Somethings about Mary in July 2012
Many, many thanks to Agnes, Anastacia, Angela, Betty, Billy, Daisy, Dan, Edyta, Fiona, Frances, Francis Lee, Georgina, Ignacio, Janine, Javier, Jean-Baptiste, Justin, Karl, Mapangu, Margaret, Margaux, Mary, Mary, Matthew, Michael, Raphael, Romina, Sarah, Talu, Tanya & Victoria for giving their 'something' about Mary.
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1st July - Javier 
"Mary is very important for me because she's my mother and also she's also the way which leads to Jesus."
Javier is 15 & from Spain; he gives his algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.
2nd July - Raphael
"For me Mary the Virgin is perhaps another part of the mystery of Jesus. As I really believe he is the Lord, to be the mother of the Lord is also something rather incomprehensible. This turns it on the one hand rather difficult to understand, on the other rather impressive and tantalizing. Through my life, I have become more and more appreciative of Mary's role in Jesus' life ... I try to pray to Mary as a way of understanding Jesus' life and Jesus' experience and feelings."
Raphael is from the Basque region in Spain; he gives his algo acerca de María in English & Spanish.
Our Lady's message to Mirjana Soldo, Međugorje, 2nd July 2012:
"My children, Again, in a motherly way, I implore you to stop for a moment and to reflect on yourselves and on the transience of this your earthly life. Then reflect on eternity and the eternal beatitude. What do you want? Which way do you want to set out on? The Father's love sends me to be a mediatrix for you, to show you with motherly love the way which leads to the purity of soul; a soul unburdened by sin; a soul that will come to know eternity. I am praying that the light of the love of my Son may illuminate you, so that you may triumph over weaknesses and come out of misery. You are my children and I desire for all of you to be on the way of salvation. Therefore, my children, gather around me that I may have you come to know the love of my Son and thus open the door of eternal beatitude. Pray as I do for your shepherds. Again I caution you: do not judge them, because my Son chose them. Thank you."
3rd July - Feast of St Thomas, the Apostle - Agnes
"I started to pray the rosary a few months ago. This was caused by a nun talking to me and she taught me that when we say rosary prayers, it's just like giving Mary dozens of roses. And I think all women like roses so, although it's a little bit long, I think it's worth spending time. And when we say rosary prayers it's just like reflecting every day. And this is really gracious, because whenever you finish rosary prayers, you know that you're giving her gifts and you're giving gifts to the people around you as well."
Agnes is 24 & from Hong Kong; she gives her response in English & Cantonese.
4th July - Karl
"I love Mary because she's the mother of someone really special and it's really good, yeh."
Karl is 10 & from England.
5th July - Michael
"I think of Mary as my mother, and I always find spending a day without thinking about her or invoking her protection or her prayers, it sort of doesn't make the day without Mary for me. So I always think of her as a mother and, whether in times of joy or times of trials, I kind of find her as a link for me to Jesus, and so Mary is really important for me."
Michael is 34 & from Uganda.
6th July - Feast of St Maria Goretti - Frances
"I love Our Lady."
Frances is 17 & from the Forest of Dean in England.
7th July - Sarah
"For me, Mary brings great power and serenity that is not present as an energy in our world in any other way and I feel her energy is part of the expression of the flow of the love of God."
Sarah is from the United Kingdom.
8th July - Matthew
"Our Lady is, for me anyway, is a refuge and an eternal heavenly mother that we can go to in terms of need but also in terms of joy too, for gratitude, for her intercession. It is that sort of warmth and I suppose I feel a lack of judgment in Our Lady, that she just provides comfort and love at times of need."
Matthew is 28 & from London.
9th July - Feast of Saints Augustine Zhao Rong & companions - Betty
"I started praying to Mary when I lost my mother because I felt that perhaps she could feel the pain that I am going through when she lost her son on the Cross and she probably was much more brave because, knowing that Jesus was the Son of God and her son too, she was able to go through the whole process of enduring the pain of giving him back, I suppose to God and to the people."
Betty is from Malaysia.
10th July - Victoria
"I am here incredibly grateful, after spending half an hour praising Our Lord and Mary. I'm about to go into the city and feel very peaceful as a result."
Victoria is 34 & half Spanish, half English.
11th July - Feast of St Benedict of Norcia - Billy
"Our Lady is the mother of the Catholic Church."
Billy is 13 & from New Zealand.
12th July - Dan
"Mary is to me a mother figure and I believe that she's a role model for all of us in terms of her love and affection for her families."
Dan is from New Zealand.
13th July - Daisy
"The reason why I do believe in what I hear is because Mary, being the mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and St Joseph, that Holy Family is an example to families, Christian families, and for me, Mary is supreme."
Daisy is from Sierra Leone.
14th July - Romina
"Our Lady to me represents the heart of all woman. When I look at her I see the hearts of all the women of the universe tied together. "
Romina is from Puerto Rico & gives her algo de María in English & Spanish.
15th July - Feast of Saint Bonaventure - Francis Lee
"Mary to me is like my mother. From when I was young, she always guided me and interceded for me, almost there as my friend and protector, almost like a more intimate connection to Jesus. She was always there as my support and my guide in trying to understand Jesus more and love him more."
Francis Lee is 30 & from Saint Lucia.
16th July - Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Edyta
"Mary to me is like my mother. From when I was young, she always guided me and interceded for me, almost there as my friend and protector, almost like a more intimate connection to Jesus. She was always there as my support and my guide in trying to understand Jesus more and love him more."
Edyta is from Poland & gives her coś o Maryi in English & Polish.
17th July - Mary
"I always ask Mary to intercede for me; to ask God in Jesus's name to help us and protect us from every evil."
Mary is from Saint Lucia in the West Indies.
18th July - Georgina
"The thing that came to my mind about Mary is that she's always there for us. Amen."
Georgina is from London.
20th July - Margaret
"Mary for me is my mother . She has looked after me from my earliest days as my mother had died when I was two and I was brought up in a convent. She means a lot to me: we shop together, we do a lot together."
Margaret is from Belfast in Northern Ireland.
22nd July - Mary
"I see Mary as my mother and I've got a great devotion to her. She's the mother of Christ and she's our mother as well."
Mary is from Ireland.
23rd July - Feast of St Bridget of Sweden - Janine
"Mary has played a very special part in our lives .. We were always brought up with the rosary and how important it was for our daily existence."
Janine is from Zimbabwe.
24th July - Margaux
"In my life Mary has always been there through so many things: from moving from South Africa to the United States, she's been there. I've been very privileged with what I have and who I'm with and she's just always been there. And I'm glad to be a Catholic and how she's a part of the Church."
Margaux is 14 & lives in the United States.
25th July - Feast of St James, the Apostle - Angela
"Blessed Mother is very, very special to me. Although I am a cradle Catholic, it is really through Blessed Mother Mary why I have really entered into a deeper relationship with Our Lord. Through her, through praying the rosary, I've been brought into that deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. Through Him, I have come into that knowledge of the Holy Spirit, the spouse of the Blessed Mother, and through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit , I've come into a relationship with God the Father. So it's through the Blessed Mother Mary that I have been truly blessed to have this deeper knowledge, this deeper awareness, this deeper love for the Blessed Trinity."
Angela is from the Cayman Islands.
Our Lady of Medjugorje's message to Marija Pavlović, 25 July 2012:
"Dear children! Today I call you to the 'good'. Be carriers of peace and goodness in this world. Pray that God may give you the strength so that in your heart and in your life hope and pride may always reign because you are God's children and carriers of His hope to this world that is without joy in the heart, and is without a future, because it does not have its heart open to God who is your salvation. Thank you for having responded to my call."
"¡Queridos hijos! Hoy los invito al bien. Sean portadores de la paz y de la bondad en este mundo. Oren para que Dios les dé fuerza a fin de que en su corazón y en su vida, reinen siempre la esperanza y el orgullo de ser hijos de Dios y portadores de su esperanza, en este mundo que está sin alegría en el corazón y sin futuro, porque no tiene el corazón abierto a Dios que es su salvación. Gracias por haber respondido a mi llamado."
"Cari figli! Oggi vi invito al bene. Siate portatori di pace e di bontà in questo mondo. Pregate che Dio vi dia la forza affinche' nel vostro cuore e nella vostra vita regnino sempre la speranza e la fierezza perchè siete figli di Dio e portatori della Sua speranza in questo mondo che è senza gioia nel cuore e senza futuro perchè non ha il cuore aperto verso Dio, vostra salvezza. Grazie per aver risposto alla mia chiamata."
26th July - Feast of Saints Anne & Joachim (Mary's parents) - Justin
"Our Lady reached out to me and my wife when we lost our second child at birth. She watches over my family still and is helping us turn our lives around, for which we are eternally grateful."
Justin is from London.
27th July - Talu
"I know Mary is the mother of Jesus, she was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus, a pure woman. God looked around the earth and found a pure woman to give birth to the saviour of the world."
Talu is 31 & from Nigeria.
28th July - Jean-Baptiste
"I just love Our Lady so much, she is such a comfort to me."
Jean-Baptiste is from Saint Lucia.
29th July - Anastacia
"Every time of my life, I rely upon Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, because she is the one who teaches us her wisdom, and more especially, she is the mother who prays to her suffering son Jesus Christ to forgive the world their sins. We pray for her help every day of our lives, that is why she's called Blessed Virgin. She's doing a lot for us and she is the one who leads us to the Kingdom of God, the Lady at the gates of heaven. "
Anastacia is from Nigeria.
30th July - Mapangu
"Mary represents kindness, peace and the mercy for carrying Jesus into the world."
Mapangu is from Congo.
31st July - Feast of St Ignatius of Loyola - Ignacio
"For me Mary is my mother, my first mother and she's not only my mother but also the mother of my Lord, and so that is very important for me. As my Lord is very important for me, so she also is very important for me."
Ignacio is 17 & from Spain; he gives his algo de María in English & Spanish.