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For centuries, Christians have honored the Mother of God by the prayer of the Angelus.
Every hour, the clock strikes noon somewhere in the world and reminds us of this extraordinary news of the coming of our Lord.
In May 2015 and 2017, during this month dedicated to the Virgin Mary, seven parishes from five countries answered our call and through the "Midday Carillon", hundreds of faithful prayed the Angelus with them! As the days went by, we discovered their story, their country and their love of Mary.
These videos will allow you to discover the dynamic devotion to Mary present in Christians all around the world and to pray with them and hundreds of participants.
Angelus May 2017
Let us pray with the sanctuaries in Rocamadour, in Canada and in France.
In the 12th century, Rocamadour in France was already one of the four holy places of Christendom, with Jerusalem, Rome and Santiago de Compostela.
Thousands of pilgrims have spent centuries praying and honoring the Virgin.
On the other side of the ocean, in Canada, the Notre-Dame-de-Rocamadour shrine, erected in 1919, commemorates the first pilgrimage and the first miracle obtained in Canada through the intercession of the Virgin Mary.
These two sanctuaries are united by their love of Mary and their faith in the surprising effectiveness of prayer at Notre-Dame-de-Rocamadour.
Let us pray with all our heart and we will be answered!
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Let us pray with the pilgrims who have just been to Russia, IN THANKSGIVING TO Our Lady of Fatima.
We celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Fatima Apparitions this year! This is the opportunity to thank the Virgin.
Our Lady of Fatima is prayed and interceded all over the world, especially in connection with world conflicts.
The renewal of the Christian faith in Russia, which follows the end of the oppression of atheist communism, is now an occasion to rejoice and be filled with hope.
Follow our Canadian pilgrims to St. Petersburg, Moscow and Kazan, and you will discover how much the Virgin loves the Russian people and how pleased they are to be able to publicly honor the Mother of God again.
This pilgrimage is organized by our Impact J prayer network, and takes place from May 1 to 13, 2017.
Let us pray with Saint Bernadette Parish,Port St Lucie, Florida!
We were delighted to discover this young parish, founded in 2001 in the United States.
Once you set foot on the parish grounds, you are immediately seized by the warm welcome and the beauty of the place! The intense life of prayer and their dynamic ministries give much hope!
Let us pray the Virgin Mary with them, for the continuity of their mission, and for our individual missions as baptized, to the four corners of the globe.
St. Bernadette Parish mission statement:
«To be a warm, loving community of faith, as we practice good Christian Stewardship. We develop and foster spiritual and social needs which are realized through proclaiming the Word of God, acknowledging his gifts and joyfully making a return by sharing our gifts of time, talent, and treasure.»
Click to see the videos of Angelus at Saint Bernadette parish:
Angelus May 2015
SANCTUARY OF OUR LADY OF GRACES, COTIGNAC, FRANCE
The angel Gabriel came to visit Mary; at Cotignac, Mary came to visit us.
On August 10, 1519, Jean de la Baume, a lumberman, climbed the mount Verdaille, alone. As was his habit, he began his day by praying. He has not even finished that a thick cloud formed in front of him, revealing the Virgin Mary with the Infant Jesus in her arms, surrounded by saint Bernard of Clairvaux, saint Catherine, martyr and the archangel saint Michael. Mary is standing on a crescent moon. Mary spoke to Jean, in words such as these: “I am the Virgin Mary. Tell the clergy and the consuls of Cotignac to build a church on these grounds, under the name OUR LADY OF GRACES, so that all may come in procession to receive the graces I want to give.
Like Jean de la Baume, let us take a moment each day to pray, in order to receive the graces that Mary wishes to give us.
SAINT JOSEPH THE CARPENTER OF YOPOUGON GARE, ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
It is with pleasure that we invite you to pray the Angelus with us during this week!
Situated in Abidjan, in the commune and diocese of Yopougon, the parish of Saint Joseph the Carpenter is still thriving on its first impulse.
Founded in 1994, the parish is the result of a century of evangelization, when the Christian population developed at the same time as the city was expanding its boundries.
From the first mission to a first chapel, then a second one which was rebuilt to turn it into a real church, the parish has under its umbrella two other chapels and the National Catholic Radio.
Catholic enclave in a primarily orthodox country, the parish of Saint Louis of the French was created by a decree of Catherine the Great in 1789.
The church of Saint Louis, built in 1830, is one of the only churches that remained open during the communist period. In spite of the persecutions suffered during those long years, the cult is today more alive than ever and offered in multiple languages; indeed, Catholics from around the world assemble under our roof: Russians, French, English, Italians, Vietnamese, Filipinos, Lithuanians, etc. Our church also houses the Russian catholic parish Saints-Peter-and-Paul, since they do not have their own building.
OUR LADY OF OTTAWA, CANADA
Welcome! It is with great pleasure that we will introduce you to the oldest cathedral and largest church in Ottawa. The cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic archbishop of Ottawa and the mother-church of the archdiocese of Ottawa. In 1978, both the National Capital Commission and the City of Ottawa designated the Cathedral as heritage property.
If you are visiting the Notre-Dame Cathedral website for the first time, welcome. The website will give you a glimpse of a marvelous cathedral, which is both a meeting place with a lively community and an outstanding example of Canadian religious art. You are always welcome to join us in worship on Sundays and weekdays, or to drop in for moments of quiet prayer and meditation.