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Father James H. Phalan, CSC, Vice-President of the Mariological Society of America sent the following information:

Dear Friends,

Just a short note to let you all know that our bike trek across Ireland on Friday and Saturday went great! Even with the rain on Friday most of the day, I thoroughly enjoyed every peddle-stroke! It became a pilgrimage for me: a close to the ground way to see the homeland of my ancestors, the place that gave birth to Father Peyton and this mission of his that we carry on.

My blog about it: http://blog.familyrosary.org/?p=1285

The last few hours across valleys in County Mayo to the Father Peyton Centre got better and better as we approached home with vistas across valleys to the Ox Mountains of Ireland's west.

I had plenty of time to pray and so I remembered all of you!

Thanks especially to those who has helped with your donations to the event.

I think weŽll be doing something like this next year too: think about cycling yourself!

...

Let Blessed John Paul II help you understand the Rosary with this fine video clip that our friends at Salt and Light, sponsors of FFM, created for the FIRM IN THE FAITH WITH MARY Campaign: http://youtu.be/_D7PxbDX78E ... and PRAY THE ROSARY TODAY AND EACH SATURDAY FOR WORLD YOUTH DAY until the event in August.

As we get closer to the time, let us be ever more united in prayer. Please pass the word and invite your friends to pray with us.

FIRM IN THE FAITH WITH MARY!

God bless you all.

Father Jim

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Mary in Books, Films, and Music

ABC News Nightline Takes Pilgrimage to Medjugorje

Ken Breakall, a long-time volunteer with The Marian Library, sent us the following information.

Nightline is a weeknight news magazine show on ABC that comes on after local news.  ABC's Nightline will be airing a multi-part series covering matters of faith.  One part of this series will be a documentary focusing solely on the Blessed Virgin Mary and the role that Our Lady plays in faith (expected air date July 13, 2011).  Please note that Father Donald Calloway, a graduate of IMRI, is mentioned in article linked at left which summarizes the program and will appear in the show.

This program will be exploring the history, theology, and unparalleled importance of the Blessed Virgin to Christians and even non-Christians throughout history.  ABC will be traveling to Israel, Rome, Our Lady of Good Help Shrine in Wisconsin, and to Medjugorje.

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Radio Maria from the Marian Library

Francesca Franchina, MS Ed., a long-time member of the Marianist Family, will be doing a series of Marian broadcasts through the local stations for Radio Maria WHJM (FM 88.7) in Anna, Ohio and WULM (AM 1600) in Springfield, Ohio.  Called "Francesca and Friends: Why Mary?," the program airs every Wednesday from 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST focusing on what is going on in the world about Mary, how to speak with others about Mary, and Mary in Scripture.

On Wednesday, July 6, 2011, Francesca Franchina talks with Dr. Virginia Kimball, President of the Ecumenical Society of The Blessed Virgin Mary (ESBVM) in the United States, regarding increased worldwide interest and inquiry about the Blessed Virgin Mary's role in bringing about discussions for Christian unity in various Christian denominations and the study of Mary as included in the Muslim Qur'an.

Francesca and Friends with Francesca Franchina, National OSIA Trustee, is now being broadcast throughout the New York City metropolitan area at 11 pm on Friday nights on WSNR 620 AM, as well as on other local  Radio Maria USA frequencies,  and streaming on radiomaria.us.  This is the replay of the program originating on the preceding Wednesday at noon EST.  Give a listen every Friday at 11 PM; Mondays at 8:30 PM and LIVE on Wednesdays at noon EST.

The broadcast may also be heard on-line at radiomaria.us  The website also provides access to some previous broadcasts.  We'll keep you informed about future programs.  An encore of each show is broadcast Monday night from 8:30-9:30 pm EST one week after the original.

Fran's series, Through the Tummy to the Heart, (T5H) airs every Tuesday from 5:00-5:45 PM on RADIO MARIA WHJM and also online. The series encores Saturdays from 3:00-3:45 pm.  Tune in 88.7 FM (WHJM) in the northern Archdiocese of Cincinnati and on line at radiomaria.us from anywhere in the world. Send email to Francesca with questions, comments, suggestions at fran@866333mary.com. Send email while the programs are going on if you cannot get through or if you are listening outside of the USA. CALL IN TOLL-FREE; PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM (during the live show); 1-866-333-6279.

Living with Mary Today! Live: Thursdays and Fridays 2:30-3:00 PM EST: From the Pontifical International Marian Research Institute (IMRI) at the University of Dayton Marian Library, internationally-known Mariologists Fathers Bertrand Buby, François Rossier, Johann Roten, and Thomas Thompson of the Society of Mary (Marianists), and other IMRI faculty; Michael Duricy, Jean Frisk, Danielle Peters, and others will discuss Marian themes such as The Blessed Mother and Ecumenism; Mary and The Family; Mary and Suffering, Marian Teachings and Writings of Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI; Mary and Scripture from the Founder of the Marianists, Blessed William Joseph Chaminade; Mary and Vatican II, Marian Apparitions, and others.  The Marian Library at the University of Dayton houses the largest collection of Marian books and artifacts in the world, and IMRI is one of the two sites of post-graduate studies in Mariology for the STL and STD. Find out more by visiting marypage.org.  The University of Dayton; The Marian Library, and IMRI are collaborators with the International Satellite Radio Maria Network and Radio Maria Ohio.  Click here for the tentative schedule of future programs planned to date.  Click here for the new audio archive!

This week's program:

Sister Celia Chua, M.I.C., Thursday, July 7, 2:30 PM on Mary and Social History

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From the Marian Treasure Chest

Chaminade News (by Brother John Samaha, S.M.)

April 8, 2011 marked the 250th anniversary of the birth of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, founder of the Society of Mary.  Please join with all the Marianist Family worldwide in appreciating the legacy of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade and in praying for his canonization as a saint.  A miracle attributed to his intercession [the cure of a young woman in St. Louis, MO] is now being considered in Rome.

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Current Exhibit

Wonder Works on Paper

The Marian Library Gallery is featuring works by Donna Pierce-Clark.  The exhibit will run from June 27 - August 26 on the seventh floor of Roesch Library.  Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday by appointment.  Call 937-229-4214.  Click here for more information or here for a virtual exhibit.

Please note that we will host a reception in The Marian Library related to this exhibit at 7 pm on Thursday, July 7, 2011.  Father Roten will speak on the art and there will be refreshments.

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Web Collaborators

Two important Catholic websites have added The Mary Page to their list of Media Partners.  CatholicWeb.com highlights items from The Mary Page in their section on Catholic News. Catholic.net includes a Mary Channel on their navbar with articles from The Mary Page. Please visit these sites in return.  We expect continued collaboration with them in the future.

Radio Maria originated east of Milan, Italy in 1983, and is now heard in fifty-four countries.  The main USA station is in Alexandria, Louisiana with affiliate stations across the USA [including FM 88.7, WHJM,  in Anna, Ohio (north of Dayton) and AM 1600, WULM, in Springfield/Dayton, Ohio.  All USA Radio Maria stations regularly air live Marian talks from UD's Marian Library every Wednesday from 12:00-1:00 pm EST and on Thursday and Friday from 2:30-3:00 pm EST, as well as local programming originating from many other affiliated Radio Maria stations in the USA.

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International Marian Research Institute Course Schedule

IMRI courses for the Summer 2011 semester will conclude on July 22, 2011.

The Pontifical Academic Program leading to STL and STD in theology with a specialization in Marian Studies offers courses in three year-round sessions.  See course offerings for Summer 2011 and beyond.

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We have revised and expanded our material in German and Chinese.  These are works in progress, so expect more content soon.  Feel free to let us know what you think of these sections.

We have updated Marian Thoughts of Benedict XVI through 6/26/2011 and posted a new article, Mary, Let There Be Beauty.

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Come to Holy Russia for the Feast of Our Lady of Kazan (July 21)

Title: Come to Russia with Inside the Vatican magazine

Date: July 19-31, 2011

Location: Kazan/Moscow/St. Petersburg

Robert Moynihan, Ph.D., Founder, Editor of Inside the Vatican magazine invites you to join him and a small group of pilgrims--fewer than ten--for a very special pilgrimage to Russia for the Feast Day of Our Lady of Kazan.

Click here for the complete itinerary [requires Adobe Acrobat Reader]

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Benedict XVI Pens Prayer for World Rosary Relay
Forty-eight Shrines in thirty-five Countries to Pray for Priests
Source: Zenit (New York) June 23, 2011

Benedict XVI himself has written a prayer for the second Annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests, which is set to take place on the solemnity of the Sacred Heart.

Some forty-eight shrines in some thirty-five countries worldwide will participate in the July 1 event, which will offer the recitation of the rosary for the sanctification of the clergy.

Click here to read the complete article.

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The director and editors of The Mary Page under the auspices of the International Marian Research Institute do not necessarily endorse or agree with the events and ideas expressed in this feature. Our sole purpose is to report on items about Mary gleaned from a myriad of papers representing the secular press.

Did veep's rosary turn into worry beads during bin Laden raid?
Source: Chicago Sun Times [referred to us by Jon Harvey] May 3, 2011

A bit of prayer ... or did Vice President Joe Biden's rosary become a set of worry beads during the dramatic White House countdown ending the hunt for Osama bin Laden?

To wit: Biden, a devout Catholic, spent time during the countdown--which took place in the White House Situation Room--fingering a 'ring' version of the traditional rosary necklace, which he "always carries with him and got at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York."

Click here to see the complete article.

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Marian Commemoration Days

To celebrate the month of July with Mary:

• Summer Time with Mary

The Mary Page offers a variety of resources inviting study, reflection and meditation.  We also list important Marian dates for each month of the year.  Please see Marian Commemoration Days for the month of July.

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You are invited to help us pray for our Prayer Corner intentions.  Please take a look!  This site has been updated and enhanced and now allows users to directly submit prayer requests directly or to volunteer as a prayer partner for these intentions!

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The Mary Page website is updated frequently. Please stop in again and see what's new.

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