doesn’t say that Mary played a part in the Transfiguration, but the Church’s tradition, especially Saint Gregory Palamas in the East, speaks of Mary's role in similar experiences of contact with divine glory

Holy Spirit. We could say in a sense that the Immaculate is "the incarnation of the Holy Spirit." Saint Maximilian Kolbe

Mother, see you are obliged to grant me what I ask, and to yield to my entreaties. Amen. Prayer of Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) to the Virgin Mary

built in her name. For unless Our Lady is recognized as the Mother of God and the Queen of all the saints and angels and as the hope of the world, faith in God will remain incomplete. Thomas Merton, OCSO

David's. In fact, it was often under this title that people addressed him: Jesus, son of David ! Saint Augustine comments: Let us not be afraid to trace the genealogy of Jesus all the way to Joseph, for [...] belongs to both Testaments at the same time. He is the last of the patriarchs of the Old and the first saint of the New. Father Michel Gasnier o.p. In 30 visites à Joseph le silencieux , Father Michel GASNIER

Christian Tradition Began in Mary's Heart (II) According to the recent findings of qualified exegetes of Saint John (i.e. Fr Feuillet, Fr Braun, Fr Spicq) the Gospel of John was written at a very late date. It [...] placed at the end. It is not the Revelation that completes the Bible, but the "Gospel of John". (...) Saint John was in no hurry to write. I think he didn't even want to write - and that is understandable.

the Magi / Finding of Jesus in the Temple / Resurrection / Ascension) An Immense Fountain of Grace Saint Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi joined the Discalced Carmelites at Santa Maria degli Angeli in Florence. While [...] spouting sprays of water, spreading them everywhere in the world and sending forth torrents of grace.” Saint Mary Magdalene is depicted in art as a Carmelite with the Instruments of the Passion kneeling before

She told her parents that the lady desired them to “search in the pool of Saint Gall.” The statue of the Madonna, sculpted by Saint Gall, and preserved in a perfect state for nearly a thousand years by the

ed the Rosary in 10 languages, Mass for multiple time zones, and a procession with the relics of Saint Bernadette. Lourdes has been known as a shrine for the sick for more than a century. The shrine contains [...] properties. July 16th marked the date of the 18th and final apparition at the Lourdes’ grotto in 1858. Saint Bernadette said of the event: “I saw only the Blessed Virgin. I have never seen her look so beautiful

the best student in her class. On July 25, 1995, Calliopi went with her parents to the Monastery of Saint Nicholas of Andros where the miraculous icon of the Mother of God "Root of Jesse" is located to give [...] article by Claude Lopez-Ginisty Blogspot According to the testimony of the Higumene Dorotheus of Saint Nicholas of Andros