little boy that I was. Being only a demon, his eyes did not see, next to the little child, a sweet Woman who wrapped him in her mantle of virginity. Did he believe that with his cruel machinations he would [...] before the power of the Hail Marys that came out of that child's mouth. Satan was defeated, but the victory belonged to the Blessed Mother. She was the only power of this child, a power that thwarted all the [...] April 19 – Our Lady of the Countryside (Italy, 1559) Venerable Marcel Van: the power of the Hail Mary “By depriving me of Communion, the devil thought that he would discourage me and draw me into his camp

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 seem like a journey through the "desert" [...] 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," declared Archbishop Christian Lépine of Montreal [...] 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

the more we must love Mary. We love everything that a friend loves. Well, is there a more beloved creature of God, a mother more tenderly loved by her son, than Jesus was towards Mary? Saint Julien Eymard [...] January 26 – Our Lady of the Lake (Italy, 1872) Never separate Mary from Jesus Where do we find Jesus on earth if not in Mary’s arms? Did she not give us the Eucharist? Her acceptance of the incarnation [...] reparation of injuries towards God and his union with us, which Jesus fulfilled during his mortal life and continues to give us in the Blessed sacrament. Without Mary, we could not go to Jesus. For she possesses

2017, was a sort of Marian culmination of the Jubilee of Mercy. In your opinion, what place do you think that Mary held at each Congress of Mercy?" A: As soon as we talk about mercy, the Virgin Mary has an [...] of Our Lady of the Kings (Seville, Spain) "Mercy in the heart of Mary" In an interview published by France Catholique, Bishop Albert Marie de Monléon, Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, answered this question: "Some [...] the Blessed Virgin, there is only mercy." In the 12th century, a great French theologian on charity, Richard de Saint-Victor, wrote: "Mary became the Mother of God for the purpose of bringing mercy into

) Special Devotion to Mary the Afflicted Mother O angelic young Gabriel, who, by your ardent love for Jesus Crucified and your compassion for Our Lady of Sorrows, were on earth a mirror of innocence and [...] them lose the faith. You, who lived always a life of faith, who amongst the temptations of the world maintained purity and virginity; turn your eyes to us, cast us a compassionate and pitying glance! Help [...] through Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows, resignation and peace so that we might always live the Christian life, throughout all the times of this present life, so that we might one day be happy with you in the

Holy Saturday – Our Lady of the Cross (Italy, 1490) Mary watches over her children in Iraq Six years ago a long ordeal for the Christians of Iraq began with the arrival of the Islamic State in the Nineveh [...] left considerably damaged by the Islamic state, which had used it as a combat training center from 2014 to 2016. As work continues, a statue of the Madonna and Child has been installed on top of the cathedral [...] to the west) in 2017, but the traces of destruction are still visible and Christians are scarce. If a few have returned, the number of this 1,000-year-old community is dangerously declining. There were

1153) The Name of Mary (I) "And the virgin's name was Mary" (Lk 1:27). Let us also say a few words about this name, which means "star of the sea" and is most suitably fitting for a virgin mother. For [...] For she is most appropriately compared to a star, because, just as a star emits its rays without becoming corrupted, so the Virgin gave birth to her Son without any injury (to her virginity). When the star [...] it fosters virtues and dries up vices. Mary, I say, is the distinguished and bright shining star, necessarily lifted up above the great broad sea, gleaming with merits, giving light by her example. Oh

need not blush for my wickedness as you have such a good Mother. Imitate her; think how great she must be and what a blessing it is for you to have her for a patroness, since my sins and evil character have [...] October 15 - Saint Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church (d. 1582) Mary and the Order of Carmelites His Majesty (God) knows that I have nothing to rely upon but His mercy; as I cannot cancel the past, [...] Still I must give you one warning: be not too confident because you are nuns and the daughters of such a Mother. David was very holy, yet you know what Solomon became. Therefore do not rely on your enclosure

she said, "Yes." But what happened to the Virgin Mother in a unique way is also realized spiritually in us when we welcome the Word of God with a heart that is good and sincere, and when we put it into practice [...] very Son of the Father" (Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium 63). It is a point on which the Fathers of the Church insisted: Mary conceived Jesus in the faith and then in the flesh, when she said "yes" [...] Angel. What does that mean? That God did not want to become a man by ignoring our freedom; that he wanted to go through the free assent of Mary, through her "yes." He asked her, "Are you willing to do this

also like to feel the presence of the Father and of Mary as I say the Hail Marys - her gentle and comforting presence; the deepening of a relationship with her whom I like to consider as the door to Heaven [...] Treille (France) I see Mary as the door to Heaven I am a beginner at praying the rosary. I pray it during my motorcycle commutes and many times I don't finish it. I leave off a decade because once I get [...] method is to try to keep the mysteries in mind as I pray the Hail Marys, but I either quickly lose track and I stay at contemplating a mystery, or I concentrate on keeping the prayers straight, rarely