Saints of the Day & More

She has fallen into my hands a little story of Mercy , and I look forward to dedicate this message today to Our Lady of Mercy, a name and a beautiful invocation of Mary, who appeared to St. Peter Nolasco, the Court held St. Raymond Nonnatus and liberaated many captives. They called the Merced for using the highest charity with their children most in need. We have to move to Europe at the beginning of the twelfth century . The Mediterranean was infested by pirates and Saracens, Turks , Muslim fanatics who attacked the boat , down the coast , leveling homes and entire villages , robbed , murdered , and , worst of all, Christians were carried to North Africa to be sold as slaves and make them forsake the faith. Given the impotence of the Christian nations , will be the Virgin Mary - the same as always , which is the Help of Christians - who is involved with a hand gently but firmly , and with Mother's heart . A wealthy merchant of Barcelona asked anxious relatives and friends - But wh...

In Costa Rica, as in many other latin american nations, the advocation of the Virgin of the Angels, is very well venerated by millions of the faithful. By being the Patron saint of the Costa Ricans they call her "la Negrita" meaning the "Dark One." According to legend, the image was found by a high society girl in the year 1635. Every time that the image was going to be transfered from place to place, the image would dissapear and would re-appear moments later in the same location, near the place where she dwelled the image would appear in the form of a miracle. Before what was said before the image was left in the same place, it remained there up until a church was built in honor of Our Lady. While the statue remained there it is said that a Grotto of Holy water came about, and still to this day many Faithful who visit recieve the holy water and feel the presence of Our Lady.