pope of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception (d. 1878) Jesus acts through the Holy Spirit who formed Him in Mary’s womb Maximilian Kolbe was struck by the title of "Immacule Conception" given to Mary [...] Mary. For it is the Holy Spirit who makes the Immaculate Conception possible, and Mary took his Name, in the same way that a woman takes the name of her husband. The great mystery of the Incarnation was made [...] the Son, the Love of the Father for the Son, and the Love of the Son for the Father. Thus, the Immaculate Conception is feminine, like the name Spirit which in Hebrew is feminine: Ruah. Mary, the new Eve
December 8 – The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary is the icon of our hope Mary's "yes" was truly an agreement, a free, conscious, and unconditional commitment to a project that came [...] prepared for this project to take place in history. This is the very meaning of the feast of the Immaculate Conception that we celebrate in the middle of Advent. Yes, Mary recognized that she had been preferred
December 7 – Saint Ambrose, Doctor of the Church (d. 397) – Vigil of the Immaculate Conception The conception of the Virgin Mary " There is no doubt that in this necessary conception, a vivifying and
Our Lady of La Regla (Cuba) – Saint Anthony Mary Claret, founder of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (d. 1870) "Make yourself a slave of the Blessed Virgin and she will protect you."
Maximilian Kolbe founds the Militia of the Immaculate in Rome (1917) Saint Maximilian Kolbe: Loving God with the Heart of Mary "The more you will belong to the Immaculate, the more you will approach the wounds [...] that we can love him with her own heart; not with our poor heart, but with her immaculate heart. The love of the Immaculate is the most perfect love with which a creature can love her God. With this heart [...] the Heart of Jesus and God our Father with courage and freedom (...). The more we remain in the Immaculate, the better we understand and love the Heart of the Lord Jesus, God the Father, and the whole Trinity
October 20 – Consecration of Portugal to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (Portugal, 1646) – Cardinal Pierre de Bérulle (d. 1629), founder of the French school of spirituality Mary’s life passed from
3 - St. Gregory the Great, Pope, Doctor of the Church (d. 604) - Consecration of Germany to the Immaculate Heart of Mary (1954) Mary is the Mountain of Zion The mountain of Ephraim can designate the all-blessed
July 12 - Apparitions of Myriam, Immaculate Mother of Jesus to Sebastian Fausto de Faria in Natividade, Brazil (1968, approved) "Never let anything depress you or discourage you.” In The Secret of Mary
July 7 – Pius XII consecrates Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Before Mary, we are family As a young seminarian on a summer internship at the Shrine of Lourdes, I helped with the preparation of the
June 12 - Immaculate Heart of Mary (Solemnity) - Mary proclaimed Queen of China in Zikawei (Shanghai) in 1924 Mary, Refuge of Sinners, pray for us! The year was 1836. Father Desgenettes, the parish priest [...] Virgin, he received this interior word several times: “Consecrate your parish to the Most Holy and Immaculate Heart of Mary.” When Fr Desgenettes placed his parish in the hands of the Virgin Mary everything
