humble, the Holy Spirit would not have rested on her. And if the Holy Spirit had not rested upon her, he would not have made her fruitful. How, indeed, would Mary have conceived of him without his presence [...] humility of his maidservant I dare say that without her humility, Mary’s virginity alone would not have been sufficient to please God. This is the one whom I approve: the afflicted one, crushed in spirit
than a Queen (I) If I could have given just one sermon about her as a priest, that would have been enough for me to get across my ideas about her. In the first place, I would have shown how little is actually [...] course, I believe that we must not say incredible or made-up ideas about her; for example, I would have never said that she went to the Temple at the age of three, "to offer herself to God, filled with
Norwich: "See what deep respect God has for his creation". The Virgin Mary could have said ‘no', and the course of history would have been different. But God had known for all eternity that she would say ‘yes' [...] grace, but you will have deprived yourself of a marvellous adventure. And this sort of thing happens to us all the time. If God allows us in, one of the pains of Purgatory will be to have passed by so many
Nor did she cry, “My son, you have saved others, why don’t you now save yourself too?” Even though it isn’t difficult to understand that similar thoughts and wishes must have spontaneously come to her mother’s [...] mother’s heart. She no longer even asked Jesus, "Son, why have you treated us so?" As she did when, having lost him, she later found him in the Temple (Luke 2:48). Mary was silent. "She lovingly consented [...] Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God; she knew that if Jesus had appealed to the Father, he would have sent him “more than twelve legions of angels” (Matt 12 :53). But she saw that Jesus didn’t do this
much: “See the courtesy with which God treats his creature!” The Virgin Mary could have said no. Something else could have happened. But God knew from all eternity that she would say yes, a totally free yes [...] yourself of an adventure that could have been wonderful. This is what happens to us constantly. It will be one of the pains of Purgatory if one day God lets us enter there, to have missed so many of these invitations
decided not to marry her, she would have been publicly humiliated. She was determined to sacrifice her own reputation to answer the call of her vocation. Most of us have dreams and specific ideas about how [...] the Madonna Del Monte Berico to Vicenza Pasini (Italy, 1426) Changing the world with a “yes” Do you have spiritual goals for this new year? If so, following the example of Mary can help. She went from being [...] spiritually. It is incredible to see how each and every one of us can change the world simply by having the courage to say "yes." Aleteia
Fatima is that they have a unique character that other Marian apparitions do not have... God marked these apparitions with exceptional signs. In the first place, these apparitions have been authenticated [...] of kilometers away, and by several thousand people at once. Before the apparitions of Fatima, there have only been three events with these characteristics: the Great Flood, the sunrise during the battle
what insults I have received? My justice should not let so many crimes go unpunished." Her mother answered, "O You Who knows all things, there is still a way to bring them back to you. I have a faithful servant; [...] him out in the world. He will announce Your Word to humanity, who will convert and search for You. I have another servant whom I will give to the first as a helper, and he will do the same work." The Son [...] Son of God said to His mother, "Your offer has disarmed me, but please show me the ones you have chosen to accomplish such a great mission."
world have been without suffering. There is more: shield yourself with the weapons of faith and patience, and prepare for trials even more difficult than those you have experienced so far. For I have not [...] appeared to him, accompanied by several holy virgins. She said to him: "Do not flee, my son! If you have any doubt about me or about my companions, trace the sign of the cross upon us. If we are visions [...] Alan made the sign of the cross, and the light from the apparition became more intense. "O my son, have no more doubts! I am your virgin bride," the apparition told him. "I still love you, and I am always
Mary have the mission to make Mary known and loved, i.e. to promote devotion towards our Mother Mary, the Mother of God and Mother of the Church, and to go to Jesus our Savior through her, we have chosen [...] calendar of Marian feasts, which accompany most of the daily meditations, is elaborated. We could simply have followed the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church, with all the great feasts, solemnities, memorial [...] so many Marian shrines all over the world, that we couldn’t fit them all in 365 days! Therefore, we have drawn up a Marian calendar from a selection of her feasts and the feasts of her shrines in each country
