Nonnie's Observations

 Virgin of Guadalupe La Promesa Shrine Midland, Texas Prayer to the Virgin of Guadalupe Virgin of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas… grant to our home the grace of loving and respecting life in its beginnings, with the same love which you conceived in your womb the life of the son of God. Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Fair Love, protect our families, so that they may always be united, and bless the upbringing of our children. We beg you grant us a great love for all the holy Sacraments, which are, as it were, the signs that your Son left us on earth. Thus, Most Holy Mother, with the peace of God in our conscience, with our hearts free from evil and hatred, we will be able to bring to all true joy and true peace, which come to us from your son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who with God the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns for ever and ever.  Amen John Paul II Pope and Pastor Behold other lovel...

linking to others devoted to Mary here Mary, Mother dear, looks upon us with sadness, seeks our repentance. prayer on the back of the holy card: Gospel of Life Prayer O Mary, bright dawn of the new world, Mother of the living, to you do we entrust the cause of life: Look down, O Mother, Upon the vast numbers of babies not allowed to be born, of the poor whose lives are made difficult, of men and women  who are victims of brutal violence, of the elderly and the sick killed  by indifference  or out of misguided mercy. Grant that all who believe in your Son may proclaim the Gospel of life with honesty and love to the people of our time. Obtain for them the grace to accept that Gospel as a gift ever new, the joy of celebrating it with gratitude throughout their lives and the courage to bear witness to it resolutely, in order to build, together with all people of good will, the civilization of truth and lov...

Startled and fearful, the girl child views a lady, so stunningly beautiful that Bernadette dare not speak. She kneels and her arm is paralyzed when she attempts to do the Sign of the Cross. Eighteen times in all, Bernadette is blessed with apparitions of Our Lady. Now the girl child's name is known world-wide by believers. When I was confirmed, I took Bernadette's name for my Confirmation name.  I chose it because of her unbroken faith that she saw Our Lady. Even when no one believed her and she was poorly treated by her priest and village, she continued to trust what she had experienced. Such faith is what I strive for daily. Bernadette's story can be read here . View other heart-felt images and stories at Recuerda mi Corazon.