suffered the most for us, and by the offering of his sacred Blood, opened the doors of Heaven for us. The heavenly angels are waiting for our prayers to come and fight with and for us. Mary, Mother of God, Queen [...] Hundreds of believers, Catholics and Christians alike, have joined together, through prayer, the rosary, images of Christ, and crucifixes, to fight back spiritually against them and to prevent an army of demons [...] demons from being released and free to attack us. We are truly in a spiritual war. In these troubled times, we must pray to protect ourselves and our children. During these three days, prayers were concentrated
feelings to faith and reason either; instead, he chose everything: "My oldest affection is for Mary. I loved her before I even knew her!" John’s mother, Marie Béluse, provided guidance and support as she [...] church clock chime, he would take off his hat and pray a Hail Mary . He kept this habit when he was the village priest of Ars. Mary accompanied him on his slow and difficult journey to the priesthood. "I have [...] oldest affection is for Mary" Saint John Vianney held firm onto the Catholic faith. He believed everything that the Church teaches. This belief guided his actions and his choices. And since God wills to give
Will Reign Through Mary (II) Every day, from one end of the earth to the other, in the highest heaven and in the lowest abyss, all things speak of and proclaim the wondrous Virgin Mary. The nine choirs of [...] "Holy, holy, holy Mary, Virgin Mother of God." They greet her millions and millions of times each day with the angelic greeting: "Hail Mary", while prostrating themselves before her, and begging her the [...] of angels, men and women of every age, rank and religion, both good and evil, even wicked demons themselves, are all compelled by the force of truth, willingly or unwillingly, to call her blessed. According
the intercession of Mary and Saint Francis on behalf of the Council. He then scheduled the session between the feasts of the Motherhood of Mary and of the Immaculate Conception. Pope from 1958 to 1963, Saint [...] make our charity more ardent, and our Christian commitment more alive and more fruitful." Source: Dictionnaire encyclopédique de Marie - Authors: P.-R. Ambrogi and D. Le Tourneau, DDB [...] love of the Eucharist and a filial veneration of the Blessed Virgin. His motto was "To Jesus through Mary." After summoning the Second Vatican Council, the pope went to Loreto and Assisi to ask for the
of her sorrows. It is through Mary and with Mary and in Mary that I will go to Jesus and belong wholly to Him. If we only knew the delightful and intimate union felt and enjoyed by the souls who live in [...] wholly to Jesus, through Mary My motto is: Wholly to Jesus through Mary, Mediatrix of all graces. What is more essential? God has given us Jesus through Mary, so we must go to Mary to reach Jesus. Jesus is [...] example of inner life we can draw from the life of Mary's soul! Mary is the omnipotent and merciful Mediatrix who watches after her dearest children and poor sinners with tender love—for she also loves the
behavior would have appeared to Mary and Joseph as a sign from the Lord, a message of enlightened faith and persevering service. Beginning with Simeon’s prophecy, Mary intensely and mysteriously unites her life [...] of Jerusalem” (Lk 2:38). The faith and prophetic wisdom of the old woman who nurtures the expectation of the Messiah by “serving God night and day with fasting and prayer” (Lk 2:37), offer the Holy Family [...] Poland (Czestochowa, 1979) Mary Has a Role in Jesus’ Saving Mission (II) Simeon’s prophecy is followed by the meeting with the prophetess Anna: “She began to praise God, and spoke of the child to all who
behavior would have appeared to Mary and Joseph as a sign from the Lord, a message of enlightened faith and persevering service. Beginning with Simeon's prophecy, Mary intensely and mysteriously unites her life [...] of Jerusalem" (Lk 2:38). The faith and prophetic wisdom of the old woman who nurtures the expectation of the Messiah by "serving God night and day with fasting and prayer" (Lk 2:37), offer the Holy Family [...] Poland (Czestochowa, 1979) Mary Has a Role in Jesus’ Saving Mission (II) Simeon's prophecy is followed by the meeting with the prophetess Anna: "She began to praise God, and spoke of the child to all who
strongly felt that Mary, Mother of the Church, is still with us, leading us to her Son, and that Pope Francis—also a Jesuit and present on that unforgettable day—blesses our community and understands our [...] anybody else. And now, in the evening of my life, I have an unshakeable joy and a certainty about the all-powerful tenderness of God, Our Father, who has given us His Son Jesus as Savior and Mary to be our [...] Lady of the Rosary (Pompei, Italy, 1875) God gave us Mary to be our best companion At the Jesuit novitiate, I loved the litanies of the Blessed Virgin and all her titles in Latin that express our veneration
will of my Father in Heaven is my brother and sister and mother” (Mt 12:49-50). I would urge you to ponder these words. Did the Virgin Mary, who believed by faith and conceived by faith, who was the chosen [...] word and kept it, and so she is blessed. She kept God's truth in her mind, a nobler thing than carrying His body in her womb. The truth and the body were both Christ: He was kept in Mary's mind insofar [...] Father's will, and so it was for her a greater thing to have been Christ's disciple than to have been his mother, and she was more blessed in her discipleship than in her motherhood. … Mary heard God's word
simplify the Gospels and contains the most commonly known prayers, the Hail Mary and Our Father. Difficult because it is so easy to get distracted while repeating the same prayers over and over. One of the [...] we were taught to hold on to Mom’s hand and not let go. She would lead us through the swarm of people and other obstacles and dangers. When we pray the Rosary, Mary does the exact same thing. She leads us [...] wants to keep us close and safe. As we navigate the various temptations, struggles and difficulties of life, Mary desires to lead us through the mess. Life throws its twists and turns at all of us. We