n]. She pressed me to Her heart and said, I feel constant compassion for you. ” (Diary, 804) (1) Saint Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938) Françoise Breynaert For the Marie de Nazareth Association

body, gently expiring, he followed her with his soul, as we hope, to the blessed kingdom of glory. Saint Alphonsus Liguori, The Glories of Mary, 164

be still more honored and invoked by the entire Christian people by this most sweet title." Pope Saint Paul VI, Close of Session III of the Second Vatican Council, November 21, 1964 (Excerpt)

go, if only out of curiosity, and I thought, why not ?, maybe I'll receive a small grace. And like Saint Thomas, I wanted to see if the "rumors" about Medjugorje were true. I wanted to find out for myself

the Basilica of Chiquinquirá, which houses the image of the Virgen de Chiquinquirá, the patroness saint of Colombia, that Pope John Paul II consecrated the country to the Virgin Mary on July 3, 1986. Both

turn to Mary than to Jesus. Her motherly figure is less intimidating than the Crucified Christ. The saints were not mistaken: they knew that Mary is one of the surest paths to Jesus, and expressed their most

nestled on her bosom. which He received at His conception suffered either diminution or augmentation. Saint Bernard, Super Missus Sermon n.2

for the first time. I remember praying before a statue of St. Anthony of Padua. I really liked this saint, who holds the baby Jesus in his arms. I feel that I am Catholic. I plan on being baptized. I hope

memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, we contemplate Mary sharing her Son’s compassion for sinners. As Saint Bernard declares, the Mother of Christ entered into the Passion of her Son through her compassion

soul alone would be counter to our human nature. Around the year 220, a great Father of the Church, Saint Irenaeus, stated that “the glory of God is a living man; and the life of man consists in beholding