, the Virgin rushed to the assistance of her cousin: "Maria festinavit." As such a journey cannot have taken very long, Jesus’ body was unbelievably young at the time of the visit. Saint Luke puts it so
unique way what the Immaculate Conception is: "The Immaculate One is intact. Saint Paul says that we have been created, before the creation of the world, intact and irreproachable in Jesus Christ. This is
but only in Mary and through Mary. God the Holy Spirit formed Jesus Christ in Mary but only after having asked her consent through one of the chief ministers of his court. God the Father imparted to Mary
many graces had heard his prayer! He, the minister of reconciliation, used to say: "I would like to have a voice strong enough to invite the sinners of the whole world to love the Blessed Virgin." Translated
Pellevoisin (France, 1876) Consecration of the Diocese of Quebec to the Virgin Mary The fact that we have consecrated ourselves to Mary is truly a special and effective way of living our ecclesial and personal
the Marne." Among the many witnesses of the Blessed Virgin’s presence in this decisive battle, we have the testimony of Mrs. Tripet-Nizery, who was a war nurse in 1914-1916. A German officer prisoner-of-war
who intercedes for us and asks us to do everything the Lord tells us. These words of Mary—which I have chosen as the motto of my episcopal ministry— helped me to overcome my fears and motivated me to accept
Marian Church Heirs to the theology of St Athanasius and St Cyril of Alexandria, the Copts in Ethiopia have always embraced the divine maternity of Mary. Their Marian offices, recorded sermons, and collections
heresies Muslims turn towards Mecca several times a day in memory of its prophet. Don’t Christians have far more reasons to look to Heaven to remember the divine Redeemer and his Blessed Mother? The Church
This devotion is the source of all his activity; the reason for all his confidence. And it would have been impossible for him to find a more telling weapon for the times in which he lived. To Jansenism
