to be credible witnesses to this love, ever clinging to the rock of Peter on which the Church is built. Mother of China and all Asia, pray for us, now and for ever. Amen
our mission embraces this statement from Vatican II Council: "The Catholic Church ... proclaims, and ever must proclaim Christ ‘the way, the truth, and the life’ (John 14:6), in whom men may find the fullness
from the river, dressed in pure white! Bernadette was soon to discover in one of the purest dialogues ever exchanged between a human being and the Mother of God, that there is a poverty worse than destitution
in his Supplication to Our Lady. This is a conviction which, beginning with the Gospel, has grown ever more firm in the experience of the Christian people. The supreme poet Dante expresses it marvelously
parents," he explains. "Now that I am a professional cyclist, it’s harder for me because I am hardly ever home on weekends. So I usually go by the church on weekdays, when my schedule allows it. Yes, it’s
I understand that it was not an exaggeration of ultra-devout people, but truths that are more than ever valid." Joseph, Cardinal Ratzinger Excerpts from Vittorio Messori, The Ratzinger Report – Ignatius
Carmel. On that day, Bernadette tells us, the apparition remained silent and looked more beautiful than ever. The Queen and Beauty of Carmel, the Virgin of silence and contemplation, crowned her series of 18
in his Supplication to Our Lady. This is a conviction which, beginning with the Gospel, has grown ever more firm in the experience of the Christian people. The supreme poet Dante expresses it marvelously
guardian, security, and protection of the divine Virgin, the most sacred and precious creature that ever existed after the sacred humanity of Our Savior. It is impossible to express in words all the respect
Virgin of the Poor, you came a long time ago, to this wild and lonely place, and you have been coming ever since, beckoning to each of us, calling us on the way. You smile at us, without a word, you walk ahead
