Name: Bill Kenny
Age: 65
Occupation: Student

Comment:
Mary is my inspiration to live. Without her watching over me, I would be lost. I pray to her constantly, and thank her for being with me.

Name: Tim Miller
Age: 32
Occupation: Education

Comment:
As May approaches, I thank you for this site.

Without Mary, I would not be a Christian today. I thank her for rescuing me from my vices, and dragging me into her Church.

Name: Michael, father of Jonathan
Age: 0
Occupation: Advertising

Comment:
Three and a half years ago, we found out that our son, now age 7 1/2 has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. This is a terminal disease, over the next year of so, I became more deeply depressed and anxious, my personal and family life was going down rapidly. Since november of 1998 I've been
treated by a doctor, a regular pharmalogical experiment, now I'm seeing a psychologist and a psycharist for anti-depressants and anti-anxiety drugs. I was having panic attacks and lost any zest for life, it's been difficult.

Last june, my mother gave me my grandfather's rosary.
I grew up a catholic, twelve years of catholic school, yet I don't remember ever praying the Rosary, for about the last 8 months I've been on a personal quest to renew my faith and a large part has been saying the rosary. At first it was infrequent once or twice a week, since Christmas, I've prayed the Rosary daily. To me it is a simple way to get closer to Jesus Christ and give reverence and respect to the Holy Mother of God, Mary. I do believe that I am praying the Rosary mostly for myself but I began by praying for a cure or miracle for my son. I believe that either God will heal him, or he will not, as it is God's own plans that I cannot know. But I do know this that without my daily
prayer of the Rosary, I feel lost and incomplete and don't feel as though I have a conversation with God. I 've read some or most of the Fatima revelations and follow that manner of praying the Rosary. I suppose I'm realy writing this note to let someone else know that praying the Rosary has been a God-send to me, as it strengthens me and gives me hope in the future.

Name: The Rev. Travis D. Stolz
Age: 0
Occupation: Advertising

Comment:
I am a Lutheran pastor and have great admiration for and devotion to the Mother of God. I have done a good deal of work in analyzing Martin Luther's views of the Blessed Virgin, and many Lutherans would be quite surprised how "catholic" he was with regard to her perpetual virginity, Immaculate Conception, and Assumption. As a non-Roman Catholic, I can tell you that the Blessed Virgin's place in Lutheran (and basically all non-Roman Catholic) theology and practice is nil. And that is to our detriment. I am trying to do what I can to restore Marian devotion among Lutherans, and I want to thank you again for your work.

Name: Jane
Age: 52
Occupation: * Please Choose an Occupation *

Comment:
I love Mary. She has helped me through great trauma in my life. Being able to pray the rosary is a gift. I treasure it.

Name: Kathleen Hewitt
Age: 42
Occupation: Healthcare

Comment:
Mary is with us. Praying the rosary daily seems at times repetitive and sometimes I have doubts about why I pray it but it does put me in the correct frame of mind, going within to give thanks and to ask for help. It never fails that when I ask for the Holy Spirit to come into my home and our hearts, that this is what happens. When each day holds even one moment of revelation of all that is available to me and all that I have, that day is a gift from the Mother and her Son.

Name: Ruth Keyes
Age: 69
Occupation: Healthcare

Comment:
Mary, Mother of Jesus and thus Mother of God, is easier to approach as a woman, because I am a woman. Her maternal understanding of how I love, which I perceive more as I age, is a great comfort to me. I see that she has supported me as I love my family and others. It helps to know she knows and cares about each one, and is thinking of them also, as I do. This makes it easier to trust the Father. I have many heartaches as mother of a large family, which seem heavy, yet not as much now that I understand more about Mary, from reading more and joining the Legion of Mary. De Montfort's Handbook focuses on her, it is so useful.

Name: Kimberly Massey
Age: 28
Occupation: Education

Comment:
I am so grateful to Jesus for sharing His Holy Mother with us.
I am firmly convinced that her intercession is the reason I
am Catholic today. I was a Southern Baptist until 1996; I
even attended a Baptist college and served as a Baptist summer
missionary. I felt drawn to Mary and Marian devotion from the
time I was 12, and it was this attraction which finally drew
me into the Church Christ established 2000 years ago.

Name: Bill Kenny
Age: 65
Occupation: * Please Choose an Occupation *

Comment:
I am so grateful to be able to pray to Mary.

Name:
Age: 0
Occupation: * Please Choose an Occupation *

Comment:
I have been troubled by the events that have happened in the world since September 11, 2001. On October 29th, my 41st wedding anniversary, I meditated on “What can I do to help my country at this time?” The answer came that I should pray the rosary each night before going to sleep.

I have not prayed the rosary for decades or only at funerals. This was not always so, my mother was named ‘Marion’ and she had a wonderful relationship with the Blessed Mother. She would pray to her and her prayers where always answered. I went from K to 12th grade at the St. Mary’s Cathedral in Trenton, NJ. therefore the rosary was a part of my early training. In the past it just became something that took too much time for a busy person like me to do and I stopped saying it about the time I started taking care of my family.

On the 29th I went to bed and of course did not say the rosary, in fact I never thought about it. At 4:30 A.M. in the morning on the 30th I awoke knowing that I must say the rosary and I did. I went about my day on the 30th not thinking about the rosary and at night I went to bed with the TV on and all the world news. After being there awhile I turned off the TV and just had the compulsion to say the rosary. I took out the beads and started praying. I had only just begun the “Hail Mary” when a voice said to me that I was wasting my time and that I was very foolish that my little prayers would not help and that I should stop.

This really scared me and also made me think. What was so afraid of my little prayer? I could not allow whatever it was trying to stop me from reaching out to the Blessed Mother for assistance to win. I continued the rosary and it took all my strength and concentration to finished the five decades. I feel asleep and again around 4:30 A.M. was awaken to the realization that I must tell this to someone so that more people know how important it is to say the rosary. If just one person saying can cause something evil to try and stop the prayers then the rosary and Mary’s assistance must be very powerful weapon in stopping this evil. I do not know how to get my message out to others and asked for help in selecting someone to write to. You were the answer.

Thank you for reading this and if there is something I need to know or do, please let me know.

God Bless

Name: Dianne Colona
Age: 0
Occupation: Healthcare

Comment:
Thank you dear Mother for all your help and intercessions.
I have a deep love in my heart for you and may I grow in
your virtues everyday. I adore your son who has so gracously given you to us as our Mother. Give me the wisdom
and courage to do whatever you need me to do for the Kingdom
of Heaven.

Name: Fr. Gabriel Michel Binye
Age: 33
Occupation: Ministry

Comment:
Mary is the Queen of Heaven and Earth. She is the only One who knows better than any creature (the secrets) of Her Son, The King of the World. We Love You Dear Mother, Pray for Africa and for the World!!! binyem@hotmail.com

Name: Michael
Age: 38
Occupation: Government

Comment:
This message is for the person who just recently wrote, "I am troubled by the events...and heard a voice to not pray the rosary, etc." Please feel free to email me at mflores@casagrande.com. I have something that our Dear Mother would like for you to receive.

Please continue to believe, the Blessed Virgin Mary is truly the Mother of God, the Mother of our Savior and therefore; the Mother of all children.

Name: Julie Cheng
Age: 47
Occupation: * Please Choose an Occupation *

Comment:
I am a convert. However after graduating from university and I became a 'liberal' Christian and during the course of the journey became alienated from Mother Mary even to the extent of questioning the need of her in the Church. 7 years ago I found myself praying at her shrine (Mother of Perpetual Help)- we have a weekly novena to her at that particular church which records huge attendance at every service (there are 8 novena services at every hour on Sat). To cut the story short I found myself drawn back to Mother Mary . Being a mother of 2 boys now I can relate to her more as the Mother of Christ and the Mother of God. And I relish the time I spend in prayer to her - she draws me closer to her Son and that to me is her main purpose in the Church. I thank God everyday for the gift of His Mother.

Julie

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