is the Time When Mary, Virgin and Queen, Came to the Temple with Her Son It was the day of the Purification of the Virgin. I was in Foligno, in the church of the Minor Brothers. I heard a voice speaking [...] speaking to me, "This is the time when Mary, Virgin and Queen, came to the temple with her Son." I listened with great love in my soul. And having listened, I was charmed. Then, in my rapture I saw the Queen enter [...] enter, and I went up to her, trembling with respect. Suddenly I hesitated; I was afraid to go any closer. She reassured me and held Jesus out to me. She said, "You love my Son, so take the One that you
Queen of All Saints – All Saints Day With Mary, Queen of all saints Every November 1st, the Church honors the multitude of those who, in imitation of the Virgin Mary—the perfect example of holiness—were [...] Church affirms with authority that they are enjoying the glorious vision of God, as well as to all the others, the greatest in number, who share the same reward. All Saints' Day gives us a foretaste of the [...] living and luminous witnesses of Christ. While many of them have been officially "canonized" after a procedure of investigation and given to us as models, the Church knows that many others have also lived
1582) With Mary, let us set out quickly Today is Saturday, the day of the joyful mysteries. Let us meditate on the second joyful mystery, the Visitation, whose fruit is fraternal charity: Mary visits [...] ready for a newborn baby, how to give birth to it, and how to feed it. If Mary didn't have so much faith in God, and lived in our times, she might have said: "Why can't I stay here and celebrate with my friends [...] other people?" Instead, with the humble eyes of faith, hope and love, we are able to say: "Jesus, I accept your plan for me; I trust you now and I want to learn from Mary with all my heart. She will form
Power. Mary was the first to achieve this, through grace. Furthermore, considering the mystery of the Church as a communion of deification, Palamas explains that Mary imparts to us the contact with the divine [...] August 6 – The Transfiguration of the Lord Mary imparts contact with the divine life The Gospel of the Transfiguration does not mention Mary’s specific role in salvation, but the Church tradition, especially [...] especially Gregory Palamas in the East, speaks of the role of Mary in similar occurrences of contact with the divine glory, and in divinization. Palamas affirms that our divinization is possible, and real
energies. Mary was the first to achieve this by grace. Then, considering the mystery of the Church as a communion of deification, Saint Gregory Palamas explains that Mary puts us in contact with the divine [...] August 6 – The Transfiguration of Our Lord Mary puts us in contact with the divine life The Gospel of the Transfiguration does not mention any role played by Mary, but the tradition of the Church, particularly [...] particularly St. Gregory Palamas in the East, speaks of Mary's role in similar experiences of contact with the divine glory, or deification. Gregory Palamas insists that our deification is not only possible
in God’s Love with Mary (II) O Mary, with you I wish to learn how to love all people as my brothers and sisters because they are all yours. I devote myself to you so that my prayer may be a prayer from the [...] Lord with you. And from now on, let my soul sing for joy for His love and mercy. I dedicate to you, Mother, my family too, all my friends, all those with whom I live and those with whom I work. Mary I would [...] the strength to become reconciled with God and others. To you, O Lady, do I give up my past, my present and my future, and all my abilities and talents. I want to grow with you like Jesus did. Let everything
in God’s Love with Mary (II) O Mary, with you I wish to learn how to love all people as my brothers and sisters because they are all yours. I devote myself to you so that my prayer may be a prayer from the [...] Lord with you. And from now on, let my soul sing for joy for His love and mercy. I dedicate to you, Mother, my family too, all my friends, all those with whom I live and those with whom I work. Mary I would [...] the strength to become reconciled with God and others. To you, O Lady, do I give up my past, my present and my future, and all my abilities and talents. I want to grow with you like Jesus did. Let everything
of evil: the important thing is to fight it with him, with Christ, the Conqueror. And to be with him let us turn to his Mother, Mary; let us call on her with filial trust in the hour of trial and she will [...] June 23 - Madonna del Ardesio (Italy, 1607) “To be with Christ, let us turn to his Mother, Mary” As the Fathers of the Church teach us, the temptations are part of Jesus’ “descent” into our human condition [...] condition, into the abyss of sin and its consequences; a “descent” that Jesus made to the end, even to death on the Cross and to the hell of extreme remoteness from God. In this way he is the hand that God
Unconditional Commitment with Mary Bernadette Soubirous is the saint of Lourdes … the saint of penance… the saint of poverty. Our Lady’s child visionary is also to many the saint of family. A string of seemingly [...] commitment. “I do not promise to make you happy in this world, but in the next”…The happiness that Mary promised to Bernadette was not only for life after death. It is the happiness experienced by all those
nal Commitment with Mary Bernadette Soubirous is the saint of Lourdes ... the saint of penance... the saint of poverty. Our Lady's child visionary is also to many the saint of family. A string of seemingly [...] commitment. "I do not promise to make you happy in this world, but in the next"...The happiness that Mary promised to Bernadette was not only for life after death. It is the happiness experienced by all those