Mary of the Day (March 21): Our Lady of the Rain (Madonna della Pioggia) – Bologna

by Fr. John Francesco Maria LimMarch 21, 2018March 20, 2019

A chronicle of 1851 tells the discovery of the Marian image that was the origin of the construction of the church: a fire of a…

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Mary of the Day ( March 20): Madonna del Pilone (Our Lady of the Pilar) – Turin

by Fr. John Francesco Maria LimMarch 20, 2018March 19, 2018

Church – Sanctuary of the Madonna del Pilone (Our Lady of the Pilar) It was built in 1645 at the behest of Madam Royal Christine…

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Mary of the Day: March 19 – Apparition of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph at Knocks (Ireland)

by Fr. John Francesco Maria LimMarch 19, 2018March 18, 2018

Story of the apparition: On August 21, 1879, Mary McLoughlin, a 45-year-old custodian of the church run by the archdeacon Bartolomeo Kavanagh, went to Mary…

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Mary of the Day: March 18 – Apparition of Our Lady of Grace and St. Joseph a Cotignac (France)

by Fr. John Francesco Maria LimMarch 18, 2018March 19, 2018

On August 10 and 11, 1519: the Virgin Mary appears to Jean de la Baume On August 10, 1519, Jean de la Baume climbed Mount…

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Mary of the Day: March 17, 1697 – OUR LADY OF IRELAND in the Cathedral of Győr (Gyer) (Hungary)

by Fr. John Francesco Maria LimMarch 17, 2018March 16, 2018

During the difficult times of the presecuzione of Oliver Cromwell in Ireland, one of the bishops forced to leave Ireland was Dr. Lynch, Bishop of…

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Mary of the Day: March 16 – Image of the Madonna della Clemenza (Our Lady of Mercy or Clemence) – Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere (ROME)

by Fr. John Francesco Maria LimMarch 15, 2018March 16, 2018

The solemn intronation of the Image of the Madonna della Clemenza (Our Lady of Mercy or Clemence) takes place in the Basilica of Santa Maria…

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