with statues of Virgin Mary In an unprecedented succession of ascents, two French guides, Guillaume Pierrel and Lucien Boucansaud visited, in just ten days, the seven Virgin Marys of the massif. Was it [...] altitude difference to climb the seven summits of the Mont-Blanc massif where statues of the Virgin Mary are enthroned. “We are not practicing Christians, Guillaume explains to Le Figaro, but we wanted to
plan, a beautiful coming together between Mary’s simple purity and virginity, and the mightiness of divine miracle wed within her in the newness of Christ. Mary is fully human but is described by her cousin [...] the immense task God had chosen her for. In Mary’s pure and immaculate heart, Dominican Sister Rose Rolling of St Catherine’s Convent, Cambridge, describes Mary’s perfect example of the three main applications [...] Saint Matthew, apostle and evangelist - Our Lady of Graces (Trieste, Italy, 1486) Our hope is in Mary’s Immaculate Heart In a time of increasing isolation, conflicts and fragmentation – within society
members under the patronage of Mary. In 1218 Peter also formed a congregation of religious men that today, 800 years later, is known as The Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. The title is summed [...] St. Peter Nolasco discovered that Mary was the foundation of freedom and mercy, so much so that the order founded by him is called the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. From that point forward [...] September 24 - Our Lady of Mercy - Our Lady of Walsingham (England) Mary is the foundation of freedom and mercy Peter Nolasco was born in Castelnaudary (located in southern France) in 1189. His well-to-do
Stephen of Hungary (d. 1038), who consecrated his country to the Mother of God - Feast of Saint Joachimo Mary is the prototype of humanity as God our Father wants it to be It is evident that Marian devotion has
397) gave the newly baptized the name of “Mary”. The soul of every Christian begets Jesus through faith, after Mary's example: "Every believing soul (like Mary) conceives and gives birth to the Word of [...] (Syracuse, Italy, 1953) When a soul is baptized in Christ, its new name should be “Mary” Saint Augustine (354-430) teaches that Mary first conceived the Verb in her heart through faith, before she conceived him [...] according to faith, Christ is the fruit of all"; "When this soul begins to convert to Christ, its name is Mary: that is, it receives the name of the one who gave birth to Christ: it has become a soul that begets
apparition at Fatima: announcement of the Great Miracle (Portugal) "Priests have a special alliance with Mary" Priests have a special covenant with the most holy Mother of God. As the eternal Father made her
why Satan flees before the Holy Name of Mary Among all sacred things, the devil most fears the Most Holy Name of Mary. When we speak of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Lucifer, we speak of two creatures, that [...] angelic. And yet, their existence is the exact opposite. Mary loved God and surrendered to His will and the devil rebelled. By invoking the Holy Name of Mary, the devil flees due to her holiness and humility [...] the Blessed Virgin Mary reminds him of his rebellion and fall. This is how Father Fortea describes it: 1) Lucifer wanted to be king and serve no one, and ended up being nothing. Mary wanted to be little
France)- Saint Peter Julian Eymard (1811-1868 - France) How Peter Julian Eymard came to know and love Mary Peter Julian Eymard's love of the Blessed Virgin grew in his heart along with his love of the Eucharist [...] High Alps, to the chapel of Notre-Dame de Bon Encontre, venerated throughout the region ever since Mary appeared to the shepherdess Benoîte Rencurel on September 29, 1664. (2) La Mure was six leagues from [...] later reveal about the graces he received at that shrine: "It was there that I came to know and love Mary for the first time." This secret and compelling attraction was to bring him back to Le Laus many times
also communicate Him to others. We can thus better understand Mary's greatness and the role she plays now that she dwells in glory. How could Mary's body, which not only received into itself the eternal Son [...] truly God's dwelling and the gateway to heaven! (Gen 28:16-17) (1) Mary was deified, for at the Annunciation, God manifested Himself to Mary not through the agency of fire or wind, as with Moses and Elijah [...] August 6 - Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Through Mary, we share in God's very life Gregory Palamas (1296-1359), a saint of the Orthodox Church, defines the Church as a "communion of deification":
July 18 - Consecration of Canada to the Holy Family (1666) Mary first, then Jesus, appear to a Muslim woman Nahed Mahmoud Metwalli comes from an influential Muslim family, fiercely hostile to Christianity [...] establish a friendship with her. In fact, it was in her presence, while she was mocking the image of Mary she wore as a medal, that Nahed saw the Blessed Virgin appear before her, dressed and veiled in blue
