11/6/2023 0 Comments Ember days catholic 2022![]() She has stressed that her children must pray the Holy Rosary daily. She has brought help from Heaven, and has warned her children to do prayer and penance as a formula for peace. Soon Napoleon was off the throne and the Pope freed from prison.Īfter proving her maternal help, throughout the centuries, Our Lady has continued to appear in hundreds of places throughout the world mainly during the 20th century, Lourdes and Fatima being the most famous apparitions. The Pope smuggled out orders from prison for the whole of Christendom to pray to Our Lady Help of Christians, and thus the whole of Europe once again became a spiritual battle ground, not of arms against ruthless arms, but of Rosaries against ruthless military might. In 1809, Napoleon's men entered the Vatican, arrested Pius VII and brought him in chains to Grenoble, and eventually Fontainbleau. All Europe had joined with the Emperor crying out "Mary, Help!" and praying the Holy rosary. On September 12, Feast of the Holy Name of Mary, Vienna was finally freed through the intercession of Mary Help of Christians. On September 8th, Feast of Our Lady's Birthday, plans were drawn for the battle. A great victory occurred thanks to Mary Help of Christians. Pope Innocent XI united Christendom against the ominous attack of Mohammedanism. Near the end of the 17th century, Emperor Leopold I of Austria took refuge in the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians at Pasau, when 200,000 Ottoman Turks besieged the capital city of Vienna. In 1573 Pope Pius V instituted the feast in thanksgiving for the decisive victory of Christianity over Islamism. For this reason this date has been chosen as the feast of the Holy Rosary. The great battle of Lepanto occurred on October 7th 1571. In 1571 the whole of Christendom was saved by Mary Help of Christians when faithful Catholics throughout Europe prayed the Rosary. As a result of the apparitions, over 10 million indians were converted to Catholicism, the sacrificial killings of babies stopped, and Our Lady left an image which is a reflection of herself imprinted miraculously on the tilma of Juan Diego. In the year 1531 Our Lady appeared in Mexico to an indian named Juan Diego. It is very clear to Christians and it is also the Will of God that we have and will continue to have the Help of Mary through the recitation of the Holy Rosary. In 1214 she gave the Rosary to Saint Dominic as a weapon to combat the Albigesian heresy which was devastating Southern France. She has done this by coming to the aid of individuals, families, towns, kingdoms and nations. ![]() Mary Help of Christians As Mother of God's children, Mary has responded by helping Christians throughout the ages. The idea for a Day of Prayer to be celebrated each year on May 24 was issued by Benedict XVI in his Letter to Chinese Catholics in 2007. He personally composed the text of the prayer to be used to Our Lady of Sheshan. Pope Benedict called on all Catholics throughout the world to unite in prayer for the Church in China. Pope Benedict XVI has designated today as the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China. Today is the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China. >Today is Day 7 of the Pentecost Novena to the Holy Spirit.<<< The Proper Calendar in Canada includes this as an Optional Memorial. He also participated in the founding of numerous other institutions and pious works. He founded the communities of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and the Sisters of Sainte Marthe. Louis-Zephirin Moreau, Bishop (1824-1901) today. The Holy See confirmed the patronage in 1852. Issues of land, immigration and education had begun to surface and the Church was involved in these social problems. British settlement was just over fifty years old, the transportation of convicts was coming to an end, and the first elections in Australian history had been held in 1843. Mary Help of Christians was adopted as patron of the new Church of Australia in 1844, at a significant time in their history. ![]() Today the Church in Australia celebrates the Solemnity of Mary Help of Christians. » Enjoy our Liturgical Seasons series of e-books!
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