July 2 - Our Lady of Piat (Philippines) Stand With Mary and With the Church under the Cross (II) The work of a mother is hidden for the most part, and even its rewards are intangible. This is exactly why [...] for these very truths: “Perhaps the moment has almost come for the Catholic woman to stand with Mary and with the Church under the cross.” It would be a shame to let her answer the call alone.
1st July - Month of the Most Precious Blood Stand With Mary and With the Church under the Cross (I) Today I stood with you under the Cross, And felt more clearly than I ever did That you became our Mother [...] became the handmaid of the Lord; The life and being of the God made Man Was perfectly inscribed in your own life. So you could take your own into your heart, And with the lifeblood of your bitter pains You
Our Lady of Graces (Cuneo, Italy, 1537) Mary’s Greatness and Holiness Saint Bernardino of Siena was a popular preacher, attentive and sensitive to the mentality and religiosity of his listeners. (…) He preached [...] fullness of grace and her role in the mystery of the incarnate Word, as well as her compassion on Calvary and her Assumption into Heaven make Mary the human being nearest Christ and most like Him. The [...] preached that God wanted the Virgin to be so great and perfect because He had predestined her to become the Mother of the incarnate Word. Thus, the mystery of her divine motherhood is the reason for her
- Sinaxis of the Archangel Gabriel, Byzantine On Mary’s Virginity and Giving Birth People are sometimes troubled by the silence of St Mark's Gospel and the New Testament Epistles about Jesus' virginal [...] to His Passover. St Ignatius of Antioch already bears witness to this connection: “Mary's virginity and giving birth, and even the Lord's death escaped the notice of the prince of this world: these three [...] conception of Jesus met with the lively opposition, mockery or incomprehension of non-believers, Jews and pagans alike; so it could hardly have been motivated by pagan mythology or by some adaptation to the
formation of the body and the heart of the Son of God in Mary, in the same way the Spirit formed Christ in the new Church. Again, in the same way still He gave Mary the momentum to set off and visit her cousin [...] March 23 - Our Lady of Victory of Lepanto (Hungary, 1716) Mary and the Holy Spirit At the Annunciation, Mary who was already full of grace, became the residence of the Holy Spirit in a very special way: [...] missions. Finally, in the same way that He inspired Mary’s heart to sing a song of thanksgiving (Lk 1: 46-56), He was the source of the apostles’ and disciples’ marvellous testimonies (Act 2: 4-13).
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, and I went up to [...] opened His eyes and looked at me. His glance absolutely overwhelmed me. Splendor came out from His eyes and His joy shone like a blinding flame. Then He appeared to me in His unutterable and immense majesty [...] February 2 - Purification of Our Lady (First celebrated in 544) This 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
said that "God sovereignly loves humility and rejects ostentation and pride. Christ, meek and humble of heart, wanted to come from a mother full of gentleness and humility, because He had to offer Himself [...] Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr in Rome, 2nd century - Our Lady of Lavang (Vietnam, 1798) - Our Lady of Soufanieh (Syria, 1982) - Virgin of Quinche (Ecuador) Mary is a mother full of gentleness and humility On [...] Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Shrine of Torre Ruggiero in Calabria, southern Italy. In his homily he invited us to imitate "the Virgin Mary, making concrete our love for the Lord in
January 25 - Translation of the Shroud and Tomb of Our Lady to Constantinople (455) Mary in the Mystery of Christ and the Church Taken up to heaven she did not lay aside this saving office but by her manifold [...] surrounded by dangers and difficulties, until they are led into their blessed home. Therefore the Blessed Virgin is invoked in the Church under the titles of Advocate, Helper, Benefactress and Mediatrix.
January 8 - Our Lady of Prompt Succor (Louisiana, USA, 1809) Homage and Veneration to Mary in New Orleans (I) In 1803, the boarding school and orphanage in a New Orleans convent founded by French Ursuline nuns [...] prisoner of Napoleon, and it seemed unlikely he would even receive her letter of petition. So Mother Saint Michael prayed, “O most Holy Virgin Mary, if you obtain for me a prompt and favorable answer to [...] Prompt Succor.” She sent her letter on March 19, 1809, and against all odds, received a response on April 29, 1809. The pope granted her request, and Mother Saint Michael commissioned a statue of Our Lady
Our Lady of Roses (Italy, 1418) The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Life and Ministry of the Priest Every aspect of priestly formation can be referred to Mary as to the human being who better than anyone has [...] become the servant and disciple of the Word up until conceiving in her heart and in her flesh the Word made man in order to give him to humanity; who has been called to educate the unique and eternal Priest [...] Priest, docile and submissive to her motherly authority. With her example and through her intercession, the Blessed Virgin continues watching over the development of vocations and of the priestly life of the
