December 5 – 2nd Sunday of Advent – Our Lady of the Annunciation (Italy, 1470) Holy Mary, teach us to wait Holy Mary, Virgin of waiting, give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out. See: [...] those supernatural promises that were signed with the Blood of the God of the Covenant. (...) Holy Mary, Virgin of expectation, give us a watchful soul. Having arrived at the threshold of the third millennium
make our requests known to Christ with Mary, to let ourselves be transfigured by Christ with Mary, and to announce Christ with Mary. F. Breynaert See also: Library of Marian Writings [...] Catherine noticed that Mary wore 15 rings on each hand (three on each finger), brightly shining and adorned with magnificent gems, although some of them had little or no sparkle. Mary explained to her: "These [...] Hail Marys . This detail of the apparition was therefore a subtle indication that the best way to ask for graces is to pray the rosary, that is to say, to contemplate the life of Christ with Mary, to make
Saint Andrew, Apostle – Blessed Josbert, Benedictine monk (d. 1186) Mary guides us on the path of the new evangelization "The figure of Mary guides us on the path of the new evangelization. At times, it can [...] Assumption Mass celebrated in Mary Queen of the World Cathedral. On this occasion, the mission of evangelization of the Diocese of Montreal was entrusted to the Virgin Mary, Star of the New Evangelization [...] in the night sky of the desert, the stars are brighter, so in the sky of our journey the light of Mary, Star of the New Evangelization, shines very brightly, to whom we entrust ourselves with confidence
Damascus, Doctor of the Church (d. ca 749) – Our Lady of Sameiro (Portugal) In Mary’s womb a new humanity has blossomed In Mary’s womb a new humanity has blossomed. God did not have to come among us. God did [...] assumption of the Manhood into God.” In other words, in the womb of the Virgin Mary, a new humanity has blossomed. In the womb of Mary, the Eternal Trinity brought forth this new creation of a humanity so transparent [...] transparent to God that the true Face of God could at last be seen in it. Maurice Zundel In Marie, tendresse de Dieu (Mary, the tenderness of God)
of Chiquinquira Mother Mary’s true place in our prayer life It is important to address those skeptics who dismiss Mary as insignificant and complain how Catholics have turned Mary into a deity. The thinking [...] axion: “Roman Catholics tend to adore Mary while Protestants and Evangelicals tend to ignore Mary.” I can understand why some of our Catholic beliefs and titles given to Mary might lead to this thinking, but [...] difficulty we can ask Mary to intercede on our behalf. A biblical example of what I mean is found in the wedding at Cana as described by John in his gospel. At this wedding Mary intervenes on behalf of
the Immaculate Conception in Washington (Washington D.C., USA, 1959) The Immaculate Conception of Mary, patroness of the United States The Cathedral-Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception [...] place of worship of the United States, and the Immaculate Conception - a title granted to the Virgin Mary by Pope Pius IX in 1847 - is its national Patroness. This cathedral-basilica is 139.90 meters long [...] by Cardinal Spellman. This colossal building is an expression of a great faith and love of God and Mary. It was Pope John Paul II who elevated the National Shrine to the status of a Minor Basilica on October
23 – Our Lady of the Assumption (Italy, 1624) Mary’s prayer sends a child to a couple who had been infertile for 20 years! Your daily email A Moment with Mary made me want to share the story of my own conception [...] heavily on their heart. One day, a priest recommended that they go to Lourdes and pray to the Virgin Mary, promising to consecrate their child to her if she would grant them their wish. My parents went to [...] First Communion. I was planning on becoming a history teacher, but life (or perhaps the Blessed Virgin Mary) decided otherwise, and I became a musician instead. I am still the titular organist of the church
circle is the Virgin Mary in relation to the Incarnation. And the waves, representing the Church, will continue until the end of time. Charles Cardinal Journet Entretiens sur Marie – Éditions Parole et [...] November 24 – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Bologna, Italy) The Church came from Mary The mystery of the Virgin is the first repercussion of the mystery of the Incarnation. The mystery of the
of the Pond (France, 1531) – Blessed John Duns Scotus Testimony of a convert: "I feel very close to Mary" "My background is Algerian Kabyle; I never identify as being a Muslim, probably because I don’t [...] non-Catholic church, and now it’s hard for me to talk to the grown up Jesus directly. I feel very close to Mary, to the Holy Family with Jesus as a child, and to St. Joseph. I hope to go to Lourdes one day because [...] the Rosary every day! She needs our prayers to continue on her journey. X, a reader of A Moment with Mary, from Le Rosaire Vivant (The Living Rosary), sent on June 20, 2021 Source: The Living Rosary, September
(Byzantine Church) Mary is a pillar of the Church because of her faith "Blessed are you who believed!" (Lk 1:45) If beatitude is an act in conformity with the perfect virtue of the soul, Mary was extremely [...] one's own mind and to adhere with complete devotion to what one believes. In offering her assent, Mary said, "Let it be done to me according to your word" (Lk 1:28). Reflecting, she asked about the way [...] beloved" (Ct 8, 5). Faith is a light that brings the truth to those who believe. Through knowledge, Mary was placed in the truth and the truth, with the Incarnation, was placed into her. Saint Albert the
