to Mary inspired by St. Peter Damien and approved by the Archbishop of Cambrai (France, 1626) Why address our prayers to Mary instead of directly to God? Cardinal Suenens, former archbishop of Brussels and

September 19 – Our Lady Reconciler of Sinners (France, 1846) I address a pressing appeal to the earth In the last edition of the Secret of La Salette , published on November 21, 1878, written by Melanie [...] Virgin during the famous apparitions of 1846, the seer reports these words of the Blessed Virgin: “I address a pressing appeal to the earth: I call upon the true disciples of God living and reigning in the

meditation is mingled and, as it were, interlaced with the Angelic salutation and with the prayer addressed to God, the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We, who seek a remedy for similar evils, do not doubt

Charity, because she is all Hope too. Address the one who is Mary. Because she is full of grace. Address the one who is full of grace. Because she is with us. Address the one who is with us. Because the [...] baptism. To let him into the house of God. ... Address the one who is the mother and queen of angels. Because she is also the mother and queen of men. Address the one who is infinitely joyful, because also [...] authority. Speak boldly to the one who is infinitely pure, because she is also infinitely sweet ... Address the one who is infinitely noble. Because she is also infinitely courteous. Infinitely welcoming.

with her soul always hovering in Heaven. The Our Father is the prayer addressed to the Father. The Hail Mary is the prayer addressed to Mary. The first part of the Lord's Prayer is praise to God, the first [...] a request addressed to the Father for all your needs as children of God, who are in temporary residence on earth, but destined for Heaven. The second part of Hail Mary is the request addressed to Mary for

your servant is speaking!" My prayers are addressed to God, who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. To which of the three persons of the Trinity should I address my prayer in particular? For me, speaking directly [...] more difficult than speaking to Jesus. I have noticed that the prayers said during Mass are always addressed to God the Father, and they all end with the line: "Through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord." This [...] of St John: "Whatever you ask in my name, I will do" (Jn 14:13). So to me it’s an invitation to address my prayers to Jesus. Especially because Jesus is true man like each one of us, while at the same

one of the homilies attributed to Origen, Elizabeth calls Mary "the Mother of my Lord" and even addresses her as "Thou, my Lady." The same thing is found in the writings of St Jerome where he makes the [...] thing more explicitly in these words: "The Hebrew word 'Mary' means 'Domina.' The Angel therefore addresses her as 'Lady' to preclude all servile fear in the Lord's Mother, who was born and was called 'Lady'

the Church in Ephesus--to which he later addressed one of his epistles--while its bishop was the first of the seven to whom the Book of Revelation is addressed. Interesting still is the fact that in the

once. To address boldly the one who is infinitely beautiful. Because she is also infinitely good. The one who intercedes. The only one who can speak with the authority of a mother. To address boldly the

" And she answered, "And you, show me you are my son." And to another one who also called her, addressing her as "Mother of Mercy", she said, "You sinners, when you want my help, you call me Mother of