News from the Association

Send your petitions and burn Votive Lights at Our Lady’s National Shrine here in Perryville, Missouri, during the Association’s annual Mother of Divine Grace Novena. Your petitions will be remembered in our daily Mass and prayers throughout the nine days of the novena and on the Feast of the Mother of Divine Grace, Thursday, July […]

As the back-to-school season nears, we are reminded of the importance of praying for students, educators, and families who are preparing for new beginnings, changes, and challenges. Perhaps a child or grandchild is going off to college for the first time. Maybe there is a beloved teacher, principal, director, or religious educator you would like […]

Join members of Mary’s Association in praying for students and educators as they return to the classroom. You may share the names and/or burn a Votive Light for those you’d like remembered in the daily Mass and prayers offered at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal throughout the coming school year. […]

Every year on September 8, the Church celebrates the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The birthday observance of Our Blessed Mother comes nine months after the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. “Next to the birth of Jesus, Mary’s birth offers the greatest possible happiness to the world. Each time we celebrate her birth, we […]

Please share your prayer intentions for remembrance in our annual Assumption Novena of Masses beginning Thursday, August 6, on which the Church also celebrates the feast of the Transfiguration. Throughout the nine days, we will call to mind the privilege bestowed upon Mary –– being taken up, “assumed” into heaven, body and soul, declared as […]

We hope your plans include a visit to the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville, Missouri. Thousands of visitors find a haven of hope and peace awaiting them at the Shrine.  You can personally place your prayer intentions near Our Lady’s Shrine Altar inside the church. If a visit is […]

Honor the loving fathers, grandfathers, foster fathers, and father figures in your life with the gift of prayerful remembrance at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. Whether living or deceased, share the names of your loved ones here. Each loved one will share in the intercessory prayers offered at the Shrine […]

This season’s Bulletin includes inspiring stories and thoughtful reflections to bring you greater spiritual consolation, peace, and knowledge of the Lord. Don’t miss our feature on Father Tim Berryhill, who shares how Mary has been with him in a special way on his journey to the priesthood. See page 3 for AMM’s latest Votive Light […]

This nine-day dedication of prayer leads up to the June 12 Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the June 13 Memorial Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. You are invited to place your novena intentions for remembrance in prayer at Mary’s Altar inside the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous […]

“Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” This year, AMM is focusing on the theme of peace –– sharing Christ’s peace with all the world and everyone we meet. On the day Our Lord bestowed the gift of his Holy Spirit upon the disciples, he greeted them with […]

On Sunday, May 3, hundreds of visitors from far and near gathered in prayer at the National Shrine to honor Our Blessed Mother during the annual May Procession. Father Clay Kilburn led the procession from the Shrine Church to Mary’s grotto, where a floral wreath was presented to Mary. The wreath was made from thousands […]

From June 23-28, Father Hank Grodecki, C.M., will lead a spiritual pilgrimage to Lourdes, France. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to pray for member intentions, appealing through Our Lady of Lourdes. You are invited to send your petitions for remembrance at the sacred site where Bernadette was visited by the Immaculate Conception. Each day […]