little while now and I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. I will shake all the nations, (...) The glory of this new Temple will surpass that of the old, ...and in this place I [...] Temple already contained, in Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant, not made by man, it was only through hope in the future coming of the Messiah of Peace that the Virgin and her people could expect, in this [...] December 1st - Our Lady of Ratisbon (Bavaria, 1842) Mary in the Temple (XI) The glory of that second Temple will surpass that of the first After the exile, to comfort those who were rebuilding the Temple
August 1st - Saint Alphonsus de Liguori (d. 1787) Prayer to My Mother Mary Most Holy Virgin Immaculate, my Mother Mary, to you who are the Mother of my Lord, the Queen of the universe, the advocate, the [...] have so often deserved by my sins. I love you, most dear Lady; and for the love I bear you, I promise to serve you willingly forever and to do what I can to make you loved by others also. I place in you [...] you all my hopes for salvation; accept me as your servant and shelter me under your mantle, you who are the Mother of mercy. And since you are so powerful with God, deliver me from all temptations, or at
of exile, and Christ, already glorious in heaven. There is thus an awareness of Mary's mediating function. 6 - On Saturday, Christ was languishing in the tomb, and the apostles, disbelieving and discouraged [...] Saturday to the Virgin Mary: 5 - Just as Saturday is the day between Friday, the day of sorrow, and Sunday, the day of joy, without which we cannot pass from sorrow to glory, so Mary is situated between us [...] Saturday, when, without human intervention, the icon is once again covered and returned to its usual place. Although the West and East are now divided, Humbert evokes this miracle. Ignazio Calabuig Il culto
into an impoverished family. Her father was a tool-maker and her mother a weaver. At the age of five, Catherine had visions of Jesus, Mary, and other saints, including St. Catherine of Siena. She also [...] said to her, "I espouse you in faith, hope, and charity." Later, Catherine joined the Order of Preachers as a tertiary. Her visions became more frequent, and she received the stigmata. Throughout these [...] grew along with Catherine, who led a life of penance and expiation. Throughout her life, Catherine was visited by many people seeking spiritual advice and prayers. Rejected by her entourage, she died in exile
was consecrated to the Virgin Mary! Marian devotion was introduced in Nicaragua in 1522 by the explorer Gil Gonzalez de Avila, who had a great love for the Virgin Mary and liked to promote that devotion [...] in 1983 was met with strong opposition and protests. Nevertheless the country gradually moved towards peace. The Virgin Mary allegedly appeared between May 8 and October 13, 1980 to a peasant of Cuapa [...] taught them the prayer of the Rosary and the love of the Immaculate Conception. It was then usual for people to greet each by saying: "Hail, O very pure Virgin," and the other would respond, "conceived
this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him." (John 2:11) However, Mary was mostly removed from public life. She knew, from [...] front of Moses and Elijah, to discuss Jesus’ own Exodus, that is, his death in Jerusalem. Even though she was not there that day on the Mount of the Transfiguration, Mary knew about the life and death of Moses [...] n of the Lord – Our Lady of Mercy (Italy) The Transfiguration in the Life of the Virgin Mary The fact that Mary was absent at the Transfiguration does not mean that she never had a glimpse of Jesus’ glory
(Italy, 1829) The Message of the Immaculate Virgin Mary at Lourdes Faith is like sight, it can be sharp and clear but it can also be short-sided and deficient. One of the graces to ask from Christ during [...] Immaculate Virgin Mary at Lourdes. Mary had but one wish: to allow all pilgrims to experience the same grace as the man who was born blind so that we could say with him: "I went there, and when I washed myself [...] behave like children of the light, for the effects of the light are seen in complete goodness and uprightness and truth. Try to discover what the Lord wants of you; take no part in futile works of darkness"
little while now and I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. I will shake all the nations, (...) The glory of this new Temple will surpass that of the old, ...and in this place I [...] Temple already contained, in Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant, not made by man, it was only through hope in the future coming of the Messiah of Peace that the Virgin and her people could expect, in this [...] December 1st - Our Lady of Ratisbon (Bavaria, 1842) Mary in the Temple (XI) The glory of that second Temple will surpass that of the first After the exile, to comfort those who were rebuilding the Temple
August 1st - Saint Alphonsus de Liguori (d. 1787) Prayer to My Mother Mary Most Holy Virgin Immaculate, my Mother Mary, to you who are the Mother of my Lord, the Queen of the universe, the advocate, the [...] have so often deserved by my sins. I love you, most dear Lady; and for the love I bear you, I promise to serve you willingly forever and to do what I can to make you loved by others also. I place in you [...] you all my hopes for salvation; accept me as your servant and shelter me under your mantle, you who are the Mother of mercy. And since you are so powerful with God, deliver me from all temptations, or at
He wants to have witnesses. Who witnessed the very beginning? There was only one witness: Mary. And who took Mary into his home? John. It is therefore easy to understand that Luke received a lot from John [...] else knows about, they don't hesitate to travel miles and miles and waste a considerable amount of time trying to understand that manuscript. And what if the knowledge we are seeking is not in writing [...] Moreover, if we had been in Luke's place, and intelligent like him, we would all have done the same. Let's take a moment to put ourselves in Luke's place: Mary, no doubt, was still living with John. Luke