And I like to think – but this is a personal thing – that God created women so that we would all have a mother." Radio Vaticana

school of the Virgin of Christmas, the Christian understands that the most beautiful life that he can have is the one that befalls him. He learns to read the Word of God written in the daily events of his

said “no” to any preferential treatment. When she heard the good news of her pregnancy, she could have asked God for some help from the angels. But she never expected the slightest favor from God. She

said “no” to the temptation to oppose God's decision. She saw the cross waiting for Jesus. She could have begged God to change the course of events, but instead she accepted them. She said “no” to the feeling

on Islam brought about by the Blessed Virgin. The relations between the Church and Anatolia also have this extraordinary dimension, illustrated by the miraculous, seminal victories of Constantine at the

precious little one, saddens your heart?” ( Nican Mopohua , 107). “Yet am I not here with you, who have the honor of being your mother?” ( ibid ., 119). Mary tells us that she has “the honor” of being our

suffer patiently share in the passion of God in Christ." "Being patient” the pope continued, “means having the ability to carry life’s difficulties on one's shoulders with a sense of hope, looking onward

months. And everything worked out without difficulty. Mary gave me this strength, which I did not have, and I am managing well - or rather, she makes it possible for me to manage well. Even today, it is

derided by preachers who would sooner believe in little green Martians than in angels... How many times have we been warned against the excessive nature of Marian devotions and its supposed mollifying effects

the Virgin of Lourdes. On this occasion, the minister informed him of the King's formal intention to have his children visit Lourdes, and to pray for him, his family and his country. In taking leave of the