suggest that Saint Anne, Mary’s mother, was born in Sepphoris, and possibly Mary herself. A three-aisled church built during the Crusades presumably over the site where Anne lived with her husband Joachim and [...] daughter Mary is a witness to this tradition. Whether or not Jesus' grandparents came from Sepphoris, Jesus must have certainly been familiar with this bustling and prosperous city, distant only a few kilometers [...] 1440) Was Mary born in Sepphoris of Galilee? Sepphoris of Galilee (now in Israel) is not mentioned in the Bible but it was one of the most majestic cities in biblical times. It even served as a temporary
of the Transfiguration of the Lord Through Mary, we share in God's very life Gregory Palamas (1296-1359), a saint of the Orthodox Church, defines the Church as a "communion of deification": baptism and the [...] exclaimed: "This is a wonderful place; it is truly God's dwelling and the gateway to heaven! (Gen 28:16-17) (1) Mary was deified, for at the Annunciation, God manifested Himself to Mary not through the agency [...] son of man and she made men the sons of God; she made the earth a heaven and she made our race divine". (3) As in a cascade of light or a chain of grace, she is the "administrator" of God's riches because
all who ask; the seventh is mercy in necessities, for in whatever necessity a person may find himself, if he invokes her with all his heart, he will be rescued. [...] February 4 - Our Lady of Fire (Forli, Italy) Mary is the Queen and Lady and Mother of the King of Angels (II) Her Son placed seven lilies in the crown, and between the lilies he placed seven gems. The
all who ask; the seventh is mercy in necessities, for in whatever necessity a person may find himself, if he invokes her with all his heart, he will be rescued. [...] February 4 - Our Lady of Fire (Forli, Italy) Mary is the Queen and Lady and Mother of the King of Angels (II) Her Son placed seven lilies in the crown, and between the lilies he placed seven gems. The
blessed by creation. To Mary, God gave His only-begotten Son, whom He loved as Himself. Through Mary, God made Himself a Son, not different but the same, by nature Son of God and Son of Mary. The whole universe [...] universe was created by God and God was born of Mary. God created all things and Mary gave birth to God. The God who made all things gave Himself form, through Mary and thus He made His own creation. He who [...] ruined creation, without Mary. God, then, is the Father of the created world and Mary the mother of the re-created world. God is the Father by whom all things were given life and Mary the mother through whom
April 28 - Saint Louis de Montfort The secret of Mary and its conditions 1. Here is a secret, chosen soul, which the most High God taught me and which I have not found in any book, ancient or modern. Inspired [...] Inspired by the Holy Spirit, I am confiding it to you, with these conditions: -That you share it only with people who deserve to know it because they are prayerful, give alms to the poor, do penance, suffer [...] the Ave Maris Stella ("Hail, thou star of ocean"), and the "Come, Holy Spirit", to ask God to help you understand and appreciate this secret given by him Saint Louis de Montfort, The Secret of Mary §1-2 www
desert like a fragrant mist?" Then they questioned, "Who is the one who presses forward like a nascent dawn?" Finally they asked themselves, "Who is the one who arises from the desert, fulfilled with delights [...] September 29 - Archangels Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael The Very Sweet Name of Mary The Song of Songs allows us to believe that at the Assumption of the Virgin the angels inquired about her name [...] It may be," Richard de Saint Laurent replied, "that they just wanted to hear the very sweet name of Mary."
August 17 - Our Lady of Squares (1664, Crozant, France) Mary’s Heavenly Abode The Mother, whose virginity was preserved without a stain during childbirth, must accordingly be entitled to having her body [...] who had carried the Creator like a child in her womb, must accordingly remain in holy tabernacles. The Spouse to whom the Father united Himself must accordingly be given a Heavenly abode. The Mother, who [...] accordingly escape the sword’s pain by giving birth to Him. She had carried Him in her womb and would be with Him again next to the Father. The Mother of God must accordingly receive all that belongs to her Son
August 17 - Our Lady of Squares (1664, Crozant, France) Mary’s Heavenly Abode The Mother, whose virginity was preserved without a stain during childbirth, must accordingly be entitled to having her body [...] who had carried the Creator like a child in her womb, must accordingly remain in holy tabernacles. The Spouse to whom the Father united Himself must accordingly be given a Heavenly abode. The Mother, who [...] accordingly escape the sword's pain by giving birth to Him. She had carried Him in her womb and would be with Him again next to the Father. The Mother of God must accordingly receive all that belongs to her Son
living for the disobedience of my people to whom the stroke was due? They made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his [...] knowledge of our God and calls himself a child of the Lord" (...) "Let us condemn him to a shameful death" (Wis 2:12-20). The prophet Daniel, likewise, spoke of a Messiah cut off by "the people, of the [...] God? "He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn't open his mouth; as 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
