May 22 - Saint Rita of Cascia (1377-1457) The Church “Looked At” Jesus through Mary In their midst Mary was “devoted to prayer” as the “mother of Jesus” (cf. Acts 1:13-14), the mother of the Crucified and [...] first group of disciples who in faith looked upon Jesus as the author of salvation, knew that Jesus was the Son of Mary, and that she was His Mother, and that as such she was from the moment of His conception [...] to the mystery of Jesus - that mystery which before their eyes had been disclosed and confirmed in the Cross and Resurrection. Thus, from the very first moment, the Church “looked at” Mary through Jesus
heard. Mary entered into contemplation and helped the Apostles enter the silence of meditation with her. Let us contemplate the mystery of Jesus, Son of God and Son of man. Until the end of time, Mary will [...] done” - the FIAT of the Annunciation and the FIAT of the Cross took Mary to the FIAT of the Ascension. Jesus disappeared before her eyes of flesh. She was forced to accept this mystery of separation, which [...] Ascension of Our Lord Mary Attracted the Living Spirit upon the Apostles Everything that happened on the day of the Ascension, Mary kept in her heart. She was educated by her Son’s example, so Mary understood
May 18 - Our Lady of Holy Desire (Italy, 1890) Why Mary Remained in this World after the Ascension The time Mary remained with the disciples was a great consolation to them. This was not a great hardship [...] hardship for the mother, but it did bring wonderful remedies of salvation to the world. Indeed, the Lord Jesus wanted the apostles to benefit from Mary’s maternal assistance and education after His return to [...] much more to learn from the one who gave the Sun of Justice to the world and poured out from her immaculate bosom, like virginal meadow, the source of Wisdom. Lastly, in His admirable goodness, Providence
secrets of the King. Finally, we must cry out with the apostle Paul, "What no eye has seen and no ear has heard, what the mind of man cannot visualize” - the beauty, greatness and excellence of Mary, the [...] exalted, honored, loved and served Mary adequately. She is worthy of even more praise, respect, love and service. Indeed, let us repeat after the Holy Spirit, "All the glory of the King's daughter is within" [...] the miracle of miracles of grace, nature and glory. "If you would like to understand the Mother," a saint said, "then understand the Son. She is a worthy Mother of God." Hic taceat omnis lingua: Here let
- Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker Mary’s Husband, the Carpenter Leo XIII wrote, "Joseph, of royal descent, united in marriage with the most sublime and saintly of women, the putative father of the Son [...] pluries" 1889). "Jesus, the Son of God and God Himself", wanted to be seen and thought of as a craftsman, more than that, He did not shrink from spending a large part of His life on manual work. "This is [...] Son of God, nevertheless spent his whole life working, and, by his industry and skill, provided everything that was needed to sustain his family. [...] The work of the laborer, far from being demeaning can
23 - Our Lady of the Penha (Brazil) Saved by a Fervent “Hail Mary” (I) We had embarked on a mission with a couple of helicopters on a frigate, when we suddenly discovered the absence of a crew member, [...] hours, the explored area grew larger and larger. The crew on the footbridge of the ship was overcome with doubt and feelings of discouragement. Cadiou, the winch operator (appointed to the position on the [...] the rescue winch) had a partial view over the ocean. After several hours of fruitless searching over the liquid mass, he observed with dismay that the sun was setting in the west. He knew that a man without
April 24 - Our Lady of Lujan (Argentina) Saved by a Fervent “Hail Mary” (II) As he murmured the last words of his humble prayer his eye was attracted to a small spot between two waves. With little conviction [...] direction. As they made progress in the indicated direction, the crew’s doubt turned into an insane kind of hope. Within no time, the reality was obvious; it really was the man they were looking for and he was [...] his comrades who did not dare to mock him. It was clear to everyone on board that the circumstances of this unbelievable happy ending were heaven-sent.
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 mysteries worthy of pr [...] adaptation to the ideas of the age. The meaning of this event is accessible only to faith, which understands in it the “connection of these mysteries with one another” in the totality of Christ's mysteries [...] March 26 - 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'
March 29 - Apparition of Our Lady to St Bonnet (7th C.) Mary’s Tears (I) The tears of the Mother of Sorrows fill the Scriptures and flow down across the centuries. All of the weeping mothers, widows and [...] the hearts of ten thousand desperate worlds. All those who are hurt, destitute or oppressed, the sad tide of humanity that choke the fearful paths of life will find succor in the ample folds of the sky-blue [...] cloak of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows. Each time that someone falls weeping, whether in a throng of people or alone, she is there weeping too, because all tears belong to her as the Empress of Beatitude
March 31 - Our Lady of the Holy Cross, Jerusalem Mary’s Tears (III) When Mary weeps over us, her Tears are indeed a universal out flowing of heavenly Blood, of which she is the sovereign Dispenser, and [...] time the most perfect of oblations For, through grace, she is the only mother who has the power to lead her countless other children to worship by dint of her tears. The tears of the Blessed Virgin are [...] His Mother is doing. Saint Bernardino of Sienna says that the grief of the Blessed Virgin was so great that if it were divided and shared among all creatures capable of suffering, they would die in an instant
