the name given to her by her parents. We too call her in this way, with each Hail Mary. What does “full of grace” mean? That Mary is filled with the presence of God. And if she is entirely inhabited by God [...] the Indigenous people (d. 1548) “Full of grace” is the new name that God gave Mary Today let us contemplate the beauty of Mary Immaculate. The Gospel, which recounts the episode of the Annunciation, helps [...] Angel’s greeting. He addresses Mary with a word that is not easy to translate, which means “filled with grace,” “created by grace,” “full of grace” (Lk 1:28). Before calling her ‘Mary,’ he calls her “full of
1130) - Saint Gertrude the Great (d. 1302) Olive Tree of Mercy O Olive tree of mercy? Hail Mary, Mother of God. Hail Mary, Queen of Kindness, and Olive Tree of Mercy, from whom the remedy of life came to us
1130) - Saint Gertrude the Great (d. 1302) Olive Tree of Mercy O Olive tree of mercy? Hail Mary, Mother of God. Hail Mary, Queen of Kindness, and Olive Tree of Mercy, from whom the remedy of life came to us
Catholics," he said, "who would give all of Saint Thomas’ teachings for the Stabat, the Magnificat, the Hail Mary and the Salve Regina." All these prayers to the Blessed Virgin were there for the taking, within [...] on foot, once to ask Mary to heal his son, another time for a friend who had died, and a third time to overcome the temptations of marital infidelity. This pilgrim always went to Mary, whom he called "the [...] editor, d. 1914) - Saint Teresa of Calcutta (d. 1997) Charles Péguy spent the night bringing flowers to Mary On August 15, 1914, Lieutenant Charles Péguy (1) attended Mass for the feast of the Assumption in
with some of Mother Teresa’s religious sisters, who spoke to her about Our Lady and taught her the Hail Mary. Once she realizes who this beautiful woman is, the poor woman takes the statue to the small Catholic [...] Francisco of Fatima (d. 1919) Sprouts of faith in Mongolia under the loving and protective mantle of Mary (I) Can the path of conversion and salvation pass through a landfill? In Darkhan, it seems that it [...] discovers a carved wooden statue, with the features of a beautiful woman. She is the Immaculate Virgin Mary. The poor woman does not immediately recognize the Mother of God but only shortly afterward, as she
of the Hail Marys, I recite each decade in ten different languages, in a set order; with the Our Father and Glory Be, it makes twelve! In this way I always know where I am. In fact, I can see Mary watching [...] February 11 – Our Lady of Lourdes (France) A cardinal fascinated by the Virgin Mary The Virgin Mary has been present in my life from the very beginning; probably even before I was born, when my mother [...] to confession at St Anne of Polangis, while I was doing my penance – I’m sure I had to say some Hail Marys! – when I got to "now and at the hour of our death," I entrusted my life to her in a firm, articulate
on your heart. When your own words fail, the words of Scripture that make up the Our Fathers and Hail Marys will still be there and accessible to you. “That’s why I teach you these prayers,” I say, “so you [...] Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits (d. 1556 - Feast of the "Densata" (Conception of Mary, Ethiopian Church) I pray the Rosary with my kids even though they don’t want to “Okay, kids, let’s [...] will be there, somebody who loves you even more than I do. Our Mother in Heaven, the Blessed Virgin Mary, will be there with you. It has never been known that anyone who fled to her protection was left unaided
reasons for not changing the words of the Hail Mary which are so dear to the Christian people." Accordingly, all the English Lectionaries have retained the phrase Hail Mary. Meanwhile, Fr. Enard continued his [...] suggested a modification of the present form of the Hail Mary. He proposed a new translation of the opening word of the Angel's greeting to the Virgin Mary at the Annunciation (Lk 1: 28) to indicate that the [...] European languages (dependent upon the Latin) translated ave as a simple word of greeting: Hail, Mary; Je vous salue Marie; Dios te salve Maria, etc. In 1969, a change in the wording of this popular prayer first
souls. Fortunately there still remains the invocation of the Hail Mary "and at the hour of our death." At the foot of the cross stood Mary, Our Lady of Compassion. The hour of the Passion of Jesus is also [...] hour so that it is the hour of Mary, Consoler of the Afflicted as well! Common experience shows that many of the dying spontaneously call for Mother Mary. If we pray to Mary at the hour of our death it is [...] reach the port of heaven. Father Guillaume de Menthière Excerpt from his book Je vous salue Marie (Hail Mary), Paris notredamedesneiges
1630) I learned to do small things with Mary When Marie Claire and I got married, our wedding prayer was the "Hail Mary." Then, at a Conference of the Fraternity of Mary Immaculate Queen 1 in 1989, we discovered [...] ambitious plans hide pride? Mary teaches us humility. Do our addictions enslave us? Mary liberates us. Is our relationship with others and with material possessions somewhat unclear? Mary enlightens us. Her only [...] discovered the Enthronement of Mary. In our home and workplaces, the enthronement of Mary Immaculate Queen is the first thing we do. We also made our covenant pact with her.* So many beautiful things have
