August is a month crowded with Marian celebration, and this episode follows the thread from the miraculous snowfall that fell over Rome on August 5 in the year 352, marking the ground where the Basilica of Saint Mary Major would rise, to the Queenship of Mary honored on August 22.

Listeners meet Blessed Teresa Bracco, an Italian farmer's daughter who took as her motto the words of Saint Dominic Savio, better to die than to sin, and who was martyred while defending herself during the Second World War.

Scripture from First Kings, the Psalms, and Esther is set alongside commentary from Saint Maximus the Confessor, Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Saint Albert the Great, and the Second Vatican Council to show what the Church means when she calls Mary Queen of Heaven and Earth.

Through thoughtful questions and shared reflection, this episode invites youth into deeper engagement with their faith—both personally and as part of a growing community.

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