A Portugal-based businessman who has donated 1250 statues of Our Lady of Fatima to parishes and institutions around the world is inviting parishes and schools to apply for one of the last 50 statues...
Knock: A Place Where Our Lady Was Silent
Unlike most other Marian apparitions, that in Knock was silent. Having visited Knock as part of the Southern Cross pilgrimage to Ireland in August, GÜNTHER SIMMERMACHERreflects on the shrine. There have been reported...
National Rosary Rallies Next Month
The “South Africa Needs Our Lady” campaign is again calling for “public square Rosary rallies” throughout the country next month. This entails groups of people — friends and family or whole parishes — praying...
India’s Great Shrine to Our Lady of Vailankanni
A major shrine of Marian devotion is dedicated to Our Lady of Vailankanni in Southern India which draws huge throngs, even of non-Christian pilgrims. WALTER MIDDLETON writes about the shrine and recalls a personal miracle.
Knysna Rosary Group Prays for Priests
The St Boniface Rosary group of Knysna has marked its 30th anniversary with a Mass celebrated by Fr Christian Odionye SAC
The Rosary: A Weapon to Win All Battles
Catholic leaders throughout many centuries have encouraged the praying of the Rosary. Prof MICHAEL OGUNU looks at the virtues of praying the rosary
