little green Martians than in angels... How many times have we been warned against the excessive nature of Marian devotions and its supposed mollifying effects, and against Mary's apparitions, as if this
social media. By contrast, Joseph is a model of modesty. His brand of modesty is made of silence, natural reserve and meditation. Joseph preserves the privacy of his adopted Son, Jesus. He respects the
Blessed Virgin, God gave her for a husband a man whom he had designed for her, so that, being alike in natural character and virtue, they would both long for the fulfillment of the greatest of all mysteries.
therefore, after lengthy discussion at the Council of Ephesus in 431, as I said, the unity of the two natures—the divine and the human (cf. DS , n. 250)—in the Person of the Son of God was solemnly confirmed
(Italy, 1150) If you realize that you find happiness and peace by reciting the Rosary "It is in love’s nature to keep repeating itself, with simple and affectionate words. If you feel the need to nourish your
alone would be the action of slaves; to serve him with the soul alone would be counter to our human nature. Around the year 220, a great Father of the Church, Saint Irenaeus, stated that “the glory of God
"the heart has its reasons, which reason does not know" (French philosopher, Pascal). Our hearts naturally turn to Christ’s Mother and ours. To pray to Mary is perhaps a way to make our prayer more concrete
rising to the sky and disappearing. Then a rainbow appeared, about the height of a man, coloring all nature with beautiful colors. Our Lady had evidently kept the appointment of August 13, 1917. The Marie
ourselves and our families, we imitate the way in which Christ chose to be united to us and to our human nature. Through this consecration of the diocese of Quebec to the Virgin Mary, today, Sunday, July 2, 2017
October 27 - Our Lady of Charity (Cuba) The Rose Garden of Our Mother While nature itself made the name of mother the sweetest of all names and has made motherhood the very model of tender and solicitous