3rd Sunday of Lent – Our Lady of Abundance (Italy, 1603) Like Mary, we can nourish Christ with our good deeds! Eve took some food, and as a result we were condemned to an eternal fast; Mary gave some food [...] conceived in Mary's womb, but it is no less marvelous to see him as a guest in our hearts... Mary nourished Christ by giving the milk of her breast to his lips, and we too can offer him the varied meal of good [...] food, and the entrance to the feast of Heaven was opened to us. The Virgin Mary was the one who conceived Christ in her womb, but all the chosen ones can carry him in their hearts with love. Blessed, yes
us to leave, Mary of Egypt, wife of Joseph, kindle Hope in us. When comes the time of misunderstanding, Mary of Jerusalem, increase our patience. When comes the time to speak up, Mary of Cana, give us [...] day, when the joyful hour of service beckons, Mary of Nazareth, Mary of the mountains of Judah, put your servant's heart in us; until the day when, taking your hand, Mary of the Assumption, we shall fall [...] say a humble word. When comes the time of suffering, Mary of Golgotha, make us stay with those in whom your Son suffers. When comes the time of waiting, Mary of the Upper Room, inspire us to pray together
July 9 – Our Lady of Itali (Argentina)- Our Lady of Chiquinquira (Colombia) "Christ’s victory will come through Mary" Sometimes it is easier to turn to Mary than to Jesus. Her motherly figure is less [...] the victory, if it comes, will be won by Mary. Christ will win through Mary. He wants her to be associated with the victories of the Church, in the world of today and tomorrow.” Excerpt from Pope John [...] saints were not mistaken: they knew that Mary is one of the surest paths to Jesus, and expressed their most affectionate, poetic and inspiring words for her. Mary remained the Polish pope's ally throughout
Blessed Pius IX, 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. 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 [...] 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 5 – 2nd Sunday of Advent – Our Lady of the Annunciation (Italy, 1470) Holy Mary, teach us to wait Holy Mary, Virgin of waiting, give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out. See: [...] the Blood of the God of the Covenant. (...) Holy Mary, Virgin of expectation, give us a watchful soul. Having arrived at the threshold of the third millennium, we unfortunately feel like sons of the twilight [...] home in winter, the sound of the bells ringing on feast days, the arrival of the swallows in spring, the tender and mysterious roundness of the mother's womb, or the scent of lavender that pervaded a room
Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquira Mother Mary’s true place in our prayer life It is important to address those skeptics who dismiss Mary as insignificant and complain how Catholics have turned Mary into [...] axion: “Roman Catholics tend to adore Mary while Protestants and Evangelicals tend to ignore Mary.” I can understand why some of our Catholic beliefs and titles given to Mary might lead to this thinking, but [...] y recall Mary’s words to the angel, “let it be with me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38). Her yes makes her the mother of Jesus, but also makes her a model of faith, a template for all of us to copy
24 – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Bologna, Italy) The Church came from Mary The mystery of the Virgin is the first repercussion of the mystery of the Incarnation. The mystery of the Virgin can [...] circle is the Virgin Mary in relation to the Incarnation. And the waves, representing the Church, will continue until the end of time. Charles Cardinal Journet Entretiens sur Marie – Éditions Parole et
September 14 – Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross After the Florida tragedy, many Catholics found solace in common prayer to Mary Following the sudden collapse of a multistory building with people [...] statue of Our Lady of Belen, he also explained why the rosary was the chosen vehicle for such prayers. As Catholics, we place so much of our hope and fears, our sadness and anger in the hands of the Mother [...] have fled to a common refuge :the comforting presence of Mary. So it was that several schools in the Miami Archdiocese reacted to the June 24 fall of the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside by praying
September 5 - Our Lady of Pedancino (Italy) – French poet Charles Péguy (d. 1914) - Saint Teresa of Calcutta (d. 1997) "We can’t learn to love the Virgin Mary by staying on our knees" This is how Mother [...] Teresa of Calcutta (1), as the practical woman that she was, encouraged her sisters: "We can’t learn to love the Virgin Mary just by staying on our knees and praying the rosary. Let us ask Mary, with [...] Nazareth." "Joy is our strength: let us imitate the Virgin Mary, she who knew how to look at people with clear and limpid eyes like those of her Son Jesus; she who knew how to meet people as her Son met
work. First of all, he was the Pope of frequent communion: he had noticed that the sacrament of First Communion was being delayed in an abusive manner almost everywhere and lowered the age of its reception [...] doctrine of the Church and founded the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music with the motu proprio Tra Le Sollecitudini (Instruction on Sacred Music). The 50th anniversary of the proclamation of the Dogma [...] promoted true devotion to Mary and urged all the faithful to implore her protection often, in the spirit of Montfortian spirituality (i.e St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort). The Marie de Nazareth team
