the Pond (Dijon, France, 1531) The Palm of Virginity Following a tradition based on the Gospel of Saint Peter and the Book of James, some people consider the "brothers and the sisters" of Jesus Joseph's
the highest virtue, when she says, "We have been looking for you in sorrow" (Lk 2:48). She includes Saint Joseph and, like a humble person, put him ahead of herself, saying "Your father and I" (ibid.). Although
Marian piety conveys a simplistic, rather emotional faith, marked by superstition or a dolorous, Saint-Sulpician sensibility, a faith devoid of reason, which seeks refuge in religious sentimentalism. However
downloaded for free as an eBook. The Rosary reflections were released on the feast of Saint Therese of Lisieux, patron saint of missionaries. The Rosary mediations lead the faithful to pray for all those who
on August 15th, when the Catholic Church marks the feast of the Assumption of Mary. In May, 1993, Saint John Paul II scrapped the prepared text of a speech in Agrigento to deliver a powerful, emotional [...] family aspire! After so many times of suffering, you have a right to finally live in peace.” The saint then added that “those who are guilty of disturbing this peace, those who bear so many human victims
with dear Saint Joseph, placing Him in his arms. Oh, how he rejoiced! He pressed Him to his heart, and the sweet little Baby poured torrents of grace into his soul. Then, together with Saint Joseph, we
her Son. She is all-powerful with the Almighty. Mary has been called "the all-powerful supplicant." Saint Louis de Montfort used to say: "My predestined ones, slaves of Jesus in Mary, you should know that [...] should. The Hail Mary well said, that is, with attention, devotion and modesty, is, according to the saints, the enemy of the devil, which puts him to flight, and the hammer that crushes him; the sanctification
confession. Jesus again directed the saint to tell the confessor to go to him again. He obeyed, and this third time related to him the revelation made to the saint, and that he had returned so many times
most perfect of Christ's disciples. All of this has a permanent and universal exemplary value. Pope Saint Paul VI (pope from 1963-1978) Excerpt from his encyclical Marialis Cultus , n.35
in the second millennium under the guidance of the Spirit of God, is a prayer loved by countless saints and encouraged by the Magisterium. Simple yet profound, it still remains, at the dawn of this third
