she is more of a mother than a queen' and perhaps, we too might feel like that as well. More of a mother than a queen. But of course, we have to understand what is meant when we say Mary is Queen. As queen [...] the family of Mary, we pray frequently the Hail Mary, and sometimes we say it so frequently we are not aware of all the words that we use. But there's a particular phrase in the Hail Mary which I often [...] prophets did, but Mary's faith was so pure. Mary's heart was so pure, even though she was greatly disturbed, she said yes. No excuses at all. And that's what reveals what our Mother Mary is truly like. She
Lady of France Mary Comes to Her People (II) The final preparations took all night, but by morning they were ready to go. It is September 8, the date traditionally recognized as Mary’s birthday. The town [...] town is decorated in Mary’s colors; the Pilgrim Virgins take place in the processions, and the atmosphere is electric. Singing hymns and prayers the people accompany these images of Mary to the Cathedral. [...] was launched. Late in the night, the responsible for each of these 108 "Maman Mobiles" left town with a Pilgrim Virgin, going off in different directions. For the next two years, these Pilgrim Virgins
Domini (Italy, 1650) Mary patiently awaited the time when her own glory should be necessary for His When first Jesus went out to preach, Mary kept apart from Him; she interfered not with His work; and, even [...] even when He was gone up on high, yet she, a woman, went not out to preach or teach, she seated not herself in the Apostolic chair, she took no part in the priest's office; she did but humbly seek her Son [...] her superiors in the Church on earth. Nor, when she and they had left this lower scene, and she was a Queen upon her Son's right hand, not even then did she ask of Him to publish her name to the ends of
Chrysologus, Doctor of the Church (d. 451) Let us offer our day to Jesus, through Mary’s Immaculate Heart When I was a child, my family prayed the rosary daily, but during June, the month when we honor [...] Lord’s Prayer, and “Sweet Heart of Jesus, Be Thou, my Love,” for the Hail Mary. While we otherwise concluded the Marian Rosary with the Litany of Loreto, during June, we recited the Litany of the Sacred Heart [...] Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer Thee my prayers works, joys and sufferings of this day, for all the intentions of Thy Sacred Heart …” They placed a Sacred Heart picture near my bed, and
formation lasts six weeks and ends with the consecration to Mary. This year, on April 2, 2018, the movement increased by 850 new servants of Mary. Now called "Slaves of Mary," these consecrated women promise [...] 16 - Canonization of Padre Pio (2002) Who are the Valets of Mary? The "Valets of Mary Movement" is an apostolate inspired by the “School of Mary” of St Louis de Montfort. The movement, born in Burkina-Faso [...] the idea was born to create a training framework dedicated to the School of Mary. Each year, hundreds of young people start embracing the devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The first stage of the formation
Virgin Mary The fact that we have consecrated ourselves to Mary is truly a special and effective way of living our ecclesial and personal faith in Christ. By entrusting ourselves to the Virgin Mary’s maternal [...] we benefit from her intercession, joining our feeble efforts with her powerful prayers and her closeness to Jesus. As you know, there are a large number of dioceses, eparchies, parishes, schools, streets [...] movements, institutes of consecrated life and various institutions that bear the name of the Virgin Mary. The humble Virgin of Nazareth is undeniably an integral part of our Christian heritage and religious
Our Lady of France Mary Comes to Her People (II) The final preparations took all night, but by morning they were ready to go. It is September 8, the date traditionally recognized as Mary's birthday. The town [...] town is decorated in Mary's colors; the Pilgrim Virgins take place in the processions, and the atmosphere is electric. Singing hymns and prayers the people accompany these images of Mary to the Cathedral. [...] was launched. Late in the night, the responsible for each of these 108 "Maman Mobiles" left town with a Pilgrim Virgin, going off in different directions. For the next two years, these Pilgrim Virgins
of Eternity... this is the eternal origin of He who took flesh in Mary, a fact that we keep evoking each time that we say the Hail Mary ... (1) The Masoretes (Hebrew ba'alei hamassora , "masters of tradition") [...] Jesus in the Temple The Divine Word took flesh in the Virgin Mary When the time of the Purification came, Jesus was brought to the Temple. ... A prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher [...] Masorah, which faithfully transmitted the ancient text of the Hebrew Bible, with its nuances of pronunciation and vocalization, at a time when the ancient languages of the Bible were not spoken anymore. Professor
come in a century of upheavals. They heard of wars and revolutions, persecutions, and a surge of demonic activity. They were granted a vision of hell itself. It was troubling. Even now, it seems a lot to [...] Hodigitria Icon (The Pure God-Bearer - Smolensk, Russia) What the Virgin Mary gave us in Fatima In 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in Fátima, and to them, she revealed [...] authenticity of the revelations by the remarkable holiness of their individual lives. Simple peasants with little education were granted gifts of wisdom surpassing those of the leaders of the world. What God
love of Mary cannot be reduced to a private devotion. Since the goal is to learn how to love, we can infer that a Marian heart expands to the dimensions of the world, as Marthe pointed out: "Mary does not [...] ring the Angelus from this day (1456) French mystic Marthe Robin: "Mary comes to the rescue of all human beings" Marthe Robin (1902-1981), a stigmatized French Catholic mystic and founder of the Foyers de [...] not only protect a few souls; she comes to the aid of all human beings. The Blessed Virgin is all-powerful with God's heart, therefore she protects, comforts, heals, encourages, enlightens, sustains, and
