discernment on the way there, as not all paths lead to Christ. To bear the features of the Mother of Jesus lifted up in glory, as Eucharistic men and women engaged in discernment, simply means "not to be afraid"
earned it its popular name, but, as the reverse side of the medal indicates by the two Hearts of Jesus and Mary, what is miraculous is the supernatural love to which the gift of the medal bears witness
as another kind of Pentecost! In nine days' time, we will celebrate the visit of Mary, expecting Jesus, to her six-month-pregnant relative Elizabeth, the future mother of John the Baptist, who while still
and the first Christian, brings the Old Testament to its fulfilment, into the New Testament, in Jesus, born of a woman (cf. Gal 4:4). "Mary is also the symbol of openness to God and to others; of active
, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Rom 14:17). It is today that we must live it, especially as Jesus declared: "Whoever hears my word and believes in the One who sent me has eternal life" (Jn 5:24).
present. In God, we are forever her children. Let us receive her in faith, as St John received her from Jesus on the Cross. Let us invite Mary into our lives, not just in our thoughts or in our spirituality,
three stone walls, is the place where Mary was born, where she was visited by an angel and conceived Jesus through the Holy Spirit, and where the Holy Family later lived. The decree said the shrine in Loreto
new beginning of the same promise, of the same immutable plan of God which now finds fulfillment in Jesus Christ… Let the full number of the nations now take their place in the family of the patriarchs..
Rosary. October 18th is also the feast day of Saint Luke the Evangelist, "who passed on the story of Jesus' childhood to us and had a close connection with Mary," says ACN. The organization receives many
all our hair is counted. The Rosary is the lifeline that Mary tosses to us so we can climb up to Jesus and our Father while she intercedes for us poor sinners, and asks the Holy Spirit to bring us his
