remarkable 2 nd or 3 rd century calendar and partially visible Roman walls. The bell tower of today's Santa Maria Maggiore is the highest in Rome. May Mary, the all-humble and all-faithful Mother of the Church [...] Church, guard the eternal city and watch over it with her absolute and tender purity. The Marie de Nazareth Team Source: Vatican.va [...] Italy. It is the largest and the oldest Marian church in Rome, from which size it receives the appellation "major." Tradition has it that it was the Virgin herself who indicated and inspired the construction

the Holy House of Loreto (Italy, 1291) Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (I) "She will crush your head and you will strike her heel" (Gen 3:15) The Virgin Mary certainly understood, better than any [...] because she was capable within herself of deeply penetrating God's mystery. She was first and foremost attentive and fully turned to God, following the First Commandment: "Listen Israel, the Lord our God [...] proud but He lends his favor to the humble" (Jas 4:6). And He especially revealed himself to the Blessed Virgin because her heart was totally free and immaculate, making heaven even more transparent: "Blessed

town is decorated in Mary's colors; the Pilgrim Virgins take place in the processions, and the atmosphere is electric. Singing hymns and prayers the people accompany these images of Mary to the Cathedral. [...] went to and fro, from town to town, all over France where prayer vigils were held in parish churches and private homes. Parish priests or families would organize prayer vigils and welcome Mary into their [...] Astonishing photos of different Marys, and crowds of admirers, adorn the steep hill leading to the Cathedral. The event is covered on TV, radio and print media all over France. During Holy Mass at the

God more than Mary, as her Magnificat expresses: ‘My soul magnifies the Lord.’ Mary proclaims the Lord great and therefore desires that God be great in the world, great in her life, and present among us [...] great in mercy, and not a 'competitor' in our life, as if he were a despot wanting to take away our freedom. Mary knows that if God is great, we too are great, and we must strive, with Mary, to understand [...] Assumption of Mary, our eternal destiny is revealed to us The Assumption of Mary shows us that death is not the end of life, but the boundary between our earthly life lived in faith and our heavenly life

to reveal our secrets to you and put in your hands the scepter of command so that you can dominate and rule everything. Your dominion will be able to convince God and men and bring them back to us as our [...] words? An intense suffering came over me and I resolved, at the risk of my life, to conquer God and creatures, and to reunite them." Luisa Piccarreta In The Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of the Divine Will (Excerpts) [...] want to save man," God said to Mary In 1932, Luisa Piccarreta(1) (1865-1947) published a book entitled The Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of the Divine Will, about the life of Mary, Queen of the Divine Will. With

Virgin Mary is responsible for my vocation. I have a deep devotion to Mary. I feel like she is my mother. I can go to her and have comfort, protection and guidance. I would pray every night and ask her [...] because I can share and show the forgiveness and mercy of God to others. It makes them happy and feel at peace. With the priesthood, sometimes God calls you, and you don’t want to go. And sometimes you really [...] think the Blessed Virgin Mary is responsible for my vocation” I was born on October 12, 1955 in Myanmar. Some people call it Burma. My family are rice farmers. I have two brothers and two sisters. I am the

except for my “Hail Marys” and the “Lord's Prayer” and other invocations like: “Save my child!” I told my mother where she could find a cloth and continued clinging to my “Hail Marys” like to a life buoy [...] With a Hail Mary (II) And I started saying non-stop, initially to myself, then in a low voice, ‘Hail Mary, full of grace…’ I was just so desperate. We laid my child on the table; she was rigid and immobile [...] understood that Mary was crying for me, for my little girl, for all of us and that she interceded on our behalf with the force of her tears. Then, for a moment I forgot my own suffering and said to Jesus

- Our Lady of Moyen Point (France) Mary’s Timing Jesus says to Mary that His “hour” has not yet come. On an immediate level, this means that He does not simply act and decide by His own lights, but always [...] historical context tied to a liturgical date - and just so it is the beginning of the new liturgy in “spirit and truth”. When at this juncture Jesus speaks to Mary of His hour, He is connecting the present [...] with the Father’s will and always in terms of the Father’s plan. More particularly, the “hour” designates His glorification, which brings together His Cross, His Resurrection, and His presence throughout

except for my "Hail Marys" and the "Lord's Prayer" and other invocations like: "Save my child!" I told my mother where she could find a cloth and continued clinging to my "Hail Marys" like to a life buoy [...] a Hail Mary (II) And I started saying non-stop, initially to myself, then in a low voice, ‘Hail Mary, full of grace...' I was just so desperate. We laid my child on the table; she was rigid and immobile [...] understood that Mary was crying for me, for my little girl, for all of us and that she interceded on our behalf with the force of her tears. Then, for a moment I forgot my own suffering and said to Jesus

- Our Lady of Moyen Point (France) Mary’s Timing Jesus says to Mary that His "hour" has not yet come. On an immediate level, this means that He does not simply act and decide by His own lights, but always [...] historical context tied to a liturgical date - and just so it is the beginning of the new liturgy in "spirit and truth". When at this juncture Jesus speaks to Mary of His hour, He is connecting the present [...] with the Father's will and always in terms of the Father's plan. More particularly, the "hour" designates His glorification, which brings together His Cross, His Resurrection, and His presence throughout