image, its size and orientation that are found in the glare of a real pupil. When light is approached, one sees the same reflections as on the human eye: the cornea, the edge of the pupil and the lens move [...] May 17 - Mary Auxiliatrix (Turino, Italy, 1903) Our Lady of Guadalupe's Eyes In 1951, an artist, Carlos Salinas Chavez, noticed a bearded man in the Virgin's right eye using a simple magnifying glass. [...] canvas or opaque surfaces that have no reflection). "This is pure folly. But the images are there and we can't pretend they don't exist," several scientists have observed.
simplicity and depth, remains, even in the third millennium, a prayer of great significance, destined to bear fruits of holiness." In spending time with the Virgin Mary, we discover a vision of man and of salvation [...] June 22 - Proclamation of the dogma of Mary Mother of God at Ephesus (431) The Virgin Mary is an answer to the questions of our postmodern culture For many of our contemporaries, the temptation is strong [...] strong to dismiss the legitimate veneration of Mary as outdated and obsolete. According to some, Marian piety conveys a simplistic, rather emotional faith, marked by superstition or a dolorous, Saint-Sulpician
by 12 stars, and the images of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The other side has an image of Mary as she appeared to Catherine, surrounded by the words “O Mary, conceived without [...] Catherine Labouré in Paris in 1830. The Virgin Mary appeared to her as the Immaculate Conception, standing on a globe with light streaming from her hands and crushing a serpent underfoot. “A voice said to [...] Vincent de Paul when she received three apparitions from the Blessed Virgin Mary, a vision of Christ present in the Eucharist, and a mystical encounter in which Saint Vincent de Paul showed her his heart
She wrote that Our Lady had a great abstraction, and all of a sudden she saw him laid upon the ground, naked. Then Mary quickly took Jesus in her arms and wrapped him in swaddling clothes. [...] December 23 - The Betrothal of the Virgin Mary The Miraculous Birth of Christ You have undoubtedly read about St Bridget's revelation of the birth of this divine Savior (Revelations, Book VII, c.21). She
matured in me and bore fruit." After he became John Paul II, he continued to love to pray the Rosary, and he visited the Marian shrines of Poland and of every country he traveled to. The Virgin Mary, so strongly [...] understanding of Mary’s role in the mystery of Salvation, after reading the Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This led him to offer himself to Christ, through Mary’s hands. "Thanks [...] December 2 – Founding of the Fraternity of the Heart of Mary at the Church of Our Lady of Victories (Paris, France, 1836) Saint John Paul II, Missionary of Mary From the Marian devotion of his childhood, the young
June 12 - Mary Queen of China proclaimed in Zikawei (Shanghai, 1924) The Virgin Mary in the heart of Catholic China The Mary Help of Christians Shrine of Zo-sé (or Sheshan), located in the heart of Catholic [...] there in honor of Mary. His dream came true in 1867, and soon the Christians came there on pilgrimage. It was to this shrine, in 1924, that the Apostolic Delegate in China, all the bishops and many priests [...] damaged and remained closed for 20 years. But the courage of more than 30,000 pilgrims unblocked the situation. From March 15-17, 1978, pilgrims entered the interior of the (ruined) cathedral and placed
May 24 – Mary Auxiliatrix, Help of Christians (1815) Mary's greatness consists in the fact that she wants to magnify God Outstanding among the saints is Mary, Mother of the Lord and mirror of all holiness [...] initiatives. Mary is a woman of hope: only because she believes in God's promises and awaits the salvation of Israel, can the angel visit her and call her to the decisive service of these promises. Mary is a woman [...] center, but leaving space for God, who is encountered both in prayer and in service of neighbor—only then does goodness enter the world. Mary's greatness consists in the fact that she wants to magnify God,
who does not understand Mary’s place in the Christian faith?” This is what he said: “Mary was there at each stage of Jesus' life, from his conception to his death on the cross, and resurrection. Like every [...] October 25 – Consecration of the Toledo Cathedral to Mary (Spain, 1075) Mary is our mother Father Yves Sarrasin, from Orsières, Switzerland, is a member of the Third Order of the Eucharistein Fraternity [...] cross, as a mother, when he said, "Woman, here is your son." Since Mary is our mother she walks before us on our life’s journey. “Mary was the first to respond to God’s total love, so she knows how to help
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Refuge of Sinners (Paris, France) A Marian apparition during Mary's lifetime! The first Marian apparition took place in 40 A.D., only a few years after the death and resurrection of [...] obstacles and experienced a period of great discouragement. One night, while praying on the banks of the Ebro river, he was suddenly enveloped in a great light and had a vision: he saw the Virgin Mary, standing [...] of Jesus: the Virgin Mary then appeared to one of the apostles, St James the Greater, brother of St John, who at the time was in Zaragoza, Spain. This apparition is known as Our Lady of the Pillar. In the
is expressed the faith of the Church , according to which Mary is "united by a close and indissoluble bond" to Christ, for, if as Virgin and Mother she was singularly united with him in his first coming [...] Assumption of the Virgin Mary In the mystery of the Assumption is expressed the faith of the Church By the mystery of the Assumption into heaven there were definitively accomplished in Mary all the effects of [...] death" (1 Cor. 15:26)." … Thus in her Assumption into heaven, Mary is as it were clothed by the whole reality of the Communion of Saints, and her very union with the Son in glory is wholly oriented towards
