And, since Mary is herself called Mystical Rose, she obtains for us the blessing attached to the blessed roses. Approved by the Church, the blessing can be done by any priest who has received ...

When he opened the cloak, the roses fell out, and an image of the Blessed Mother was imprinted on the ... the miraculous image of the Blessed Virgin Mary received by Juan Diego is still preserved ...

She experimented in her art with many varieties of blooms; however, she seemed to be best at making roses—the symbol of the Blessed Mother ... image of the Virgin Mary and surround her with ...

The legend relates that Mary, the Mother of God of the “Blessed Thunder Candle” (Matka Boska Gromniczna), watches over the people on cold February nights. With her thunder candle she wards off the ...