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

Dear Friends,

In about a month the Catholic Church will celebrate a wonderful event that will bring together more than one million young people from every continent to deepen and share their faith and hope in Our Lord Jesus.  World Youth Day, Madrid, August 16-21, will be a great moment to proclaim the Gospel, the Good News. to the whole world.

To prepare for this event, since the beginning of May thousands of people across the globe have been joined in a campaign to pray for the gifts of Holy Spirit.  This initiative, FIRM IN THE FAITH WITH MARY, invites people everywhere to PRAY THE ROSARY ON SATURDAYS for WORLD YOUTH DAY.  It is a simple but powerful act, done in deep faith.

Please visit www.firminfaith.org.  Through this website you will find many fine resources to help you pray and to grow closer to Christ with Mary.

FIRM IN THE FAITH WITH MARY has full approval and support of the World Youth Day Organization in Madrid and the Pontifical Councils for the Laity and for Social Communications of the Vatican.

Many people in many countries are united in prayer.  PLEASE HELP STRENGTHEN THIS EFFORT by inviting more people of all ages to pray on the Saturdays that remain.  Please share this message verbally, by email, in your parishes: however you can.

Please use social networks and other media.  You can post something like: World Youth Day, Madrid, August 16-21 is almost here: a great event for celebrating our Faith in Christ!  Pray the Rosary each Saturday for it: see FIRM IN THE FAITH WITH MARY: www.firminfaith.org

Thank you and God bless you for your support.

Rev. James Phalan, CSC
Coordinator, FIRM IN THE FAITH WITH MARY

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Mary in Books, Films, and Music

New Marian website

Mary Hansen would like to inform everyone of the launch of her new website on the topic of Marian shrines in Mexico.  It is called Madonnas of Mexico; and its web address is madonnasofmexico.com.  She and her husband, Oskar, have been to Mexico many times and have visited these shrines.  Each month a different Mexican shrine or church will be featured on the site.  Mary Hansen, a former teacher, is now a freelance writer who has written articles for many Catholic periodicals.  She has an M.Div. degree in theology and writes from North Bay, Ontario, Canada.

The first shrine-of-the-month to be featured is that of Our Lady of Patrocinio in Guadalupe, Zacatecas.  A painting of Our Lady of Patrocinio is featured on the main page of her website.

This project started with research done at The Marian Library by Mary and Oscar in 2003.  Mary has offered to provide copies of her Marian articles and also of a booklet she has written on Marian shrines for our holdings. We are grateful for these donations and look forward to receiving these materials.

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Radio Maria from The Marian Library

Summer is traditionally a slow time for donations but this year is even slower!  We urgently need your help to pay the bills and make necessary repairs.  Please pray about how you are being called to help Our Blessed Mother reach those in need.  If we give, she will surely multiply our blessings.  She always does!  Just click here to donate and pass this info on to friends and family on your email list.  TODAY you can HELP Radio Maria with your donations, prayers, and sacrifices and help save souls.  Thank you for generously answering her call!

Also, please note that Radio Maria will be broadcasting the Gaelic Mass from the Tenth Anniversary Celtic Festival this Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 10:00 AM Eastern.

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 27, 2011, Francesca Franchina talks with Christ Padgett of Steubenville, OH; author, musician, songwriter, recording artist, popular speaker, and father of eight children discussing Marian interests in the family, focusing on how the Mass relates to Mary, Mary and the Holy Trinity, Marian dogmas and the power of the Rosary, why Marian devotion is so important, and what keeps people from developing a Marian spirituality.

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.

On Tuesday, July 26, Francesca discusses the Theology and Devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus with Carmelite Father, Tom Alkire, of Los Angeles, CA and Patricia Fason of Florida focusing on the Holy Mass, healing, and the Precious Blood of Jesus; Why the Precious Blood Consecration, Prayers/Devotionals and understanding the theology of the Precious Blood of Jesus are so important for today's situation in the world and how the Precious Blood of Jesus helps us in personal matters, individually and collectively, in families and communities.  To learn more and download a free book of Precious Blood Prayers and other materials/devotions as given to Barnabas, a Nigerian seminarian by Jesus (with nihil obstat) see preciousbloodinternational.com.

Francesca Franchina shares her family's traditions, customs and foods.  Today's Recipe: Pasta with Cauliflower and Italian Tiramasu.

Send a SASE to Francesca; P O Box 3238, Dayton, OH 45401 for the St. Michael the Archangel and Precious Blood of Jesus Novena and Prayer or for Francesca's Italian Recipe of the Week.

This program and all Francesca's programs are archived on-line.

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, 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:

Father Thomas A. Thompson, S.M., Thursday, July 28, 2:30 PM on Classic Marian Literature

Father François Rossier, S.M., Friday, July 29, 2:30 PM on Contemporary Marian Literature

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From the Marian Treasure Chest

Chaminade Cause by Brother John M. Samaha, S.M.

Blessings for the Chaminade Year for the entire Marianist Family!  Our Chaminade Year honors the 250th anniversary of the birth of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, April 8, 1761.  Pray with us for his canonization.  The needed miracle is now being examined by Vatican officials.  See the excerpts below taken from a Zenit article published June 15, 2011 for details.  We are the lengthened shadow of Chaminade in our times.

The founder of the Marianist spiritual family was born in France in 1761.  As the religious and laypeople of his charism celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth, there is hope that he will soon be recognized a saint.  A cure from cancer of a St. Louis woman might be the step that brings about his canonization.

Blessed William Joseph Chaminade (1761-1850) was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2000, at the same time that Pope John XXIII was beatified.

In his homily, the Polish Pontiff spoke of Blessed Chaminade as a model of evangelization.  He reminds the faithful that it is their task to find ever new ways of bearing witness to the faith, especially in order to reach those who are far from the Church and who do not have the usual means of knowing Christ, the Holy Father said on that occasion.

ZENIT spoke with Father Antonio Gascón, general postulator of the congregation, about the canonization cause and other members of the Marianist family already recognized for their sanctity.

ZENIT: What significance is being drawn from the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Chaminade?

Father Gascón: It signifies a spiritual force in our life and mission, which we carry out in collaboration with hundreds of laypeople involved in our works and communities.  It is a burst of enthusiasm for our Marianist identity in the Church.

ZENIT: What is the status of the canonization process for the founder?

Father Gascón: The case of a woman in St. Louis, Missouri, is being studied.  She was cured of cancer in 2005.  The diocesan process has already closed and the case is with the Congregation for Saints' Causes.

Click here to view the complete article

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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.

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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 concluded 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 our course offerings for Fall 2011 and beyond.

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In keeping with the season we suggest Who are Mary's Parents? and Marian Poetry for Ordinary Time.

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.

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Pro Sanctity Annual National Convention and Silent Retreat

Title: Love is Fire!

Date: July 25-29, 2011 [Retreat]
July 29-31 [Convention]

Location: St. Benedict Center in Schuyler, Nebraska

Dear Friends,

We want to let you know that there are still openings in the upcoming Pro Sanctity National Convention!  Please come for a day or the whole weekend!  Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to meet Pro Sanctity members and friends from all over the country and throughout the Midwest!  This convention is designed for all ages and will offer opportunities for prayer, formation and inspiration to take back home.  We want to spread the fire of God's love and invite many to holiness!

May Our Lady of Trust, inspire you to say YES to this weekend! Call if you need help figuring out what to do, costs, transportation, what to wear. Every question or concern is important to us! Let us know if you want to come but need special arrangements. Call me, Teresa at 402-289-2670 or email psm@prosanctity.org!

Blessings!
Teresa Monaghen and the Convention Team

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Venezuela Bishops Decry Attacks on Religious Images
Call Leaders to Work for End of Intolerance
Source: Zenit (Rome) June 7, 2011

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.

Amy Lopez-Matthews '86 answered the call in 2005 to become a Marianist Educational Associate, part of a lay community who steward Marianist and Catholic values on UD's campus and integrate the charism into their professions.  As director of Student Life and Kennedy Union, she employs eighty students annually and works with many more in UD's two hundred student organizations.

Question [from Robert Corgan]: In a culture of change, how does the Mother of God give us a role model?

Answer: She lived in a culture of change.  She didn't question it, didn't begrudge it, didn't wish it away, but accepted it and grew stronger through it--being there and saying "yes" and being so strong.  I love the passage of the visitation where they talk about Mary's confusion because I think we all have confusion and we think we shouldn't.  Many of us want clear-cut, even easy, answers.  Think about it--what's easy that we truly value?

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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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