December 22 - Our Lady of Chartres, Mother of Youth (France, 1935) Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (XIII) "A virgin shall conceive, and bear a son" (Is 7:14) All throughout tradition, saints and [...] that the very humble Virgin never imagined she might be the mother of the Savior. This certainly was the great sign of the coming of the Messiah foretold by the prophet Isaiah: "The Lord himself will give [...] into the "language of humanity" that the Talmuds translated directly in a Hebrew text, "God's language", in order to understand it better, takes a precise term from the prophecy of Isaiah, which designates
September 13 - Our Lady of Quinche (Ecuador) - Saint John Chrysostom, Doctor of the Church (344-407) Mary, venerable treasure of the whole world We greet you Mary, Mother of God, venerable treasure of the whole [...] taken up to heaven... What more needs be said? Because of you, the Only-Begotten Son of God has shone as a light on those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death (cf Luke 1:79). Because of you the [...] adored. Because of you the cross is venerated and adored throughout the whole world. Because of you heaven rejoices, the angles and archangels delight and demons are put to flight. Because of you, the devil
December 22 - Our Lady of Chartres, Mother of Youth (France, 1935) Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (XIII) "A virgin shall conceive, and bear a son" (Is 7:14) All throughout tradition, saints and [...] that the very humble Virgin never imagined she might be the mother of the Savior. This certainly was the great sign of the coming of the Messiah foretold by the prophet Isaiah: "The Lord himself will give [...] into the "language of humanity" that the Talmuds translated directly in a Hebrew text, "God's language", in order to understand it better, takes a precise term from the prophecy of Isaiah, which designates
February 16 - Our Lady of the Covenant of Mercy Mary delivers us from a catastrophic vision of things "The uncertainties of the present time, the doubts about the future, not only about the planet but [...] well as our own sins and betrayals can corrupt and bruise her, let us never forget that our trust in the Church is based first of all on God's faithfulness to her. Made up of sinners, the Bride of Christ [...] is the woman who, in the book of Revelation, in the midst of the turmoil and tumult of the universe, crushes the head of the serpent. God has placed her at the forefront of human history, and she accompanies
the anointing of the Lord: "The Spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord" (Is 11:2) [...] December 13 - Our Lady of the Holy Chapel (Paris) Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (IV) 'The Spirit of the Lord shall rest on him" (Is 11:2) Like all Israel, Mary meditated on the figure of "God's chosen [...] equity for the humble of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he kill the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness
November 24 – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Bologna, Italy) Mary, Mother of the Church, dominates the eternal city The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, located on the top of the Esquiline Hill [...] indicated and inspired the construction of her church on the Esquiline, by appearing in a dream to both the patrician John and Pope Liberius in August 356. She asked them to build her a church, at a location [...] be covered with snow in the middle of summer. And indeed, on the morning of August 5, 356, the Esquiline Hill was covered with snow! The Pope traced the perimeter of the new church and the nobleman John
the anointing of the Lord: "The Spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord" (Is 11:2) [...] December 13 - Our Lady of the Holy Chapel (Paris) Mary in the Midst of Israel's Waiting (IV) 'The Spirit of the Lord shall rest on him" (Is 11:2) Like all Israel, Mary meditated on the figure of "God's chosen [...] equity for the humble of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he kill the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness
March 21 - Our Lady of Nowy Swierjan (Russia) After 70 years of atheistic persecution, Russia is still deeply Marian The Russian Church is currently the largest of the Churches of Byzantine tradition. [...] Mother of God is remembered in each Sunday liturgy, just after the consecration, as the faithful sing: "It is truly right to bless you, Mother of God, blessed and all immaculate, Mother of our God, more [...] your integrity, gave birth to the Word of God." There are many other examples of Mary's presence in the beautiful Byzantine liturgy. Every Russian house has an icon of the Mother of God, illuminated by an
September 25 – Mary, protectress of orphans – Our Lady of Saint Peter (Italy, 1751) Mary in the Economy of Salvation After this manner the Blessed Virgin advanced in her pilgrimage of faith, and faithfully persevered [...] begotten Son, uniting herself with a maternal heart with His sacrifice, and lovingly consenting to the immolation of this Victim which she herself had brought forth. Lumen Gentium, chapter II, n°58
April 1st - Our Lady of Tears (Sicily, 1953) The Virgin’s Hymn at the Foot of the Cross Little did I think, my Son, that one day I would see you thus, Little would I have believed, Even seeing that wild [...] outstretched to you, Their children still have the word "hosanna" on their lips And strewn palms along the road still remind us Of the ecstatic enthusiasm of their acclamations. Why then, this change of heart
