example and especially by signing me up to receive A Moment With Mary . At first, these messages annoyed me, but gradually I became caught by the Love they contained, and by the power of Mary that I never [...] meet other brothers in Christ and the Most Holy Virgin Mary ... At Our Lady of Laus Shrine (France), I experienced the grace of perfumes. I smelled the delightful perfume of Mary near me. Then I saw my life [...] pass before my eyes, and everywhere I went I discovered God’s love. While a flood of tears poured out of my soul, I remembered the words of Mary, which my mother had recited to me and that I had never u

hymnal introduced by these words: "O Mary, Mother without blemish, we, the Madagascan people, choose you as our Patroness and our strength." This commitment is still valid and the Madagascans continue to faithfully [...] in 1885 and lived as a clandestine priest during the persecution. With him the evangelization of Fianarantsoa had begun. Father Finaz succeeded in thwarting the hostility of Protestants and rented a modest [...] children and showed them how to pray the Rosary. His constant recourse to the Immaculate Virgin allowed Fr. Finaz, in spite of seemingly insurmountable difficulties, to obtain from the queen and the prime

that they had seen and 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 [...] (Italy, 1890) 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 the [...] the Father's will for her. "Thy will be 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

wrote: "Take comfort: for God has provided and will provide for you, and his providence will not fail you. Make sure that in everything you have recourse to Mary, while embracing the Cross." (letter 267)(1) [...] between the infinite and the finite (thus gluttony concerns finite goods, and makes me lose the sense of God who is infinite. Another example, I am tempted by self-love, which is finite and turns me away from [...] important thing is to believe in Providence and to embrace the Cross (letter 267), in other words, to accept all things (coming from God, with infinite openness) and not to impose self-measured penances (letter

invocation: "Our Lady of Africa, pray for us and for the Muslims"; and to intercede so that her Muslim children would eventually unveil the mystery of Mary and that through the fully-known Virgin, they would [...] reasons why Mary was so blessed with graces and favors from the Most High"? Christians today are invited to put their hope in the mysterious Coranic mentions of the Blessed Virgin; to consider that Mary is also [...] ambivalent features, the Mary of the Coran "constitutes a kind of interior preparation for the total and pure truth, provided that this truth is not only demonstrated in books, but also and above all shown in

unworthy than one is; and sometimes too much self-effacement can hide a subtle self-centeredness. In Carmel, humility remains simple, lively, and joyful, because that is how Mary understood it. In Carmel [...] transparency to God and to oneself, which allows one to say to God, without anguish or sadness: "Yes, I am that, I am only that, and this is where I am; but as I am, I am your child, and that is enough for [...] of the Spirit, who are not afraid of being caught in the shadow of the Most High, and who know how to wait, like Mary in Nazareth, for the hour when God will speak. Happy the Carmelite who believes, despite

hide his faith, and that he radiated it, he bore witness to it. We can say that his act of self-offering is consistent with what he believed. He served his country to the very end, and bore witness to [...] masses, services and teachings, especially to participate in meetings for couples called Notre Dame de Cana. After a pilgrimage to Sainte-Anne-d’Auray in 2015, where he asked the Virgin Mary to help him to [...] Marielle, whose faith is deep and discreet. The engagement was celebrated at the Breton abbey of Timadeuc on Easter 2016. “I was able to give him the Sacrament of the Sick and the apostolic blessing at the

His death, and death on the cross... Then we see her encouraging and supporting the disciples. We contemplate her life, and we feel understood, we feel heard. We can sit down to pray with her and use a common [...] in so many difficult situations… Mary has always been in our hospitals, our schools and our homes. She has always sat at table in every home… Hers has been a discreet and silent presence, making itself felt [...] a good Mother, Mary never wants to abandon her children There can be a no more difficult experience for a mother than to witness the death of her child. It is heartrending. We see Mary there, at the foot

I will deal with it and then I will do what I want.” No, Mary does not love the Lord when she feels like it, off and on. She lives by entrusting herself to God in all things and for all things. This is [...] (Germany, Wangen/Wigratzbad, 1938, approved) Mary’s words “Here I am,” the key phrase for life Mankind, at the origin, says no to God, and in the Gospel there is Mary who, at the Annunciation, says yes to God [...] case God goes to Adam, after the sin, and asks him: “Where are you?” (Gen 3:9), and Adam responds: “I hid myself” (v. 10). In the second case, however, God goes to Mary, without sin, who responds: “Behold

not listen to the skeptics and go find out for yourself. There are no crazy people there, only real people, in search of love and inner peace, through an abundance of graces and powerful witnessing. All [...] All you have to do is surrender yourself to Mary. It is a constant exchange of love. You have nothing to lose and I can promise you that you will not be disappointed! Do not be afraid! Are you afraid of being [...] John community, so well put it: "My goal is to make saints of you, and God will do the rest!" For my part, I took the step to go there and I have been feeling much better since, even though I did not become