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Third Sunday of Advent, known as “Joy Sunday.” With Jesus, the era of religions based on rituals, sacrifices, and practices to earn forgiveness ends. God is not conquered: God is welcomed, because He is a pure gift, a Love that is given first. Even John is troubled by the presence…...

“The spiritual exercises are the best that one can think, feel, and understand in this life, both so that man can benefit himself and so that he can bear fruit, help, and benefit many others.” This is what Saint Ignatius of Loyola said, commenting on the meditation and prayer program…...

The connection between Monte Sant’Angelo and Mont Saint-Michel dates back centuries. The sanctuary on the Norman islet was built 1,300 years ago ad instar (i.e., in likeness) to the one on Gargano: the hagiography of the two places linked to St. Michael features the same symbolic elements, and “relics” (stones)…...

The month of September celebrates the precious Feast of Saint Michael and all the Archangels: this liturgical event, celebrated by the universal Church, takes on an even more significant meaning for the Shrine and the City of Monte Sant’Angelo, who venerate the Angelic Prince as their patron and defender. An…...

Every day at 3:00 PM in the Sacred Grotto, the Hour of Mercy is celebrated: the Chaplet that Jesus entrusted to Sister Faustina Kowalska is sublimated by the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. The Eucharistic presence and the prayer of forgiveness: two elements that testify to God’s love and strengthen…...

A special event of international communion, marked by faith in Jesus Christ and devotion to the Archangel, took place in the Sacred Grotto on July 22: with the Eucharistic Celebration and solemn blessing, the Pilgrimage of the replica of the Statue of Saint Michael to Brazil officially began. The ceremony…...

The Feast in honor of Saint Michael that is celebrated in the month of May is traditionally linked to the episodes of the Apparitions of the Archangel and, over the centuries, has increasingly taken shape as a feast of pilgrims, of the companies, of the devotees who often reached (and…...

The greeting of the Risen Christ was the first message that the new Pontiff addressed to the people of God. On the afternoon of May 8, the day in which the Virgin Mary of Pompeii is celebrated and the Apparitions of the Archangel Michael on Mount Gargano are remembered, from…...

On the morning of May 1, His Eminence Adalberto Martìnez Flores arrived at the sanctuary: «Before taking part in the Conclave, I wanted to come to this Holy Place to ask the Archangel for his assistance on me and on my brother cardinals who will elect the new Pontiff in…...

Source and summit of our Hope in the midst of the troubled waters of our existence, Christ is our anchor of salvation. If we nourish ourselves with his Body, with his Bread, we too will become bread for humanity. The image of the anchor is suggestive for understanding the stability…...