Eastern Christian depiction of the Virgin Mary in prayer with extended arms. She is found in the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine. The 6-meter-high mosaic is located in the apse of the Sanctuary

cathedral. We were to say the Rosary at 6:30 p.m., followed by Mass at 7 p.m., on the occasion of All Saints’ Day. I thought to myself: such a solemn weekday mass in the Netherlands – it is a solemnity that

during secret missions abroad. Praying for the dead and the living: the idea came from Benoît de Saint-Sernin, president of the Circle of the Crossbow (Cercle de l’Arbalète), the association of equipment

tiring journey to salvation, in order to receive the gifts of the Paraclete in greater abundance. Saint John Paul II General Audience of Wednesday, May 28, 1997

” as he’s known in Pope Francis’s homeland, is currently in the process of being recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. His life story is at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lujan, next to a replica of

with the Word of God, Mary is able to become the Mother of the Word Incarnate Outstanding among the saints is Mary, Mother of the Lord and mirror of all holiness. In the Gospel of Luke we find her engaged

Congregation of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary (d. 1838) "I did everything with the rosary" Saint Marie Rivier (1768 - February 3, 1838) was a French nun, founder of the Sisters of the Presentation

founder of the Little Brothers of Mary (Marists) Mary, co-founder and glory of the Marist Brothers Saint Marcellin Champagnat (1789-1840) is the founder of the teaching congregation of the Marist Brothers

the Virgin Mary, pieces of her clothing and her tomb, fragments of the true cross, as well as of saints Peter, Paul, Andrew, Martial, Dennis, and James.” She was saved from Protestants and Revolutionaries

feminine, like the name Spirit which in Hebrew is feminine: Ruah. Mary, the new Eve, is a woman and, as Saint Irenaeus penned it, “by means of a Virgin who obeyed God’s word, man was revived and recovered life