to generate life and to protect it always, relating with others with tenderness and compassion, and combining three languages: that of the mind, that of the heart and that of the hands, which must be [...] Francis: “Let us look to Mary as a model of the quintessential woman” Today, the day when we commemorate the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to the shepherd children of Fatima – and today I am also very sad [...] today, then, thinking of the Virgin, let us look to Mary as a model of the quintessential woman, who lives fully a gift and a task: the gift of maternity and the task of taking care of her children in the Church
657) Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (X) "After the ordeal he has endured, he will see the light" (Is 53:11) The mystery of the Messiah who will renew the covenant and bring forgiveness and salvation [...] salvation to Israel and the nations was at the heart of Israel's and the Blessed Virgin's waiting ? and the time of his arrival was approaching. But how would this new covenant come to be? Whose blood would [...] a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is mute, so he didn't open his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who among them
use my help. Jesus and Mary, I accept to learn from you and therefore I will immediately set to work. With Mary I will learn to pray my rosary better." Meditation written by Regis and Nicole Burrus [...] from the well, and spinning the swaddling clothes. She learns how to get ready for a newborn baby, how to give birth to it, and how to feed it. If Mary didn't have so much faith in God, and lived in our [...] mother of Saint John the Baptist. Mary stays at her house to help her for three months. Even though Mary has many unanswered questions in her mind, she sets out quickly and goes to serve Elizabeth, her elderly
holy figure and miracles and medical changes for the better. The Basilica itself is full of pictures, items and stories from around the world of people recovering from various serious injuries and diseases [...] back are healed and I start to get better,” Nicotra said on social media alongside a current image of himself. “Madonna, keep your watch over me and anyone going through a similar illness and may you bring [...] support to the Maltese youth, with many from Malta and Gozo and even abroad sharing a prayer for Nicotra. Many people recounted their own physical injuries, and shared how prayer helped them overcome the scarier
tired and frozen I was ... An ox greeted us; I went to him to feel a little warmth and lean against the hay. Where I was, Joseph stretched out some hay to make me a bed, and dried it for me and for you [...] Eve The Virgin Mary tells the story of the Nativity (I) In The Gospel as Revealed to Me by Maria Valtorta, the Virgin Mary returned many years later to the grotto of Bethlehem with Jesus and his Apostles [...] good like a father. And holding each other by the hand, like two brothers lost in the darkness of the night, we ate bread and cheese, then Joseph went there to stoke the fire, and took off his cloak to
than the sun and surrounded by a thousand perfumes. Faced with so much beauty, she felt weak and fell to the ground. Then, the beautiful lady lifted her up and said, "I am the Virgin Mary, the Mother of [...] plague and if the people do not obey, they will see my Son angry with them." And she continued: "As proof of what I am saying, let the people dig here and from the hard, dry rock, water will flow, and construction [...] of my feast days and on the first Sunday of each month will receive the gift of abundant graces and God's mercy and the blessing of my maternal hand." Vincenza went down to the city and told her story but
657) Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (X) "After the ordeal he has endured, he will see the light" (Is 53:11) The mystery of the Messiah who will renew the covenant and bring forgiveness and salvation [...] salvation to Israel and the nations was at the heart of Israel's and the Blessed Virgin's waiting ? and the time of his arrival was approaching. But how would this new covenant come to be? Whose blood would [...] a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is mute, so he didn't open his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who among them
adore Him, and thank Him. And what did the little Celestial Baby do in the manger? A continuous act of the Will of Our Celestial Father, which was also His. Moaning and sighing, He wailed, cried and called [...] am born to sorrow and to tears. Come all of you, to know the excess of my love! Give Me shelter in your hearts." And there was a coming and going of shepherds, who came to visit Him, and to all He gave His [...] December 25 - The Nativity of Jesus Mary talks about Jesus’ birth (II) In the following excerpt from Luisa Picarreta's book (1), the Virgin Mary recalls the moment of Jesus’ birth: Then I wrapped Him in
balloon-bead of the rosary, and as we sang an “Ave” it was released into the air. We watched it with delight as it rose and danced and soared above the desert hills below, dipping here and weaving there, ever [...] disabled. This woman came and crumpled before me like a dry leaf. Diminutive in stature, she couldn’t have weighed more than a hundred pounds, and was further diminished by exhaustion and grief. In the past few [...] Mother, the battles still rage and your children grow weary. Give us a renewed spirit, renewed courage to fight for the good, to protect the innocent and the frail, and to remember your grace is always
Church “Looked At” Jesus through Mary In their midst Mary was “devoted to prayer” as the “mother of Jesus” (cf. Acts 1:13-14), the mother of the Crucified and Risen Christ. And that first group of disciples [...] author of salvation, knew that Jesus was the Son of Mary, and that she was His Mother, and that as such she was from the moment of His conception and birth a unique witness to the mystery of Jesus - that [...] been disclosed and confirmed in the Cross and Resurrection. Thus, from the very first moment, the Church “looked at” Mary through Jesus, just as the Church “looked at” Jesus through Mary.
