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Our Lady of CzestochowaWas it Painted by Saint Luke?   Browse our Marian Apparitions Collection We did not think it possible for anyone to show a greater outpouring of love for Our Lady than the Mexican people, the first time we visited the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. There is such a love for Our Lady in that country, it defies description. We have witnessed the honor and tribute paid to the Morenita (the Dark One) by people from all walks of life. From the Pope, to the president of the country, to the poorest citizen,...

Miracles in the Life of Saint Rose of Lima Authors: Bob and Penny Lord   Patroness of the Americas Saint Rose of Lima Collection A Miraculous Name Even the name she was given came directly from Heaven. Originally she was named Isabel after her maternal grandmother. But a miraculous occurrence took place while the child was an infant, before her Baptism. She was in her stroller with the Indian servant Mariana. All of a sudden the maid began to cry out to Rose’s mother and the children assembled in the room. She saw the child’s face turn into a beautiful...

The Crowning of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth The Coronation Browse our Rosary Collection When we begin the Fifth Glorious Mystery, we use the title: "The Coronation of Our Lady as Queen of Heaven and Earth, of all the Angels and the Saints."  As far as we can recall, we have always prayed this mystery under the title, "Queen of all the Angels and the Saints."  But now that we think of it, we didn't really pray the Rosary much until we came back to the Church in 1975, and by that time, we were so in love...

Pope Saint Pius X     “Born poor and humble of heart, “Undaunted champion of the Catholic Faith, “Zealous to restore all things in Christ, “Crowned a holy life with a holy death”[1] Who was Pope Saint Pius X? Browse our Popes Collection This is the story of a Pope who refused to stay buried in the annals of history.  The boy who became Pope always worked with the image of Mother Church and her founder Jesus Christ before him, leading the way, as if on a path, beckoning him to follow.  He never ceased being the boy who worked and...

The Assumption of the Blessed Mother into Heaven     Browse our Rosary Collection Perhaps the greatest Fiat Our Lady had to make, was saying Yes to staying on earth after her Son Jesus had left her physically to prepare her place in Heaven.  We must remember that she was with Him throughout His life, from the day He was born, through His early years, then His public ministry, to the day He was crucified.  She had to have grieved terribly when He was taken from her. We believe that when Our Lord Jesus rose from the dead, the first...