flesh, mother and virgin: both the mother of Christ and a virgin of Christ.” St Augustine did not have a perfectly clear notion of the divine maternity. But the meaning of this passage is correct: Mary
his words. They were relatives, friends, and neighbors who were dear to him. And he never managed to have them accept his message of salvation. Jesus challenged the people of Nazareth with his questions;
bringing unity to this continent. Finally, it is one of the WYDs with the highest motivation level we have seen, in the sense that young participants had to overcome many challenges. Some had to turn back
shrine was reinforced by the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1982, to thank Our Lady of Fatima for having saved his life during the attack on his person on May 13, 1981, a year earlier. His unshakeable Marian
grace which only she can produce; for she alone is the fruitful virgin who never had and never will have her equal in purity and fruitfulness. Together with the Holy Spirit Mary produced the greatest thing
Jesus. Mary also brings us back to him. She is the one we need to live and put into practice what we have discovered in the living presence of Jesus. It is Mary, our Mother, who will bring us to glory. It
the tragedy of death. It is a silence which speaks and expresses love as solidarity with those who have always been neglected, whom the Son of God reaches, filling the emptiness that only the infinite mercy
doctor who was to deliver our granddaughter. That was 17 years ago. Grandmothers who read this and have had a similar experience will understand. The obstetrician was monitoring the labor, when I noticed
Chrysostom offers this explanation: "Now there was a shortage of wine; Jesus' mother said to him, 'They have no wine.' Jesus answered her, 'Woman, what do you want from me? My hour has not yet come.' Jn 2:3-4
not an option or marginal tradition. It is not a devotion among a thousand others, but the means we have been given to fully understand who we are and our vocation as human beings, who need a Father and
