hands of Mary, no one obtains pardon but through the intercession of Mary. Gratefully acknowledge the goodness of Jesus, have recourse with confidence to Mary, and let thy conduct be that of a son in her [...] expiring, overwhelmed with ignominy and suffering, Thou dost bestow upon us the happiness of having Thee for our Elder Brother, and Mary for our Mother. I humbly beseech Thee, since Mary is my Mother, to give [...] to all Christians in his person. He bequeaths this tender Mother to us at the very moment when her soul is pierced by a double-edged sword of grief, and her heart distracted between anguish for the death
lives, we must prepare ourselves, like Mary, by following in her footsteps, alongside her. A mother always shows us the concrete reality of life, so in imitation of Mary, let us make some room in our hearts [...] (Italy) She prepared herself. What about us? Dear brothers and sisters, Mary was being prepared to receive the Word of God. Mary prepared herself to welcome the Word of God. The same should go for us. [...] was made ready to receive the Lord Jesus by the grace of our ability to love, which is a gift from God. At the moment of our new birth, through this magnificent grace of our baptism, we became the beloved
me was the prayer of Blessed Charles de Foucauld, who was a victim of violence but decided to devote his life in a monastery to dialogue with Islam.” These “weapons” sustained him for 84 days of captivity [...] captivity,” Fr. Mourad said. “First, praying the Rosary. Mary, Our Lady, was always present and she helped keep me going from the first moment. Every time I prayed the Rosary, I felt an extraordinary peace [...] 1771) - Saint Thomas Aquinas Every time I prayed the Rosary, I felt an extraordinary peace in my heart A Syrian priest who spent 84 harrowing days in an ISIS prison says it was the Rosary and the prayer of
Barcelona), due to a war wound. Ignatius had a vision that he told in his autobiography. One night, he was awoken and he saw the Blessed Virgin with the Holy Child; during this vision, which lasted a good length [...] all the images that had been imprinted in his heart before had been completely removed. From that moment until August 1533, when he wrote these words, he never again gave even the smallest consent to the
Barcelona), due to a war wound. Ignatius had a vision that he told in his autobiography. One night, he was awoken and he saw the Blessed Virgin with the Holy Child; during this vision, which lasted a good length [...] all the images that had been imprinted in his heart before had been completely removed. From that moment until August 1533, when he wrote these words, he never again gave even the smallest consent to the
meets under the pope's windows to pray the Angelus with him. The pope introduces the prayer with a short meditation and, sometimes, a quick comment on a current world event – whether happy or tragic. La [...] idea of starting a call to prayer for Catholics, like the Muslims’ call to prayer. Today, monks and nuns still interrupt their activities for a few moments of prayer three times a day, remembering the
. “It’s a simple initiative,” Amigot said. “We don’t know the reach yet. We just want to see what happens.” The Rosary is a Scripture-based prayer practiced by some Roman Catholics, who use a string of [...] Rosary is the solution! A church in Greenwich, Connecticut has invited its faithful to pray the Rosary together for the victims of the coronavirus in an effort to bring peace to a world full of panic and [...] and anxiety. Organizer Mikel Amigot, a Greenwich resident, hopes the idea will catch on regionally, nationally and internationally. He said it is the first in a series of Rosaries dedicated to the spread
unexpected news produced a general surge of emotion; kings and lords, people and soldiers recognized that a miracle had occurred in this sudden change of attitudes at the moment when anger was the highest [...] "at last put an end to such a long war by taking decisive action." The people of Deols, afraid of the all-out battle about to begin, bowed down in front of an image of Mary, begging her to prevent the [...] came forward with his son and asked to speak to Philip Augustus. He came forth and the king declared to him that he accepted the conditions offered in the previous negotiations so that a peace treaty was
that simply remind us that the Lord is with us, that he is present at every moment, and that he is waiting for us at the end of the journey. Let us walk with Mary, for she knows the way to Jesus; let us [...] by making myself available for the Rosary, in the presence of Mary, my heart opens more easily to the inspirations of Jesus' Heart, and as a result it makes me more available to God's will. In this way [...] When I say my Rosary, I often receive an inspiration from the Holy Spirit the very same day about a difficult situation I've entrusted to God in my prayers. I can see the problems slowly being resolved
sin." (Book VI, Chapter 4) Mary also revealed many secrets of her heart to Bridget, telling her that at the moment of her conception, her soul, by sanctifying its body, spread a mysterious and inexpressible
