back of the Ottoman period monastery. The Byzantine church, St. Stephen, was named after the first Christian martyr. His name was written on a 5th-6th century Greek inscription which was found (mostly damaged)
However, in Colombia, not only do parishes have Marian names, but also regions, rivers, mountains, beaches, towns and villages and streets are named for the Virgin Mary. The whole country has a strong attachment
the poor, once the alert had passed. The leader of the group was a 23-year-old philosophy student named Chiara Lubich. She wrote: "In the midst of the general collapse brought on by hatred, the Undying [...] 1960 the Holy See recognized the “Focolari” as a spiritual and fraternal movement, under its official name of “The Work of Mary.” Collection of Marian Stories 1975 Marie de Nazareth
the doctrine of the faith but also was able to discover the names of the two persons who had appeared to him, for they called each other by name. For it is said that he heard the female person exhorting
brings, in fact, peace and reconciliation. It contains within itself the healing power of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the center of each "Hail Mary". Address of Pope Benedict
death: Yours our final kiss as life ebbs away, And the last word from our lips Will be your sweet name, O Queen of the Rosary of Pompeii, O dearest Mother, O Refuge of Sinners, O Sovereign Consoler of
death: Yours our final kiss as life ebbs away, And the last word from our lips Will be your sweet name, O Queen of the Rosary of Pompeii, O dearest Mother, O Refuge of Sinners, O Sovereign Consoler of
of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross "Suddenly, I saw the Virgin Mary and Jesus smiling at me!" "My name is Sylvie, I am 61 and disabled, but as long as I can, I will pray to Our Lady. One day, when I was
(Lille, France) The greatest miracle of Medjugorje Polish Archbishop Henryk Hoser of Warsaw-Praga, named by Pope Francis in February to study the pastoral situation in the small town and the needs of pilgrims
Holy Spirit is the Uncreated “Immaculate Conception” In Lourdes, Bernadette asked the Virgin Mary her name and she replied: “I am the Immaculate Conception.” By her luminous words, Mary expressed that she
