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Feast of Mary Help of Christians Today, May 24th is the Feast of Mary Help of Christians, let's take a closer look at how this came to be. Throughout history, Christians have sought and experienced the motherly love of the Virgin Mary. The title ' Auxilium Christianorum or Help of Christians ', acknowledges her role as helper against enemies of the Church and as a most powerful intercessor to her son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. In the Gospel of John 19:26–27, Jesus says: “ Woman, behold your son. Son, behold your mother ”. Even when he was suffering a painful death, Jesus asked his Mother Mary to look after his favourite disciple and by extension the whole Church. Mary continues to intercede just like she did at the wedding of Cana, asking her son Jesus Christ entirely on her own intuition to help solve the wine problem. The tradition of the Marian title, Auxilium Christianorum or Help of Christians, dates back to 1571, when the whole of Christendom was saved by Mary as the fa...

 St Rita of Cascia Happy feast of St Rita on May 22nd - Patron of impossible cases, difficult marriages, and parenthood. Margherita (Rita) Lotti was born in 1381 in Roccaporena, a small suburb of the hilltown of Cascia (near Spoleto, Umbria, Italy). Her name, Margherita, means "pearl", but she was affectionately called Rita. Her parents, Antonio and Amata Ferri Lotti were known to be noble, charitable people, known as  Conciliatori di Cristo or Peacemakers of Christ. Bees source: stritashrine.org The day after her baptism, her family noticed a swarm of white bees flying around her as she slept in her crib. However, the bees peacefully entered and exited her mouth without causing her any harm or injury. Instead of being alarmed for her safety, her family was mystified by this sight and took this as a sign to indicate that the career of the child was to be marked by industry, virtue, and devotion Troubled marriage Despite her repeated requests to be allowed to enter a conv...