stone water jars "clearly reflect that perfect vessel which is Our Lady herself, the Virgin Mary". As in Cana, "Mary is the new wineskin brimming with contagious joy." "Without her, dear priests, we cannot [...] Françoise-Romaine Macuys in Skiemoniai, devotion encouraged by Bishop Preikas (Lithuania, 1962) Without Mary, we cannot move forward in our priesthood! In the homily of the Holy Chrism Mass he celebrated in [...] forward in our priesthood!" the pope exclaimed the Pope, departing for a moment from his prepared text. Mary is "Our Lady of Prompt Succor, who, after conceiving in her immaculate womb the Word of life, goes
Tardif (d. 1999) In Medjugorje: my greatest experience with the Virgin Mary I had my greatest experience in regard to the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje. I visited the church the very afternoon of my arrival [...] day, all my questions about the role of Mary in the history of salvation, and in my own salvation, have found an answer thanks to her intervention. My love for Mary grew even more when I participated in [...] violence and even worse, but God prevented it and kept everyone under his protection. I had invoked Mary's name with all my might. Through her intercession, God dispelled the threat of a police repression
May 25 – Feast of the Ascension – Our Lady of the Sea (Aix-en-Provence, France) Mary's joy in the Ascension of Jesus Oh, if she had joy while her Son was still living with her in the flesh, if she had [...] flesh that, as she knew well, had been taken from her? Whoever said, why, whoever even believed that Mary’s joy did not surpass all the joys that came before it? In this world, good mothers are wont to be
Shrine of Czestochowa On Pentecost, Mary is waiting Mary's ardent prayer attracts the living Spirit onto the Apostles, those whom Jesus chose to found his Church. Mary leads to Jesus. She is also the one [...] the living Spirit onto the Apostles, whom Jesus chose to found his Church. Marie-Benoîte Angot Adorer avec Marie (Adoring with Mary) Ed. Sarment-Jubilé [...] the living presence of Jesus. Mary, our Mother, will bring us to glory. She invites us to enter into the mystery of the glory of Pentecost. On this day of Pentecost, Mary is waiting: as she did at the
Tre Fontane (Italy) As if we were sitting at the table with Mary The Rosary is a living prayer. It is as if we were sitting at table with Mary, talking about her Son. The more we become used to praying [...] without it; the more we “own” it; and the more it softens the soul. It is a sublime gift that the Virgin Mary has given to us, in order to bring us closer to Christ. She knows how difficult it is to contemplate [...] tremendously important it is to stay aware of the divine presence in our lives. The Rosary is the hand of Mary who guides us and shows us how to engrave Christ in our hearts. Through this prayer, we also discover
June 18 – Our Lady of Prada (Italy, 1747) Mary as a role model Dr. Carrie Gress, a young American philosopher, is the author of a new book called The Anti-Mary Exposed (TAN Books 2019). In an interview [...] Catholic Exchange, she answers this question: Following Vatican II, there seemed to be a lessening of Mary’s role in the devotional lives of many Catholics. We, of course, also saw this among our Protestant [...] sisters over the past five centuries. Do you think this great cultural shift could have occurred if Mary’s place in the Christian life had not first been diminished? Dr. Gress: No, this would never have happened
us to Mary, we can ask her for help. To enable priests to "feel the Virgin's tenderness," d'Alançon also launched, with the Society of Saint John Vianney, the project to commission a statue of "Mary who [...] June 21 - Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (d. 1591) Novena to the Virgin Mary who guards priests The Church is affected by scandals and targeted by the media. It is in turmoil. In order to help respond to this [...] in the spiritual struggle they are going through." This is why he initiated a novena to the Virgin Mary who protects priests. It was originally intended for priests alone, but the response he received led
June 22 – Our Lady of the Cape (Canada) Let's fight witchcraft by praying to the Virgin Mary! There are divine weapons to fight witchcraft—a social and existential phenomenon in African communities. The [...] have testified that they were able to overcome trials through prayer. As for the prayer to the Virgin Mary, it is exceptionally powerful!" Linfodrome
second visit to Poland (1983) At every Mass, the Virgin Mary is there Jesus wanted to uniquely and singularly associate his Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, with the work of our Redemption, the work of Salvation [...] actualizes the gift of himself on the Cross, the Virgin Mary is there at the foot of the Cross. This is why I like to see an image of the Virgin Mary next to each altar. She shouldn’t be far from the altar [...] his Cross. We are truly on Mount Calvary! Mary is there too. We can hear the words: "Behold, your Mother," and "Behold, your son… and from that moment he took Mary in his home.” At the same time that I receive
he is all flushed!" Mary said to the saints Father Jean Edouard Lamy was a French priest born in 1853, who died in 1931. The founder of the Community of Servants of Jesus and Mary, he had frequent mystical [...] mystical visions of the Blessed Virgin. He was known for his love of simplicity. One day, the Virgin Mary caught him by surprise, appearing to him at the most unexpected moment, in all simplicity, while he
