* August 18 – Our Lady of Jubilation (France)  * When you touch the central pillar  --- An initiative of the Mary of Nazareth Association  August 18 – Our Lady of Jubilation (France)  When you touch the central pillar  In an interview with the monthly La voce di Padre Pio (March 2008), Cardinal Caffarra told that he once wrote to Sister Lucia (the oldest visionary of Fatima) asking for her prayers, after Saint John Paul II had entrusted him with the task of founding the Pontifical Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family. "When I began my task," explained Caffarra, "I wrote to Sister Lucia… I did not expect an answer seeing that I had only asked for prayers. A few days later, I received a very long letter signed by Sister Lucia herself.… In it we find written: “…the final battle between the Lord and the reign of Satan will be about marriage and the family. Don’t be afraid, because anyone who operates for the sanctity of marriage and the family will always be contended and opposed in every way, because this is the decisive issue.” And then she concluded: “However, Our Lady has already crushed its head.” “This is the central point because it is the very pillar of creation, the truth of the relationship between man and woman among the generations. If the founding pillar is touched the entire building collapses and we see this now, because we are at this point and we know it.” The Mary of Nazareth Team The Mother cannot remain silent! Let’s pray together  Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death. Amen. Share A Moment with Mary and give your loved ones the opportunity to discover a new aspect of the mystery of the Mother of God each day.